News Khalifa Fund hosts a boot camp to prepare participants for Pitch@Palace 1.0 15 promising entrepreneurs from the Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain participated in the recently held…Jenan Al-MukharriqOctober 23, 2018
News The first cohort of female-led startups graduate Womena’s accelerator program Womena has announced the successful completion of the inaugural cycle of its Womentum accelerator, targeted…Jenan Al-MukharriqOctober 22, 2018
News INJAZ Bahrain organizes a workshop to encourage young aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators Over 200 students from across Bahrain gathered around at Brinc Batelco last week to participate…Jenan Al-MukharriqOctober 22, 2018
News Bahrain’s leading payment gateway SADAD adopts Ripple’s xRapid for cross-border payments SADAD, the company that touts being Bahrain’s “most trusted payment channel” has adopted Ripple’s recently…Jenan Al-MukharriqOctober 21, 2018
News Careem nails $2 billion valuation after raising $200 million in the ongoing funding round Careem, the biggest rival to Uber in the Middle East, has raised $200 million in…Jenan Al-MukharriqOctober 21, 2018
News Bahrain FinTech Bay partners with blockchain firm SettleMint In what’s being referred to as Bahrain’s first blockchain verifiable contract, Bahrain FinTech Bay has…Jenan Al-MukharriqOctober 21, 2018
News The Euroemena Awards are coming to Beirut to find the region’s best emerging social enterprises Come December, management consulting firm Euromena Consulting will host a special MENA-focused event wherein it…Jenan Al-MukharriqOctober 18, 2018
News SMEs are increasingly playing a bigger role in MENA’s economy, claims new report As most countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) turn to small and…Jenan Al-MukharriqOctober 18, 2018
News Cairo-based P2P shipping platform HitchHiker raises $200,000 in the latest funding round So if you haven’t heard about it yet, there’s an Egyptian startup called HitchHiker that…Jenan Al-MukharriqOctober 18, 2018
News Ureed launches Ureed Academy, an educational platform for translators and content creators Online editorial marketplace Ureed has launched a comprehensive e-learning platform in collaboration with the University of Saint Joseph.…Jenan Al-MukharriqOctober 17, 2018