BBC 100 Women 2024: Who is on the List This Year from the MENA Region?
Dr. Shabana Parvez, MD FACEP
The BBC has revealed its list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2024. This year’s...
Global Boycotts, Health Scares Hit Major Brands, Impacting Sales
Dr. Tausif Malik
In the wake of the ongoing Palestinian crisis, major global brands, including McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, and Starbucks, are facing worldwide boycotts that have...
Mastercard Celebrates Women SME Leaders in Third Annual Awards
UAE
Mastercard Women SME Leaders Awardscelebrates 2024 winners. Mastercard has announced the winners of the third edition of its Women SME Leaders Awards, celebrating the...
MENA: Late-Stage Funding Soars to $643 Million in First Half of 2023
UAE
Start-ups across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have accomplished a significant milestone in the first half of 2023, raising an impressive...
ANAVA Fund of Funds Invests €5 Million in Titan Seed Fund I to Bolster Tunisia’s Deeptech Startups
Tunisia
ANAVA Fund of Funds, managed by Smart Capital, has pledged a €5 million investment in the Titan Seed Fund I. This fund is specifically...
Tunisian startup Kumulus wins EBRD’s startup challenge
Tunisia
Kumulus, a Tunisian startup operating in water industry, won Tuesday the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s startup competition AgVenture aiming at supporting innovative...
Here are the top EdTech companies to watch out for in the MENA region
Here are the top EdTech companies to watch out for in the MENA region:
Noon Academy - This Saudi Arabia-based company offers personalized online tutoring...
Shape, a Tunisian EdTech Startup raises new funding from Oman Technology Fund
Oman/Tunisia
The Oman Technology Fund (OTF) has invested undisclosed amount in Shape, a Tunisian EdTech Startup founded 2021 by Rahma Abid.
Edtech Shape has developed a...
Flat6Labs Launches New US$95M Venture Capital Fund to Expand its Impact in Africa
EGYPT
Flat6Labs, MENA’s leading seed investor, has announced the launch of a new US$95 million Seed Fund to nurture the growth and development of...
BioNTech Acquires Tunisia-Founded AI Startup InstaDeep for $684m
Following a multi-year partnership, German biotech company BioNTech acquires Tunisia-founded and UK-based AI Startup InstaDeep for $684m to boost drug discovery efforts.
In its largest...
