Entrepreneurs

Apple Buys Nigerian Online Mapping Startup HopStop.com

Apple has acquired HopStop.com, an “online city transit guide” and mobile application founded in 2005 by Nigerian tech entrepreneur Chinedu Echeruo.

TURN8 Holds its Final Startup Pitching Competition in Dubai

TURN8, a new seed accelerator programme organized by DP World, held its final ‘Innov-a-thon’ startup pitching competition on June 25 in Dubai.

Creating a New Learning Experience

Life in the UAE is fast and everything zips past at the blink of an eye. In such a fast moving environment it often becomes difficult to learn something new. Even if you were on the market to find out...

Jumia Nominated for Two Awards at World Retail Awards

World Retail Awards has nominated Jumia for two main awards this year.

PaperV Launches App for Android and iPhone

PaperV a new Bahrain based startup, announced the launch of their app for android as well as iPhone. The users would now be able to access the network right from their Smartphone without the hassle of...

UAE Startup Launches Digital Ecosystem for Journalists

A Dubai-based incubator program for early stage startups has launched a social media management system for journalists and other media professionals.

The Top Six Startups From 500 Startups’ Sixth Class

The always-entertaining Dave McClure kicked off the 500 Startups Demo Day today with a video about Sharknado, otherwise known as “the best worst movie ever.”

Rocket Internet’s Easy Taxi to Expand into Middle East and Africa

Easy Taxi, Latin America’s top taxi-booking app, has announced of its global expansion in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Middle East Tops the World In Women Internet Entrepreneurs

New findings reported in The Economist this week show the Middle East is leading the world in the percentage of tech entrepreneurs who are female.