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Online dating giant Match Group has acquired “Harmonica”, an Egyptian online dating startup. Financial details were not disclosed. Announced Flat6Labs today. Match Group is an American...
Seedstars World, the largest startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes will land for the first time in Baghdad between 1-2 of August. Around...
Swvl, an Egypt-based app for booking buses, has raised $42 million as it plans to expand into other African markets, including Nigeria. The two-year-old startup, which...
In the midst of calls to break up Facebook, struggling IPOs, and some fan drama over the Game of Thrones finale — no spoilers we promise — some people are...
Egypt’s homemade food service Mumm has launched “Mumm Prime”, Egypt’s premium online chef subscription service on Sunday. For an affordable monthly subscription fee; the service offers...
Egypt’s Direxiona matching platform for women drivers and instructors has won the first prize in the AFD Digital Challenge competition at total amount of 50,000 euros....
Eventtus revolutionized its brand strategy and visual identity as it is expanding its event tech solutions globally. These were the first changes to a renowned brand...
It is necessary for every company to hold a workplace meeting every once in a while. The meetings are essential because it allows interaction for different...
Starting your digital marketing agency sounds like an exciting thing to do; however, it can also seem a little bit daunting. Digital marketing is viral nowadays,...
Brimore, the direct-selling distribution platform that connects manufacturers with consumers, announced that it has raised $800k in a seed funding round co-led by Algebra Ventures and...
Wouldn’t it be nice if growing your business was as simple as taking two aspirin? When you wake up the next day, your business would have...
Algebra Ventures, Egypt’s leading venture capital fund, has partnered with Ezdehar Management, an investment management firm focused on high-growth Egyptian corporates, in its investment in Dsquares,...
A few weeks ago, my friend Hendrik Jandel wrote an article about the potential he saw in the Beirut startup scene and how it can become...
GoodsMart, the household shopping app that has transformed the shopping experience using unattended delivery, has announced that it has secured additional funding from Algebra Ventures, Egypt’s...
Rafeeg, an app-based marketplace for home improvement needs, has rolled out an update that comes with a new design and easy-to-navigate interface to make the everyday...
2018 was an amazing year for the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Egypt. As 80 startups raised investment, positioning Egypt among the most growing in the region. According...
Productivity at the workplace depends on several elements one of which is a flexible working environment. This has been confirmed with several studies with the most...
The hardest part of running a small business is using the right software to help it run. The right software can take care of tedious and...
There are many employees that have been forced to work the same mundane job day in and day out. An employer may feel like there’s something...
2018 was not bad at all for the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Jordan. It witnessed good news for 36 Jordanian startups in terms of investment. Reported Magnitt....
Vodafone Egypt held the first Hackathon of its kind in Egypt and in the region, inviting developers to innovate in software development. The company awarded three...
Al Ahli Holding Group (AAHG) has partnered with Sony Professional Solutions MEA on the development of the media sector and community within NOMAD. A purpose-built ecosystem...
Careem, the middle east ride-hailing service launched its delivery service “Careem Box” in Jordan yesterday, offering personal stuff delivery and food delivery from any restaurant in...
Connect Ads launched “Villa30 Studio” – its own creative digital studio, a move that will further enhance the dynamics of the digital agency ecosystem across the...
Uber plans to pour $100 million investments in the Egyptian market in the next five years, the ride-hailing giant said in a statement issued Wednesday. Minister...
Careem, the region’s leading ride-hailing app has launched “Careem Bus”, to help solving daily transportation struggle of 40 percent of Egyptians. The company is launching the...
With over 3-million rides in one year, the on-demand ride hailing app for Tuk-tuk and motorcycle, Halan has dominated the unserved communities across Egypt. Covering different governorates...
Jordan-based seed investment company and business accelerator, Oasis500, has appointed Luma Fawaz as the Chief Executive Officer “CEO”, replacing Faisal Hakki who occupied the position since...
Flat6Labs Cairo, the leading Startup Accelerator in Egypt, now offers startups joining its 12th Accelerator Cycle launching in January 2019 a minimum of EGP 500,000 to...
20,000 tech professionals, mentors, investors and entrepreneurs from all around the world are gathering in Helsinki, Finland on Dec 4–5, for the famed two-day Slush 2018,...
HolidayMe, the Middle East’s leading Online Travel Agency, has raised $16m in Series C funding from Gobi Partners, Algebra Ventures, Accel Partners, and Global Ventures. Launched...
Snappy, the company revolutionizing corporate gifting, announced that it had secured $9.7 million in funding to date after raising $8.2 million yesterday in Series A funding...
Accept for payments and technology has announced that it has extended its services to the Jordanian market, in partnership with MEPS, a leading local acquirer in Jordan....
POSRocket, the cloud based point of sale platform has released the beta version of its developer portal and marketplace, to be the first application program interface...
Dawar app is a new initiative that aims to solve Egypt’s garbage dilemma with the help of technology. The app enables you to take a picture of...
Cairo-based buss booking startup Buseet has successfully raised an undisclosed amount of investment in a seed funding round by Cairo Angels, 500 Startups, and other international angel...
Young social impact startup TheSocialMedwork, which works to solve access to medicines across the world, has signed new funding and the first of new high profile...
iCommunity, Egypt’s mobile community platform for the real estate industry, has announced $600K in Series A funding from Algebra Ventures. Founded in 2016, iCommunity is a...
Egyptian digital healthcare startup Vezeeta has raised a $12 million Series C funding round led by Saudi Technology Ventures (STV). Vezeeta is a digital healthcare booking...
A15, a leading tech investment fund based in the Cayman Islands; announced today that it has successfully sold 76% stake in its UAE-based fintech company TPAY...
If you commute long distances every day and your car breaking down on the road is the nightmare you’ve always feared, worry no more, for MAYDAY...
Startups Galaxy is currently on a journey of “Road to 500 Startups” and we think this is a great chance for all entrepreneurs out there to...
Mobile apps are detecting skin cancer. Drones are delivering aid across continents. Artificial intelligence is disrupting every aspect of our lives. The venture capital world is...
Crowd Analyzer, the Arabic-focused social media monitoring tool, has received pre-Series A funding of $1.1 million from a group of venture capital firms in Kuwait, Saudi...
Jordanian startup Mawdoo3.com, the world’s most visited Arabic website with more than 45 million unique users per month, has completed a US $13.5 million Series B round....
It’s time to revamp your wardrobe, alright! Specially curated by the fabulous fashion team at Namshi, this season’s trend edit unveils a selection of contemporary outfits...
Farawlaya.com is the fastest growing specialty online retailer of women’s home wear in Egypt; serving women of all shapes and sizes. Farawlaya has a mission, which...
Silicon-Valley based 500 Startups, the most active early-stage Venture Capital Fund in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, has announced it is gearing up...
La Reina, Egypt’s first online fashion rental platform, announced $1 million in a Series A funding round led by Egypt’s largest venture capital fund, Algebra Ventures, with...
WUZZUF, Egypt’s number one online recruitment platform is revealing its newly revamped platform during “Unlock’18”, an exclusive event that gathers top employers, government officials, media and...
Following Cambridge Analytica data breach, Facebook has announced new changes and updates to its platform to reduce chances for future data breach. Pause app review for new...
Famous TV celebrity Chef Manal Al Alem has become the latest investor in the Cairo-based food tech startup Yumamia. The total funding for the company since...
Whereas the average commute in the United States is between 10 and 17 minutes, in Egypt it routinely takes 32 minutes or more to get from...
Today, Facebook in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) announced the launch of the Facebook Community Leadership programme, a global initiative to support, recognize and...
Which startups raising funds through ICOs are most likely to succeed? Using Aingel’s AI based Deal Flow Analyzer, we generate an Inception Score™ that helps investors...
Facebook banned ads for cryptocurrency and related activities in a new advertising policy issued on Jan. 30, which claims the move improves the integrity and security...
The two top challenges facing today’s leaders are employee engagement and effective strategy execution, according to a survey of 1248 senior directors and executives of which...
TechWadi Annual Forum, taking place on 27 Jan in Plug and Play Tech Center, Sunnyvale, California has been a frequent topic of discussion between tech entrepreneurs in...
Which startups raising funds through ICOs are most likely to succeed? Using Aingel’s AI-based Deal Flow Analyzer, we generate an Inception Score™ that helps investors identify...
Which startups raising funds through ICOs are most likely to succeed? Using Aingel‘s AI based Deal Flow Analyzer, we generate an Inception Score™ that helps investors...
Jordan gave ride-hailing apps the green light to operate in the country after fulfilling some transport and safety regulations, the Prime Ministry said in a statement...
Ten African ventures were awarded for excellence in mobile and tech at the annual AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2017 held in Cape Town, where Mazady, a TA...
Ajar’s Online has closed its second round of investment since 2016, led by Dubai-based venture firm BECO Capital, and follows the investment they secured from Sharq...
Connecting startups with more than 450 top-notch experts, the Take Answers App was recently launched to help entrepreneurs find expert answers to their questions from the...
As the tech breakthrough is invading each detail in our daily life, healthcare experts see that it’s high time to utilize tech for better healthcare industry...
The Dubai headquartered finance comparison website, Souqalmal.com, raised USD $10 million in Series B funding from GoCompare, a UK based financial services provider. GoCompare Group plc,...
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that it plans to open an infrastructure region in the Middle East by early 2019. The new AWS Middle East (Bahrain)...
MENA has over the years cemented its importance as a global tech hub. Of the massive Arab-speakers population of 350 million, 40 percent of the individuals...
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and KPMG have come together to launch the first ever FinTech Abu DhabiInnovation Challenge on 22 October 2017 in Abu Dhabi...
As an entrepreneur, you will most likely start with a raw idea working from the comfort of your small home office. But, as you take on...
TPay, the MENA region’s first and biggest Direct Carrier Billing platform, and one of A15’s portfolio companies, announced today that it acquired 100% of DCBEgypt, the...
One of the biggest challenges faced by tech startups is mobile app discovery. With around 270 billion apps projected to be downloaded in 2017 (up from...
The rising online homemade food platform, Mumm, received an investment worth $200,000 from 500 Startups, possibly one of the world’s most active venture capital funds. Earlier...
Entrepreneurial spirit is still alive and well in Egypt, as Careem invests $500,000 stake in former employee’s transportation startup SWVL. Mostafa Kandil, former employee of Careem,...
Egypt’s Fintech startup PayMob, and one of A15’s portfolio companies, launched a new product today called Accept – a payment aggregator that provides online and offline...
Entrepreneurs and SMEs can now rely on talented employees who believe in their mission and form a team on a single mission. On May 31, 2017,...
Egyptian developers swept the list at Facebook Bots for Messenger Challenge for the Middle East and North Africa, winning four of six prizes. Facebook launched Bots for...
Egyptian Food discovery platform Elmenus has secured a USD 1.5 million Series A investment from Algebra Ventures. Elmenus will use the funding “to build new features that...
Hell is just a sauna Here is how I described it in my 1st article in the series: “The value chain in the real [Content Publishing] world...
Cairo, 24 May 2017 – Stetla3, an online platform that allows users to share their personal opinions and stories around different social issues; launched yesterday with a social...
Dubai-23 May 2017- Anghami, the leading music streaming company in the MENA region, is gearing up for Ramadan, offering its 40 million listeners additional content specifically...
With 15 bots, Egyptian developers have dominated the Facebook Messenger Bots Challenge top 60 finalists list for the Middle East and Africa, in Games & Entertainment, Productivity & Utility and Social Good....
The HireHunt Bot has been selected as one of the the 60 finalists in Facebook’s Messenger Challenge Bot Competition, “after receiving over 1000 submissions across 64...
Wuzzuf, Egypt’s first job site, announced yesterday the launch of its first activation on social media: Kanabet Wuzzuf “Wuzzuf Lounge” – a bi-weekly Live Q&A show on Facebook &Twitter...
The US-Egypt Science and Technology Joint Fund approves 15 joint projects in the fields of agriculture, energy, health, and water. The fund’s board of directors also...
A15, the leading technology investor has announced that E7gezly, the online booking provider, and PassApp the digital mobile passes solution will be split into two separate...
As a first-time entrepreneur or small business owner trying to make ends meet with a tight budget, things can get overwhelming. Normally you are expected to...
The world’s first day-use portal specializing only in day activities and hangouts that do not require traveling or spending only a few hours in restaurant or...
Egypt’s number one traffic service Bey2ollak has added “Stories” to its mobile app following Snapchat, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Facebook. Bey2ollak is the first Middle Eastern startup...
What makes a successful founder? Many in the startup ecosystem have stepped in to answer this question, which is constantly being asked by founders and — not so...
Electronic waste (E-waste) is the fastest growing waste stream among solid waste worldwide. Also, 50 million tons is generated every year, with only 13 percent recycled....
The leading technology investor, A15 announced today a strategic partnership with Dell EMC, the global information infrastructure vendor, with a mission of supporting Egypt’s tech startups....
Wael Fakharany, a leading business figure in the Middle East and North Africa, tweeted Monday that he was fired from Careem Egypt in a surprising and...
Egyptian entrepreneurs made a grand appearance on Orange’s new campaign, which inspires youth to fulfil their dreams vowing to support them on the rocky road of...
Believing that on-time delivery is an essential part of the long supply chain of any business, the inspirational entrepreneur Mohammed Ezzat said that it is high time...
A chance to win 90,000 EGP and receive Acceleration Program/ Consultation Services in Digital Marketing, Marketing, Finance and Technical from The Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC). The competition is brought...
El3ab, Egypt’s classic gaming hub, relaunches its portal with more games and with its first ever app based game “Estimation Kings,” with investment from A15, to...
Many find it difficult to make errands in Egypt, especially in the deafening, crowded city of Cairo. But for the founder of Elves app Karim Elsahy it...
Karim Elsahy is a winning angel investor & serial entrepreneur with a current emphasis on ai, bots, and conversational commerce. He is Founder / CEO at elves....
AMWAJ (“waves” in English) is an international sustainability and entrepreneurship forum organized by PepsiCo and Revolve Media focused on offering socially innovative ideas, sharing best practices...