Startups
AI Startups raises a staggering $33 billion in H1
Contrary to some predictions of a slowdown in AI funding for 2024, the reality is quite the opposite. AI startups are not just breaking records; they are doing so at an accelerated pace, with more mon...
UAE’s first matchmaking app, MAXION accelerating growth
MAXION, the UAE’s first matchmaking app, announced 93% month-on-month growth just 12 weeks after launch. In March 2024, MAXION closed $600,000 in pre-seed fundraising in SAFE notes with a $5M valuatio...
Step Conference to start from February 21
Step Conference, Dubai’s leading tech festival is gearing up for its 12th edition on February 21st and 22nd at Dubai Internet City. The conference this year is expected to host more than 400 sta...
Huawei inaugurates the first edition of the Huawei Cloud Startup Program in Kuwait
Huawei inaugurated the first edition of the Huawei Cloud Startup Program in Kuwait on 20 December 2022. The program was launched in collaboration with local partners, including the Central Agency for ...
TikTok’s Project Unicorn creates opportunities for startups
TikTok’s Project Unicorn initiative to connect start-ups in MENA with venture capitalists from around the world has gained significant momentum across the entrepreneurship ecosystem, enabling regional...
IIT Bombay launches Asia’s largest startup competition in the Gulf region
The Entrepreneurship Cell of IIT Bombay is India’s leading non-profit student-run organization which aims at manifesting the latent entrepreneurial spirit among the youth of this country. Its initiati...
Registration open for Sheraa new startup incubator program
The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa) is offering a unique new opportunity to university students and fresh graduates in the UAE to transform their impactful ideas into businesses through a str...
TerraMaster introduces D16 Thunderbolt 3
TerraMaster introduced its latest 16-bay professional storage solution, D16 Thunderbolt 3. According to TerraMaster, D16 Thunderbolt 3 is the world’s most compact 16-bay tower storage and it uses the...
Huawei launches its first one-stop shop for startups
Huawei announced the launch of its first one-stop-shop for startups and developers with an aim to empower innovative entrepreneurs in the region to scale and grow by accessing advanced capabilities an...