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
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N2V 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 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 readingRevisiting Arabic Social Bookmarking And Content Discovery
A bit over two years ago, I wrote a post about the Arab social bookmarking services out there, listing the
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 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
Continue readingWinners Of The MIT Arab Business Plan Competition 09-10
The MIT Arab Business Plan Competition is a competition designed to encourage all entrepreneurs in the Arab world to start their
Continue readingOasis 500, A New ICT Seed Capital Fund For Jordan’s Startups
King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD) in Jordan is planning to launch a new ICT seed capital fund in
Continue readingDubai Silicon Oasis Authority To Launch Global Technology Fund
Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the region’s largest integrated technology park, is planning to launch a global technology fund middle of
Continue readingTwofour54 Ibtikar Launches Creative Lab Media Industry Grant Fund For Young Arabs
twofour54 ibtikar, the media industry funding and support pillar of twofour54 Abu Dhabi, has launched twofour54 ibtikar: creative lab, a
Continue readingThird Edition Of MIT Arab Business Plan Competition Launched
The MIT Arab Business Plan Competition is a competition designed to encourage all entrepreneurs in the Arab world to start
Continue readingTalasim One Of Six Winners At Seedcamp Week 2009
Seedcamp has announced the six winners of this year’s edition of Seedcamp Week, after an intense week of mentoring in
Continue readingGoogle Launches Egabat New Arabic Questions & Answers Service
Google is officially announcing the launch of a new service for the Arab world, under the name Google Egabat (meaning
Continue readingUAE Based Startup Sphere Networks To Be Acquired By Major Taiwanese Manufacturer
Sphere Networks is currently in acquisition talks with a major Taiwanese manufacturer to sell off the majority of the company,
Continue readingJabbar Internet Group: The New Group & Its Companies
In the previous post about Yahoo! acquiring Maktoob, there was a brief paragraph about what will happen to the rest
Continue readingYahoo! Maktoob: It’s Official, Yahoo! Acquiring Largest Arab Community Maktoob
After months of rumors and speculation by many in the Arab internet industry, today the news is confirmed and made
Continue readingActive Facebook Users In Middle East & North Africa
A newly released study by O’Reilly Research, focusing on the numbers of active Facebook users around the world by country
Continue readingSeedcamp Week 2009 – Applications Now Open
Seedcamp Week is an intensive week-long event held in London every September and is targeted at young entrepreneurs from across
Continue readingMENA 100 Business Plan Competition: A Call For Arab Innovative Entrepreneurs
The MENA 100 Business Plan Competition, which is organized by the MENA-OECD Enterprise Financing Network, in cooperation with the Islamic
Continue readingWinners Of The MIT Arab Business Plan Competition 08-09
The MIT Arab Business Plan Competition is a competition designed to encourage all entrepreneurs in the Arab world to start their
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