Tech
Reporting on the business of technology, startups, venture capital funding, and more.
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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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WhatsApp Dilemma: To Signal or Not to Signal
Update: Whatsapp announced on January 15th, 2021 that it is moving back the date from February 8. It also announced…
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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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How to screenshot on mac, change screenshots folder
In case your workflow requires taking frequent screenshots on your MacBook or Mac pro. You will need to know three widespread…
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BREAKING: Google Workspace is DOWN
While there are still no official announcements at the time of posting, we can report that almost all Google Workspace…
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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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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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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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Amber Solutions Secures $5.5 Million in Series B
Amber Solutions, a technology innovator creating a modern hyper-intelligent electrical architecture, announced the completion of a $5.5-million Series B and…
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Mexico’s Auto-parts Startup ‘RIGS’ Teams Up With Tribal Credit
The auto parts market in Mexico has seen tremendous growth over the past five years, redefining how the automotive industry…
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How Can Startups Use Virtual Credit Cards To Empower Growth?
Virtual credit cards are quickly gaining traction around the world in the B2B payment space. Created for online transactions, they…
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Fintech Tools Every Startup Should Have
In this day and age, there is literally a digital tool for everything. But when you’re a startup with limited…
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Facebook Clones TikTok, Introduces Instagram Reels
Facebook announced early last month the launch of Instagram Reels: a clone of TikTok videos, describing it as a new…
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Viber cuts business ties with Facebook
Japanese owned Rakuten Viber, one of the world’s leading messaging apps for free and secure communication, announces it will cut…
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Redefining ‘Norm’ for Organizations Post-COVID-19
Look at the date on your phone, it might as well be 1920 and COVID-19 might as well be the…
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Outsourcing IT support – why are so many companies doing it?
As a business, having 24/7 support from your IT department is a must. Sadly, with current business infrastructures, many IT…
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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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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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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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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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Facebook Announces Cryptocurrency ‘Libra’, Digital Wallet ‘Calibra’
Yesterday, Facebook has shared plans for Calibra, a digital wallet for Libra, a new global currency powered by blockchain technology.…
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Top Six Digital Supplies that Businesses Should Order
Businesses are currently operating in an era where digital incorporation is a critical factor in the success of the entity.…
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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 Jordanian Startups That Raised Money in 2018
2018 was not bad at all for the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Jordan. It witnessed good news for 36 Jordanian startups…
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Facebook Launches Verification for Individual Developers
Facebook has released an individual verification process that enables developers to complete the app review process and continue using Facebook…
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Careem launches minibus service in Egypt
Careem, the region’s leading ride-hailing app has launched “Careem Bus”, to help solving daily transportation struggle of 40 percent of…
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Why Patch Management Is Crucial For Business Security
Company data breaches have gone up a whopping 75% in the past two years, according to a report published in…
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World’s leading startup event ‘Slush’ takes place in Helsinki this December
20,000 tech professionals, mentors, investors and entrepreneurs from all around the world are gathering in Helsinki, Finland on Dec 4–5,…
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Apple services revenue reaches an all-time high of $10 billion
Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2018 fourth quarter ended September 29, 2018. Apple services revenue reached an all-time…
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Vivaldi browser releases version 2.1 with improved Quick Commands
After a robust upgrade to version 2.0, the Vivaldi browser continues to transform users’ everyday interactions on the Web – boosting…
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Israeli Tech Startup ‘Snappy’ Raises $8.2 Million In Funding
Snappy, the company revolutionizing corporate gifting, announced that it has secured $9.7 million in funding to date, after raising $8.2…
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Egyptian FinTech Startup ‘Accept’ Ventures Into The Jordanian Market
Accept for payments and technology has announced that it has extended its services to the Jordanian market, in partnership with MEPS,…
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Cairo-based transport startup ‘Buseet’ raises investment
Cairo-based buss booking startup Buseet has successfully raised an undisclosed amount of investment in a seed funding round by Cairo Angels,…
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Vezeeta raises $12 million from Saudi Technology Ventures
Egyptian digital healthcare startup Vezeeta has raised a $12 million Series C funding round led by Saudi Technology Ventures (STV).…
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A15 exits TPAY, sells 76% stake to Helios Investment Partners
A15, a leading tech investment fund based in the Cayman Islands; announced today that it has successfully sold 76% stake…
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EY: 53% of MENA executives have AI and Automation on their agenda
53% of senior executives based in the MENA region named artificial intelligence (AI) and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) as the…
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ConsenSys to hold First Blockchain Developer Bootcamp in Lebanon
Excited about Blockchain technology? ConsenSys, a blockchain software technology company will held a 3-day blockchain developer training followed by a 2-day Hackathon…
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How AI can open up Silicon Valley to international investors
Mobile apps are detecting skin cancer. Drones are delivering aid across continents. Artificial intelligence is disrupting every aspect of our…
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Four Takeaways From Google Cloud Next ’18 by Sherif Kozman, CEO of Extreme Solution
25,000 tech professionals, entrepreneurs, engineers and developers from all around the world gathered in the Moscone Center in San Francisco…
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WUZZUF debuts its newly revolutionized platform among top employers at ‘Unlock’ 18’
WUZZUF, Egypt’s number one online recruitment platform is revealing its newly revamped platform during “Unlock’18”, an exclusive event that gathers…
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Chef Manal Al Alem becomes the latest investor in Yumamia
Famous TV celebrity Chef Manal Al Alem has become the latest investor in the Cairo-based food tech startup Yumamia. The…
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Samsung Acquires ‘Kngine’ Cairo-Based AI Startup to Improve Bixby
Samsung Research America recently announced its acquisition of Kngine — an artificial intelligence startup from Egypt. The startup, which was…
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Gemalto high speed passport readers come into operation at Cairo International Airport
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, is supplying Cairo International, the second busiest airport in Africa, with automated document…
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Top 12 blockchain startup ICOs in Feb 2018
Which startups raising funds through ICOs are most likely to succeed? Using Aingel’s AI based Deal Flow Analyzer, we generate…
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Vivaldi introduces vertical reader mode, a first for browsers
Vivaldi has launched version 1.14, celebrating its third anniversary since the browser’s first public technical preview. With this update, Vivaldi…
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7 Reasons Not To Miss TechWadi.org Annual Forum 2018
TechWadi Annual Forum, taking place on 27 Jan in Plug and Play Tech Center, Sunnyvale, California has been a frequent…
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Egypt’s Mazady Wins Africa’s mCommerce Award
Ten African ventures were awarded for excellence in mobile and tech at the annual AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2017 held in…
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Bahrain’s Jehan Abdulkarim Among Holmes Innovator 25 EMEA
Bahraini national and accenture’s marketing and communications director Jehan Abdulkarim has become the first Gulf national marketer to be named…
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WUZZUF crowns winners of Egypt’s first programming competition
15 winners were crowned at Egypt’s first programming competition “A2OJ’s Code Battle”, organized by WUZZUF.com on Saturday, Oct 28 at the…
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Google unveils Pixel 2, Home Mini, Max, PixelBook, more
Google has announced a new set of products today at a special event in San Francisco. Including the new Pixel 2,…
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