500 Startups Backs First Middle Eastern Startup, Jeeran, A Yelp For The Arab World

Earlier this year, young venture capital fund and startup accelerator 500 Startups announced some changes that indicated its intent to move beyond adolescence into adulthood, and expand its scope beyond the U.S. The firm raised a new, bigger fund, added new partners, and increase its focus on identifying and investing in talented international entrepreneurs. Dave McClure and company have already invested in startup incubators in Mexico City and Beijing, along with taking its "Geeks On A Plane" tour to India last December. This spring, partners McClure and Christine Tsai told us that 500 Startups is redoubling its effort to build ties and make investments in Latin America, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East in particular. And today, beginning to walk the walk, we've learned that the fund has made its first investment in the Middle East -- in a startup called Jeeran.

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