What the Uber-Careem deal says about the Middle East startup culture

The MAGNiTT Exit report in 2017 revealed that there was a total of 60 startup exits – the point an investor (usually a venture capitalist) sells their stake in a firm to realise their gains – across the MENA in the years of 2012 to 2017.

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Op-Ed: Will artificial intelligence take over our jobs?

Humanity experienced several technological revolutions, which mainly led to an increase in productivity, efficiency and overall improvements in our lives. Usually, when certain jobs were eliminated, the new ones, which never existed before, were born out of newer innovations and technologies. As an example, digital marketing specialists didn’t exist before computers were invented.

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Dubizzle makes debut duo of acquisitions

Dubizzle has acquired two real estate software platforms, including Masterkey, marking its first ever acquisitions
UAE-based classifieds platform Dubizzle has acquired two real estate software platforms, marking its first ever acquisitions.
The firms real estate listings currently exceed…

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Whatever you want: Online listings newcomer A2Z Arabia

A2Z Arabia co-founders Syed Sarfraz and Parvez Ahmed
You’ve said that you manage to address a whole host of services in your platform, but how do you plan to compete with more established players like Dubizzle and Bayt.com?
Parvez Ahmed: We understand that Dubizzle has been established in the…

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