Installed on over 380 million devices in over 200 countries around the world, it helps you scan, store, sync and collaborate on various contents across smartphones, iPads, tablets and computers. Watch #AppsofourLives episode 8 to see how this app turns your smartphone into a portable scanner. Featured App: CamScanner CamScanner is an intelligent document management solution for individuals, small businesses, organizations, governments and schools. It is the perfect fit for those who want to digi...
Aug 15, 2019•2 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Egyptian digital payment firm Fawry sets IPO price at $0.3906; Saudi based e-commerce enablement startup Zid, raises $2M pre-series A investment led by Elm VC; Muzmatch, a dating app for Muslims raises $7 million Series A, led by Luxor Capital, a multi-billion dollar US hedge fund and Y Combinator, to help them find a life partner; Dubai-based property management startup HiGuests closes a $1.1 million investment led by a leading Spanish real estate player Forcadell, announces expansion to Spain;...
Aug 13, 2019•4 min•Season 1Ep. 20
More than 1 billion people in over 180 countries use WhatsApp to stay in touch with friends and family, anytime and anywhere. And yes, the name WhatsApp is a pun on the phrase What's Up. Watch "Apps of our Lives" episode 7 to learn how to use WhatsApp Business app to conduct your business with 1.5 billion WhatsApp users. Featured App: WhatsApp Business WhatsApp Business is a free to download app, and was built with the small business owner in mind. With the app, businesses can interact with cus...
Aug 06, 2019•3 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Coding education company CODED raises $1.3 million Pre-series A funding to teach the Arab world coding led by KISP Ventures with participation from 500 Startups, Sirdab Labs, Sharq Capital, Sijam Ventures, and Abdullah Al-Zabin; Careem’s food delivery service “Careem NOW” launches its delivery services in the holy city of Mecca; Noon.com partners with Chinese technology company Neolix to bring driverless delivery vehicles to Dubai; Clara, a London-headquartered legal tech startup that was born i...
Aug 05, 2019•5 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Listen to Adnan Ammache, the CoFounder & CEO of Presentail, an online gifting platform for curated items from local sellers in Lebanon who have small and medium businesses. Presentail.com serves as a platform for connecting expats with their beloved homeland, and bringing them closer to their family and friends. Four weeks after its launch, the e-commerce has proven to be a success among Lebanese living in the UAE, Africa, America, and Canada. Watch the full episodes and join the conversatio...
Jul 30, 2019•59 sec•Season 1Ep. 12
Listen to Farah Ali Hassan, the CoFounder of Presentail, an online gifting platform for curated items from local sellers in Lebanon who have small and medium businesses. Presentail.com serves as a platform for connecting expats with their beloved homeland, and bringing them closer to their family and friends. Four weeks after its launch, the e-commerce has proven to be a success among Lebanese living in the UAE, Africa, America, and Canada. Watch the full episodes and join the conversation at st...
Jul 30, 2019•1 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Great news for Saudi youth as Mawhiba signs agreement with Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Global Initiatives to support and develop young Saudi talent; LUNCH:ON ranked in Crunchbase’s Top 50 Hot Tech Companies Globally, making LUNCH:ON the only company from the region to receive this recognition; Washmen, the Dubai-based mobile-native dry cleaning and laundry service, has raised 6.2M$ Series-B round led by AddVenture with participation from Cedar Mundi Ventures, Henkel and others to solidify its...
Jul 28, 2019•5 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Listen to our first episode of "The Weekly Minutes" to learn more about building and scaling a peer-to-peer marketplace where our Host, Khaled Abou Kassem, interviews with the entrepreneur behind a platform with great potential and greater impact helping you find Newborn Care and Child Care Specialists in Lebanon & GCC! Featured Entrepreneur: Hussein Sleiman Hussein is the Co-Founder & CEO of Find A Nurse which lets you find newborn care specialists, nurses, nannies & babysitters ne...
Jul 23, 2019•8 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq to receive up to $1bn in financial commitments from the World Bank; UAE-based premium ride sharing startup Careem signs a deal with Etisalat and Snapit Digital to let car passengers enjoy free unlimited WiFi in their rides; Dubai plans to make most of the limo fleets of Uber and Careem eco-friendly by 2026; Arabic Karaoke App Ghinwa helps MENA's singers unleash their full potential online; Beirut-based insurtech BSynchro raises $1 million from Lebanon’s Berytech and Pho...
Jul 21, 2019•5 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Shopi is an easy to use SaaS platform that enables digital in-store experiences and increased store efficiency by empowering the customer and sales associates with knowledge & engaging content. In this video, hear about Shopi's experience implementing their solution at D&G Dubai Mall as part of The Greenhouse Accelerator program. The Greenhouse is home to Chalhoub Group’s retail technology accelerator and Ibtikar, its in-house incubator for Chalhoub employees. For those in Retail Tech st...
Jul 10, 2019•4 min•Season 1Ep. 3
FACES & Tryano share their POC experiences and use cases in episode 2 of Chalhoub Greenhouse's Startup Series. The Greenhouse is home to Chalhoub Group’s retail technology accelerator and Ibtikar, its in-house incubator for Chalhoub employees. For those in Retail Tech startups, a no equity, grant-based accelerator with one of the largest retail companies in the MENA region, Chalhoub. You can now watch the full episodes of the Startup Series by Chalhoub Greenhouse on their channel at startupm...
Jul 10, 2019•6 min•Season 1Ep. 2
StoreDNA & Tory Burch share their POC experience and use case in episode 1 of Chalhoub Greenhouse's Startup Series. The Greenhouse is home to Chalhoub Group’s retail technology accelerator and Ibtikar, its in-house incubator for Chalhoub employees. For those in Retail Tech startups, a no equity, grant based accelerator with one of the largest retail companies in the MENA region, Chalhoub. Watch the full episodes and join the conversation at startupminute.co...
Jul 10, 2019•4 min•Season 1Ep. 1
The Greenhouse is home to Chalhoub Group’s retail technology accelerator and Ibtikar, its in-house incubator for Chalhoub employees. Watch the Chalhoub Greenhouse's Startup Series and join the conversation at startupminute.co.
Jul 10, 2019•2 min
Application deadline is approaching for the Forward KSA Accelerator program by AstroLabs, if your startup has significant traction and at least 1 Saudi (co-)founder then you are eligible to apply ; BeyondCapital was awarded $450K from Mercy Corps to collaborate and invest in rising early-stage start-ups in Jordan ; STEP Group, organizers of the annual technology festival, STEP Conference, has launched Dreamers, a platform dedicated to preparing children with skills needed to succeed for the jobs...
Jun 30, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid with Good News! ‘Golden Card’ for Permanent Visa Residents ; Jordan Introduced its 1st Agritech Accelerator HASSAD supported by ITG Solutions ; Oasis500, one of the leading investment companies and business accelerators based in Jordan announces a seed round of investment in Jordanian Sportech startup DigitaSport ; Trukkin raises $3.5 million becoming the leading truck aggregator in the GCC ; Egyptian foodtech startup Yumamia raises a Pre-Series A $1.5M investment roun...
Jun 14, 2019•5 min•Season 1Ep. 15
The Cycle 3 touch Innovators met with mentors to get support in various areas of operation and further their business. Watch the full episode and join the conversation at startupminute.co.
Jun 14, 2019•6 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Great demand from investors and entrepreneurs for long-term visas in UAE ; Saudi Arabia approves a Green Card-style system to issue residence permits for highly-skilled and wealthy foreign nationals ; Discover Egypt’s first fashion incubator program tailored to Egyptian fashion entrepreneurs' needs ; Cairo-based fintech startup XPay raises $250,000 pre-seed to enable universities, residential compounds and other communities go cashless ; Dubai-based Majid Al Futtaim has acquired Wadi.com the Sau...
Jun 05, 2019•5 min•Season 1Ep. 14
You know you want to start a business, but what do you do next? Here's how to find the perfect idea for your business. Watch "Apps of our Lives" episode 6 to learn how you can manage all aspects of your business on your mobile device. Featured App: Business Builder Android App The Business Builder is a combination of bookkeeping and productivity tools for small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs. The app is designed to help entrepreneurs handle the basic administration of their business. It c...
Jun 02, 2019•4 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Entrepreneurship rising in Jordan - the Kingdom announces the first Ministry of Digital Economy & Entrepreneurship in the region ; Cairo-based sports data startup ArqamFC gets acquired by UK’s StatsBomb ; Coffee on demand! COFE App signs an exclusive partnership deal with Deliveroo ; Egyptian digital marketplace for auto spare parts, Oddiggo, raises $180,000 seed fund from Saudi-Based angel investor ; Google Podcasts comes to iOS and desktop as Google now lists playable podcasts in search re...
May 30, 2019•8 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Have you ever wanted to break your bad habits or create new ones? It’s usually easier said than done. Everyday our lives are governed by habit. These habits are the little routines and small ways of doing things. Most people are unaware or are only slightly aware that they’re doing them. Whether you want to read some more, stop smoking, start working out or even just track how many hours you wasted on Facebook, this app lets you do it! Watch "Apps of our Lives" episode 5 to learn how to keep tra...
May 25, 2019•5 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Zain Bahrain, a leading telecommunication services provider in the kingdom, has joined forces with Alkeri Partners to launch the ‘Zainnovate’ initiative aimed at supporting the Bahraini startup ecosystem ; DHL, the global brand in the logistics industry has launched Saloodo! in the Middle East, to provide a digital platform that connects shippers and transport providers for road freight needs within the UAE ; Oman's eMushrif, which turns ordinary school buses into smart buses to make sure that c...
May 18, 2019•5 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Where does all the money go by the end of each month??! If you are in your 20s and want to maintain your finance efficiently, put this app on your smartphone and you'll no longer need to wonder. Watch "Apps of our Lives" episode 4 to learn how to better manage your money, stay on top of budgets and SAVE MONEY for your financial goals. Featured App: Money Lover Money Lover helps you get just about everything managed. A smart, easy-to-use app that allows you to track and categorize your in-and-out...
May 15, 2019•6 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Listen to Maya Wakim, Community Developer for Lebanon and the MENA region for Makesense. Based out of Beirut, Maya developed a love affair with the many facades of the city. Beirut’s aesthetics and nuisances triggered her passion for activism, writing and photography. Stories behind the faces, buildings and streets prompt her to give a voice to the voiceless. She currently resides in Lebanon, slowly turning her hobbies into professional work and planning on discovering more cities in the near fu...
May 15, 2019•54 sec•Season 1Ep. 10
Listen to Elsa Abi Khalil, Social Innovation Program Manager at Makesense. Elsa joined Makesense to accelerate a substantial change in people's lives through social entrepreneurship. She's also a big believer in the power of 1) design-thinking and 2) collective intelligence. 1) With design-thinking, you can get yourself to learn anything! It's the Identify a Challenge > Brainstorm > Create a solution > Test > Iterate cycle that has allowed her in moments of uncertainty to come up wit...
May 10, 2019•1 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Listen to Andre Abi Awad, founder of Entreprenergy, the largest community of entrepreneurs and business professionals in the Arab World connecting thousands of decision makers from different industries, including non-tech, with various opportunities. Over the past 11 years, he visited 20 countries as a motivational speaker and trainer, empowering aspiring entrepreneurs to start their business using the Lean Methodology, proven business models, and validation techniques, in addition to training a...
May 10, 2019•1 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Searchie, Arabnet's Startup Battle Dubai winner, raised $2M to continue changing the face of recruitment and the way companies retain and develop their talent ; Mashkor, a new app that is now trending in Kuwait and transforming the way local shopping and local courier happens in the region ; Toronto-based direct-to-consumer fine jewelry startup Mejuri, founded by a Jordanian entrepreneur, has raised $23 million in Series B led by New Enterprise Associates, one of the leading and oldest American ...
May 09, 2019•3 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Bahrain’s Inagrab raises investment for Dalooni, a mobile platform that connects businesses with independent sales agents ; Affectiva, an Emotion AI startup founded by American-Egyptian entrepreneur, raises $26 million ; In cooperation with the Kuwait Economic Society, "COFE App will go global", says Zev Siegl, Starbucks Co-founder at the launch of COFE 3.0 (COFE App is an online coffee-centric marketplace mobile application conceptualized in Kuwait and developed in Silicon Valley to connect cof...
Apr 29, 2019•4 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Are you looking for an easy access to different opportunities around the world including scholarships, conferences, exchange programs, and internships? Watch "Apps of our Lives" episode 2 to learn about this free and open-access platform which empowers today’s youth to achieve their educational and career goals. Featured App: Youth Opportunities Youth Opportunities is the largest opportunity discovery platform for youth across the world. Millions of youth have trusted Youth Opportunities as the ...
Apr 28, 2019•2 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Food delivery startup LUNCH:ON has secured a total of $5.5m in funding after adding a further $2.5m in the final closing of its Series A round ; Egyptian AI startup, MerQ, has closed its seed funding round to develop its products, mainly Sally, a chatbot through Facebook that introduces Egyptians to all credit card systems within the country ; Saudi-based mobile-only fresh fruits and vegetables ecommerce platform Haseel has raised an undisclosed sum of investment but it is safe to assume that it...
Apr 22, 2019•6 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Mobile apps have fundamentally transformed nearly every aspect of our lives. From banking on the go to ordering groceries online and communicating with others, there is literally an app for everything. Watch the full Apps of our Lives series and join the conversation at startupminute.co.
Apr 21, 2019•1 min•Season 1Ep. 1
