Accelerator Technology Holdings (ATH) has announced that it is working on establishing a company to fund investment in mobile technology in the Arab region.
ATH is a holding company that acts through a group of companies established in Jordan and Bahrain to identify, invest in and help build best of breed ventures in the ICT value […]
The Government of Jordan, represented by Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation (JEDCO), has launched a Call for Proposals to pre-select one or two fund managers to provide services in relation to the establishment and management of the up-coming Early Stage and Capital for Growth funds in Jordan.
The Funds are part of the Jordan Enterprise Venture Capital […]
The 6th Investing In Technology Forum; an event that aims to be a networking opportunity for entrepreneurs, researchers, investors, regional corporate CEOs, and all technology leaders in the region to get together to share experiences, develop relationships and explore business opportunities; took place in Cairo, Egypt, last week.
One of the items on the event’s agenda was […]
In a joint press conference today in Amman, Jordan, Intel Capital’s latest investments in the Arab internet scene were announced.
These new investments from Intel Capital are in Jordanian internet companies Jeeran, one of the leading user generated content portals in the Arab world, and ShooFeeTV, a free online Arabic television guide. Both companies are also IV Holdings […]
Montassar Ouaili, the CEO of Tunisie Telecom, the first Tunisian telecom operator in Tunisia, recently announced that the company will be launching a venture capital arm in partnership with STB Bank and BH Bank.
The new venture will be called “Diva Sicar“, and will be officially established as a subsidiary of Tunisie Telecom on May 19th.
It will […]
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 launch such value-added services, […]
One of the most interesting developments that have taken place recently in the internet entrepreneurship and venture capital space in the Arab world has been the launch of Bayt’s venture capital arm “Intilaq”.
To get even more details about this exciting bit of news, I got to ask Dan Stuart, who is Head of strategic initiatives at […]
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 drive […]
Kuv Capital just announced a great and ambitious new project that they’re launching in Beirut, Lebanon: The creation of a Media City in Lebanon.
The Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF), a Pan-Arab NGO with the mission of promoting and supporting Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship as a tool of economic development in the MENA region, has announced its 6th Investing in Technology Forum to be held this year in Cairo, Egypt on May 12th -14th, 2009 under the Patronage […]
