Global Tips to bear in mind if you’re expanding to the Middle East Firas Marafie is the senior partnerships lead at what3words The Middle East: the quick buck, the pot of gold, or is it? With venture... Thought Leadership • 27 June, 2021 what3words MENA
Regional Startup Istanbul launches $10 million fund to invest in Mena-based startups Istanbul-based event organiser and seed investor Startup Istanbul is raising a $10 million VC fund, targeting startups in the Middle East... Dunya Hassanein • 09 December, 2020 startup istanbul Seed funding MENA
Regional Sheraa launches $250,000 Middle East and Africa startup challenge Source: Gulf News The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa) is launching a $250,000 prize for high prospect startups in the Middle... News • 22 September, 2020 Sheraa investments MENA
Saudi Arabia Pi Flow closes first round of funding Source: Laffaz Saudi Arabia-based Pi Flow, a digital outsourced accounting company has recently closed its first round of funding from a... News • 24 August, 2020 Pi Flow SVC MENA
Regional Trends to expect in 2020 With each passing year, the Middle East and North Africa’s (Mena) entrepreneurship ecosystem develops and cements itself as a core... Wamda • 05 January, 2020 Trends entrepreneurship MENA
Regional Mubadala announces $250 million fund for Mena startups Source: CNBC Abu Dhabi is doubling down on its push into the technology sector with a $250 million investment to support start-ups from... News • 21 October, 2019 fund MENA AbuDhabi
Egypt Fawry to IPO within next few weeks at a valuation up to $330 million Source: Menabytes Fawry, the leading Egyptian electronic payments company will go public within the next few weeks by listing its shares... News • 10 July, 2019 ecommerce MENA exchange
Regional GetJenny raises $2.3m from Dubai Angel Investors Source: Menabytes Helsinki-based customer service-focused bot building platform GetJenny has raised $2.3 million (€2 million) as... News • 05 February, 2019 Expansion MENA AI
Regional Startups raise $893 million in 2018 Investments in Middle East and North Africa (Mena)-based startups rose by 31 per cent in 2018 to $893 million with 366 deals according to... Yasmeen Nabil • 09 January, 2019 Investment MENA Mena Venture Investments
Regional Trends to expect in 2019 Entrepreneurship across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region has now become a viable and more sustainable career path for those... Wamda • 31 December, 2018 entreprenership MENA E-commerce
Global Chinese mobile internet company to boost its presence in the MENA region following a Series A round OneMena, a China-based mobile internet company, has recently raised a Series A financing round led by IDG Capital and Kuaishou, the latter... Rana Freifer • 04 June, 2018 Onemena china MENA
U.A.E AWS Summit Dubai 2018 Whether you are new to AWS, or an experienced user, AWS Summit Dubai will give you the inspiration and technical knowledge you need to get... Wamda • 13 April, 2018 AWS Amazon Web Services AWS Summit
Algeria Afrikonnect - Engaging Corporates with African Startups StartupYourLife and LaFactory, two key ecosystem players in the Moroccan tech scene, are building a platform to connect leading... Staff writer • 18 March, 2018 MENA africa Afrikonnect
Lebanon AUB Stanford Women in Data Science Conference AUB Stanford Women in Data Science (WiDS) conference is a global conference organized in collaboration with Stanford ICME (Institute for... Wamda • 19 February, 2018 beirut WIDS STEM
Regional UAE startups attracted $400 million of VC funding in 2017 2017 witnessed 134 funding deals of 129 startups in 12 countries across the MENA, which brought in around $475 million worth of... Rana Freifer • 14 January, 2018 MENABytes Dubai MENA
Bahrain Seedstars reveals why Bahrain might be the next startup hub in the region “Ecosystem, it’s a bit of a cliche, an important one though.” This is how Simon Galpin, managing director at... Rami Deeb • 18 December, 2017 seedstars summit Seedstars Summit
Saudi Arabia Arabnet Riyadh 2017 For the sixth year in a row, ArabNet Riyadh will be gathering Saudi Arabia’s government, largest corporations and 1600... Wamda • 04 December, 2017 Arabnet riyadh vision 2030
U.A.E Unlock Blockchain Forum Attend the first MENA-Asia UNLOCK Blockchain Forum on January 14-15, 2018 at the Ritz-Carlton in Dubai DIFC. The forum will discuss how... Wamda • 21 November, 2017 uae Blockchain forum
Saudi Arabia MITEF Saudi Startup Competition The MITEF Saudi Startup Competition focuses on attracting high potential business projects across the following three tracks: idea,... Wamda • 14 November, 2017 Saudi Arabia competition MITEF
Regional Seedstars MENA Seedstars World is coming back to Bahrain on December 14 to have the second edition of Seedstars MENA which bridges between MENA ecosystems... Wamda • 07 November, 2017 seedstars Bahrain startup
U.A.E Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival will bring together the some of the best and brightest of the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem, to... Wamda • 01 November, 2017 sharjah entrepreneurship Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival
Egypt RiseUp Summit 2017 RiseUp Summit is one of the largest entrepreneurship and innovation events in MENA, and it will be taking place on December 1-3 in... Wamda • 27 October, 2017 Egypt startup RiseUp
U.A.E The Cybersecurity Leaders Forum Recharge your professional relationships at The Cybersecurity Leaders Forum: the premium gathering for senior ICT executives in the... Wamda • 26 October, 2017 cybersecurity forum uae
Saudi Arabia Startup Saudi Arabia Startup Saudi Arabia is a 3-day event that will include a conference, an exhibition, and seminars as well as short presentations for... Wamda • 24 October, 2017 saudi entrepreneurship startup