Space: the next tech frontier for MENA?

An art installation in Amman that could soon have a real-life counterpart. Watch out Elon Musk, a new force is awakening in the business of space. In November 2015, Jordanian startup incubator Oasis500 announced a new venture capital fund designed to encourage entrepreneurs and companies in the Middle East and North Africa to develop space-based technologies. Partnering with the European Space Agency and the European Investment Bank, the Jordan Space Ventures fund will officially launch after closing total investments of 7.8 million euros (approximately …

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Space: the next tech frontier for MENA?