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MIT expert empowers Sheraa startups
Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center held an enlightening roundtable event for a number of their growth stage founders, featuring the highly knowledgeable and experienced Imran Sayeed, a senior lecturer at...
Applications open for Academy for Women Entrepreneurs
In partnership with the United States Mission to the UAE, startAD, the Abu Dhabi-based accelerator powered by Tamkeen and anchored at NYU Abu Dhabi, has opened applications for the fourth edition of t...
P1 Ventures announces closure of second fund at $25 million
P1 Ventures, the Pan-African Seed VC fund combining local market knowledge, a global track record and AI to unlock the continent’s huge and largely untapped potential has completed the first $25 milli...
Ag-tech startup, LeafSpec to compete for $3 million in prizes
LeafSpec LLC, an ag-tech startup launched by a Purdue University researcher-entrepreneur has been named one of 20 international startups to compete for $3 million in total prize money during the Grow-...
London Business School reveals 10 innovators in MENA Startup Competition
The finalists for the second London Business School (LBS) MENA Startup Competition 2023 were announced today following a three-month rigorous and competitive selection process.
MENA raised $643M in late-stage funding in H1 2023
MAGNiTT releases the MENA Late-Stage Venture Funding Premium Report to shed light on challenges around late-stage funding in the region. Late-Stage is defined in this report as investments made into P...
Sheraa CEO, Najla Al Midfa wins Arab Woman Award for Entrepreneurship
Najla Al Midfa, CEO of the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa), received the coveted Arabian Business Arab Woman Award for Entrepreneurship. This prestigious award is a testament to Al Midfa̵...
YouTube announces new generative AI products
YouTube unveiled a suite of upcoming AI-powered capabilities that will help both new and established creators and artists globally including across the Middle East and North Africa to create, edit, an...
Bahrain FinTech Bay and MSA Novo forge strategic partnership
Bahrain FinTech Bay (BFB), a fintech ecosystem builder, and MSA Novo, a multi-stage investment fund focused on emerging technology markets, are pleased to announce their collaborative venture aimed at...