The World Economic Forum in Marrakech yesterday witnessed some really interesting news from Intel Capital, which announced 3 new investments in the Middle East; UK-Lebanon based Nymgo, as well as Jordanian companies Jeeran and ShooFeeTV. This investment marks a second round of investment from Intel Capital in both Jeeran and ShooFeeTV (both also IV Holdings [...]
Governments support, communities, talent, funds, role models & case studies, cutting edge software n’ tools, and soon, better broadband & higher Internet penetration, and a great deal of awareness/coverage by media. You’ve got it all. Take it back to the days when Web meant that big Blue “e” icon. That’s exactly when we read all [...]
Abu Dhabi’s twofour54 has recently announced it will be launching a new investment fund called ‘AppsArabia‘, which promotes and supports mobile app development throughout the Middle East and North Africa using the Software Development Kits (SDKs) of all the major mobile and online platforms (e.g. Android (Google), iPhone OS (Apple), BlackBerry, Facebook, OpenSocial and Ovi (Nokia)). [...]
In the latest poll on StartUpArabia, the question that was addressed to the entrepreneur readers was: What major obstacle did you face while looking to fund your project? The result of reader voting came out as follows: Out of 89 readers who responded to the poll: – 37% of them responded that it was initiating [...]
Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the region’s largest integrated technology park, is planning to launch a global technology fund middle of next year. “Some of the investments will be from ourselves, some from local and regional investors and also international investors,” said Ray Milhem, the new chief technology officer of technology investment at DSOA. He said, [...]
twofour54 ibtikar, the media industry funding and support pillar of twofour54 Abu Dhabi, has launched twofour54 ibtikar: creative lab, a grant funding scheme aimed at engaging with young Arabs and stimulating creativity in order to build a long term sustainable media industry in the Arab world. twofour54 ibtikar: creative lab offers grant funding and business [...]
A new poll has gone live on StartUpArabia, you can find it on the sidebar on the right or vote straight from this post. This poll is more targeted at startups and entrepreneurs who have sought funding for their project/business at one point or another, and tries to determine what kinds of obstacles they faced [...]
Tunisiana, the first private mobile operator in Tunisia, just announced the launch of a fund for value-added services projects. This move follows the recent publication of a new law in Tunisia relating to the sharing of revenue between telecom operators and value-added services providers. So in an effort to empower and encourage more entrepreneurs and startups to [...]
Bayt.com, the leading job portal in the Arab world, is launching a new and very interesting initiative called Intilaq, that aims to fund, mentor and support aspiring entrepreneurs with early-stage technology startups. Intilaq is interested in funding and supporting startups based in the Arab world, or who are interested in relocating to the region, that [...]
A new poll has gone live on StartUpArabia, you can find it on the first sidebar on the right or vote straight from this post. This poll is mainly aimed at Arab entrepreneurs who have already launched their startups and are looking for financing, or those who have yet to launch their projects and will [...]
