TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

This suite of services is essential in the primary markets in which Nomod is aiming to build a significant merchant base, like Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bangladesh. In Saudi Arabia, for instance, only 3% of more than 1 million registered businesses have access to bank credit. he started Nomod as a side project in 2018.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Recent research suggests that the e-commerce market in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt account for a combined $21.4 The company aims to solidify its presence in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt by offering e-commerce businesses the ability to scale their inventory and digital ads now, while flexibly paying later.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Riiid has been actively penetrating the global market since 2020 after it opened the U.S. Beyond the TOEIC mobile app, the company launched an ACT prep mobile app with ConnectMe Education in early 2021 in Egypt, Turkey, UAE, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. How is edtech spending its extra capital? arm, Riiid Labs, in Silicon Valley.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2021

Since launching in Egypt, Koinz has expanded to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Since leaving Tinder in 2014, Mateen has been an active investor in early-stage companies. African-focused VC 4DX Ventures and strategic angel investors from Egypt, Turkey and Saudi Arabia participated as well.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2021

Egypt, one of the most active e-commerce countries in the region, is anticipated to grow 33% annually to reach $3 billion by 2022. This is the main target for us now and also to start operations in Saudi Arabia.” Per a recent report by Bain & Co., e-commerce is expected to grow to $28.5

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The Verge

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Participants, some of whom were paid, wore GoPro cameras and AR glasses to record video of unscripted activity. We’ve open up the eyes of these AI systems to more than just kitchens in the UK and Sicily, but [to footage from] Saudi Arabia, Tokyo, Los Angeles, and Colombia.”.

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

At the Jeddah E-Prix in Saudi Arabia this weekend, the all-electric series will debut Pit Boost, a mandatory 34-second stop what will add 10 percent additional energy (3.85kWh) via a 30-second charge. After announcing initial plans two years ago , Formula E is finally ready to deploy its fast-charging pit stops in an official race.

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TechNode

MAY 8, 2024

The results have encouraged Meituan to actively evaluate opportunities in other markets, CEO Wang Xing said in a recent earnings call, following a Bloomberg report that the company is mulling a potential entry to Riyadh, one of richest cities in the Middle East and the capital of Saudi Arabia. Caixin, in Chinese ]

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2022

Prosperity7, the venture capital arm of Saudi Arabia’s state oil company Aramco, led the new capital infusion. The fund has been actively scouring for opportunities in and around China that can scale globally and particularly in the Middle East.

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The Verge

JANUARY 24, 2022

The ministry did not mention the recent attacks in its statement, but referenced “misuse spotted recently,” incidents of drone pilots “trespassing into areas where these types of activities are prohibited,” and a need to “ensure the safety of lives and property.”. The attack involved ‘ballistic missiles and explosive-laden drones’.

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TechNode

MAY 11, 2024

Chinas second-largest short video platform Kuaishou is planning to open an office in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, soon, according to a report by the South China Morning Post quoting Kuaishous chief financial officer Jin Bing.

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TechNode

APRIL 28, 2024

Chinas food delivery giant Meituan is hiring Arabic- and English-proficient talent for its likely entry into Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, as the company puts expansion beyond China on its agenda as domestic consumption falls.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2021

According to COO Siam, the founders noticed that as e-commerce activities in the Middle East and North African regions accelerated due to the pandemic, merchants were left overwhelmed with the volume of orders they received. Founded by Mohamed Mossaad and Enas Siam in September 2020, the Egyptian company launched in stealth this January.

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The Verge

JULY 12, 2021

Notably, though, Private Relay still only lets you navigate the web through your existing (rough) geographic location, so you can’t use it for more popular VPN activities — like streaming Netflix content from a different country or skirting local sports blackout rules. It’s missing a few major VPN features.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2023

Until last September, Tabby, which allows users to shop with flexible payments online and in-store from global brands, including H&M, Adidas, IKEA, noon and Bloomingdale’s, was active in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Kuwait. Dubai-based buy now, pay later platform tabby raises $50M at $300M valuation.

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TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2021

Others hail from Russia, Saudi Arabia, Brazil and parts of Europe, Lesun says. To date, around 20,000 of VOCHI’s 500,000 monthly active users have committed to a paid subscription, and that number is growing at a rate of 20% month-over-month, the company says. A one-time purchase of $150 is also available, if you prefer.).

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2022

The startup hopes that the Series A funding will drive its presence in 12 countries, including South Africa, Kenya, Ghana and Saudi Arabia. The edtech platform has grown from 100 students in its first year to around 4,000 active students today.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2006

individuals using mobile phones for activism and civic engagement. election monitoring Macedonia and Kenya; among women voters in Saudi Arabia, and. of types of activism and advocacy. Via a press release from Michael Stein Mobile phones have enormous potential in electoral, voter. can be downloaded at here. organizing.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 6, 2022

Aside from Bahrain, Qatar, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, Fenix also has a presence in Saudi Arabia, specifically with its shared and subscription scooter service. When people move and do more, it drives economic activity and quality of living, so we’re really focused on how we can reduce that friction to move.”

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Rather, this course of action was undertaken after the founders abdicated their responsibilities, failed to enact Board-approved corporate actions, and began to actively subvert the abilities of the company to stabilize its financial and operational affairs. What ensued after this led to the current spat between founders and investors.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2022

It’s also eyeing Southeast Asia and potentially Saudi Arabia and Africa. Stori reports that it expects to reach 1 million active customers this month. In fact, it describes itself as the first “cross country, cross currency” expense management platform.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

In Saudi Arabia, married men similarly underestimated the share of other husbands who support their wives working outside the home. Eighty-seven percent of Saudi men said they were supportive, but they believed only 63 percent of their peers would be. Drivers do the same. You can inspire others to dare.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 18, 2022

Deal activity is at record highs. Christine Tsai is the CEO and founding partner of 500 Global. This was another blockbuster year for global venture funding, with 2021 breaking records across the board.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

Our contract with the merchant would be active participation where we buy the product and we resell it to the consumer for the consideration of a fee,” he said, adding “The contract changes the entire structure of how an Islamic buy now, pay later operates.” Instead, it has to underwrite the entire transaction.

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Engadget

MARCH 12, 2025

The Saudi Arabia-owned company Scopely has agreed to purchase the division for $3.5 Scopely was founded in Los Angeles but was purchased using money from Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, otherwise called the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF).

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

There are around 80 million monthly users as numbers reported midway through last year, but that's a steep decline from the game's peak of 232 million active players. Savvy Games Group is part of Saudi Arabias government-linked Public Investment Fund, which has stakes in EA, Activision, Nintendo and more.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2021

While Nigeria and Kenya have been at the forefront of African fintech innovation, activities in Egypt are beginning to shape up nicely. Regional expansion (with an imminent entry into Saudi Arabia this year) is one of Paymob’s objectives following this raise. million Series A round. In July 2020, Paymob raised $3.5

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The Verge

MAY 9, 2021

The last bits of data on the rocket’s location came as it was soaring over Saudi Arabia, Space Track added. It is critical that China and all spacefaring nations and commercial entities act responsibly and transparently in space to ensure the safety, stability, security, and long-term sustainability of outer space activities.”.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2023

The original @Twitter handle is now inactive, and its bio reads, “This account is no longer active. Twitter is purging old accounts and freeing up desired usernames, according to Elon Musk According to recent tweets by owner Elon Musk, Twitter is purging inactive accounts that have had “no activity at all for several years.”

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 3, 2022

The solution allowed EFE staff to carry out their day-to-day activities more efficiently and strengthen student, donor, and partner management. After the first implementation with EFE-Jordan, Salesforce was gradually rolled out across EFE Affiliates in Tunisia, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Yemen, and United Arab Emirates.

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The Verge

AUGUST 24, 2021

Even in 2019, when Saudi Arabia opened up state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco for trading, it didn’t dominate for long : Apple surpassed it last July on its way to a $2 trillion market cap , and Apple is approaching $2.5 trillion now.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 4, 2025

Pink Guards were deployed at events, activations, and press appearances around the planet. Pink Guards popped up at Sydney Harbor and Bondi Beach, the canals of Venice , Bangkoks Chao Phraya river, Saudi Arabias AlUla , and Beco do Batman in So Paulo. The Season 2 campaign kicked off at the Paris Olympics. and Carl’s Jr.

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Care2

AUGUST 29, 2008

Blogging was their main forum for such activities. When an issue hits the news I try to go specialty blogs (Saudi Arabia, Supreme Court, etc). I try to skim the major political community/multiblogs across the spectrum (Kos, MyDD, Redstate, Townhall) but I also like to hop around, find new blogs.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

Blogging was their main forum for such activities. When an issue hits the news I try to go specialty blogs (Saudi Arabia, Supreme Court, etc). I try to skim the major political community/multiblogs across the spectrum (Kos, MyDD, Redstate, Townhall) but I also like to hop around, find new blogs.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2022

Elemental Energy, IBI Group, Active Impact Investments and Pacific Reach. The government of Saudi Arabia , which is connected to the kingdom’s Public Investment Fund that owns 61% of Lucid Group , agreed to buy 100,000 of the automaker’s electric vehicles over the next decade.

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