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The Bahrain Development Bank (BDB) has kicked off the US$100 million venture capital fund of funds to support startups in Bahrain.

The investment has brought with it a new look and added capabilities for the enterprise, and will help move Hopscotch's offerings to a digital platform.

By making sure that whatever deal they do on a global scale, it touches the ecosystem in the region.

Funding rounds bring with them a whole new vocabulary and terms that business founders need to get familiar with, often in a hurry.

What offerers and investors need to understand about Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) to avoid getting burned.

What offerers and investors need to understand about Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) to avoid getting burned.

What offerers and investors need to understand about Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) to avoid getting burned.

As a publisher localizing global games in partnership with international partners to make them more culturally relevant for the Arabic market, Tamatem Games wants to utilize the funds to capitalize on the success it has had since its launch in 2014.

While the size of the current investment remains undisclosed, Justmop reported annualized gross revenue of more than US$10 million and over 25% month-on-month growth in the last six months.

UAE-based One Click Delivery Services, a last-mile logistics tech startup, has raised undisclosed amount of funding from Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) in its first external investment round.

A few tips for the first-time founders who are looking for funding right now in the MENA region.

The Foodics software manages sales, transactions, inventory, employee schedules, and customer relationships among other F&B operations using iPads as a point of sale (POS) device at restaurants.

The investment was raised from 65 private family offices and High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI) belonging to the GCC and larger MENA regions.

The digital health sector gets a boost as Altibbi, a telehealth platform raises US$6.5 million from lead investors DASH Ventures and Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), and more investors.

Mohamed Alabbar and Rashid Alabbar on lessons they've learnt from supporting MENA's tech ecosystem, and what it needs.

Growing meat in a lab might sound like a storyline from a science fiction film, but startup Memphis Meats is seeking to do just that.

Watch out Souq.com (and other e-commerce players)- rising in the sector is MENA startup Wadi.com.

Online travel marketplace Wego has entered into a strategic partnership with Middle East media conglomerate MBC Group, with the latter making a "significant amount" of investment in the online travel marketplace.

The startup develops a public and decentralized platform for smart contracts on blockchain in the region.

Early-stage startups in Egypt, the time is ripe to get your pitch decks ready, and present your venture to Flat6Labs Cairo.

Sarah Jones discusses getting ready to scale up, raising funds, and what the MENA ecosystem needs.