startup

Intel Snaps Up Digital Education Startup Kno

Intel has reportedly acquired the digital education startup Kno in an attempt to expand its business in creating a digital environment for classrooms.

Is Middle East Experiencing a Startup Spring?

By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Fellow and Deputy Director, Women and Foreign Policy Program, Council on Foreign Relations

DP World’s TURN8 seed accelerator partners with pixelbug

TURN8, a new startup seed accelerator program from DP World, has partnered with pixelbug

Dubai to Host UAE’s First World Entrepreneurship Forum

Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector

Ghanaian Startup Dropifi Heads to Silicon Valley as Part of 500 Startups Program

The Ghana based startup known as Dropifi is making a long trek from their home country as they make their way to California’s Silicon Valley to help expand their company and their tech services.

Apple Buys Nigerian Online Mapping Startup HopStop.com

Apple has acquired HopStop.com, an “online city transit guide” and mobile application founded in 2005 by Nigerian tech entrepreneur Chinedu Echeruo.

TURN8 Holds its Final Startup Pitching Competition in Dubai

TURN8, a new seed accelerator programme organized by DP World, held its final ‘Innov-a-thon’ startup pitching competition on June 25 in Dubai.

Startup Launches Limo Service in Doha

Careem, Middle East’s ground transportation technology startup, announced it is officially launching its service in Qatar, following a month of testing.

Start-up Incubator Rocket Internet Raises $500 Million in Funding

Berlin-based start-up incubator Rocket Internet said this morning it has raised a total of $500m since May 2012 from partners Investment AB Kinnevik and Access Industries.