After receiving and vetting over 650 applications from promising start-ups from over 65 countries — including from 158 start-ups that were founded in the UAE — Flat6Labs, the MENA region’s leading seed and early-stage venture capital firm, this week commenced its 4-day Bootcamp for 20 of the most innovative entrants. Over the course of the […]
Freshworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRSH), a business software company dedicated to making accessible, easy to use software for companies of any size, has launched a new Barrett-created brand campaign that aims to show how people feel when they work with software that they actually love to use. The two 30-second spots, and their :15 and :06 […]
BEDU, the Dubai-based leader of Metaverse and Web3 technologies in the Middle East, and Omada, the leading performance-based digital marketing and ecommerce advertising group in the MENA region, have announced a strategic partnership to jointly develop and deploy an NFT-based ecommerce marketing solution. The collaboration will leverage Omada’s relationships with more than 450 regional retailers […]
Storyblok, an enterprise headless content management system (CMS) that enables developers and marketers to deliver powerful content experiences on any digital platform, today announced the close of its $47M Series B financing, led by Mubadala Capital and HV Capital and joined by existing investors 3VC and firstminute capital. Storyblok previously raised $11 million. Following the company’s last funding […]
Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, is set to partake in Milipol Qatar 2022, from 24 to 26 May, at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC). Trend Micro will highlight its innovative solutions to strengthen Qatar’s security infrastructure for the public and private sectors and safeguard their […]
HSBC today announces the launch of a Female Entrepreneur Fund (“Fund”), which will provide US$1bn in lending to female-owned businesses over the next 12 months in 11 markets including Egypt. This comes alongside the introduction of the HSBC Roar initiative, which enables female entrepreneurs to access: A series of masterclasses hosted by experienced business leaders […]
Dubai is on the right track and retained its position as the world’s busiest international airport with 29.1 million passengers and just last week Dubai Airport announced registering its busiest quarter since 2020, said Jamal al Hai, Deputy CEO of Dubai Airports. Delivering the welcome address at the Airport Innovation & Development Conference at Gulf […]
Fashinza, the AI-driven B2B marketplace and real-time global supply chain platform for fashion brands and retailers, today announced a Series B funding round totaling USD 100M (AED 367m). The round is led by Prosus Ventures (formerly known as Naspers Ventures) and Westbridge along with participation from existing investors Accel, Elevation, and DisruptAD. The round also […]
The Labour Fund (Tamkeen) established a strategic partnership with SANS Institute to provide quality training in cybersecurity for hundreds of Bahrainis starting with 200 graduates over the next 2 years. This initiative is in line with Tamkeen’s strategic direction and comes as a response to the market needs that require high quality and specialized tech […]
Yalla Group Limited (“Yalla” or the “Company”) (NYSE: YALA), the leading voice-centric social networking and entertainment platform in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022. First Quarter 2022 Financial and Operating Highlights Revenues were US$72.3 million in the first quarter of 2022, representing an increase of 6.9% from the first […]
