Tag: 500 Falcons

February 05, 2019
February 05, 2019

Announcing the “MENA Dojo” Series A Program Batch 3 launch

Hasan Haider
It’s going to be quite busy this year in the MENA region! In line with our objective to help develop the regional ecosystem, we are pleased to announce that we’re opening the applications for the third batch of our annual 500 Startups MENA Dojo Se...
February 04, 2018
February 04, 2018

The MENA Ecosystem: The Year Ahead

Hasan Haider
2017 was a landmark year for the MENA startup ecosystem. That hectic pace of development has continued, even accelerated in the first month of 2018. Having been in the MENA startup space in one form or another since 2007, looking back on what has ...
June 15, 2017
June 15, 2017

Growth Hacking the MENA Region

Sharif El-Badawi
Following up on our earlier post announcing the first closing of 500 Falcons, our fund for the Middle East and North Africa, we’re going to be posting a few more announcements on the MENA region and the meaningful ecosystem-building projects we’re...
May 09, 2017
May 09, 2017

Announcing 500 Falcons first closing at $15m out of $30m target

Hasan Haider
  Today, I’m thrilled to announce the first closing of our 500 Startups MENA Fund (aka 500 Falcons) at $15M out of our $30M target. While we have been investing in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region since 2011, including 55 dea...
April 07, 2016
Oasis by Tom Sagolla, Flickr
April 07, 2016

500 Falcons: A Path To The Oasis For MENA’s Thirsty Startups

Walter Thompson
In December 2015, 500 Startups unveiled 500 Falcons, a regional micro-fund that covers the MENA region (Middle East + North Africa). Even before launching the fund, which has a target size of $30 million, 500 Startups has made "about 30 deals,"...