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The Abraaj Group Places Big Bets On Southeast Asia’s E-commerce Sector

Sensing an imminent growth explosion in Southeast Asia's e-commerce industry, The Abraaj Group has been busy ramping up its portfolio in the last two months.

By Sindhu Hariharan

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MENA Startups Getting Funded: Wadi.com Secures US$67 Million Funding

By Sindhu Hariharan

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What Investors Look For When Evaluating Your Pitch: Walid Tahabsem, Co-Founder and Board Member, Oasis500

By Walid Tahabsem

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The Luxury Closet Is Dressed To Impress With US$1 Million Raise From Wamda Capital

By Pamella de Leon

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What I Learned From My Equity Crowdfunding Campaign

Homes or Houses founder talks about equity crowdfunding with platform Eureeca and what she learned from the campaign.

By Jackie Fitzgerald

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Seven Rules To Keep Startup Costs In Order

According to research from the venture capital database CB Insights, who surveyed over 150 failed startups for the study, the second most common reason for failure was, quite simply, running out of cash.

By Salman Khoja

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Making Your Resources Last: Four Ways To Decrease Your Venture’s Burn Rate

Out of all of the elements that compose a company's burn rate, there are four primary factors to consider.

By Owais Dilawer

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MENA Art Platform Artscoops Gets Funded Through Equity Crowdinvesting On Eureeca

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.

By Pamella de Leon

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MENA Startups Getting Funded: TaskSpotting Shares Its Story

TaskSpotting announced in early October that it had closed its Series A funding round with an investment of US$1.2 million led by MENA Venture Investments (MVI) and a Saudi corporate that hasn't been named.

By Aby Thomas

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More Money Means More Opportunity: My Startup Got Funded In Dubai, And Now I’m Scaling The Business

Like most entrepreneurs, thoughts of how I could scale my venture was constantly on my mind. How could I grow Mini Exchange into a business that could expand to other markets in an innovative way?

By Sarah Jones

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MENA Startups Getting Funded: Carpool Arabia Shares Its Story

The Dubai-based ridesharing company announced in late September that it had raised US$350,000 in its seed-round investment.

By Aby Thomas

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Seven Things To Look Out For When Going For Your Second Raise

Your second round is never as easy as securing that initial funding. With great money comes great responsibility, and that's what your investors are looking for.

By Yousef ElSammaa

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Four MENA Startups That Nailed An Investment

These four startups all have one thing in common: they managed to pitch successfully for investment by Jabbar Internet Group.

By Samih Toukan

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The House That Jack Built: Spending Startup Cash

For all you entrepreneurs looking to raise that initial seed capital, in short a good prototype, simple business plan, and a solid team are -in my view- what's needed to help raise your capital.

By Simon Hudson