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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...
The Family Office to sponsor the inaugural Fintech Forward 2023
The Kingdom of Bahrain is set to host the inaugural ‘Fintech Forward 2023’ (FF23), a three-day event taking place from the 10th until the 12th of October 2023. The event will feature a curated group o...
Future100 announces 25 new partnerships
“Future100,” a collaborative initiative between the Ministry of Economy and the Government Development and the Future Office, has forged 25 strategic partnerships. These partnerships are a...
HSBC announces $1 billion funding for early-stage climate tech companies
HSBC recently announced that it plans to make $1bn of financing available to early-stage climate tech companies worldwide. The financing is expected to support start-ups to create a range of new solut...
DIFC unveils innovation outlook for financial services
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) in collaboration with Refinitiv, a London Stock Exchange Group business issued a new report titled ‘Drivers of Innovation in Financial Services’ revealing a...
Qatar University and HyperThink Systems announce 2nd edition of Startup Awards
Qatar University (QU) represented by the Center for Entrepreneurship and Organizational Excellence (CEOE), College of Business & Economics, and HyperThink Systems are thrilled to announce the laun...