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"We're no different to this statement: fortune favors the prepared."

Founder and CEO Habeeb Furqan aims to streamline the entire photography process for an informal and simple experience with his venture Kapturise, an on-demand photography app for your personal and business needs.

The funding round boasts an impressive global investor base, ranging with participants from the US, China, Japan, Australia, Malaysia, Canada and Jordan.

"Innovation is not usually the product of a genius individual working in isolation, but most often results from the collective work of a talented team working in a collaborative environment."

Topstretching ME is a fast-growing chain of stretching and functional fitness studios training specifically catered for women in MENA, with a team of professional Russian gymnasts and training instructors.

The app allows patients to speak to doctors via video consultations for non-urgent medical advice, get lab tests delivered, and receive prescriptions as well.

Struggling with children with fussy eating habits? As children head back to school, here's a startup worth keeping an eye on.

Creating a concept has always been an interesting challenge for Abdullah AlWatayan, so it's no surprise that the entrepreneur has concocted more than one venture.

Founded in 2017, Souffle Beauty was born out of the duo's curiosity for personalized skincare, especially formulated for people living in hot and humid climates such as the Middle East or South East Asia.

Nora Al Roumi saw how third wave specialty coffee bars and roasters were nonexistent in Kuwait and GCC as the coffee market was dependent on commercial or franchise coffee brands.

The Kuwaiti startup specializes in healthy food meal plans to kids, with customers ranging from kids ages 2-16 years old, active young athletes, kids who are suffering from health issues, and more.

HOT Technologies aims to make fitness accessible and rewarding, with offers on bilingual fitness content, access to live classes and various workout programs.

Following the Dubai government's directive of allowing people to get back to their workplaces, businesses are taking hygienic measures, social distancing, and safety protocols to ensure the prevention and contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus among their employees and customers.

Dubai-based startup Lock&Stock is debuting the Founder's Club, an initiative to help and guide young entrepreneurs in the UAE kickstart their entrepreneurial journey.

The startup is leveraging on the opportunity by improving its platform features, investing on its team to boost its growth, and gearing up for a regional digital expansion to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Bahrain.

Seeing as to how diwaniyas serves as a core aspect in Kuwaiti culture, Faisal Al Fuhaid and Leanah Al-Awadhi were inspired to bring the concept further.

With an aim to remove non-sustainable hardware from the aviation industry, its first core prototype is a redesigned lightweight in-flight economy food tray called NEOS Fly which combines functionality, sustainability, and technology, and would make a positive impact on the environment, while also allowing airlines to save money in the long run.

Refood's mission is to eliminate food waste through food rechanneling and awareness programs, ultimately to change social and cultural behaviors to reduce food waste.

As large and small businesses across all industries are adapting to changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing that shouldn't be forgotten in the fray is the focus on supporting employees' physical and well-being.

Blue Outdoors provides products from boat accessories and water sports equipment to camping and trips products.

With the COVID-19 pandemic hitting businesses everywhere, they've decided to pivot as a marketplace platform on a commission basis to small businesses.

The raw specialty coffee bar provides an array of coffee choices, and supply coffee as a roastery to more than 27 shops in Kuwait, Dubai, and Turkey today.

Mubarak Jaffar launched KLC Virtual Restaurants with a pretty simple model: creating food concepts that can be delivered at home.

The online platform connects on-demand vetted gig workers with temporary job opportunities in different sectors, mostly in F&B, hospitality, e-commerce and logistics.

Promised to be as easy as sending a text message, the social P2P payment solution allows UAE bank account holders can use to send and receive money with just a phone number- no IBAN or SWIFT code required.

"Before COVID-19, [people] thought that edtech startup solutions are a secondary option, but today, it's a need and a must!"

Vexls is a simple platform that enables non-professional designers to create visual content catered for an Arabic-speaking audience.

"Remember that your [glass] ceiling could be just someone else's floor. For you to become the best, don't benchmark yourself with yourself."

Live streaming and video mobile app 360VUZ has successfully raised US$5.8 million in a Series A round led by Shorooq Partners, along with KBW Ventures, Media Visions, Vision Ventures, Hala Ventures, 500 Startups and other global investors.

The startup has adapted its in-house tech to help doctors and medical professionals to cope with the COVID-19 crisis.