Startups

Follow MENA’s startup scene with funding announcements, product launches, founder stories, and insights from regional ecosystems.

Editorial TeamMay 30, 2020
14

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.…
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Editorial TeamMay 19, 2020
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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, announced that it had joined Visa’s…
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Editorial TeamMarch 18, 2020
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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…
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Editorial TeamDecember 20, 2019
28

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…
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Nayrouz TalaatDecember 9, 2019
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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…
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Nayrouz TalaatDecember 6, 2019
15

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,…
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Editorial TeamDecember 5, 2019
27

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…
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Editorial TeamDecember 1, 2019
25

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…
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Nayrouz TalaatNovember 23, 2019
14

RiseUp selects 15 regional startup finalists for ‘Pitch by the Pyramids’

RiseUp has completed its selection of 15 startups from seven cities across the Middle East and North Africa to pitch…
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Editorial TeamNovember 18, 2019
19

Efficient Marketing Tools to Create Viral Campaigns Rapidly

Marketing has always been a subtle companion of trade and e-commerce. It started with word of mouth and later grew…
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Editorial TeamOctober 22, 2019
23

Amman-based POSRocket Takes Cash Registers to the Cloud

The global cloud-based market is forecasted to nearly double from US$29.9 billion in 2019 to US$58.9 billion by 2024, driven by…
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Editorial TeamOctober 20, 2019
14

Jamalon Brings Books Beyond Borders

Did you know that Arabic is the fifth most spoken language globally? Doing one for the language is Jamalon, the…
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Editorial TeamOctober 19, 2019
29

Silicon Valley’s Tribal Credit Eyes MENA, Closing Round to Bank Startups

Silicon Valley-based Tribal started private beta testing with MENA startups and is closing a funding round that includes some of…
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Editorial TeamSeptember 25, 2019
29

How to Create a Better Workplace and Boost Employee Morale

Happy employees drive better business results, yet many companies overlook the small improvements that create a positive work environment. By…
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Editorial TeamSeptember 22, 2019
10

Career180 raises USD 100,000 seed fund from EdVentures

Career180, a centralized and comprehensive career advising platform in Egypt that aims to qualify youth to the job market, has…
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