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iAccel GBI welcomes industry stalwarts to its mentor board

iAccel Gulf Business Incubator (iAccel GBI) announced Sivarama Subramanian, Bashar Kilani and Karl Tlais has joined its mentor board that will guide incubator and its portfolio startups towards growth...

Embracing AI key to driving the entrepreneurship

Selina Bieber, Vice President for International Markets for GoDaddy, highlights how Emirati entrepreneurs understand the importance of AI, adopting the technology to mitigate challenges and enhance th...

75% of sales teams in the UAE are using AI

Salesforce today released the new State of Sales report, sharing insights from 5,500 sales professionals across 27 countries, including 100 from UAE. The report highlights how sales teams are balancin...

Data storage startup, Cerabyte attracts investment from Pure Storage

Data storage startup, Cerabyte, the ceramic-based data storage solutions pioneer announced a strategic investment from Pure Storage, the IT pioneer that delivers the world’s most advanced data storage...

Six Bahraini startups selected for Riyada Business Accelerator Program

The Labour Fund (Tamkeen) announced the selection of six promising Bahraini startups to join the first cohort of the Riyada Business Accelerator Program. The program, which is powered by Salica Invest...

Synapse Analytics secures $2 million funding led by Silicon Badia and Hub 71

Synapse Analytics, a pioneering startup empowering businesses to leverage AI for better decision-making, announced the successful completion of its latest funding round, securing $2 million led by Jor...

Klickl enables Sumsub with enhanced compliance, fraud prevention, and user asset security

Klickl, the Middle East’s leading Web3 open finance platform, has partnered with Sumsub, a global full-cycle verification platform, to meet stringent regulatory requirements for cryptocurrencies and i...

Egyptian B2B e-commerce platform Cartona raises $8.1 million

Cartona, the pioneering B2B platform that is revolutionizing Egypt’s traditional trade market, catering to a diverse range of stakeholders including mom-and-pop stores, hotels, restaurants, ​​cafes, F...

Open Startup launches second cohort of Grow Program for African startups

Open Startup (OST) launches the new cohort of its renowned Investment Readiness Program, GROW, designed to empower advanced African startups to scale their businesses and secure funding.