Accelerator

Flapmax and Microsoft announce first cohort of African startups

Flapmax in partnership with Microsoft selected twelve companies for the first cohort of the FAST startup accelerator, aimed at strengthening and scaling up the Africa’s digital ecosystem. The twelve-w...

PepsiCo’s Greenhouse Accelerator selects 10 startups

PepsiCo has announced the 10 companies selected for the first MENA edition of the Greenhouse Accelerator programme following a rigorous multi-stage judging process. The programme was launched in partn...

Microsoft for startup’s GrowthX Accelerator program applications set to close on 22 February

Microsoft today urged startups from Africa, the Middle East, Turkey and Pakistan to act quickly and register for its highly successful GrowthX Accelerator program before the 22 February deadline, as a...

Qatar Fintech Hub to host Wave 3 demo day on 14 Feb

Qatar FinTech Hub (QFTH), founded by Qatar Development Bank (QDB) to support the growth of the FinTech industry in Qatar, has announced the Wave 3 Demo Day for its flagship Incubator and Accelerator P...

Registrations for Microsoft’s ‘GrowthX Accelerator’ open now

Microsoft for Startups Middle East today announced it has opened a second round of applications for its highly successful GrowthX Accelerator Programme and is accepting registrations for the next seri...

Wa’ed collaborates with FinTech Saudi to launch FinTech Accelerator program

Wa’ed, the entrepreneurship arm of Saudi Aramco, has collaborated with Fintech Saudi as a strategic partner, along with regional seed and early-stage venture capital firm Flat6Labs, to launch a 12-wee...

Google welcomes 11 startups selected for the third cohort of ‘Google for Startups Accelerator: MENA’

Google welcomes the latest startups selected for the third cohort of ‘Google for Startups Accelerator Middle East and North Africa’, a three-month digital accelerator program for top Seed to Series A ...

Microsoft in partnership with ADIO concludes the first cohort of its GrowthX Accelerator program in the UAE

Microsoft, in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), concluded the first cohort of its GrowthX Accelerator program in the UAE with a virtual graduation event.

UAE investors back South-African startup community

Leading African entertainment company MultiChoice Group has collaborated with South Africa’s Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, Galelo Africa and UAE-based social enterprise Companies Crea...