INJAZ Egypt Competition To Provide Seed Funding For Student Startups
As part of the INJAZ Egypt Company Program in 2011, over 1000 university students from across Egypt have formed start-up
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Saudi Arabia’s KACST Launches New Technology Startup Fund
The King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology (KACST) has announced the setup of a new fund, a first of
Continue readingYalla Apps: Microsoft’s MEA Windows Phone 7 Developer Portal
Microsoft announced the launch of “Yalla Apps“, a regional Windows Phone 7 developer portal that Microsoft hopes will serve as
Continue readingN2V Adds AqarMap, Qaym And True-Gaming To Their Portfolio
National Net Ventures, better known as N2V, and one of the top internet groups in the Middle East, have been on an
Continue readingMasterCard Survey: Jump In UAE Online Shopping Growth Rate
The percentage of respondents in the UAE accessing the Internet for shopping increased from 29% in 2009 to 42% in
Continue readingPalestinian Hassan Hamdan Receives Award At 2010 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards
Palestinian entrepreneur Hassan Hamdan, Co-Founder of Optimal Technology Solutions and recent graduate of Modern Science and Art University, has been
Continue readingIntel Capital Invests In Three Middle East Companies: Nymgo, Jeeran And ShooFeeTV
The World Economic Forum in Marrakech yesterday witnessed some really interesting news from Intel Capital, which announced 3 new investments
Continue readingDubai Silicon Oasis Technology Incubator To Support Startups
Dubai Silicon Oasis, the integrated free zone technology park, has launched a new big project in the UAE, the ‘DSO
Continue readingMobily Launches Developers Community To Enrich Arabic Mobile Applications & Content
Saudi Arabia’s second mobile operator Mobily (Etihad Etisalat) has launched a new project dubbed “Mobily Developers Community” that aims to
Continue readingDu Launches Anayou A Central Social Platform For The Arab World
Du, UAE’s second mobile operator, has just launched a new big online project branded Anayou, which seemingly aims to position
Continue readingWin Free Incorporation & Online Advertising With Falcons’ Lair Business Competition
Virtuzone, a virtual UAE-based free zone, in partnership with Dubizzle, the UAE’s leading online classifieds service, have launched a new
Continue readingFree Booths For Startups At TiE GITEX 2010 Start-up Showcase
Dubai’s yearly GITEX Technology Week is just around the corner, taking place from October 17th to 21st in the Dubai
Continue readingMEVP Announces First Investments In Three Lebanese Companies
Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), has announced their three first investments in Lebanese-based companies: Pin-Pay, iLevel, and Multilane. This round
Continue readingUS Commits $455 Million For Five MENA Startup Investment Funds
The Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), an agency of the US government that invests in
Continue readingSkype Confirms Plan For Regional Headquarters In Bahrain
Skype, the internet telephony company has confirmed it will be setting up its Middle East headquarters in Bahraini capital Manama,
Continue readingITIDA And Vodafone Egypt Launch MobileAppsAcademy For Egyptian Mobile Developers
Egypt’s Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) is partnering up with Vodafone Egypt to launch MobileAppsAcademy, a contest and a
Continue readingMdinar, A Tunisian Mobile Payment & M-Wallet Service
Mdinar is a new mobile payment and m-wallet service that was recently launched in beta in Tunisia through a partnership
Continue readingMiddle East Venture Partners Closes US$10 Million Of New Fund
Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), a Middle East focused venture capital firm that was launched last year with the goal
Continue readingMusic Video Service Vevo Plans To Launch In The Middle East
Vevo, the music video service, that was founded by Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group, in partnership with the
Continue readingAppsArabia, An Arabic Mobile Applications Development Fund
Abu Dhabi’s twofour54 has recently announced it will be launching a new investment fund called ‘AppsArabia‘, which promotes and supports mobile
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