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SME Story: Interview with Kate Brunette-Sireteanu, co-founder of Peace of Mind Products

While we all walk around wearing masks to protect ourselves from airborne particles, our youngsters had no added layer of resistance until we launched our VirusShield Stroller Cover

SME Story: Interview with Dr Walid Saad, CEO, World of Farming

SME Story: Interview with Dr Walid Saad, CEO, World of Farming

Since launching earlier this year, we successfully completed the first prototype of our patent-pending circular farming methodology, that uses our artificially intelligent tracking software technology

Benjamin Mouflard (CEO) and Vinicius Rodrigues (CTO) of ChatFood tell us how their company's mission is to empower hospitality businesses

SME Story: Interview with the founders of Chatfood

Benjamin Mouflard (CEO) and Vinicius Rodrigues (CTO) of ChatFood tell us how their company’s mission is to empower hospitality businesses

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Etisalat by e& and Ministry of Economy launch programme for Emirati startups

This initiative will support Emirati entrepreneurs with a comprehensive range of services such as company formation, digital solutions and ICT services

SME Story: Interview with Muneeb Mushtaq of Airzai 

Airzai, a tech-fragrance company, is leading the charge in creating ‘the future of fragrance and wellness’ by leveraging technology

Why alternative financing could address financial needs of SMEs

Various countries have implemented a variety of measures including subsidised interest rates, collateral-free loans, partial credit guarantees, credit insurance, matching grants

Dubai SME leverages fintech to support start-ups in partnership with Beehive

Mohammed Bin Rashid Fund for SMEs partners with Beehive to support startups

In 2021, the Fund supported SMEs with Dhs65.29m worth of financing, of which Dhs47.67m was disbursed through Beehive to 374 projects

Interview with Sami Khoreibi and Sebastien Wakim, founders of Wisewell

Wisewell is an installation-free water purification technology that uses full-spectrum filtration to turn tap water into the highest quality of mineralised water

Interview with Karthik Jayaraman, MD & co-founder of WayCool

Interview with Karthik Jayaraman, MD & co-founder of WayCool

India’s fastest-growing Agri-commerce company WayCool, recently forayed into UAE to offer tech stack solutions in the food economy

Hub71 launches Tech Barza an exclusive capital club for regional family offices

Hub71 launches capital club for family offices in Abu Dhabi

The ‘Tech Barza’ platform will encourage more family office participation to tap investment opportunities among high-growth tech companies in Abu Dhabi

Khaleelulla Baig co-founder and CEO Koinbasket

Interview with Khaleelulla Baig, co-founder and CEO of Koinbasket

Koinbasket lets you invest in diversified cryptocurrency portfolios and indexes, implementing a proprietary algorithmic approach to pick the best from 1000’s of crypto products in real time

Aramco Launches Taleed Program to Accelerate SME growth in Saudi Arabia

Aramco launches Taleed to accelerate SME growth in Saudi Arabia

The programme will provide SMEs a wide range of support from capability building and strategy development to training, market access, advisory services and business planning

Virtuzone - Wio partnership

Virtuzone, Wio Bank partner to help SMEs with their digital banking needs

Virtuzone, in collaboration with Wio Bank, will offer entrepreneurs access to banking services through Wio’s SME-focused digital banking application, Wio Business

MASDAR- MBRIF - GITEX

Masdar City, MBRIF to support sustainability-focused UAE startups

Biosolvit, Wahaj Solar, Alesca Life, ECOLOO and Desolenator from MBRIF’s Accelerator programme will join Masdar City’s growing network of sustainability-focused companies

UAE based start-up Nadeera receives $100,000 grant from PepsiCo to scale circular economy solution

UAE startup Nadeera receives $100,000 grant from PepsiCo to scale circular economy solution

Nadeera, the winner of PepsiCo’s MENA Greenhouse Accelerator Program, was selected from a pool of 10 regional startups shortlisted earlier this year

Abu Dhabi’s twofour54 launches ‘The Community Hub’ to connect creative sector, startups

The Community Hub will offer businesses in the UAE and beyond access to a network of creative and media professionals

Further Ventures to support startups

Further Ventures launches $200m fund, backed by Abu Dhabi’s ADQ  

Further will partner with entrepreneurs, as an institutional co-founder, to launch and grow new ventures from ideation to exit

AI driven software solutions

Saudi tech startup Elevatus raises $10.5m in Series A funding round

The funding round was co-led by venture capital firm Global Ventures and Wa’ed Ventures, the venture capital arm of Aramco

AWE in UAE

US Mission to the UAE, startAD open applications for ‘AWE UAE 3.0 – Women in Business’ initiative

The programme, aimed at supporting women-owned SMEs in the UAE, will start in December and conclude on March 8, 2023

The cloud's George Karam and Kamil Rogalinski

Cloud kitchen platform The Cloud raises $10m in latest funding round

The funding round was led by Middle East Venture Partners and Olayan Financing Company with participation from Rua Growth Fund

UAE MoE, Flat6Labs tie up

Ministry of Economy, Flat6labs launch initiative to attract SMEs to the UAE

The initiative will enable startups to compete in local and global markets through Flat6labs Ignite programme

Bahrain's Al Waha Fund, Hambro Perks launch HP Spring Studios to support fintech startups

Bahrain’s Al Waha Fund, Hambro Perks launch HP Spring Studios to support fintech startups

The studio aims to create new highly skilled jobs in Bahrain for both local and international talent, on both its core team and at the startups it helps to launch

Khalifa fund enahnces programme for members

Khalifa Fund enhances membership programme, allows members to register unlimited trade licences

With the new updates, Khalifa Fund’s membership is now open to entrepreneurs aged 21 years and above

E-commerce programme

Khalifa Fund launches e-commerce acceleration programme to boost SMEs’ digital capacity

The programme will feature a five day workshop covering the essentials of e-commerce, commencing September 21

OQ Technology

Spacetech startup OQ Technology raises EUR13m in Series A funding round

The funding round was led by Wa’ed Ventures, the venture capital arm of Aramco, and Phaistos Investment Fund, managed by 5G Ventures in Greece

EDB application

Emirates Development Bank to approve loans of up to Dhs5m to SMEs, startups within five days

The lending service will be available for UAE-based SMEs and startups operating in one of EDB’s five priority sectors, which are manufacturing, healthcare, food security, advanced technology and infrastructure

dukkantek secures$10m in Series A funding round

UAE’s Dukkantek raises $10m in pre-Series A funding

The funds raised will provide Dukkantek further access to global expansion, improve the platform’s technology stack and hire more talent

ADDED launches innovation incubator for entrepreneurs

Abu Dhabi’s ADDED launches innovation incubators programme

Public and private institutions, which invest in innovative technology solutions and support R&D, are eligible to earn an innovation incubators licence

Produze receives $2m in seed funding

Farm-to-retailer platform Produze receives $2.6m in seed funding

Produze aims to serve multiple agri produce categories across countries in the Middle East, North America and Europe