While North America and Europe still dominate the global crowdfunding market, the Gulf region's key financial players recognize its growing importance.
The Stockholm-based enterprise, which was founded in 2011 and is a listed company on NGM Nordic MTF, is expecting to launch its first campaign in Dubai in the second quarter of 2019.
When the startup recently decided to raise funds to scale up further, el Grocer chose to step away from the venture capital route, and instead tried crowdfunding to help fuel its growth.
Instead of going for the usual funding routes taken by startups in the Middle East region, Artscoops chose another option to grow its business: crowdinvesting.
Dr. Maher Hakim of Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar on what needs to be done to establish a culture of innovation entrepreneurship in the Arab world.
Jacqueline Sofia wants to assist women-owned startups in MENA venture past the startups stage to the SME sector through DreamRise.Co, a crowdfunding and multimedia platform.