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Bangladeshi Transport Startup Closes Series A

Bangladesh’s mass transit system relies heavily on buses, but commuters often face challenges such as overcrowded vehicles, inconsistent fares, and premium charges. Jatri seeks to address these issues by digitalizing and modernizing…

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The Pros and Cons of Being a Female Founder of Color with Purpose

Sylvana Q. Sinha is the Founder, Chair, and CEO of Praava Health, a groundbreaking community health organization in Dhaka, Bangladesh. After a personal experience with her mother’s own…

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Mexico’s Kavak merges with Oman-based Carzaty

Mexico’s pre-owned car platform and unicorn, Kavak, enters the GCC with a $130M investment after merging with regional player Carzaty. Kavak announces the launch of its operations…

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ShopUp Raised 65 Million USD in Series B4 Funding

ShopUp, a Bangladeshi-based business-to-business (B2B) commerce startup, started operating in Bangladesh in 2016 as a result of a joint effort between Afeef Zubaer Zaman…

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Turkey’s Wellbees secures $2.2M SEED

Wellbees, a new generation employee well-being platform developed for employees in business-to-business software-as-a-service (B2B SaaS) format, gets $2.2M investment.
Founded by Melis Abacıoğlu, Wellbees is a HR…

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A Framework for Designing Excellent Virtual Health Care

Covid-19 has sped the adoption of virtual care, or the provision of health services remotely in a synchronous or asynchronous fashion. No longer just a convenient enhancement to…

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Top 10 Inspiring Business Persons To Watch In The Middle East In 2022

in the difficult times when the world is going through a pandemic, these ten business persons listed below are at the forefront of driving innovation in different sectors in the Middle East.

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Q-commerce startup YallaMarket raises $2.2M Bridge

UAE’s Q-commerce pioneer YallaMarket raises $2.2M in a Bridge round to expand across the UAE and further solidify its position as the go-to on-demand grocery delivery service in the UAE…

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Pakistan’s oladoc raises $1.8M Pre-Series A

Doctor booking and teleconsultation platform oladoc has successfully raised $1.8M in its latest funding round. The Pre-Series A round was led by Sarmayacar Ventures along with participation from Doha Tech Angels

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