C3 Insights and News

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C3 - Companies Creating Change 12/31/22 C3 - Companies Creating Change 12/31/22

Business Basics in the UAE

Opportunities in the UAE are fueled by business-friendly government regulations and strong collaboration between the private and public sectors to create an economy that allows innovation to flourish.

C3 - Companies Creating Change 11/8/22 C3 - Companies Creating Change 11/8/22

ONE MOTO gets £123m financing

UAE-headquartered ONE MOTO secured a capitalisation of £123m to finance vehicles across the UK to pioneer the decarbonisation of the country’s last-mile, delivery and gig economy industry.

C3 - Companies Creating Change 11/7/22 C3 - Companies Creating Change 11/7/22

EGA Ramp-Up programme - powered by C3 to foster entrepreneurship

C3 - Companies Creating Change 10/30/22 C3 - Companies Creating Change 10/30/22

Three Alumni selected as winners EWC’s UAE final

Three C3 Alumni: Desert Control, Manhat and Food ATM, selected as winners in the UAE final for the Entrepreneurship World Cup

C3 - Companies Creating Change 10/28/22 C3 - Companies Creating Change 10/28/22

CWallet and Visa partner to expand payment solutions

CWallet and Visa have entered into a strategic partnership which will see the two companies work to expand their product offerings.

C3 - Companies Creating Change 10/27/22 C3 - Companies Creating Change 10/27/22

Baramoda CEO and Founder received the Youth Social Entrepreneurship Award

Baramoda CEO and Founder Mostafa Elnaby received the Youth Social Entrepreneurship Award

C3 - Companies Creating Change 10/24/22 C3 - Companies Creating Change 10/24/22

C3 unlocks two gold awards and is named the overall winner at the 2022 Gulf Sustainability Awards

C3 - Companies Creating Change 10/23/22 C3 - Companies Creating Change 10/23/22

The Zola Collective selected as winners in Majid Al Futtaim's Launchpad Accelerator Programme

The Zola Collective selected as winners in Majid Al Futtaim's Launchpad Accelerator

C3 - Companies Creating Change 10/20/22 C3 - Companies Creating Change 10/20/22

MonkiBox has been recognised as the most innovative company for 2022 in Education by Fast Company Middle East

C3 - Companies Creating Change 10/13/22 C3 - Companies Creating Change 10/13/22

Muhammad Gawish and Mustafa Abdelmoneim, founders of iSchool, selected as part of the 2022 30 under 30 Forbes Middle East list

Muhammad Gawish and Mustafa Abdelmoneim, founders of iSchool, selected as part of the 2022 30 under 30 Forbes Middle East list.

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Watch: Leena David on the Women’s Pavilion Return to Work Programme

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