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Egypt

Egypt payments startup Paymob signs deal with A15

Egypt payments startup Paymob has signed an undisclosed deal with local financier A15. The companies did not say how much the deal...

A15 Paymob Investment

Regional

Five do’s and don’ts of snagging a corporate partner [Opinion]

This article has been crossposted with Arabian Business. Around 94 percent of startups see value in partnering with corporations because...

CE expo 2020 Opinion

Regional

In defense of brand design

If you’re a struggling entrepreneur trying to manage a tight budget, take a look at your spreadsheet. Where does design fall on your...

Design Logos Branding

Global

Startup watch: a tyranny of experts, cash burns, and Algeria who?

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Startup Watch Voo Goods Mart

Maghreb

Tunisia's startup minister ousted, should we panic?

Tunisia’s startup minister Noomane Fehri, who won over Tunisian entrepreneurs during his 18 months in office with his casual,...

legislations Startup Act Taher Mestiri

Jordan

Oasis500, on a fintech hunt

Jordan, with its progressive startups and small population, could be a good regional test market for fintech products looking to head to...

Oasis500 Jordan Payfort

Regional

Five 3D prints making MENA proud

Gone are the days where printing was reserved for airline tickets, directions, or a favorite picture of your loved ones. Today,...

3d printing Hardware Dubai

Egypt

Egypt's who's who of fintech startups

Financial technology has been a slow burn in Egypt as banks swear they understand the need but decline to deliver on basic services such as...

Egypt Dopay PayMe

Lebanon

Kids Genius: a young makers heaven in Lebanon [Video]

At Kids Genius, the boring connotations of the word ‘education’ is masked by a sense of creativity and fun. This classroom...

Kids Genius lebanon INDUSTRY

Lebanon

What I know about lying: Jonathan Choufany

Lies fascinate us. Children experiment with them, white lies are essential for smoothing the bumps of everyday life (your grandmother...

lebanon lie detection What I Know

Egypt

Egypt ride hailing startup Ousta lands $1.25M bridge investment

Egyptian ride hailing startup Ousta has raised a $1.25 million investment, five months after its launch. The bridge round was funded by...

Egypt Ousta ride hailing

Global

8 ways electric vehicles will change the way we live

Electric vehicles, or EVs, haven't really reached MENA yet. But when they do, the impact will be as destructive as everywhere else in...

Electric vehicles EVs Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Algeria

Is Algeria finally getting a startup ecosystem?

Back in January, Algeria had zero coworking spaces. Today it has two easily accessible spaces, in Algiers, where entrepreneurs can meet,...

algeria Coworking Incubator

U.A.E

From finance to food tech: UAE's Chefxchange

For most millennials, the art of wining and dining guests at home is increasingly dwindling in the face of a rising on-demand culture that...

lebanon uae food tech

U.A.E

All work, all play: the future of tech-powered education in the UAE

For many, modern day classrooms look nothing short of an overreaching sci-fi movie scene: children as young as eight talking code, gamified...

GEMS uae itworx education

Global

$900M sale for a Dubai HQ’d company

Serial entrepreneur Divyank Turakhia's Media.net has been sold for approximately $900 million. Media.net, who have their global...

media.net Advertising acquisition

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