Startups
Latest news from MENA startups, what’s new in the tech startup scene, success and failure stories, and more.
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Napata wins PepsiCo Social Impact Competition during AMWAJ Forum in Amman
AMWAJ (“waves” in English) is an international sustainability and entrepreneurship forum organized by PepsiCo and Revolve Media focused on offering…
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A15, Careem Empower Tech Startups in Egypt
A15, the leading technology investor, announced a strategic partnership with Careem, the car-hailing app and one of the fastest growing…
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Digitree Introduces ‘Hype Insights’ Social Media Analytics Tool
Egypt-based digital agency Digitree has kicked-off its very own social media analytics tool “Hype Insights”. The tool enables brands, agencies, and…
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Under-25s start-up bringing unique e-payment services to Egypt’s fintech
It is a cool surprise for anyone after discovering that the team behind recently smart electronic payment methods in Egypt, their eldest…
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MyTrustedWill.com builds life bridges after death
Nearly 2.6 million people dying annually in the United States, Entrepreneurs see an opportunity to innovate. A new U.S. tech-startup, MyTrustedWill,…
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What the US Election Has Taught Me about Making It Big
I started my own business six years ago. Like most new entrepreneurs I had a great amount of enthusiasm but…
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Using technology to give people access to mental health professionals
Although Egypt’s mental health policy was formulated back in 1978, the Egyptian government only spends 2% of its already meager…
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Big data more important than ever as e-commerce market in MENA booms
The e-commerce industry has been growing dramatically in the Middle East lately with an average revenue of $39 billion in…
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[Opinion] How an Egyptian e-commerce website convinced me to buy
An Egyptian website, while I wasn’t even in Egypt, convinced me to buy online for the first time. The Giftery…
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Careem Announces Surprise Integration of 42,000 White Taxis in Egypt
New service to be launched after Eid Al Adha as a dispatching service with a nominal fee. Careem announced today…
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Wael Fakharany joins Careem as Managing Director Egypt and Senior VP
Wael Fakharany joined Careem as Managing Director Egypt and Senior Vice President Government Relationship, after 16 years of leadership positions with Google Egypt, MEA, Emitac Group, 3Com…
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The Entrepreneurship Opportunity in Egypt – 4: B2C Tech products: Selling Advertising
It is really easy to decide to base your product’s business model on Advertising. However, making it happen is anything…
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Egyptian Cantalop Receives a Seed Funding of $100,000
The “job search engine” Cantalop received a seed funding of $100,000 from an anonymous businessman to accelerate the startup efforts in…
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7 questions to ‘Mai Medhat’ Egyptian entrepreneur who met Obama
As many of you might have heard by now about the young Arab woman who made it to the global…
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The Entrepreneurship Opportunity in Egypt 3: B2C Tech products: are they free or sell-able?
Tech products are hands-down the most over-hyped and over-advertised as the high-risk-high-reward ticket to fame and riches through company exits.…
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Mumm, A15: Disruptive forces in tech to empower Egyptian women
The leading technology investor, announced today a partnership with mumm, a pioneering digital platform that connects Egyptian customers interested in…
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MENA entrepreneurs are ready for global markets: Eventtus CEO
Entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa is ready to compete on a global level, believes Mai Medhat, CEO…
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Services Companies, a Story and Opportunity
Part of my Egyptian Entrepreneurship Opportunity series – check out Part 1 if you haven’t. In Egypt (and perhaps everywhere), early startup…
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Is There a Real Startup Opportunity in Egypt?
This is a question everyone answers to their own bias. The fault doesn’t lie in the question, but in whom…
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Axeer Studio Ventures into Global Markets With Giraffics
Today, with a solid track record of experience in visualized communication, Axeer Studio has launched Giraffics “a new subsidiary focuses on infographic videos”. “Now, we’re taking our impact…
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SocialEyez UAE Acquires BSocial Egypt for EGP 10 Million
SocialEyez UAE Company which is specialized in the field of digital services, announced on Wednesday, April 6, completing a deal…
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BentB100 features inspirational stories of super Egyptian women
A single mother of five hits the street daily to wipe pedestrians’ shoes for an income that helped her raise…
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Get2Space launches 'Become an Astronaut' at RiseUp Summit 2015
Everyone wanted to meet a Martian or visit Mars. Well, here is their best chance as Get2Space.com launches the “Become an Astronaut”…
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3 Int'l Investors Acquire Fawry for $100M
A consortium of three international investors acquired 85 percent of Fawry, Egypt’s largest e-payment network. The profit-making company, which generated EGP 210…
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RiseUp: Shotgun your investment with UBER Pitch N’ Ride
On December 12th selected 20 entrepreneurs will get the opportunity to ride around Tahrir Square (approximately 10 mins) with an investor in…
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OMD Egypt Offers Its Office Furniture For Free to Startups
A great deal for startups, OMD is offering its office furniture for free to Startups, as the multinational agency is moving to a…
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How Vezeeta Makes Doctor's Visits Easier in Egypt
The process of going to a doctor in Egypt is very complicated 1- Searching for a good doctor in Egypt…
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3 Creative Egyptian Women Who Master E-commerce
E-commerce empowers small businesses to grow by generating revenues without having real stores. That’s why it is necessary that you build and develop a strong online…
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UserTalk Boosts Online Customer Service
“All our agents are busy now, but your call is really important to us so please stay on line.” Tired of…
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TBS ‘s Om Ali Fuels Outrage on Social Media
Since TBS opened, it has vowed to offer the optimum ingredients to stand out successfully as one of the top…
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dubizzle is Now an OLX Company
Last week, dubizzle website and mobile app started carrying a new message below the main logo stating that ‘dubizzle is an…
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Monetize Your Digital Product Through T-Pay
T-Pay is a new online payment method, introduced to the MENA region. T-Pay enables users to pay for their online…
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