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District 2020’s Scale2Dubai programme invites application from startups
District 2020, as the human-centric smart city evolving from Expo 2020 Dubai, has announced a number of key partnerships that will contribute to the curation of its innovation ecosystem and its start-...
FENIX completes $5 m of seed round funding
FENIX, the leading micromobility operator in the Middle East completed its $5 m Seed Round of funding with a $1.2 m second close led by Emkan Capital, based in Saudi Arabia, and Panthera Capital Ventu...
Facebook unveils #LoveLocal Lebanon SMB Program
Facebook unveiled its new #LoveLocal Lebanon SMB Program to support small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The program was developed in recognition that SMBs in Lebanon have been among the hardest h...
COVID increased the need for improved security of finances
ESET reveals that over two-thirds of business leaders (68%) expect their company’s investment in FinTech to increase in 2021/2022. This comes as 81% of senior managers surveyed agree that COVID-19 has...
Pliops raises $65 million in its latest round of funding
Technology innovator, Pliops announced today that it has closed a $65 million oversubscribed funding round, led by Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT). All current investors, including State of Mind Ve...
Tarabut Gateway raises $13 million in seed round
Bahrain-based Open Banking platform, Tarabut Gateway today announced that it has raised $13 million in a seed round led by Germany based Target Global and joined by Kingsway Capital, Entrée Capital, C...
Sanabil 500 MENA Seed Accelerator invites startups
500 Startups (500), has partnered with Sanabil Investments, a financial investment company focused on global private investments in venture capital, growth and small buyout, to launch the Sanabil 500 ...
UNWTO Global Startup Competition winners announced
Startups from around the world have been recognized for their unique contributions to sustainable and responsible tourism in the UNWTO SDGs Global Startup Competition.
Sheraa launches Sharjah Startup Studio
The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre (Sheraa) has launched its latest programme, the Sharjah Startup Studio (S3), designed to build enduring businesses that will accelerate the region’s digital transfo...