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50 students graduate Qimam Fellowship Program in Saudi Arabia
The Qimam Fellowship Program that was launched in February 2018 attracted more than 13,000 applications and of these, only 150 applicants made to the next round and finally just 50 selected few made t...
MENA startups, venturing growth
The MENA office of leading Belgian firm, Duval Union Consulting, today unveiled its latest book on corporate venturing in the Middle East, which takes a deep, actionable look at the value that the col...
Dubai and France to develop FinTech ecosystem
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) announced that it has signed an MoU with Finance Innovation, the official financial tech innovation centre for France to collaborate on the development of t...
souKare.com raises funding for expansion
souKare.com, the Dubai-based lifestyle and healthcare tech startup, has announced it has successfully raised USD400,000 funding from a diverse set of well-established angel investors from UAE and KSA.
Bahrain Development Bank raises $100m for startups
Bahrain Development Bank (BDB) announces that the Al Waha Fund of Funds has successfully closed its US $100m fundraising round, making it the first active venture capital fund of funds in the region.
AI Venture Launchpad by startAD, NYU Abu Dhabi
startAD, the innovation and entrepreneurship platform anchored at NYU Abu Dhabi, has opened applications for its inaugural Artificial Intelligence (AI) Venture Launchpad.
Honor 10 Global Theme Design Contest
The Honor 10 Global Theme Design Contest that formally began on May 25th is inviting designers from all around the world to send in their thematic interface designs. The contest provides a stage for t...
3 Start-ups graduated to next level
Three start-ups have graduated from UAE-based Entrepreneurs Organisation (EO) Accelerator Programme for crossing USD 1 Million in revenue. The graduating members are Hello Chef, Munchbox and Digital D...
500 Startups to host Investor Day
Silicon-Valley based VC firm, 500 Startups, today announced that it is gearing up to host Investor Day, which marks the culmination of 500 Startups MENA Dojo Series A ‘growth acceleration’...