All posts tagged "Kuwait"
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2.9KNewsKuwait to launch a $200 million fund for tech investments
Kuwait is launching an initiative to create a $200 million fund for technology investments, country’s foreign minister said at an Arab Economic...
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4.9KInvestments2018 Roundup: Startups from Kuwait, Egypt, Saudi, Jordan, Algeria & Tunisia set national fundraising records
As our story about the biggest tech deals of 2018 pointed out, many of the funding rounds were largest-ever in some markets...
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8.3KEcosystem2018 MENA Roundup: 10 biggest tech investment deals of the year
The startups in Middle East & North Africa continued to raise a lot of money in 2018. It was actually more than...
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9.0KInvestmentsRewind 2018: Kuwaiti beauty ecommerce startup Boutiqaat raises $45 million at a reported valuation of $300 million
Rewind 2018 is a series of pieces featuring big stories we did not (were not able to) cover this year. Boutiqaat, a Kuwaiti...
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3.3KNewsKuwait’s Agility to invest $100 million over next three years in its digital logistics platform Shipa
Agility, the Kuwait-headquartered global logistics company that is one of the largest of its kind, has announced that it will launch a...
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7.4KNewsSpotify seems to be preparing for launch almost all across MENA
Update – Nov 5 – 4 AM GMT: The country-specific invitation pages for all the twelve countries are still there but the...
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2.1KInvestmentsKuwaiti founder raises $1.3 million in New York City to help you spot fake reviews on TripAdvisor, Amazon, and Yelp
New York City-based Fakespot has raised $1.3 million as seed funding with participation from Kuwait’s Faith Capital, the VC firm announced yesterday....
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2.0KInvestmentsKuwait’s Snapbook raises $1.5 million in seed funding from Faith Capital for its online photo printing service
Kuwait-based Snapbook has raised $1.5 million in seed funding from Faith Capital, the Kuwaiti VC announced today. Founded by Abdullah Boodai in...
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1.8KEcosystemGovernments in MENA should not fund startups directly, says Arzan VC’s Hasan Zainal
Governments in the Middle East & North Africa are playing a very active role in their tech ecosystems these days. They are...
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2.8KNewsJordanian social media automation platform for customer service ‘Sadeed’ wins the ArabNet Startup Championship
ArabNet Digital Summit, one of the largest startup events of the region concluded in Dubai last week. Startup Championship, a pitching competition...