Keyword: Startups
Breadfast to Donate Kahk to Egyptian Food Bank This Eid
Cairo-based grocery and one-stop app Breadfast is donating scrumptious kahk boxes to the Egyptian Food Bank in the startup’s CSR campaign, ‘إﻓﺮح وﻓﺮﺣﮭﻢ’.
After talking to the Breadfast Crew, I learned this campaign is part...
Egyptian Fintech Dayra Joins Y Combinator, Secures US $3M in Pre-Seed
Dayra is a Cairo-based fintech startup providing unbanked gig-workers and micro-businesses with financial services. The company has joined Y Combinator’s Winter 21 batch, closing the largest debt and equity Pre-Seed round in MENA and...
Ureed: How to Incorporate Freelancers in Hiring Strategy
Ureed.com offers an unprecedented view on how to incorporate freelancers in your hiring strategy.
As a business owner, taking on a new project is an exciting time full of potential. Yet, it doesn’t come without...
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 significant minority stake in DSQ Group (Umbrella company of Dsquares and Lucky).
LCP’s investment includes...
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 markets and help them break free from local financial barriers.
The fintech’s backers include Endure...
6 Personalities of Successful Founders
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 publicly — by other VCs. A few days ago, Dave...
Orange Egypt Uplifts Generation Y Entrepreneurs
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 entrepreneurship.
“Many of our generation wish to fulfil their...