Startups
India’s makeO acquires Dubai-based health tech startup Smileneo
India’s makeO announced the acquisition of Dubai-based health tech startup Smileneo, which is the first licensed direct-to-consumer teeth-straightening startup in the MENA region. The combined e...
LEAP23 set to spur startup ecosystem
LEAP23 will host two competitions with a prize purse of US$1.54 million, as well as a welcome a raft of global celebrities and tech industry luminaries ranging from music icon will.i.am and FIFA World...
AFAWA breaches $1 billion in approved funding
The African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) initiative has reached a landmark $1 billion in approved funding designated for lending to African women entrepren...
The winners of the 2022 AYuTe Africa challenge announced
Heifer International announced the 2022 winners of the AYuTe Africa Challenge that supports agritech innovators: ThriveAgric of Nigeria, Kenya’s DigicCow and Botwana-based Brastorne Enterprises.
Demand for flexi desks on the rise
As the UAE market rivals some of the world’s most prominent business centres, there is a strong demand for flexi desks and co-working spaces across the emirates, especially at prime locations, accordi...
The Step Conference 2023 is back yet again
The highly-anticipated Step Conference 2023 is returning to Dubai Internet City for its 11th edition on February 22-23, 2023. The conference promises to bring together the brightest minds in the indus...
Flat6Labs Ignite Cycle 4 commences
Flat6Labs, in partnership with DisruptAD, the venture platform of ADQ, unveiled the 10 new start-ups that have been selected for the fourth cycle of the flagship Flat6Labs Ignite program. These organi...
11 startups selected for cohort 3 of ASIP accelerator program
Africa’s tech Accelerator, Startupbootcamp AfriTech, together with founding Telecel Group have selected the participants of the much-coveted Accelerator Program, the Africa Startup Initiative Pr...
Masdar City strengthens its position as the hub for AI and clean energy startups
A new partnership between Masdar City, Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), and The Catalyst, the region’s first clean technology startup accelerator, aims to drive the gr...