Startups
Follow MENA’s startup scene with funding announcements, product launches, founder stories, and insights from regional ecosystems.
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Good People, Kijamii partner to form ‘GP&K’ digital driven network
Good People, the region’s leading creative production house, joined forces with the region’s leading digital agency and 2019’s Independent-Agency-of-the-Year, Kijamii, to form…
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NowPay Raises $600K to Expand Salary Advance Platform in Egypt
Egyptian fintech startup NowPay has raised $600,000 in seed funding from Endure Capital and 500 Startups to grow its salary…
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Middle Eastern Female Entrepreneurs Outpacing Other Nations
The number of new startups in the Middle East has risen by more than 42% in the past three years,…
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Match Group Acquires Egyptian Dating Startup ‘Harmonica’
Online dating giant Match Group has acquired “Harmonica”, an Egyptian online dating startup. Financial details were not disclosed. Announced Flat6Labs…
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SeedStars visits Baghdad to find promising Iraqi startups
Seedstars World, the largest startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes will land for the first time in…
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Stanford-born Startup Strives to End Elderly Social Isolation
In the midst of calls to break up Facebook, struggling IPOs, and some fan drama over the Game of Thrones…
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Egyptian Startup Mumm Launches ‘Mumm Prime’ Egypt’s First Premium Chef
Egypt’s homemade food service Mumm has launched “Mumm Prime”, Egypt’s premium online chef subscription service on Sunday. For an affordable…
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Egypt’s Direxiona wins 50,000 euro-prize in AFD Digital Challenge
Egypt’s Direxiona matching platform for women drivers and instructors has won the first prize in the AFD Digital Challenge competition…
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3 Things You Should And Shouldn’t Do To Make Meetings Productive
It is necessary for every company to hold a workplace meeting every once in a while. The meetings are essential…
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How to Start A Digital Marketing SEO Agency?
Starting your digital marketing agency sounds like an exciting thing to do; however, it can also seem a little bit…
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Brimore, retail distribution platform, raises $800k in seed funding
Brimore, the direct-selling distribution platform that connects manufacturers with consumers, announced that it has raised $800k in a seed funding…
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4 Smart Ways to Use a Small Business Loan for Strategic Growth
Access to capital can help your business break out of a plateau—but only if you invest with precision. Whether you’re…
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Algebra Ventures partners with Ezdehar to invest in Dsquares
Algebra Ventures, Egypt’s leading venture capital fund, has partnered with Ezdehar Management, an investment management firm focused on high-growth Egyptian…
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What MENA startups still lack to achieve their potential
A few weeks ago, my friend Hendrik Jandel wrote an article about the potential he saw in the Beirut startup…
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Cairo-based online grocery startup ‘GoodsMart’ secures additional funding from Algebra Ventures
GoodsMart, the household shopping app that has transformed the shopping experience using unattended delivery, has announced that it has secured…
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