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MENA's streaming battle

MENA's streaming battle

How local platforms like Shahid and StarzPlay are fending off Netflix and other global giants in the battle for eyes on screens

Jamie Lane
Zoe O Dwyer
Jamie Lane, +1
🗞️ Weekly round-up🗞️ Weekly round-up
MENA's new $100M growth debt fund

MENA's new $100M growth debt fund

Palestine’s Ibtikar Fund closes its second fund, MBZ and Biden debate AI, self-driving Ubers to hit Abu Dhabi, and a round-up of this week's MENA startup, VC, and tech news.

Jamie Lane
Zoe O Dwyer
Jamie Lane, +1
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Fintech disruption on the horizon

Fintech disruption on the horizon

Revolut targets UAE and Saudi expansion, Botim launches the region’s first ‘Send Now, Pay Later’, and a round-up of this week's MENA startup, VC, and tech news.

Jamie Lane
Zoe O Dwyer
Jamie Lane, +1
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The story of Talabat

The story of Talabat

Ahead of its IPO, we look back at Talabat's remarkable rise from its start in Kuwait in 2004.

Jamie Lane
Zoe O Dwyer
Jamie Lane, +1
🗞️ Weekly round-up🗞️ Weekly round-up
Saudi's big AI push

Saudi's big AI push

FlapKap and Paymob raise big rounds, US closer to green-lighting Nvidia chips for Saudi, and a round-up of this week's MENA startup, VC, and tech news.

Jamie Lane
Zoe O Dwyer
Jamie Lane, +1
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Building MENA's cities of the future

Building MENA's cities of the future

Can the region’s ambitious giga-projects spark a startup transformation in construction?

Jamie Lane
Zoe O Dwyer
Jamie Lane, +1
🗞️ Weekly round-up🗞️ Weekly round-up
Fintech frenzy

Fintech frenzy

Tabby and Tamara gear up for expansion, nine startups secure funding, a new $216 million fund is confirmed, and a round-up of this week's MENA startup, VC, and tech news.

Jamie Lane
Zoe O Dwyer
Jamie Lane, +1
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Keeping track of MENA's mega-projects

Keeping track of MENA's mega-projects

Meet the Dubai-based YC-backed startup with Paul Graham and Peter Thiel on its cap table

Jamie Lane
Zoe O Dwyer
Jamie Lane, +1
🗞️ Weekly round-up🗞️ Weekly round-up
The long awaited merger

The long awaited merger

A $5 million bridge to support Palestinian tech startups, Talabat's IPO, and a round-up of this week's MENA start-up, VC and tech news.

Jamie Lane
Zoe O Dwyer
Jamie Lane, +1
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Stopping MENA cyber attacks

Stopping MENA cyber attacks

Meet the cybersecurity startups defending regional businesses against costly data breaches

Jamie Lane
Zoe O Dwyer
Jamie Lane, +1
🗞️ Weekly round-up🗞️ Weekly round-up
Abu Dhabi's new $100M VC fund

Abu Dhabi's new $100M VC fund

Expanding to Saudi, MENA's potential as a Web3 hub, and a roundup of this week's MENA startup, VC and tech news.

Jamie Lane
Zoe O Dwyer
Jamie Lane, +1
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Where is the funding for food waste?

Where is the funding for food waste?

An outsized problem, with underfunded startups. Not the best recipe for success.

Jamie Lane
Zoe O Dwyer
Jamie Lane, +1
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