Entrepreneurs
WEEGS to Host Innovation and Entrepreneurship Sessions
NAMA Women Advancement Establishment has announced that the first edition of the Women Economic Empowerment Global Summit (WEEGS) will include two interactive sessions on entrepreneurship and innovati...
First Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival Opens a World of Exciting Opportunities
The inaugural edition of the two-day Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival (SEF) organised by the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre (Sheraa) has kicked off to a great start. The festival was conducted in or...
SMEs in the GCC Region Expected to Grow 156% to $920 Billion
The Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) sector in the GCC region presents a potential of $920 billion with 156% growth in the next five years. The sector will employ 22 million people, according to a n...
Entrepreneurs’ Organization UAE Chapter Hosts Learning Event with Skype Co-Creator
Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) UAE, the local chapter of a dynamic global network of entrepreneurs, hosted Jonas Kjellberg at the Viceroy Palm Jumeirah Hotel in Dubai. Over 70 EO members and t...
Justmop.com Secures Series A Financing Round
Taking on-demand home services to a new level in the GCC is justmop.com. The innovative company has recently announced the completion of its Series A round of funding. This announcement comes fresh on...
Dubizzle Buys Two Dubai-Based Companies
Dubizzle has purchased two Dubai-based companies – Masterkey and Airlist. The company acquired these companies in a bid to offer enhanced and comprehensive services to real estate industry profe...
Graphcore Secures $50 Million from Sequoia Capital
The Bristol-based AI startup Graphcore has today announced a $50 million Series C funding round led by Sequoia Capital. The fast-growing machine intelligence company prepares to ship its first Intelli...
QUOINE Raises $150 Million in Oversubscribed ICO
Cryptocurrency firm Quoine, the first licensed global cryptocurrency exchange in Japan to launch a global Initial Coin Offering (ICO), has closed its oversubscribed ICO – the QASH Token Sale – and rai...
Uber to Sell a Large Chunk of Stake to Softbank
Uber has struck a deal that could lead to a huge investment by a consortium led by Japanese conglomerate Softbank and San Francisco group Dragoneer. The size of the potential investment has not been d...