News Around 20 startups battle it out in Baghdad for a chance to represent Iraq in Seedstars Summit Seedstars World, arguably the largest startup competition in the world, came to Iraq for the…Jenan Al-MukharriqAugust 4, 2019
News Bahrain-based Rain, the first licensed crypto exchange in the ME, raises $2.5M in seed round Rain, the first licensed cryptocurrency exchange in Bahrain and the Middle East, has announced it…Jenan Al-MukharriqAugust 1, 2019
News Brinc MENA announces call out to global IoT early- stage startups Brinc MENA, the region’s premier Internet of Things (IoT) and Connected Hardware accelerator program, announces…Jenan Al-MukharriqJuly 31, 2019
News Cloud giant AWS launches new “Middle East Region” in Bahrain Amazon Web Services (AWS), the on-demand cloud computing platform by Amazon Inc., announced Jul 29…Jenan Al-MukharriqJuly 31, 2019
News Careem joins forces with NBK to improve payment experience of ride-hailing users Careem has entered an agreement with the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) under which the…Jenan Al-MukharriqJuly 30, 2019
News Insure-tech startup Aqeed launches “Shopify-like” online platform for insurance brokers Insurance brokers interested in undergoing a digital transformation can now easily do so by using…Jenan Al-MukharriqJuly 29, 2019
News Egyptian startups Forasna and Taskty qualify for the next round of MIT’s Innovation Challenge The results of the MENA chapter of the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge are out. The…Jenan Al-MukharriqJuly 28, 2019
News “E-commerce-in-a-box” startup Zid receives 7-figure investment from multiple VCs Zid’s ambitions to emerge a dominant e-commerce player in the Middle East got a big…Jenan Al-MukharriqJuly 25, 2019
News Kuwait-based coding academy Coded draws $1.3M from multiple investors Four years into its mission to emerge one of the best coding academies in the…Jenan Al-MukharriqJuly 24, 2019
News Careem Now expands to Mecca to serve its 1.5M residents Careem Now’s expansion strategy in Saudi Arabia has now taken the food delivery platform right…Jenan Al-MukharriqJuly 23, 2019