All posts tagged "Regional"
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3.5KNewsEgypt’s RiseUp acquires MENAbytes
RiseUp, the company behind MENA’s largest startup and entrepreneurship event RiseUp Summit, has acquired leading regional startup and technology publication, MENAbytes. The...
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2.8KNewsRise Capital, a Silicon Valley-based VC for emerging markets is eyeing investments in MENA
Rise Capital, a Silicon Valley-based VC focused on emerging markets is eyeing investments in the Middle East & North Africa, its founder...
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1.7KOpinionsOpinion: Why there is no top FinTech hub in MENA yet?
Background: Global Fintech Hub Report for 2018 (launched by Center for Alternative Finance at University of Cambridge and some other players) highlights...
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3.0KInvestmentsBahrain’s Rain closes $2.5 million seed round, becomes first licensed cryptocurrency exchange in the Middle East
Rain, a Bahrain-based cryptocurrency exchange has closed its $2.5 million seed round, it announced in a statement to MENAbytes. The round was co-led...
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2.2KNewsAmazon Web Services (AWS) launches its first Middle East Region in Bahrain
Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced the opening of AWS Middle East Region in Bahrain. The company that now has 22 geographic...
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2.0KNewsSpotify launches a lighter Android app ‘Spotify Lite’ in all its MENA markets
Spotify has launched a lighter 10 MB version of its Android app ‘Spotify Lite’ in all its markets in the Middle East...
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2.5KEcosystemSaudi’s Misk Innovation, Seedstars and Vision Ventures launch growth accelerator for startups in MENA, to offer $100,000 investment
Misk Innovation, the innovation arm of Misk Foundation, a non-profit established by Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman to develop and empower...
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3.1KInterviewsTwo Minutes with a VC: Issa Aghabi of World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Two Minutes with a VC is a series of quick interviews with VCs from the Middle East & North Africa. Issa Aghabi...
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2.9KNewsSTV CEO Abdulrahman Tarabzouni bullish on Saudi’s VC prospects
Abdulrahman Tarabzouni, the CEO of MENA’s largest VC fund Saudi Technology Ventures is bullish on the prospects of venture capital in the...
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3.1KNewsFormer Abraaj executive Mustafa Abdel-Wadood pleads guilty to fraud, agrees to cooperate in probe
Mustafa Abdel-Wadood, a former Managing Partner of Abraaj has pleaded guilty to different US charges including fraud and conspiracy, different publications reported...