Startup

Masdar City sponsors the Microsoft-backed Adio start-up accelerator program in the UAE

Masdar City, Abu Dhabi's renewable energy business Masdar's sustainable research and development hub, has partnered with Microsoft to promote the…

1 year ago

Startups in focus

ekar ekar is the first self-drive mobility startup in the Middle East, allowing users on-demand access to a network of…

1 year ago

Sheraa teams up with Canada-based incubator DMZ to empower Sharjah startups into NA

The DMZ and the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa) have established a partnership that will enable 15 businesses from the emirate…

1 year ago

Deep tech startup Manhat aims to enhance water and food security in the UAE

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is already "water stressed," and the cascading effects of climate change are…

1 year ago

The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre aims to support 100 startups annually

The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre, which has supported more than 150 start-ups since it was established in 2016, aims to increase…

1 year ago

B2B startup Suplyd raises $1.6 million pre-Seed round

Suplyd, an Egypt-based startup that digitises supply chain operations for the Mena region’s hotels, restaurants, and catering (HORECA) industries, announced…

1 year ago

Sharjah Media City introduces tech and media VC, Shams Valley

The freezone of the emirate, Sharjah Media City (Shams), has introduced a brand-new venture builder dubbed Shams Valley. According to…

1 year ago

Emirates Development Bank and ADCB to partner on credit guarantee scheme for UAE SMEs

Emirates Development Bank (EDB), a key financial engine for the economic development and industrial advancement of the nation, and Abu…

1 year ago

Hub71 startups reach $1bn funding since 2019

Global technological ecosystem Hub71, situated in Abu Dhabi, claims that since its 2019 inception, its start-ups have combined raised $1…

1 year ago

Hub71 and the MiSK foundation to promote cross-border market access for local tech firms

Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, and The Mohammed Bin Salman Foundation (MiSK Foundation) have partnered to ease international market…

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