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It is meetup time for startups and investors at Expand North Star

Arnold Pinto 13/10/2024 0

From October 13 to 16, 2024 Expand North Star, the world’s largest startup and investor connector event, gets off to a much-anticipated start in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from October 13 to 16, 2024. This year’s edition, hosted by Dubai Chamber Digital at Dubai Harbour, promises to be

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iACCEL GBI Brings Seven Innovative Startups to Expand North Star 2024 in Dubai

News Desk 2 11/10/2024 0

iACCEL Gulf Business Incubator (iACCEL GBI), a leading go-to-market accelerator, launched under the patronage of Dubai SME, announces its participation in Expand North Star 2024, GITEX GLOBAL’s powerhouse startup show. Expand North Star 2024 will bring together founders, investors, and tech leaders from around the world, providing a platform for startups to secure business

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12 reasons to visit Expand North Star 2024

Arnold Pinto 06/10/2024 0

From October 13-16 at Dubai Harbour From October 13-16, Dubai will become the epicentre of innovation, hosting Expand North Star 2024, the world’s largest showcase for startups and investors. Organised by the Dubai World Trade Centre and hosted by the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy, Expand North Star 2024 is an essential event for anyone […]

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H.E. Alia Al Mazrouei meets with CEOs of 20 venture capital funds to discuss enhancing national entrepreneurship ecosystem

News Desk 1 18/09/2024

Her Excellency Alia bint Abdulla Al Mazrouei, UAE Minister of State for Entrepreneurship, held a roundtable with 20 directors and CEOs of venture capital funds. The meeting was aimed at enhancing cooperation to support the development of the UAE’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and the growth of startups by promoting their expansion into new economic sectors. This […]

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2,000+ startups to make huge impact at Expand North Star 2024

News Desk 2 28/08/2024 0

Europe commits to large presence The countdown has begun for Expand North Star 2024, the globe’s premier event for startups and allied investors, slated to take over Dubai Harbour from October 13-16. This year’s edition promises a record-breaking showcase of innovation, with over 2,000 startups exhibiting, with over 400 coming from Europe, including the United […]

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Index Ventures Announces $2.3bn in New Funds at a Historical Inflection Point for Startups

News Desk 2 10/07/2024

Index Ventures, a leading global venture capital firm, today announced $2.3 billion in new funds to forge relationships with exceptional entrepreneurs who are creating transformative, category-defining businesses. Combined with Index’s existing $300 million Origin seed fund, Index is deploying $2.6 billion in capital to back founders from seed to IPO. This brings

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Startups Are Leading The Charge Against Digital Deception

Arnold Pinto 05/06/2024 0

As The Situation Turns Grave A newly released report by GlobalData highlights the pivotal role of startups in the ongoing battle against digital deception. These innovative companies are at the forefront, armed with cutting-edge deepfake detection tools. OpenAI, in its quest to combat the escalating threat of AI-generated deepfakes, has introduced a unique detector. This

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Startups told added value beyond funding is key to breakthrough success

News Desk 2 31/05/2024

Tech investor Rashit Makhat has advised Middle East startups to look beyond initial funding for the extra support and guidance needed to capitalize fully on their growth potential in a highly competitive market. Makhat, Director and co-founder of UAE tech venture company Scalo Technologies, says founders hoping to make this a breakthrough year should study […]

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AEMOB Awards 2024 Recognizes Visionaries, Innovators, and Startups

News Desk 2 08/05/2024

The Autonomous e-Mobility (AEMOB) Forum 2024 concluded with presenting the AEMOB Awards, recognizing individuals and organisations that have demonstrated outstanding commitment, innovation, and leadership in moving the driverless e-mobility industry forward. The accolades’ first category, the AEMOB Visionary Award, celebrates individuals who have exemplified exceptional

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UAE earns praise for empowering the global AI community

News Desk 1 18/03/2024 0

AI sector is seen in need of supportive ecosystem Haltia.AI, a Delaware, United States-headquartered personal artificial intelligence (AI) firm with a UAE-based subsidiary, has praised the UAE’s drive to establish the Arabian Gulf emirate as an AI epicentre in the Middle East, including support to AI startups. The company stated that this robust support system, […]

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BITS Pilani Dubai Campus Launches Unique Career Fair Tailored for Exclusively Startups and SMEs

News Desk 1 08/02/2024

BITS Pilani Dubai Campus proudly announces its inaugural ‘Campus Career Fair-Startups’, solely for startups and SMEs nationwide and beyond, facilitating engagement with one of the region’s leading universities. Scheduled for February 15, 2024, this pioneering initiative seeks to redefine the interaction between these enterprises and students, presenting a unique

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Middle East startups warned that AI obsession can damage growth prospects

News Desk 1 09/01/2024

As the rise of artificial intelligence continues, Middle East startups have been warned against placing an exclusive focus on advanced technology, and in the process damaging their prospects for sustainable growth. Rashit Makhat, co-founder of Dubai tech venture company, Scalo Technologies, says founders who rely too heavily on AI risk losing sight of other key […]

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7 cardinal mistakes startups make with VCs: Insights from the front lines

News Desk 1 23/11/2023 0

By Talal Thabet, CEO and Co-founder, Haltia.AI In the high-stakes world of venture capitalism, a startup’s fate often hinges on its ability to captivate and convince those holding the purse strings. Arto Bendiken and I, leading Haltia.AI, have waded through the venture funding quagmire, collecting a trove of do’s and don’ts — some learned the […]

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Global investors with $7 billion under management set to finance startups at Super Angels Summit 2023 in Abu Dhabi

Arnold Pinto 19/11/2023 0

Gulf emirate clinches the world’s first and largest angel investment event The UAE has firmly established itself on the global startup map, with the UAE government’s Entrepreneurial Nation initiative seeking to develop 8,000+ startups and SMEs in the Gulf nation by 2030 and setting up 20 startups valued at more than $1 billion by 2031. […]

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Raiven Capital Launches Second Venture Capital Fund in Dubai

News Desk 1 07/11/2023

Raiven Capital today announced the launch of a new venture capital fund with a target size of USD125 mn in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region. The fund will focus on founders developing tech in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things […]

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Global startups sail into Expand North Star 2023 at Dubai Harbour

Arnold Pinto 13/10/2023 0

World’s largest startup event is on from October 15-18, 2023 Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) is organising Expand North Star – the largest startup event in the world – from October 15-18, 2023, at Dubai Harbour, the GCC region’s largest superyacht hub. Expand North Star is the co-located powerhouse event of GITEX Global – the […]

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RemotePass Partners with Hub71 to Increase the Convenience of Remote Working for Abu Dhabi Startups Worldwide 

News Desk 1 20/09/2023

RemotePass, the UAE’s leading platform for managing remote talent, has partnered with Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, to provide the region’s highest potential startups with access to top-tier onboarding, payroll, and fintech services — enabling founders to attract the best remote talent worldwide and scale into global champions. As part of the partnership, Hub71

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500 Global and ITIDA Announce Scale Up Program in Egypt to Support Pre-Series A Startups

Middle East News 247 13/07/2023

CAIRO — 500 Global, one of the world’s most active multi-stage venture capital firms, and The Egyptian Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), announced the launch of 500 Global first batch of the Scale Up program in Egypt. The Scale Up program is focused on providing strategies and experimentation methodologies to accelerate growth for Pre-Series […]

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Hyundai Motor and Kia Revamp R&D Organization to Make it More Agile

News Desk 2 16/06/2023

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 16, 2023 – Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation today announced they are reorganizing their joint research and development (R&D) organization to flexibly respond to the rapidly changing global automotive industry, advance the transition to electrification and accelerate the development of Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs). The new

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London Business School MENA Startup Competition 2023 Calling All Entrepreneurs in the MENA Region

Yhuan Mae 08/06/2023

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 08 June 2023:       London Business School (LBS) has called on budding entrepreneurs to submit their entries to its second annual MENA Startup Competition, sponsored by Innobayt – the UAE based software development solutions company, ahead of the approaching deadline. Supported by the Institute of Entrepreneurship