Demand for Arabic chatbots surges in H1-2020 amid COVID-19, WideBot data shows
Egyptian chatbot startup WideBot witnessed a surge of Arabic chatbot building requests during the first half of 2020, amounting to a 100% increase, compared...
Fintech giant ‘Brex’ lays off 62 of staff despite raising $150M
Brex founders Pedro Franceschi and Henrique Dubugras wrote in a blog post published yesterday that 62 people would be let go. The corporate credit cards...
Tribal Credit Joins Visa’s Fintech Fast Track to Bridge Equity Gap for MENA Startups
US-based startup Tribal Credit, which raised $9.1 million in a series of seed rounds, today announced that it has joined Visa’s Fintech Fast Track...
Coronavirus: Fitness App ‘ElCoach’ Gives Away 30-days Free For Everyone
Bodybuilders, gym-goers, and fitness enthusiasts have been scrambled to find alternative ways to sweat after closing gym chains & boutique fitness spots in all...
Online Learning Platform Abwaab Raises 2.4M in Seed Funding
Abwaab, MENA’s latest online learning platform, today announces the closing of its $2.4M pre-seed funding round.
The round was kicked off by Adam Tech Ventures...
Unlocking Potential Unicorns in MENA’s Mystery Land
Aside from the never-ending ancient archeological discoveries, Egypt is one of the fastest growing startup ecosystems in MENA. A Magnitt report ranks the country...
Gemini Enterprises Africa and RiseUp LLC join forces for Pyramids Plateau until 2022
Gemini Enterprises Africa, part of Orascom Group, and RiseUp LLC, the MENA region’s connector of startups to local and global resources, on Saturday signed...
RiseUp kicks off its 7th edition at AUC New Cairo Campus
RiseUp Summit 2019, MENA’s leading entrepreneurship event, kicked off Thursday at the American University in Cairo (AUC) New Cairo Campus, with deep dives into...
Silicon Valley’s Tribal Credit Raises $5.5M in Seed Funding to Bank Startups
Tribal Credit closed a $5.5 million Seed round led by BECO Capital and Global Ventures to bank startups in emerging markets and help them...
A15 doubles down on Intouch.com investment to redefine retail experiences for MENA shoppers
The leading tech investor A15 has capitalized on its investment in Ireland-based retail personalization platform Intouch by doubling down on its initial investment into...
