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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’...
Intel Capital and NBA join hands to fund startups
Intel Capital and the NBA announced a sports and entertainment technology innovation collaboration called the “NBA + Intel Capital Emerging Technology Initiative.” to identify new technologies from gl...
Intel Capital pledges $72 million in dozen tech startups
Intel Capital, announced yesterday at the Intel Capital Global Summit new investments totaling $72 million in 12 technology startups. With this new funding, Intel Capital’s year-to-date investments ha...