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Fundraising

Why Tech Startups Can't Seem to Stop Flushing Cash Down the Toilet

Companies with more money than sense might survive for a time, but only those with a good business model and good business-building habits will succeed.

Debt / Loans / Refinancing

5 Best and Fast Small-Business Loans (Some of Which You've Never Heard of)

Need a small loan fast? We've vetted these small-business loans for you.

Finance

Saudi Arabia-Based Digital Media Startup Telfaz11 Raises US$9 Million Series A

The investment came from KSA-based Saudi Technology Ventures (STV), a $500 million VC fund anchored by Saudi Telecom, as lead investors, with the participation of UAE-based early-stage funding platform, VentureSouq.

Thought Leaders

2018 Is Shaping Up as a Pivotal Year for African-American Entrepreneurship

A nationwide ecosystem of accelerators, investment funds and conferences is strengthening black business ownership.

News and Trends

Women-Focused Jobs And Networking Platform Hopscotch Raises Seed Funding

The investment has brought with it a new look and added capabilities for the enterprise, and will help move Hopscotch's offerings to a digital platform.

Fundraising

Work it Step-by-Step to Get a Better Business Loan

Smaller business loans are great stepping stones toward bigger, less-expensive financing in the future.

News and Trends

BeyondCapital Launches A Scout Program To Boost Prospects Of Early-Stage Businesses In Jordan

Under the program, a selected pool of individual 'scouts' will make small ticket investments in projects within their various areas of expertise, backed by funding from BeyondCapital.

Fundraising

How to Qualify for a Business Startup Loan

New businesses may find it difficult to qualify for traditional bank loans. But don't lose hope. You still have plenty of options.

Finance

MENA Startups Community Platform MAGNiTT.Com Raises US$1 Million In Seed Funding

MAGNiTT founder and CEO Philip Bahoshy on the company's recent fundraising round, led by 500Startups, with investors Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), KISP Ventures, Financial Horizon Group, and iNet.

Finance

Luxury E-Commerce Platform The List Raises US$1.7 Million In Seed Round

THE LIST brings curated luxury products from global boutiques to the Middle East- thus enabling customers to shop straight from the streets of Paris, London, Milan, New York, Moscow or Tokyo.

Finance

The Brave New World Of ICOs: A Primer On The Regulatory Landscape

Initial coin offerings (ICOs) are exploding in popularity, but both offerers and investors need to understand the regulatory landscape to avoid getting burned, write Latham & Watkins' Brian Meenagh, Lee Irvine, and Eyad Latif.

Finance

The Human Factor: What Angel Investor Ahmad Shehada Looks For In His Investments

As someone who rarely invests in startups that "have been shopped around," Shehada prefers playing the waiting game on his potential investees, but once having invested, he plays an active role in the startup's growth.

Finance

We Got Funded: MENA E-Commerce Platform Mumzworld.com Closes Fifth Funding Round

E-commerce platform Mumzworld.com continues to go from strength to strength as it announces the closure of its fifth round of funding to date.

Finance

We Got Funded: Tamatem Games Gets A US$2.5 Million Series A Funding Boost

As a publisher localizing global games in partnership with international partners to make them more culturally relevant for the Arabic market, Tamatem Games wants to utilize the funds to capitalize on the success it has had since its launch in 2014.

Entrepreneurs

UAE-Based Enhance Closes US$1.5 Million Seed Round

Enhance, a UAE-based tech startup that builds marketplace businesses to meet the needs of Middle East and Africa consumers, has closed seed funding of US$1.5 million.