Interviews
Compareit4me Secures $2.4M in Funding
The financial comparison site Compareit4me.com has announced that it has closed a funding round of $2.4 million. The company said that they will be using the money to grow the business across the UAE ...
Paymob Lets You Go Cashless in Egypt
Cash and informal transactions are still the norm in this part of the world, and Egypt is no different. According to industry reports, cash transactions account for 40 percent of the Egyptian economy....
ArabMoji: A New Fun Emoji App for the Middle East
Millions of people around the world have been fascinated with avatars and stickers using them to communicate in texts in the office, in the dating world, and more. After Snapchat acquired Bitstrips fo...
Mighty Labs Invites Entrepreneurs from MENA Region for its 2016 Cycle
For several years, many entrepreneurs have come through Mighty Labs’ fast-paced accelerator programs and moved on to set up successful businesses in their home countries with funding of up to 40 milli...
The Interior Design Industry Gets Moodfit’s New Platform
Imagine if you could hire someone to browse your Pinterest boards and translate your pins into a perfectly decorated room or better yet, your dream home. That is the essence of digital interior design...
Sawab: Collective Quran Reading Service
When Muslims complete the religious duty of fully reading their holy book the Quran, the act is known as the ‘Khatma’ (conclusion). For a devout Muslim, it is a moral reward for a good deed, known as ...
Scarcity fuels Gaza hardware invention boom
Following the successful Bold Knot crowdfunding campaign* in 2015, Gazan entrepreneurs have started pursuing their own hardware startup dreams. Combine this with the Gaza strip’s 10th year of the bloc...
Wadhefty Helps Job Seekers in MENA
Wadhefty.com is a business platform that is hoping to play a part in solving the problem of youth unemployment in MENA. The startup’s idea came to its founder Khalid Alali when he was working as...
Cura Connects Saudis with Specialists
When Cura cofounder Abdullah Alswaha wanted to see a specialist about an ear infection, he found out first hand how difficult it was to book a doctor’s appointment, especially for simple complaints th...