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SBWC showcases women entrepreneurs at Expand North Star
The Sharjah Business Women Council (SBWC) is making a powerful impression at the ongoing Expand North Star 2024 event. Participating for their seventh consecutive year and as the official sponsor of t...
Sheraa and du team up to power next-gen startups
The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre (Sheraa) has signed a MoU with du at GITEX Global, to focus on enhancing the offerings of Sheraa’s Centers of Excellence (CoE) by expanding du’s technical support a...
SPARK, Parachute 16, and Google.org team up to launch a new regional tourism skills initiative in Saudi Arabia
SPARK, in partnership with Parachute 16 and support from Google.org, has launched the Maharat for Tourism programme, which aims to train 25,000 individuals across MENA, kicking off the initiative with...
SAP showcases GROW with SAP program at Expand North Star
SAP showcases innovative solutions to drive growth at Expand North Star in Dubai. The GROW with SAP program empowers scaleups with cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions, reducing co...
In5 startup funding grows close to AED 8bln
Since its inception, funding raised by startups within TECOM Group entrepreneurship incubator in5 has crossed AED 7.8 billion, representing 163% growth over total funding raised as of 2023. This demon...
World’s largest cybersecurity startup hub GISEC North Star to debut in 2025
GISEC Global has announced the launch of GISEC North Star, an expanded startup zone designed to connect cybersecurity innovators, investors, and industry leaders on an unprecedented global scale. In p...
Tenmou opens registration for MENA Angel Investment Summit 2024
Bahrain’s first Business Angel Investing Company “Tenmou”, has formally announced the commencement of the registration period for the highly anticipated ninth edition of its MENA Angel Investment Summ...
Bahrain FinTech Bay launches MENA Innovation Academy
Bahrain FinTech Bay (BFB), a leading hub for financial technology innovation, announces the inception of the MENA Innovation Academy (MENA-IA). This initiative is dedicated to cultivating talent, fost...
Octa raises $2.25mln to automate accounts receivable and empower SMEs
OCTA, a fintech startup focused on revolutionizing accounts receivable management for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), announced the close of its $2.25 million USD pre-seed round. The round ...