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Egypt’s ITIDA and Plug and Play partner to boost Egypt’s entrepreneurship and startup ecosystem
Egypt’s Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) and the company Plug and Play have inked an agreement to establish a strategic partnership boosting Egypt’s entrepreneurship and star...
Arab Financial Inclusion Innovation Prize announced 2021 winners
The Arab Financial Inclusion Innovation Prize (AFIIP, www.afiip.org) has announced its 2021 winners. AFIIP has become one of the Arab world’s lead scouts for innovations in the field of financial incl...
Zbooni completes $9.5M Series A round
Leading business solutions platform Zbooni has announced the close of its ‘Series A’ round, with investment from regional and international strategic investors. The round began with an ini...
Zoom chooses oktopi as the first EdTech partner in the region
Zoom Video Communications has chosen oktopi as the first EdTech partner in the region to take the live online classroom experience worldwide.
CryptoXpress announces new investors, launchpad and marketing partnerships
CryptoXpress (CX) has announced several new investors, launchpad and marketing partnerships. These partners will be contributing various combinations of expertise, investment, investor relations, mark...
stc announces the launch of its new initiative “Weyak”
Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc has announced the launch of its new initiative “Weyak”, which focuses on enabling the digital transformation journey and supporting SMEs and local start-ups.
Azur Innovation Fund invests $390,000 in Cloud Fret
Azur Innovation Fund has invested $390,000 (MAD3.5 million) in Cloud Fret. It is the fund’s second investment following that of Epicerie Verte.
Dubai Chamber announces the launch of “Why Africa” initiative
Dubai Chamber has announced the launch of “Why Africa”, a new initiative highlighting the untapped business potential in West Africa, as well as the region’s key economic indicators and competitive ad...
GoDaddy completes its ‘Start and Grow Online with GoDaddy’ training program
GoDaddy announced today the completion of its ‘Start and Grow Online with GoDaddy’ training program with over 500 entrepreneurs and small business owners trained on how to start and grow their busines...