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The Brave New World Of ICOs: A Primer On The Regulatory Landscape
Initial coin offerings (ICOs) are exploding in popularity, but both offerers and investors need to understand the regulatory landscape to avoid getting burned, write Latham & Watkins' Brian Meenagh, Lee Irvine, and Eyad Latif.
The Human Factor: What Angel Investor Ahmad Shehada Looks For In His Investments
As someone who rarely invests in startups that "have been shopped around," Shehada prefers playing the waiting game on his potential investees, but once having invested, he plays an active role in the startup's growth.
We Got Funded: MENA E-Commerce Platform Mumzworld.com Closes Fifth Funding Round
E-commerce platform Mumzworld.com continues to go from strength to strength as it announces the closure of its fifth round of funding to date.
We Got Funded: Tamatem Games Gets A US$2.5 Million Series A Funding Boost
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.
UAE-Based Enhance Closes US$1.5 Million Seed Round
Enhance, a UAE-based tech startup that builds marketplace businesses to meet the needs of Middle East and Africa consumers, has closed seed funding of US$1.5 million.
Fintech Disruptors are Changing How Entrepreneurs Invest and Raise Capital
Toss traditional out the window. Be creative finding funding.
How to Finance Taking Your Startup to the Big Time
Many successful companies bootstrapped to get started but getting big almost inevitably requires funding.
We Got Funded: Egypt-Based Fintech Startup Moneyfellows Raises Seed Funds
The startup claims to be gaining traction steadily since the time it participated in the Barclays Egypt and Flat6labs-powered 1864 fintech startup accelerator, and it had also won first place in the startups track at the 10th MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition held in Bahrain.
We Got Funded: Personal Concierge App Elves On How They Raised A US$2 Million Seed Round
Elves successfully raised US$2 million in its seed round in December 2017- one that the startup terms as having been "heavily oversubscribed."
Jordan-Based Agri Tech Startup Nestrom Raises Seed Funding From Regional Investors
Co-founded by entrepreneurs Yousef Wadi, Kanaan Manasrah, and Shadi Al Shalabi in early 2017, Nestrom focuses on "delivering high-end, easy to deploy agricultural software products and solutions," and says that they aspire to "transform all farms into smart farms."
Palestine Startup Bambinotes Raises Seed Funds From Ibtikar Fund
Bambinotes, a Palestine-based startup digitizing parent-teacher communication for pre schools, has raised an undisclosed amount of seed investment from VC firm Ibtikar Fund.
StartAD's Fintech Venture Launchpad Creates A Platform For Direct Engagement With Investors
MENA startups, if you're looking for an opportunity to develop your fintech idea and get up close and personal insights from investors, here's your chance.
UAE Car Rental Startup eZhire Raises Seed Funding From Jabbar Internet Group
Dubai startup eZhire, an app that wants to change the way you rent a car, has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding in a round led by Jabbar Internet Group.
We Got Funded: UAE Startup Justmop Closes Series A Funding And Gets Set For Expansion
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.
We Got Funded: Saudi Arabia's HealthTech Startup Sihatech Closes US$1.3 Million Series A
Sihatech plans to use the funds to "improve its offering for the Saudi healthcare sector, expand its team, hire more local developers, and expand its core technology products," aiming to drive the healthcare goals part of the Saudi Vision 2030.