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Careem’s Hadeer Shalaby buckles up for Talabat Egypt
Talabat has appointed Hadeer Shalaby, Careem‘s regional director, as its new Managing Director in Egypt, replacing Sofiène Marzouki, who has…
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ElCoach Releases 2020 Numbers- DB Exclusive
Today, ElCoach, MENA’s premier on-demand fitness and nutrition app released its Year in Review 2020 and we are seriously impressed. …
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Case Study: La Poire Wins Socially Distanced Ramadan
Tarek Nour Communications (TNC) released a short and sweet case study on their Ramadan 2020 Campaign for La Poire, and…
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Exclusive Interview: Financial Identities’ Cassbana Raises 6 Digits USD led by Disrubtech
Cassbana, a financial identities’ startup, announced raising a pre-seed round of 6 digits USD to revolutionize the financial service industry in…
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LCP Fund II acquires significant minority stake in Dsquares & Lucky
As its first investment in the market, Lorax Capital Partners Fund II has announced today that it has acquired a…
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Mohamed Abdulsalam Announced Co-CEO of Kotobna
After six months of announcing Kotobna’s partial acquisition of the online gifting and stationary platform Autograph, the MIT Pan Arab…
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Foundation Ventures powers up Egypt’s entrepreneurship ecosystem with 4 new investments
Cairo – Foundation Ventures (FV) is a regional venture capital firm founded in 2019 and is managed by Mazen Nadim,…
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instaConsult Launches Personal Consultation via Whatsapp
In this age, technology can literally be injected into your skin. So don’t expect this to be a far topic.…
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NowPay Raises US$2.1 Million in Seed Investment
Cairo-based FinTech startup NowPay, a financial-wellness platform for employees in emerging markets, has announced today that the company has raised…
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Cairo-based Last-mile Delivery Startup ‘dreevo’ Raises 6 Digits USD Figure
dreevo, a last-mile delivery-focused startup has raised 6 digits USD figure in a bootstrap, pre-seed fund from EF Logistics, a…
Read More » - Business
What is a Burn Rate and Why Should Startups Care?
For early-stage startups, having cash is essential to staying afloat. But it’s one thing to have money and another to…
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Egyptian Professionals Network (EPN) joins the Facebook Community Accelerator Program
Facebook has announced today that the Egyptian Professionals Network (EPN) has joined the 2020 cycle of the Community Accelerator program,…
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Egyptian Social Media Stirs Countless Rape, Harassment, Blackmail Allegations
On the night of June 30th, 2020, Two instagram accounts (@shadynoor_ and @skhodirr ) started a PSA accusing an ex…
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Cairo-based Fintech Startup MoneyFellows Raises US $4M in Series-A
Egyptian fintech startup MoneyFellows has raised US $4 million in a Series-A investment round from venture capital (VC) firms Partech and…
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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…
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The 5 Best URL Shorteners 2020
A URL Shortener is a technique in which a URL may be made shorter and still redirect to the original…
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Orascom CEO Khaled Bichara Killed in Car Crash
Orascom Development CEO Khaled Bichara, 48, was killed Friday in a car crash in Giza, Egypt. Bichara, a father of…
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Saudi Telecom ‘STC’ reaches a deal with Vodafone Group to acquire its stake in Vodafone Egypt
Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has reached a deal with Vodafone Group to acquire its stake in Vodafone Egypt. Vodafone has…
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TikTok Assigns Egyptian Agency ‘Green Mind’ To Manage Its MENA’s YouTube Channel
TikTok has appointed Egyptian agency “Green Mind” to manage its YouTube channel in the Middle East and North Africa region.…
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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…
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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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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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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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‘Boost with Facebook’ partners with RiseUp to bring digital skills training to Egyptian startups
Facebook announced on Tuesday its partnership with RiseUp to bring ‘Boost with Facebook’, its global program designed to help small…
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British Council reports high demand for ‘Primary Plus’ its English courses for children in Egypt
British Council, the United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations, says demand for Primary Plus—its English course…
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Silicon Valley’s Tribal Credit Eyes MENA, Closing Round to Bank Startups
Silicon Valley-based Tribal Credit started private beta testing with MENA startups and is closing a funding round that includes some…
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Misr Italia Properties Pumps EGP 22 billion Investments in IL Bosco City ‘The City of Nature’
Misr Italia Properties’ (MIP) kicked off its latest EGP 22 billion worth state-of-the-art real estate project, providing New Cairenes with…
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Eventtus, MENA’s Leading Event-Tech Company, to Open Office in Saudi Arabia
Today, Eventtus, the leading event-tech company, announces that it’s going to open its third office, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, alongside…
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Egypt’s NowPay Raises $600k from Endure Capital, 500 Startups
Egyptian fintech startup, NowPay, said it’s closing a new undisclosed round after raising USD 600,000 in Seed funding from Silicon…
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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 today.…
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Google to Hire Cairo-Based Team
Google plans to hire a team for its Cairo office, seeking to expand its business in Egypt and implement new…
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Egyptian Transportation Startup ‘Swvl’ Raises $42 Million for African Expansion
Swvl, Egypt-based app for booking buses has raised $42 million as it plans to expand into other markets in Africa,…
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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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Eventtus ‘rebrand’ aims to inspire event professionals to ‘think big, think easy’
Eventtus revolutionized its brand strategy and visual identity as the company is expanding its event tech solutions globally. These were…
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Tidbits from 2018 State of Social Video Report ‘Egypt Edition’
We analyzed over 43,000 videos generating over 7 billion views in 2018. Can you guess what worked and what didn’t…
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CIB, EgyptAir make every mile counts for budget travelers
Overseas travel expenses are on the rise. But Egyptians can still do some adventures without breaking the bank. Commercial International…
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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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JWT and POD Egypt Win 3 Awards at Dubai Lynx For DHL
JWT and POD Egypt won three awards (one gold and two silver) under the PR and Entertainment categories for DHL…
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Spotted: New Outdoor Buzz in Cairo
The outdoor market never fails to amaze us, it’s been a while since we’ve witnessed a buzz about a particular…
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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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Careem Bus Deploys Free Rescue Rides Post Tragic Cairo Train Accident
Careem Bus has launched a new nationwide initiative, offering free rides for people around the incident area of the tragic…
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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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KarmSolar, Cairo3A Poultry sign US$90 million agreement
KarmSolar, Egypt’s fastest growing solar energy company, has signed a US$90 million solar distribution contract with Cairo3A Poultry, a subsidiary…
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Uber, Careem drivers call for strike in Egypt
Uber and Careem drivers called on social media for a strike to protest low share of fare, along with five…
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DHL Express, Mo Salah team up for ‘The Human Network’
Mo Salah broke the silence by posting a commercial ad with the leading global brand in the logistics industry, DHL…
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Opinion: Top employee’s defense of Swvl puts basic rights in jeopardy
The Egyptian social media circus is in full power since last week. It all started when few Swvl employees accused…
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Top 5 Egyptian Startups That Raised Money in 2018
2018 was an amazing year for the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Egypt. As 80 startups raised investment, positioning Egypt among the…
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Mohamed Salah Returns To Social Media With DHL Ad
Liverpool’s forward, Mohamed Salah has returned to social media today, followed by a photo post of himself opening a DHL package. Salah…
Read More » - Music
Hamaki Releases ‘Kol Youm Mn Da’ 2019 Album
The wait is over! The Egyptian pop-star Mohamed Hamaki‘s 2019 album “Kol Youm Mn Da” has been released today exclusively on…
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Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah deactivates all his social media accounts
Mohamed Salah has taken all his social media accounts down after sending a cryptic tweet that read “2019 Resolution: Time to…
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