Ibtikar Fund invests in Palestine-based fitness-tech startup Inggez
Ibtikar Fund is pleased to announce its investment in Inggez, a fitness-tech startup offering on-demand access to gyms and fitness studios.
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Dubai International Financial Centre welcomes global payments pioneer WorldFirst
The Centre’s comprehensive financial ecosystem continues to attract global leaders to the region and facilitate opportunities for sector pioneers to scale operations across the MEASA
Jordan-based fintech startup Solfeh raises $400K Seed funding from Edgo VC
Amman, Jordan-based micro-lending platform Solfeh has raised a seed round led by Edgo VC along with other regional VCs and angel investors....
Egyptian Agritech startup Baramoda Scoops first place in Shell’s Livewire Competition
The fourth Shell Livewire competition (2019) received 98 applications from 19 countries and recognised 21 finalists to compete in a public vote...
RiseUp selects 15 regional startups for ‘Pitch by the Pyramids’
RiseUp selects 15 startups from seven cities across MENA to pitch at Egypt’s first multi-stage, regional startup pitch competition, 'Pitch by the Pyramids'.
Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre returns with Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival 2019
The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival (SharjahEF), organized by the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre (Sheraa), will be taking place on November 25th & 26th 2019...
Botme – Cairo-based chatbot platform raises six-figure seed from MENA-based angels
Founded in July 2017 and Beta Launched in 2018, Botme is founded by Saaid Elhakeem, Soliman Abaza and Hosni Ahmed...
Bahrain’s Al Salam Bank with China’s MSA Capital launches $50 Mn regional venture fund
Bahrain's Al Salam Bank has partnered with China-based MSA Capital to launch a new $50 million venture capital fund known as 'Al Salam-MSA Bahrain Fund I'...
Jordan-based Repzo raises $750K in Series A round led by Jabbar
Amman, Jordan-based mobile CRM platform Repzo on Tuesday raised $750K in a Series A round led by Jabbar Internet Group...
Venture Central and Annex Investments to host #BrandFusionSMX Sales & Marketing Experiences
Annex Investments and Venture Central present #BrandFusionSMX Sales & Marketing Experiences, this is in celebration of the 8th #BrandFusion B2B Entrepreneurship series
Dubai-based fintech startup Statys secures $200K Pre-SEED funding from Dtec Ventures and Propeller Inc.
Dubai-based fintech startup Statys raises $200 million pre-seed funding from Dtec Ventures and Propeller Inc.
Dubai Smart City Accelerator welcomes 11 startups for its 2019 cohort
Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), on Sunday announced that the Startupbootcamp has selected 11 startups to take part in its third cohort of the Dubai Smart City Accelerator...