Hala the UAE-based InsurTech raises $5M Series A
Abu Dhabi-based InsurTechHala has successfully closed its Series A round at $5M. The round was led by Entrée Capital, with participation from Mubadala…
The Dubai-Based Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund Accelerator Program Enrolls Its Largest Cohort To Date
The latest MBRIF accelerator has chosen 13 UAE-based and 11 internationally located startups our of a total of 150 applicants….
SMEs express confidence in UAE as startup destination
A majority of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have revealed that they feel that the UAE is a “great place”…
Pakistan’s B2B marketplace and digital ledger platform Bazaar raises $30 million
A one-year-old startup that is building a business-to-business marketplace for merchants in Pakistan and also helping them digitize their bookkeeping…
UAE’s Silkroad Images to Expand Library After ISSF Investment
Jordan’s Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) has invested $150,000 into UAE-based stock image provider, Silkroad Images, in a pre-Series…
Y Combinator, 500 Startups, Plug and Play invest in Odiggo’s $2.2M seed round
Servicing one’s car personally is a time-consuming, expensive and painstaking process. It’s a cycle that can lead to more expensive repairs and…
UAE Car Subscription Service invygo Secures 1.9M in Pre Series A
UAE-based car subscription service, invygo, has secured $1.9 million in pre-Series A funding in a round led by new and…
startAD, VentureSouq announce 2nd edition of Conscious Investor Fellowship
ABU DHABI, 18th August, 2021 (WAM) — startAD, the Abu Dhabi-based startup accelerator powered by Tamkeen and anchored at NYU…
Abu Dhabi unboxes the Middle East’s first quantum supercomputer
Achieving a temperature 100 times colder than deep outer space is about to become possible in Abu Dhabi – and…
Swvl considers listing on Egyptian Exchange in 2022
CAIRO, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Transport start-up Swvl, based in Dubai and Cairo, expects to turn its first profit in…