startups

Startup or start up is a company or project initiated by an entrepreneur to seek, effectively develop, and validate a scalable business model. Hence, the concepts of startups and entrepreneurship are similar.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Automotive Retail Needs to Think More Like Uber and Open Table to Sell Cars Online
Automotive Retail Needs to Think More Like Uber and Open Table to Sell Cars Online
July 25, 2022  |  Technology

Globally, only 2% of car sales take place online. That meager figure, according to Tarek Kabrit, co-founder and CEO of Dubai-based online auto marketplace Seez,...

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The Italian Firms Riding the Digital Lending, PropTech Innovation Wave
The Italian Firms Riding the Digital Lending, PropTech Innovation Wave
July 22, 2022  |  Real Estate

With a generally healthy FinTech ecosystem, Italy is especially prominent in the areas of digital lending and PropTech. Where the two converge, a thriving community...

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FinTechs Resolve Banking Barriers, Empower Egypt’s Unbanked With Mobile Technology
FinTechs Resolve Banking Barriers, Empower Egypt’s Unbanked With Mobile Technology
July 21, 2022  |  Financial Inclusion

Until recently, it could take up to three days to transfer funds between accounts in Egypt, but the introduction of instant banking payments has completely...

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Metrics Drive Early-Stage Funding Amid VC Funding Drought
Metrics Drive Early-Stage Funding Amid VC Funding Drought
July 21, 2022  |  Investments

Startups seeking seed and Series A funding are facing the leanest money landscape in more than 10 years and now have to show metrics that...

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Economic Gloom Puts M&A Market Back Into Value Mode
Economic Gloom Puts M&A Market Back Into Value Mode
July 21, 2022  |  Investments

When overvalued companies deflate in a wave, as we’re seeing now, that’s either heralding bad times ahead or an oncoming era of growth, depending on...

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Visa Considers Taking Stake in FinTech Airwallex
Visa Considers Taking Stake in FinTech Airwallex
July 20, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

Visa is reportedly in talks to contribute to a funding round for FinTech startup Airwallex, according to people familiar with the matter. Sources told Bloomberg...

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Inside the UK’s Regulatory Sandbox: How It Fosters FinTech Innovation, Drives Multisector Growth
Inside the UK’s Regulatory Sandbox: How It Fosters FinTech Innovation, Drives Multisector Growth
July 20, 2022  |  Regulation

The U.K. is credited with launching the first regulatory sandbox in 2016, and since then the concept has spread across the world, with an additional...

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To Survive Funding Drought, Startups Must Think Like Camels, Not Unicorns
To Survive Funding Drought, Startups Must Think Like Camels, Not Unicorns
July 20, 2022  |  Startups

It’s been widely referred to as the “fundraising winter”: a major downturn as tech stocks fall and the appetite for investment wanes, leading to mounting...

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The Startups Solving the Working Capital Challenge for Africa’s Small Businesses
The Startups Solving the Working Capital Challenge for Africa’s Small Businesses
July 19, 2022  |  Startups

From self-employed freelancers to the local shops and restaurants that are the cornerstones of so many communities, small businesses in emerging markets across Africa must...

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