Beco shares funding tips with entrepreneursEntrepreneurs should focus on ensuring that they have control of their companies and only give investors selective control terms such as a board seat, vesting and some limited reserved matters, an industry expert said. “They More… |
Mena tech start-up sector grows 10-foldThe tech entrepreneur sector in the region has grown by over ten-fold in the last four years, according to Beco Capital, a regional venture capital firm focused on technology investments in the GCC. Dany Farha, co-founder and CEO More… |
Mena tech start-up sector grows 10-foldThe tech entrepreneur sector in the region has grown by over ten-fold in the last four years, according to Beco Capital, a regional venture capital firm focused on technology investments in the GCC. Dany Farha, co-founder and CEO More… |
Low oil prices to spur technology start-upsEntrepreneurship and VC activity in the Arab region are expected to surge if oil prices linger at their current levels, said an industry expert. There is a strong positive correlation between a weak economy and a booming tech indu More… |
JadoPado sells key stake to Beco CapitalJadoPado, a global marketplace platform, has sold a significant minority stake to an investor consortium led by Beco Capital, a regional venture capital firm, valuing the business at Dh102 million ($28 million). The investment of More… |
Beco to enhance Arabic online contentBeco Capital, a venture capital firm in the GCC, is boosting its online Arabic content, which will allow Arabic online publishers to create strong businesses with innovative revenue streams, said a top official of the company. Res More… |
Mena digital retail sales on track to hit $100bnLarge home-grown online marketplaces will lead the digital growth in the Arab region, with retail sales alone expected to surge from the current $10 billion to $100 billion in 2025, said an industry expert. “The opportunity More… |
Mena digital retail sales on track to hit $100bnLarge home-grown online marketplaces will lead the digital growth in the Arab region, with retail sales alone expected to surge from the current $10 billion to $100 billion in 2025, said an industry expert. “The opportunity More… |
10 local technology start-ups likely to exitMore than 10 local technology start-ups in the Mena region are expected to exit in the next three to five years, said a top official of Beco Capital, a venture capital firm focused on technology investments. A handful of them have More… |
Technology ‘could cut youth unemployment in region’Technology investors and entrepreneurs could help reduce the impact of the expected explosion in unemployment amongst youth in the Arab region, according to experts debating global and regional issues at Davos. If the baby boom co More… |