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Qatar’s QRDI Council invites SMEs to apply for a grant
Qatar Research, Development, and Innovation (QRDI) Council’s Small Business Innovation Grant (SBIG), a new national funding program designed to empower small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Qat...
Abu Dhabi emerges one of the leading startup hubs
Abu Dhabi’s startup ecosystem has made remarkable strides, emerging as one of the fastest-growing hubs in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), according to the 2025 Global Startup Ecosystem Report...
TiE Dubai unveils new board to foster entrepreneurship
TiE Dubai, the regional chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), has announced the appointment of its new board for the 2025–2026 term. The newly elected board comprises visionary business leaders an...
Prop-AI secures $1.5 million in pre-seed funding round
Prop-AI has successfully closed its pre-seed funding round, securing $1.5 million from a distinguished group of regional and global investors. The funding round was led by Plus VC, with participation ...
Pemo onboards 200th customer in Saudi Arabia
Pemo, the all-in-one spend management platform, has announced a major milestone in its journey: its 200th customer has now been onboarded to use its expense management software, following a significan...
Middle East investment in social infrastructure up by 25%
The Middle East is expected to see a 25% increase in social infrastructure project activity over the next two years, according to a new report by Ansarada, a leading procurement platform. As populatio...
DisrupTech invests in Nigerian startup Winich Farms
DisrupTech Ventures has announced its investment in Nigerian startup Winich Farms, a fast-growing Agri-Tech that is transforming access to markets and credit for smallholder farmers across Nigeria. Th...
SPC Free Zone recognized as a Great Place to Work
Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone (SPC Free Zone) has been certified by the “Great Place to Work” for the second time in a row. The achievement serves as a powerful example of the thriving and positiv...
Snapchat delivers 14% higher ROI
Snap Inc., in partnership with Omnicom Media Group (OMG) and Annalect, have released a new study revealing that advertisers in the GCC achieve a high return on investment (ROI) when using Snapchat, ou...