Entrepreneurs
Saudi Arabia’s largest SME conference BIBAN hosts final round of Entrepreneurship World Cup
Biban, Saudi Arabia’s largest startup, SME, and entrepreneurship conference, takes place between March 9 and March 13, 2023, at the Riyadh Front Exhibition & Conference Center.
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...
Small businesses optimistic about growth in 2023, reveals GoDaddy
GoDaddy has announced the results of its MENA Small Business Survey showing most small businesses are optimistic about growth in their business sector in 2023. The report also stated that nearly half ...
Huawei launches the first edition of the Huawei Cloud Startup Program in Kuwait
Huawei inaugurated the first edition of the Huawei Cloud Startup Program in Kuwait on 20 December 2022. The program was launched in collaboration with local partners, including the Central Agency for ...
Emirates Islamic gets recognized
Emirates Islamic was named ‘Best Islamic Bank for SMEs’ at the MEA Finance Awards. The award was received by Syed Ghazanfar Naqvi, Head of Business Banking at a ceremony held in Dubai recently.
2023 edition of the African Startup awards announced
The Global Startup Awards (GSA) in partnership with the Global Innovation Initiative Group (GIIG) has announced its return to the African continent for the 2023 edition of the African Startup Awards.
Saudi rolls out discounted digital signature service
In a bid to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs), fintech companies, and entrepreneurs, sirar by stc and Fintech Saudi sign an agreement to provide a discounted digital signature service packag...
UAE-IL tech zone introduces Israeli startups to the UAE
A group of nascent Israeli companies representatives have arrived in the UAE on a visit, organized by UAE-IL tech zone, a non-profit organization; the newly established Ministry of Industry and Advanc...
Al Waha Fund of Funds announces its participation in LionBird III
Al Waha Fund of Funds today announced its participation in LionBird III, an $85 million digital health-focused fund. Al Waha Fund is partnering with LionBird based on the team’s track record of ...