Tagged: zoomaal

July 16, 2015 @ 12:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Middle East’s crowdfunding platform, Zoomaal, announced that it has teamed up with Oasis500 and Flat6Lab launched a new acceleration program. Wamda reported that the program guarantee to approve for seed investment projects in tech, the Internet of Things, wearable technologies, and other physical B2C… Read More

July 12, 2014 @ 11:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

As crowdfunding becomes more popular in various countries, recent reports reveal the funding option is gaining attention in the Middle East. According to the Huffington Post, a handful of Lebanese entrepreneurs are using crowdfunding to create and sustain social initiative throughout the country, some of which… Read More

November 19, 2013 @ 10:19 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Fajr Capital Advisors and Crowdfund Capital Advisors have released a report (embedded, bottom of article) to “highlight crowdfund investing as a powerful new tool to fuel the development of a vibrant entrepreneurial culture in Muslim majority markets.” Crowdfund investing builds communities, encourages risk sharing, democratizes… Read More

February 17, 2013 @ 8:06 am By Wamda  |  

New joint investment concept “Shekra” is drawn from the Arabic phrase “sherik fekra” in Arabic, which means “share an idea.” The platform was launched in Cairo last November by seven founders who come from backgrounds in technology, aviation, investment and banking, who have pooled their resources to… Read More