Intel acquires Israeli mobility startup Moovit for $900 Mn
Intel on Monday announced that the company has acquired the HaMerkaz, Israel headquartered mobility startup Moovit for $900 million.
Mohammed Haseeb
Founder & Editor-in-Chief of LAFFAZ Media, Mohammed Haseeb is a business journalist and digital strategist covering startups, entrepreneurship, and emerging tech ecosystems across India, MENA, and global markets. He holds a PGDM in Marketing from IMT Ghaziabad. His reporting highlights founder journeys, startup growth, and ecosystem developments.
Travel Triangle board lays off the company’s CEO & CTO
Gurugram, India-based travel and hospitality startup, Travel Triangle has relieved its CEO Sankalp Agarwal and CTO Prabhat Gupta.
Careem lays off 31% workforce amid losses due to COVID-19
Careem has recently announced that it is officially laying off 31 percent of its employees in a wake of huge losses amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Uber Eats exits 7 markets including Egypt & KSA, will operate under Careem Now in UAE
The foodtech joint of the international ride-hailing unicorn Uber has shut down its operations in a total of 7 markets including Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
How this Kuwaiti startup is beautifying online car buying and automotive services experience
Motery.app offers a gamut of automotive services through its seamless mobile application, available for both iOS and Android.
#StartupsVCovid19 – In conversation with Ramesh Jagannathan – MD, startAD
The conversation about the impact of COVID-19 on the MENA startup ecosystem, the opportunities, problems, and solutions with Mr Ramesh Jagannathan
Indian actress Anveshi Jain on TEDx – 5 things we learnt
Back in February, Anveshi appeared at TEDxGLAU and unveiled the unfortunate scenarios from her childhood and how she grew up fighting with all of it.
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[Exclusive] Amsterdam-based entrepreneurs launch the global ‘COVID 19 Blockchain Fund’ to synergise Cryptocurrency for COVID-19 relief
One of such blockchain or crypto-based COVID-19 funds is the COVID 19 Blockchain Fund that aims to support the most affected nations.
MENA startups raised $277 Mn in Q1 2020 – Top funding deals
MENA-based startups raised $277 million VC funding in the first quarter of 2020. Top funding deals came for Kitopi, Vezeeta, SellAnyCar, Nana, iMile & Okadoc
Talabat and Kitopi join forces to distribute 20,000 meals to communities impacted by COVID-19 in Dubai
Middle East's largest food and grocery platform Talabat, and Kitopi, Dubai's leading cloud kitchen platform distributing over 20,000 meals amid COVID-19
[Exclusive] Dubai’s new e-commerce startup Adasat.com is mastering its potential amid COVID-19
The 6-month old e-commerce startup Adasat.com from the 'Silicon Valley of the Middle East' Dubai told LAFFAZ that it has surpassed its expectations.
Dubai Startup Hub and DTEC select 30 Emirati entrepreneurs for the Emirati Development Programme
Dubai Startup Hub and Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Campus (DTEC) selects 30 Emirati entrepreneurs for Emirati Development Programme Training & Mentorship Academy