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Entrepreneurs
5 things to consider for MENA founders before attending YCombinator
YC can be great for a startup founder, but it’s not without its pitfalls
fundraising
Middle East startup funding is overheating: It’s time to slow down
The region’s tech and startup ecosystem today is more sober, compared to the feverish market environment as recent as the start of 2022 when the world was coming out of the pandemic
agritech
5 trends that will shape MENA startup ecosystem in 2023
While 2022 was a great year for the region’s startup sector, entrepreneurs need to be aware of the key challenges facing small businesses in 2023
IPO
MENA region to see 45 unicorns worth over $100 billion by 2030, led by Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia was titled as the “gravitational centre” for scaling tech unicorns, based on the country’s GDP and stock exchange size
Abu Dhabi
Why Middle East venture capitals need to seriously consider backing female-founded start-ups
The UAE government is encouraging venture capitals (VCs) to back a highly diverse array of startups with no gender bias, and female founded start-ups could benefit from several investors
AgTech startups
Revealed: 30 Rising Startups from the Middle East 2022
The Middle East startup sector is heating up, with small businesses innovating rapidly today to solve the problems of tomorrow. In celebration of the innovators and entrepreneurs driving the future, Arabian Business is introducing its 30 Rising Startups of 2022
Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri
Startups, SMEs to receive support in exporting products through UAE ministry’s new initiative
Companies registered to the ScaleUp Export programme get access to special shipping prices, a range of experts and mentors, as well as technical workshops and legal consultations
MENA startups
Revealed: 10 initiatives that help UAE startup owners with funding, long-term visas, and talent acquisition
Looking for more information on the region’s startup scene, including funding and venture capital opportunities? Here are 10 startup initiatives you need to learn more about.
banking
Choosing the right banking partner is crucial for regional startup success
In spite of the opportunities which abound, however, early-stage startup founders can find themselves facing a clutch of initial challenges when starting a new business. One of those is finding the right banking partner. It’s a complex issue.
Azimut Limited
New $50m VC fund targets ‘disruptive’ MENA B2B tech start-ups
Announcement comes two years after Azimut and Gellify raised EUR65m for the Digitech Fund which focused on European start-ups
Entrepreneurs
Why the only way is up for venture capitalism in the Gulf
Industry experts, Rabih Khoury and Essam Albakr, discuss the progress of the region’s VC and start-up spaces and the factors required to sustain their growth
Entrepreneurs
Why MENA region is a lucrative market for ‘sustainability’ start-ups
Rising commercial-cum-developmental opportunity of this trend has led to some of the global start-up accelerators to team with international financial institutions to help the ventures to scale up faster with offers of capital and mentorship
corporate social responsibility
MENA start-ups can show the world there is more to unicorn status than scale-up and expansion
For the Sustainable Development Goals to yield more successful results, the collective sustainable impact of companies should go hand-in-glove with business growth
business opportunity
Why the Gulf market is the new favourite for Indian start-ups
For an Indian start-up, expanding in the Middle East makes more sense as the region gives access to a much larger global territory and helps in generating better revenue
Funding
How the UAE leads the MENA region in investment growth in the number of deals and funding for start-ups in H1 2021
The second half of 2021 will likely see an acceleration of venture capital deployed in the region, according to Magnitt’s H1 2021 MENA Venture Report
Hussain Al Alawi
Why searching for unicorns risks missing the real returns of tech investments
As economic buoyancy and optimism returns to the region and investments in MENA start-ups already outpace last year’s totals, looking beyond short-term profits is the smartest approach for those investing in the tech firms of tomorrow