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Jeeran Launches a Dedicated Creative Commons Channel

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:01:13 GMT

Jeeran's co-Founder Laith has just returned from Rome with some lovely news for the Arab online content industry. Jeeran has partnered with Creative Commons to spread awareness on the potential of Arab users to create content. For those not familiar with Creative Commons, it is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to making it easier for people to share content in a manner consistent with... [read more]

Talasim Wins at Seedcamp 2009

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 08:19:43 GMT

The IV Holdings team offers a huge congratulations to Talasim's founders, Zeid Koudsi and Sabri Hakim, and their exceptional team on their being selected as a winning startup at Seedcamp in London. The week has been moving at lightspeed for them at Seedcamp, and it has certainly paid off, with their achieving a phenomenal feat, going into the heart of Europe and walking away as one of this year's... [read more]

Jeeran Story Is No Different Than The Story Of The Typical Silicon Valley Startup.

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:30:24 GMT

Jeeran Story Is No Different Than The Story Of The Typical Silicon Valley Startup.Jeeran is an interesting Arab internet company because its story resembles the stories you hear about in Silicon Valley (USA): A Tech startup that starts from the founders’ garage or dorm and then makes it big (example:HP,YahooandGoogleto name a few.)Jeeran was founded in 2000 by then two Jordanian students and entrepreneurs... [read more]

Building Hope: Yahoo! Acquires Maktoob.com

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 10:47:13 GMT

TALK BACK: Building Hope: Yahoo! Acquires Maktoob.comThese are the views of Faisal Ghori, Principal at Middle East Ventures, a strategy consultancy focused on the greater Middle East and North Africa, on Yahoo buying Maktoob.com:Hope is often in short supply in the Middle East, but that may be quickly changing, at least for the region’s entrepreneurs. On Aug. 25, Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO), the Internet... [read more]

Interview with Kamal Nasser CEO of Conservus, Winner of Red Herring 100 Europe.

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:38:00 GMT

Interview with Kamal Nasser CEO of Conservus, Winner of Red Herring 100 Europe.I am sorry for not posting much on AC during the last week because I was -and still- busy with multiple projects, however today’s post is about my recentinterviewwith an interesting and successful Arab serial entrepreneur, Kamal Nasser, CEO of Dubai, UAE, based,Conservus Internationalwinner of the Red Herring 100 Europe... [read more]

Three successes for IV Holdings

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:52:14 GMT

The announcement of Intel Capital’s investments in two Jordanian internet companies was also a victory for IV Holdings, the Jordanian venture capital firm that has now seen three of its early-stage investments validated by one of the world’s largest technology funds.Last year Conservus International, originally funded by IV Holdings, received an investment from Intel Capital, one of the world’s largest... [read more]

Smart play is to back technology start-ups

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:49:52 GMT

Smart play is to back technology start-upsTom GaraBarack Obama waves to the audience after his Cairo address. The US president urged the Middle East to invest in education and innovation.Nasser Nasser / AP PhotoFew things excite and inspire a technology reporter as much as talking to entrepreneurs.Big companies may have the reach and the resources to take on the biggest of challenges, but it is start-ups... [read more]

Intel Capital to invest in Jeeran and ShooFeeTV

Sun, 17 May 2009 11:08:00 GMT

Intel Capital to invest in two digital content companies in Jordan Investments in Jeeran and ShooFeeTV underline Intel’s commitment to extend region’s technological expertise World Economic Forum, Dead Sea, Jordan, May 17, 2009 – As part of its ongoing commitment to Jordan, Intel today announced that Intel Capital, its investment organization, will be investing in two digital... [read more]

Venture capital the new hope for technology start-ups

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:27:00 GMT

Below is an article that was published in The National , a UAE newspaper.Featured on: April 10th, 2009. (Source: www.thenational.ae) -----------------------------------------Venture capital funds in the Middle East are emerging as alternatives to speculative investment in property and financial markets, internet industry professionals were told at the Submit conference in Dubai this week. The development... [read more]

Dubai start-up gets capital boost

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:28:13 GMT

A Dubai digital media start-up has received a multimillion-dollar cash injection from IV Holdings, a Jordanian venture capital firm.Content Syndicate, an internet platform that helps publishers and media professionals to buy, sell and syndicate digital media, has been operating from offices in Dubai since 2005.Its business model – to connect those demanding content with those producing it – is being... [read more]