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World’s first collection of Bahraini pearl jewellery to be sold as NFTs
Leena Al Ayoobi and My Gold Souq have collaborated to create the world’s first collection of Bahraini pearl jewellery that will be sold as NFTs. The technical aspects of the project were managed...
Cloudflare’s Workers Launchpad grows to $2 billion
Cloudflare has announced the Workers Launchpad Funding Programme has grown to $ two billion for potential investment in startups building on Cloudflare Workers, an increase of 14 partners and $750 mil...
MENA fintech hubs must build on billion-dollar momentum
The GCC has cemented its position on the map as a center for financial technology (fintech) in recent years. But the region cannot afford to rest on its laurels and must build on the momentum by encou...
baraka raises $20 million Series A
baraka, the Middle East’s leading platform for commission-free investing has announced it has closed a $20 million Series A round, led by Valar Ventures. baraka marks the first regional investme...
OurCrowd expands into UAE and launches global AI hub in Abu Dhabi
OurCrowd, Israel’s most active venture firm, is to significantly expand its Abu Dhabi operations with a new venture capital (VC) office and Artificial Intelligence (AI) tech hub enabled by the A...
Moroccan startup, WafR successfully raises new funding
WafR, an application that allows retail brands to broadcast smart promotions to grocers to increase their market share on the traditional channel, announced today that it has raised $120k from First C...
Green Future Project joins Hub71 to accelerate access to sustainable solutions
Green Future Project will contribute to Abu Dhabi’s sustainability efforts by enabling greater access to effective climate solutions for companies as well as individuals across the world from Hu...
HKTDC to hold its 14th Entrepreneur day and its 12th BIP Asia Forum
The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is organising the 14th Entrepreneur Day and the 12th Business of IP Asia Forum (BIP Asia Forum) between the end of November and early December. The two ...
GELLIFY to hold the sixth edition of “Corporate Entrepreneurship 2022”
GELLIFY is holding the sixth edition of its annual flagship digital event ‘“Corporate Entrepreneurship 2022” on November 23rd and 24th. Taking place over a course of two days, the leading event by GEL...