SABB honours start-up accelerator programme winnersThe Saudi British Bank (SABB), in collaboration with the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Kaust) Entrepreneurship Centre, recently honoured the winners of the first batch of its Taqadam start up accelerator programme. More… |
SABB honours start-up accelerator programme winnersThe Saudi British Bank (SABB), in collaboration with the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Kaust) Entrepreneurship Centre, recently honoured the winners of the first batch of its Taqadam start up accelerator programme. More… |
Start-up movement picking up steam in Arab worldStart-up movement is gaining pace slowly but steadily in the Arab world, including in countries such as Oman and Egypt as hundreds of new technology start-ups are gradually being nurtured every year by venture capital funds that will change the More… |
startAD launches programme for hardware start-upsstartAD, entrepreneurship platform that supports start-ups, has invited innovative start-ups to apply for UAE’s first hardware Venture Launchpad, an immersive 10-day entrepreneurship programme at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD). The p More… |
Bahrain start-up raises $2 millionEat, a restaurant discovery and real-time reservations platform, has raised a post-seed funding round of $2 million, led by Bahrain-based investment fund Pinnacle, reported the Gulf Daily News, our sister publication. To read f More… |
Dubai’s Turn8 launches new venture capital fundDubai-based Turn8 has launched a $60 million venture capital fund for technology innovation. Turn8 Innovation Fund I L.P. makes Turn8 one of the largest providers of seed capital in the region catering to the global start-up eco system. More… |
Use cloud to scale up business, Microsoft tells start-upsMicrosoft Gulf has called on regional start-ups to strongly consider the cloud as a means of easily scaling up their business operations, citing several UAE success stories as proof that. Through Microsoft’s BizSpark, a glob More… |
Use cloud to scale up business, Microsoft tells start-upsMicrosoft Gulf has called on regional start-ups to strongly consider the cloud as a means of easily scaling up their business operations, citing several UAE success stories as proof that. Through Microsoft’s BizSpark, a glob More… |
Flat6Labs funds 46 projects worth $10mFlat6Labs, a regional start-up accelerator programme, has funded 46 projects worth $10 million between 2011 until now in Egypt, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia, Daily News Egypt quoted a top official as saying. The programme, w More… |
Paris start-up event to attract over 30,000 visitorsViva Technology Paris, an international event dedicated to growth of start-ups and digital transformation, is set to attract over 30,000 visitors, including hundreds of leading investors as well as 5,000 start-ups from around the world. More… |