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Dubai-based startup Okadoc makes history by closing the largest ever Series A round for a healthtech startup in the MENA region

Why we need Western venture capital firms in the Middle East entrepreneurial landscape (and how to get them to invest in your startup).

Lead investors play a crucial social, and obviously, economic role for a startup's launch into a market.

The idea for Fodel was born when Benturquia herself searched for a better alternative to home delivery for her online purchases.

ADIO's Ventures Fund is an initiative of the Abu Dhabi Government's Ghadan 21 accelerator program.

TurtleTree is the world's first company using technology to create real milk from animal cells, with no animal required

Invest wisely, ensuring that we are not lulling people –investors and employees– into a false sense of security on where they are investing their money and time.

Backstage Capital founder Arlan Hamilton on starting a VC firm that looks out for underestimated (aka underrepresented) entrepreneurs.

The banks' own management know fintech companies are what they need, but they are doing nothing about it!

A first-hand account of having to deal with banks as an entrepreneur in the UAE

Running a fintech startup offers a unique chance to change the world.

It has never been a better time to be a man or a woman with a plan, the ambition, and the drive to succeed in the UAE.

Allied Investment Partners, a partnership between Al Hail Holding and Future Capital, is raising an AED5 billion fund to invest in products that straddle across the risk spectrum.

Enabling global entrepreneurial success stories from the MENA region

Founded by Elie Haber, Johnny Khazzoum, and Tony Abou Mrad in January 2019, Food To Go offers technology-driven restaurant operations to franchisers and food outlets, helping them sustain quality amid today's increasing restaurant operational costs.

The Dubai-based venture capital firm BECO Capital has closed its second fund at US$100 million

As customer expectations rise –fuelled by the ever-improving user experience of digital services– their patience falls, meaning banks are constantly having to race to keep up.

It is imperative to follow fundamental rules and keep certain key considerations in mind to avoid facing financial issues that may lead to bankruptcy.

Today's tech-savvy millennials, who have information at their fingertips, have underlined the need for a new business model that the property sector cannot ignore.

Entrepreneurs in the UAE highlight banking services, and in particular the obstacles to opening a bank account, as their number 1 challenge according to entrepreneurship advocacy white paper released by Dubai Chamber and Roland Berger in 2018.

The e-commerce platform designed for mums plans to invest further in technology and top global talent to fuel expansion plans across the Middle East

Huge gaps still exist in the Middle East and North Africa's startup funding ecosystem, but substantial recent exits and an improvement in the quality of pitches could be on the way to changing the status quo.

You could have the best offering in the world, but without charging the right amount you will either lose money or lose customers.

With investors becoming increasingly socially responsible, it's time to focus on measuring the impact of impact investing.

The Senior Vice-President and Head of Development Services at Bahrain Development Bank -who is also the Fund Manager at Al Waha Fund of Funds- on how her country's initiatives are enabling not just its own but the region's entrepreneurial ecosystem

ASA Ventures founder and CEO Arif Saiyad wants to empower entrepreneurs to solve real problems.