All posts tagged "Regional"
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15.2KNewsExclusive: Stripe planning Middle East & Africa expansion
American online payments startup Stripe that recently raised fresh capital at a valuation of $22.5 billion is planning expansion in the Middle...
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12.1KInterviewsFailed Startups of MENA: Founder of Egypt-based price comparison website Bkam that had raised ~$500,000 in funding shares his story
Failed Startups of MENA, as the name suggests, is a series of articles and interviews where we try to learn about failed...
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13.7KNews2018 Roundup: 18 biggest stories from MENA’s tech startup ecosystems
The startup ecosystems in Middle East & North Africa continue to grow. 2017 was big and 2018 has turned out to be...
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5.5KEcosystemEgypt’s Commercial International Bank launches CVentures, a CVC to invest in FinTech startups in Middle East & Africa
Commercial International Bank, the biggest private bank of Egypt, that is commonly known as CIB, has announced the establishment of CVentures, a...
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5.7KNewsLondon-based last-mile delivery startup Quiqup raises $6.3 million to expand its presence in Middle East
London-headquartered logistics startup Quiqup has raised $6.3 million (£5 million) in its latest funding round, reported The Telegraph yesterday. Founded in 2014...
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5.0KEcosystemWamda X: Serving founders or regaining relevance?
Wamda, an important actor in the MENA startup ecosystem, has had a relatively quiet year and I suspect the leadership team has...
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10.1KNewsCareem CEO Mudassir Sheikha makes The Bloomberg 50 list for 2018
Mudassir Sheikha, co-founder and CEO of Middle East’s ride-hailing company Careem has made the The Bloomberg 50 list for 2018. Published today,...
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6.5KOpinionsOpinion: Why Uber and Careem should merge
We’ve been hearing the rumors about Uber and Careem discussing a potential merger for months now. Both the companies have been careful...
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32.5KNewsFacebook appoints a management consultant as its new Managing Director for MENA
Facebook has announced appointment of Ramez T. Shehadi as its new Managing Director for Middle East North Africa. The position was vacant...
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5.5KNewsEase of doing business 2019: UAE, Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt improve; Lebanon and Oman see a drop in rankings
World Bank issued its annual Doing Business report for 2019 late last month and for the first, it has United Arab Emirates...