DigiFi Network, an Egyptian startup via which users swap profile information for WiFi connection, has won a pre-seed funding round from Toronto’s Loyal VC, as it aims to scale its product beyond…
The Top Five GCC Startups to Watch Out For
The Middle East has risen, in a short space of time, from a digital backwater to a region of immense tech promise. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) sits atop its valued metrics.…
Payments, Bureaucracy and Brain Drains: Cairo Stands at a Startup Crossroads
When Willie Elamien first showed up in Cairo in 2014, the city’s startup scene was very different than it is now. There was hardly any government support. People rarely saw entrepreneurialism as…
“Gaza’s Shark Tank” Graduates Another Group of Tech Hopefuls
Gaza Sky Geeks (GSG), the Gaza Strip’s first startup accelerator, has chosen its latest batch of entrepreneurs at an event many have dubbed the embattled region’s very own Shark Tank. Last month…