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Hikma Ventures makes second US investment
Hikma Ventures made their second investment announcement in just over a month with their contribution to a $21.5 million series C round of financing for Propeller Health. Other investors include major...
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Can new tech trends advance digital advertising?
'Why did Mandolin create a two-bar pack?’ Mandolin Egypt itself did not know the answer but used the question in its social media advertising before launching its comeback product: the two-bar pack....
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Maghreb Game Conference proves strength in collaboration
Whether you’re a professional, student or passionate gamer in Maghreb, your presence was critical at the first edition of the Maghreb Game Conference in the Casablanca Technopark last weekend. The...
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Qatar doctor directory Meddy adds Arabic site
Qatari healthcare directory Meddy has launched its first Arabic version with the expectation that using the region’s native language will yield commercial success. After Meddy launched in August 2014...
View ArticleThe lucky 13: Egypt's incubators
Cairo was - surprisingly - named one of the top 10 cities in the world to found a tech-startup last year, and that is likely partly due to the incubators and accelerators that have popped up all over...
View ArticleFlat6labs signs $1M deal with IFC
Flat6labs has signed a $1 million deal with the World Bank investment arm International Finance Corporation (IFC). The Egyptian incubator, which has arms across MENA, will use the money to close a 50...
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Tekuma: turning your boring walls into beautiful art galleries
While art has proven to reduce stress, increase creativity and encourage expression of opinion, too often homes and offices are surrounded by blank white walls. Original art, for much of today’s world,...
View ArticleThe Story of a Startup #2
Started by Morad Edwar and Sarah Abdel Aziz, Alex Geeks Meetup returns with its second session of "The Story of a Startup". The purpose of these sessions is to bring together a number of Alexandrian...
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What I know about industrial design: Sahar Madanat
How do single-handed people eat? Is it possible to reduce the 6 million deaths per year as a result of heart attacks? What drives people to use paper plates so abundantly? Sahar Madanat has the...
View ArticleApply for incubation at TIEC
If you have a business plan for your startup and are looking for incubation, be sure to apply to the 13th round of TIEC's incubation program. Every three months, a number of preliminary accepted teams...
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Moving from oil to knowledge: the angel network with a helping hand
You’ll have heard about Careem’s acquisition of Enwani, the Saudi home delivery service and how it started. But you what you might not have heard is the story of how Enwani was helped to reach the...
View ArticleSAP Startup Focus Roadshow MENA
Everyone knows by now that startups and entrepreneurs are disrupting the Middle East’s digital economy. Studies show that more than $750 million were invested in 450+ tech startups from the MENA...
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Egypt startup trades clicks for cash
To try to defuse an education crisis, ‘clickfunding’ startup Bassita is joining forces with the Misr El Kheir Foundation to campaign for more community schools in the remote reaches of Upper Egypt....
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Dubai’s El Grocer strengthens foothold with acquisition
El Grocer, a Dubai-based online grocery delivery app, has acquired one of its competitors, Quickshop.ae for an undisclosed amount. Quickshop, also a real time order platform for grocery stores, was...
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Education + tech = a whole new world
Education and technology are often a contested pairing because of the latter’s potential to either serve as an aid or, undesirably, a distraction to the learner. In a talk at last week’s GITEX Tech...
View Article10 November events for MENA entrepreneurs
As the MENA region’s entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem blossoms and grows, so do the events, conferences, and competitions. And as any mentor will advise, attending events is key to helping you...
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Children invent to impress at Amman exhibition
Nearly two dozen Jordanian children were creating some very adult ideas over the weekend. The six inventions at the Little Innovator’s Lab exhibition in Amman on Sunday could have come from any of the...
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Apply for incubation at Intelak
Do you have an idea that can disrupt the travel industry? Submit it to Intelak, MENA's aviation and travel technology incubator, by October 31, for a chance to join Intelak’s incubation program and...
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Startup Watch: Flying cars, thieving chatbots, and Silicon Valley - the musical
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 business/VC fund/incubator. Here’s our wrap of what we’re reading...
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Redesigning Amman's urban culture
When graffiti artist Mike Derderian paints Amman’s walls, he feels the city beneath his fingertips. He is determined to merge his individual work with developing Amman’s visual identity for a greater...
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