Cybersecurity Why GoDaddy Launched Its Cybersecurity Service In Saudi Arabia Recently, GoDaddy, a global entrepreneurial development and empowerment platform, launched its cybersecurity service in Saudi Arabia. The service, a Secure Sockets Setup Layer (SSL), is an affordable avenue to access SSL certificates for SMEs and entrepreneurs to set up their secured websites with limited funds. The cybersecurity situation in Saudi
Artificial Intelligence Integration Of AI Into All Platforms, Yay or Nay? AI's simplicity, accessibility and wide integration have come with tangible potential. Infrastructure development, talent maturation, and accuracy of information and skills are just a few of the benefits that can be maximized via AI.
African tech startups Featured The Ouut's Highlight Of The Week This week, The Ouut highlights events that kept the ecosystem talking. Catch up on all you missed this week.
The Ouut's Hightlight Of The Week This week is packed with diverse events in the African ecosystem. From SA SME raising $ 30 million to Paymob obtaining certification for its operation in Saudi Arabia. Read these and more in our Highlights of the Week. A compilation of all the News analysis and Feature you missed out on
How To Leverage On Tech Talent Pool To Enhance Palestine Startup Ecosystem The MENA region constitutes some interesting ecosystems. While some countries compete to attain and remain A-list ecosystems, some are still in struggles of trying to build, develop, or scale theirs. This shows various diversity and the growth of the region in general. It can’t be denied that some ecosystem
The Ouut's Highlight Of The Week From Snoonu securing Series B funding in MENA to WI-Flix launching in Zambia and many more, here are the stories reported and analyzed by The Ouut this week. Dive into our Highlights of News Features and Interviews this week. East Africa • News/Analysis AN NISA, KENYA’S WOMEN-ONLY TAXI SERVICE
The Ouut's Highlights Of The Week Here is a round-up of the Stories that made up the news in the African tech ecosystem this week. You can also read up on some of our insightful Features and Interviews this week. Dive Right In. East Africa • News/Analysis WHAT TO EXPECT AS AFDB, AFN SIGN $525K GRANT
Motshidisi Ngaiti Discusses The Fundamentals Of E-commerce, Within Botswana, Africa E-commerce, Fintech, Healthtech, you can name it, Africa has it, but can investors support them all? Without specific comparison, there are obvious signs that technology has had a massive impact on Africa’s development. In Health, Finance, Catering, Agriculture, and other sectors, the adoption of technology has secured the continent’
The Ouut Spotlights Presto Eat; Discusses Challenges, Funding, Business Development. Presto Eat shows that impactful success can be achieved. No VC funding, and no funding round, yet it possesses the ability to scale. A Little Back Story. Libya; Over the last few years the Northern African country has witnessed a series of unfortunate events. This has brought attention to the
The Ouut's Highlight Of The Week Here is a round-up of the Stories that made up the news in the African tech ecosystem this week. You can also read up on some of our insightful Features this week. Dive Right In. East Africa • News/Analysis IFC INVESTS $77M IN RISK-SHARING FACILITY FOR THE BOA TO BOOST
Libya's Food-Tech, Presto Eat, Set For Local Expansion One of Libya’s leading startups, Presto Eat, has announced its plans to expand its coverage location within the nation. The expansion will serve as an avenue for the startup to better serve restaurants and individuals in Benghazi, Libya. This announcement was made as the startup’s Chief Financial Officer,
UAE Pushes More Investments Into Tech In 2023 UAE Investments: Since the early 90s, the United Arab Emirates has been known for its exploits in oil. The UAE economy is presently the 5th largest economy in the Middle East and North Africa. It is also heavily dependent on revenues from Natural gas and petroleum. A 2009 report depicts
African Women In Tech; Tamadur Almahdi Discusses, Tech, Empowerment, Participation In 21st-century Africa, a lot has evolved. The continent has witnessed growth in diversity, innovations, technology and many more. This has created leaps of development for the developing continent. One of the major evolution that has gradually taken place is the gender inclusion and empowerment of African women in technology.
Djibouti Startup Ecosystem, Ripple Effect Of National Economy Djibouti’s economy is one of the smallest economies in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA). It is situated in the Gulf of the Red sea which accounts for most of its major growth. With a largely unskilled labour force and minimal natural resources, the country’s economic
Orange Venture Invests in Moroccan Startup, Chari Middle East and Africa-focused Venture Capitalist (VC) Orange Ventures has made a new investment into Morocco-based e-commerce startup, Chari. According to the startup the VC has been in its support before the funding. VC made an investment of $ 1 million into the B2B e-commerce and B2B platform. This investment supports
Fawry Partnership With Orange Cash; A Tool For Egypt Vision 2030 Egypt’s Super App, Fawry has recently gone into a partnership with Orange Cash through an agreement. The partnership is meant to provide a more sophisticated digital payment service and expand Orange Cash’s features as a digital payment provider on its own. The strategic partnership goes in line with
Crypto Crypto Activities In Lebanon; The Finance Safe-Spot The current state of cryptocurrency regulations in Lebanon The economic crisis in Lebanon has caused citizens to look for alternative ways to store their wealth and protect their savings. This has led to an increase in the use of cryptocurrencies, despite warnings from the Banque du Liban (BDL), Lebanon’s
Overview Of Israel Health-Tech Ecosystem Israel is well known for its highly effective and renowned healthcare system. With about 1600 innovative companies, technology and a wide range of governmental programs, Israel has become a pioneer in the health sector worldwide. Over the last 25 years, the country has managed to create a healthcare system that
MNT-Halan Joins Africa’s Unicorn Gang With $400M Funding. MNT-Halan/Cairo: Over the years, the African ecosystem has exponentially grown with proof. Startup numbers across the continent are currently more than 8,000 and the likelihood of many more coming into the field is inevitable. While some of these startups are still struggling with user traction, bootstrapping or team
Quick Dive Into Bahrain Policy For Startup Convenience. Bahrain: Policies are important to every aspect of any organization. They provide a guideline for operations and check the activities of the company. Policies are also a great way for prospective founders and investors to explore the system and collate data for future investments. Government policies play a significant role
UAE Metaverse Strategy; Dubai's IFC Launches Metaverse Platform To Generate $4 billion In GDP Metaverse: At the opening of the year 2023, The United Arab Emirates (UAE, Dubai) revealed its intention to make the nation one of the top 10 metaverse economies in the world. This plan was tagged as the Metaverse Strategy, which is aimed at attracting over 1,000 companies and startups
LEAP Tech Conference Hunts For 90 Startups To Pitch In $1.5m Prize Pool Competition LEAP Tech Conference Hunts For 90 Startups To Pitch In $1.5m Prize Pool Competition. …….. One of the biggest tech events, competitions and conferences in the world, LEAP, has scheduled its next edition for one of its major competitions for the 6th -9th of February 2023. This year’s competition
Agritech Activities; Combating Food Insecurity In UAE Agritech Activities; Combating Food Insecurity In UAE Over the years the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a nation have scaled in a different facet of its community. Its security, infrastructure and technology innovations are one of the best in the world. Yet, it is pulling baby steps in its agricultural
Factors For Ecosystem Growth: An Analysis Of The Oman Ecosystem The MENA region is rich. While the World Bank records the region as one of the richest in oil, gas, and other mineral resources, yet, MENA has made itself relevant in tech. Home to some of the world’s major players in technology, such as Dubai, Egypt, and Israel, it
Raed Ventures Leads Wafeq Seed Round Raise UAE’s fintech startup, Wafeq, has raised a seed round of $ 3 million for its expansion project within Saudi Arabia and its launching into the Egyptian market. The round was led by one of Saudi’s leading Venture Capitalists, Raed Ventures, and saw investment participation from Wamda Capital. Raed Ventures
