Why we should be celebrating General Atlantic’s investment in Propertyfinder (…and what it means for MENA tech)
Last month was another momentous occasion for our ecosystem, the acquisition of wrappup by Voicera. Exits are really difficult to achieve, and in this case where a company is innovating in Dubai rather than Silicon Valley, it’s even more difficult.
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We’re running our first hackathon, Falcon Hacks, for developers to come together, get to know some of our portfolio companies, and solve some really cool problems. Join us!
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By Ali Fakharany
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Football fever reached an all-time high this week with a classic Germany-Italy EURO 2016 quarterfinal. With the entire world watching, the Italian team did a great job punching above…
I thought it would be fitting to pay tribute to the “MENA Titans”, those handful of successful dotcoms that have come out of the MENA region over the past decade or so… and when I say a handful, I literally mean 3 or 4… the most significant ones being Maktoob, Bayt, Zawya and Souq.com. These…
