MenaBytes Headlines 1. HungerStation’s COO, CMO & CHRO also leave amid ongoing leadership reshuffle by Delivery Hero 2. Amazon rebrands Souq to launch Amazon.ae 3. European on-demand delivery startup exits Egypt leaving over 40 employees and 3,000 delivery partners without work 4. Dubai’s Kerning Cultures raises $460,000 seed for its Middle East ... Show More
Jul 2019
Amazon Prime launches in the UAE, SoftBank, Tenderd and FreshtoHome raise investment, Tez win the Visa Everywhere Initiative and more.
Here's what's happening in the tech, startup and VC universe today: 1.Web Summit in talks with UAE for global tech event by 2022 2.SoftBank in talks with Saudi, UAE & Oman for second $100 billion Vision Fund 3.Tenderd raises $5.8 million seed 4.FreshToHome raises $11 million Seri ... Show More
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Jun 2019
Careem acquires bike-sharing startup Cyacle, Trukkin raises $3.5 million, Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures co-leads $6 million investment in Amreican blockchain startup and more.
Here's what's happening in the tech, startup and VC universe today: Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures co-leads $6 million investment in American blockchain startup Data Gumbo Dubai-based truck aggregator Trukkin raises $3.5 million to connect shippers and truckers in the Middle East ... Show More
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Jun 2019
InstaDeep, Oddigo, eMushrif, KitabSawti, and Checkout.com raise investments, Egypt's ArqamFC gets acquired, Uber's disappointing IPO debut and more.
This week’s headlines: Oman’s eMushrif raises $1 million Pre-Series A Odiggo raises $180,000 seed ArqamFC gets acquired by UK’s StatsBomb. Uber stumbles almost 8% on stock market debut Abu Dhabi Investment Office launches $166 million Ghadan Ventures Fund InstaDeep raises $7 mill ... Show More
13m 33s
Mar 2022
Amazon's Big Split, The Future of Work
Last month is was Alphabet. This week Amazon became the latest mega-cap company to announce a 20-for-1 stock split. (0:45) Ron Gross and Jason Moser discuss how Amazon, without changing their underlying businesses, has found a way to strengthen ties with one of their key stakehol ... Show More
40m 2s
Jul 2022
Careem CEO on a decade of growth and ’decacorn’ ambitions
Careem became the Middle East's first unicorn, a start-up with a valuation of at least $1 billion, in 2016 and three years later was bought by Uber for $3.1bn.
The deal allowed the company to continue to operate independently, and today, its co-founder and chief executive Mudassi ... Show More
28m 59s
Aug 2022
Zada Haj on future of Middle East food security
A number of countries across the Gulf and Middle East and North Africa, including the UAE, are stepping up investments in companies and initiatives that develop local food supply chains.
Dana, which supports desert-tech and agri-tech startups with at least one woman founder, has ... Show More
27m 27s
Jun 2023
20VC: What are the World's Tech Leaders Running From? Fear? Insecurity? Poverty? What Drives the Best with Orlando Bravo, Bill Ackman, Dara Khosrowshahi, Parker Conrad, Tobi Luttke, Brian Armstrong an
Orlando Bravo is a Founder and Managing Partner of Thoma Bravo. He led Thoma Bravo’s early entry into software buyouts and built the firm into one of the top private equity firms in the world. Tobi Lütke is the CEO and Co-Founder of Shopify, the powerhouse company allowing anyon ... Show More
28m 28s
Jan 2024
Growth Strategy Lessons from the Middle East’s First Unicorn Start-Up
Careem launched as the “Uber of the Middle East” in Dubai in 2012, with a mission to make life and work better for drivers in the region. Despite technical, cultural, and financial challenges, Careem eventually became the Middle East’s first unicorn start-up, valued at more than ... Show More
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