My Startup World Staff
UnifonicX SaaS accelerator program empowers startups
UnifonicX, the investment arm of Unifonic, successfully concluded the second edition of its entrepreneurial Accelerator Program recently. The participants of the Accelerator Program underwent a variety of hands-on learning activities
FOODICS in strategic agreement with virtual drive-through startup n.go
FOODICS has signed a strategic agreement with the pioneering virtual drive-through startup n.go, which entered the F&B space in 2021, providing a unique experience to customers on the go, allowing them to order from their favourite F&B brands and pay through the application.
US race for digital dollar fuels case for Bitcoin
With the US government’s work on a potential digital dollar accelerating, meaning a digital greenback could soon be a reality in the US, the case for Bitcoin becomes “significantly stronger.”
KARM Legal releases Virtual Assets Regulatory Framework report
UAE’s leading law firm specializing in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Web3 & Fintech, KARM Legal Consultants in collaboration with prominent legal experts – Eric Hess (Hess Legal Counsel), Jonathan Geen, Andreas Glarner (MME) and Thomas Nagele (Nagele Attorneys),
BlackLotus UEFI bootkit can bypass UEFI Secure Boot on fully patched systems
ESET researchers are the first to publish an analysis of a UEFI bootkit that is capable of bypassing an essential platform security feature – UEFI Secure Boot. The functionality of the bootkit and its individual features make ESET Research believe that it is a threat known as BlackLotus,
Arts DAO to host Dubai’s first Web 3.0 cultural, art, and music festival on March 11
Arts DAO, the largest Web 3.0 community in the Middle East, is gearing up to host the first-ever Web 3.0 cultural, art, and music festival in Dubai on March 11, 2023, at the 25H Hotel. The one-day event promises to be a truly immersive experience, featuring live shows,
Salt Security recognized as Y Combinator Top Private and Breakthrough Company
Salt Security, the leading API security company, announced that it has been recognized by Y Combinator on two of its four 2023 Top Companies lists, including Top Private YC Companies and YC Breakthrough Companies. To receive these prestigious accolades, Salt has ranked in the top 2.5% of all companies YC has backed. These Top 100 lists include a range of now-household brands such as Instacart, Ope...
Saudi VC Emkan launches $31 million fund to back early-stage startups
Emkan Capital, a leading Saudi venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology start-ups across GCC and broader MENAP has announced the close of its inaugural $31 million fund, Emkan Capital Fund I (ECP I). ECP I successfully drew investment from institutions and businesses across the world, notably attracting a third of the capital from Silicon Valley-based partners. Emkan’s fund, ECP I, w...
Raya Holding in strategic partnership with GIZ Egypt
Raya Holding for Financial Investments announced it had signed a cooperation agreement with develoPPP, a programme implemented by GIZ Egypt on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
Investopia delves into opportunities in untapped markets
As high-velocity economic diversification becomes the need of the hour in the Middle East, global leaders highlight opportunities for smart and well-capitalized investors at the Investopia Conference 2023 in a session titled Venture into Untapped Markets: Private Growth Investing. The discussion was led by Arjun Sethi, Co-Founder & CEO of Tribe Capital, Noor Sweid, Managing Partner of Global V...
Saudi Arabia’s largest SME conference BIBAN hosts final round of Entrepreneurship World Cup
Biban, Saudi Arabia’s largest startup, SME, and entrepreneurship conference, takes place between March 9 and March 13, 2023, at the Riyadh Front Exhibition & Conference Center.
5 key retail tech trends to watch in 2023
Wojustin Honaman leads the worldwide Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Go-to-Market team at AWS highlights five key trends that are going to influence the tech spending in the retail sector this year