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Wasta launches first AI-based professional matchmaking platform in the region
Founded in June 2021, by second-time founders Shyam Visavadia and Lalita Chopra; Wasta is a start-up that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to curate a one-on-one introduction between founders, invest...
Kenyan FinTech startup, Paylend raises $2 million
Paylend, a Kenyan FinTech startup focused on providing access to finance and digitizing MSMEs in Kenya have today announced that it has raised $2 million dollars seed investment from Next Chymia Consu...
Sukna Ventures and Unifonic closes their inaugural entrepreneurial program
Sukna Ventures and Unifonic have marked the successful completion of their inaugural entrepreneurial program ‘Unifonic X’ with a Demo Day ceremony held on Wednesday 15 December in the presence of pros...
Minly acquires leading celebrity shoutout platform, Oulo
Minly, the MENA region’s fastest growing media & entertainment start-up, announces the acquisition of Oulo, a Dubai-based celebrity shoutout platform focused on the Levant region.
Leading Israeli early-stage investment firm, Elron Ventures expands its advisory board
Elron Ventures, a leading Israeli early-stage investment firm focusing on cybersecurity and enterprise software startups, invited four industry leaders and world-class domain experts to join their Adv...
Zoom offers more secure experience to its users
Zoom today announced that it has expand its list of industry-recognized certifications and attestations with two new additions: ISO/IEC 27001:2013 and SOC 2 + HITRUST.
SimpliFi seals $5.1 million in funding
SimpliFi, a Cards as a Service (CaaS) platform for MENA and Pakistan, has raised $5.1 million in funding to accelerate its expansion across the region following its beta launch in August 2021.
Dubai SME appoints McLedger as the official online bookkeeping solution provider for startups
McLedger, the region’s first homegrown fintech cloud platform, has been appointed by Dubai SME as the official online bookkeeping solution for UAE-based startups.
ESET detects huge number of Log4Shell attack attempts
ESET has detected hundreds of thousands of attack attempts globally that track to the critical Log4Shell vulnerability. Most attack attempts are located in the United States, the United Kingdom, Turke...