Startups
iWire raises $34 million in Series A funding round
iWire, a UAE-based Internet of Things (IoT) startup, has raised a $34 million Series A funding round, led by Noor Capital, with participation from Bpifrance.
Village Capital names 21 early-stage startups selected to take part in Sustainability MENA 2021
Village Capital, with the support of International Finance Corporation (IFC) today announced the 21 early-stage startups that were selected to take part in Sustainability MENA 2021, an investment-read...
500 Startups and Sanabil host demo day for batch 1 of Sanabil 500 MENA seed accelerator
500 Startups and Sanabil Investments will hold demo day on July 7th for the inaugural batch of the Sanabil 500 MENA Seed Accelerator. For the health and safety of participants and the community, the e...
DIFC grants Innovation Testing Licence to Mamo
Mamo, the UAE-based FinTech company, has been granted an Innovation Testing Licence to operate in or from Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the global financial centre and leading FinTech h...
Derq partners with Motional to spearhead smart driverless technology
Dubai’s potential as a tech exporter has gone up a gear after former in5 start-up Derq and driverless technology pioneer Motional entered into an industry-first partnership to pilot autonomous vehicle...
SPC Free Zone signs a MoU with Saeed
Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone (SPC Free Zone) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to announce Sharjah Investors Services Centre (Saeed), operating under the Sharjah FDI Office (Invest i...
Dubai Science Park to showcase startups at the Arab Health 2021
Dubai Science Park will showcase a range of science-backed companies and startups that leverage new technologies in healthcare and medicine will be showcased at Arab Health 2021 to demonstrate Dubai’s...
Microsoft marks the two-year milestone of the launch and general availability of its UAE-based cloud data center regions
Microsoft today marked the two-year milestone of the launch and general availability of its UAE-based cloud data center regions, as the first global Hyper-scale Cloud in the country and the Middle Eas...
VCUarts Qatar partners with HEC Paris to introduce an entrepreneurship program
Recognizing the importance of entrepreneurship in the 21st Century, VCUarts Qatar is partnering with HEC Paris to deliver an entrepreneurship program for students from VCUarts Qatar.