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Mr Usta on CNNCNN Marketplace Middle East promotes |
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Ibrahim Colak interview with Make It Happen - Spencer LodgeMost, if not all successful businesses, start with an idea to find a solution to a problem. In this interview, Spencer Lodge finds that's exactly the case with Ibrahim Colak, former Engineer turned award-winning entrepreneur, and his award-winning startup, |
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Cloud-powered marketplace cuts IT operational costs by 65%Trailblazing start-up |
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A woman's tale: working as a female entrepreneur in a male-dominated worldStanding on stage at an event in Abu Dhabi to celebrate International Women 's Day, Dunia Othman was quizzed by members of the mainly female audience on why, out of all of the opportunities open to her, she chose to male-focused name for her product and even put a prominent |
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Top 100 Startups In The Arab World 2018 |
50 UAE Startups To WatchNo.5 in the 50 startups to watch list by Forbes Middle East! |
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إذا أعجبك الفيديو لا تبخل بإعطائه 👍 , ولاتنسى الاشتراك بالقناة وتفعيل زر الجرس ليصلك كل جديد
العالم يفسحُ الطريقَ للمرءِ الذي يُعرفُ إلى أين هو ذاهب، هكذا وصفَ الفلاسفة الإنسان الذي يرفضُ الاستسلامَ للفشل، ويصرُ على النجاح، اليوم نرى شباباً عاطلاً ينتظرُ الوظيفة..ونساءً يائسات يشكينَ الفراغ .. ووسطَ هؤلاء تظهرُ ثُلة من الشباب اقتحموا بيئةَ الجمود ليطلقوا مشاريعَ خاصة بهم وسطَ توفرِ الفرصِ الجيدة لبيئةٍ حرة مرنة..بالرغمِ من التحديات التي تقفُ أمامهم بدءا من الحصولِ على فكرةِ مشروعٍ صغير ومربح مرورا إلى التخطيطِ و التنفيذ ، وصولا إلى تحقيقِ النتائج المنشودة. |
أخبار منوعة - مستر أسطه سوق إلكتروني لإيجاد مزودي خدمات عالية الجودةخدمات أحسن لحياة أفضل ... هو شعار شركة مستر أسطه MrUsta المتخصصة في تقديم أسرع و أفضل الخدمات المنزلية بأقل التكلفة و أقل الوقت لجعل الحياة أسهل و أسعد. |
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ShortList App Awards 2016 - The WinnersLife Admin App of the Year - |
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13 Tech Startups From The United Arab Emirates You Need to Know About in 2017 |
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100Tech.co Interview with Ibrahim Colak of
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Startup Emirates: The Most Well-Funded Tech Startups In The UAE In One InfographicAll of the companies in our infographic are based in the Emirate of Dubai. Collectively, these companies have raised approximately $2.3B |
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Entrepreneur of the week: Ibrahim ColakRead what our Founder and CEO, Ibrahim Colak had to say about how he started Mr Usta and the learnings along the way |
Two Nominations for Arabian Business StartUp Awards 2017Startup of the Year: |
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Mr Usta secures AED 2.75 million pre-series A fundingMr Usta, an online services marketplace launched in Dubai by Ibrahim Colak and Dunia Othman, has successfully closed a AED 2.75 million pre-series A funding round. Investors include Precinct Partners, Millennial Partners & Co., and angel investors from Saudi Arabia and Egypt. This comes on the heels of its AED 1.2 million seed funding in August 2015. The financing will be used to accelerate growth, to expand the platform to key regional markets, and to hire new team members. |
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Entrepreneurs of the Week: Dunia Othman and Ibrahim Colak, founders of Mr Usta" Mr Usta, rests on a win-win model for all stakeholders involved - small service providers struggling to reach more customers coupled with UAE residents in desperate need of their services. |
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StartUp Awards 2015 shortlistStart-up of the Year 2015: Mr Usta.com |
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StartUp Awards 2014 shortlistYoung Entrepreneur of the Year 2014: Ibrahim Colak |
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Dubai start-up closes $353k in financing"A Dubai-based online marketplace that connects service providers with clients in need has raised AED 1.3 million ($353,934) in seed financing." |
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Get in the Ring for investment opportunity"Together with her husband and two partners, Dunia Othman, co-founder and chief marketing officer at Mr Usta, has developed an online business directory of local service providers which also offers a service rating system accessible through mobile devices and PCs." |
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How to get the best deal on an annual maintenance package for your UAE home"Aside from the peace of mind that annual maintenance packages can give in times of emergency, preventive measures can help avoid future problems. Buying an annual maintenance contract for your home is a bit like regular servicing for your car. Perhaps your car is running smoothly, but you should still periodically change the oil and check everything from your engine to your brakes and tyres. “Annual maintenance contracts are the same,” says Ibrahim Colak, founder and chief executive of UAE online service marketplace Mr Usta. “Maybe there are very minor problems that can be fixed and you get it done, so you don’t pay more later when it becomes a major problem.” |
Need a plumber or a handyman? These online service shops have the answer"It may not have been top of the business plan, but Ibrahim Colak can now cite rescuing a drone from a tree as a service offered via his online marketplace. Changing light bulbs wasn’t either, but it is another domestic drama MrUsta has helped to solve. The company is part of a wave of online platforms linking professional services, such as plumbers, electricians – and men with ladders –to residents seeking reliable home service providers." |
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SME profile: online site helps you find best usta in the UAE"In October 2013, Dunia Othman and Ibrahim Colak cut short their honeymoon in Crete to pitch their idea for a technology start-up to Afkar, a digital business incubator. Their idea was to launch a new online marketplace to link tradespeople – from painters to martial arts instructors – with UAE residents." |
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Startup Mr Usta Offers A MENA-based Platform For Your Service Needs"It’s not too hard to see what makes Mr Usta so appealing to its 350-odd client base. Let’s put it this way: if you’ve ever had to frantically search your contact list or ask friends for recommendations of a maintenance company after one of the pipes in your apartment bursts, Mr Usta can come to the rescue." |
Energizing The Ecosystem: The UAE's Saud Al Nowais Sees Your Startup As The Next Big Thing“I like Mr Usta a lot; Ibrahim [Colak] is a great entrepreneur.” |
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We Got Funded: Startup Mr Usta Raises AED2.75 Million In Funding Round"More than ever, quality in the service industry is essential, and the UAE-based Mr Usta , an online marketplace for consumers to find and book service providers founded in 2013, has strived to accomplish this- and now, investors have taken notice.." |
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مستر أسطه تحصل على تمويل 2.75 مليون درهم – تعرف على التفاصيل"أعلنت شركة “مستر أسطه” Mr Usta عن حصولها على 2.75 مليون درهم إماراتي، من كلِ من “بريسينت بارتنرز” Precinct Partners، و”ميلينيال بارتنرز أند كو”Millennial Partners & Co، إلى جانب مستثمرين أفراد من السعودية ومصر، لم يتم الكشف عن هويتهم." |
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10 Of The Best Start Ups In Dubai Right NowMr Usta was born out of a desire to provide everyone with an easy way to find quality trades people on the basis of customer feedback. Seems like a simple one, this is the one you need because you never know when it will come in handy! Founder - Ibrahim Colak" |
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Meet the disrupters"A smart UAE will depend on how today’s new businesses integrate technology into their operations. GN Focus profiles a few national and expatriate innovators and examines how they’ve gotten off the ground" |
UAE tops Gender Progress Index in GCC"Dunia Othman, 36, Iraqi, co-founder and chief marketing officer, Mr Usta An entrepreneur with a mix of marketing, business management and engineering experience, Othman is the mother of a five-month-old baby and has had a tough time working as a young software engineer abroad due to her gender. Today, although she is a co-founder of her company, she said she still has to constantly prove herself." |
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Growth in the service provider Mr Usta as they get more fundingMr Usta secured a pre-Series A round of 2.75 million Emirati dirhams (US$750,000) this week. Investors include regional investors Precinct Partners, Millennial Partners & Co, along with angel investors from Saudi Arabia and Egypt. They are looking to close a Series A round in 2017. |
From plumbers to cake decorators, can Mr Usta provide the quick fix for Dubai's expats?"While sitting at the Business Development table during Mix N’ Mentor Dubai, two entrepreneurs caught my attention: Ibrahim Colak and his wife Dunia Othman, the cofounders of Mr Usta, an online marketplace in UAE that links residents with different service providers." |
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How UAE’s Mr Usta raised an unexpected $351K"When Ibrahim Colak, founder of UAE service providers platform Mr Usta, attended a networking event at Dubai’s In5 innovation center, he didn’t expect it to lead to a seed investment of $351,000." |
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In5: Enabling Innovation"Ibrahim Colak, founder of MrUsta, joined In5 in January. He said the incubator took care of many difficult details for him, leaving the firm to focus on growth and innovation. “It’s not easy to be an entrepreneur in Dubai. There are renting costs and other costs, and you need networks to reach the right people,” Colak said." |
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Company Overview of Mr Usta"Mr Usta provides an Internet directory of service providers in the United Arab Emirates. The company’s platform incorporates a search engine which enables potential customers to search for service providers based on name, location, or category, as well as allows past customers to rate or comment on service providers they have used. The company is headquartered in Dubai" |
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12 stylish things for men"You’ve no doubt heard horror stories from mates in the UAE about dodgy removal firms and crooked maintenance staff (our favourite is the Style staffer who went home early one day to find his maid wearing his Lacoste polo shirt). |
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Website alleviates headache of finding services in the UAE"Finding quality service providers can be like trying to resolve an issue with your electricity bill. Everyone wants you to pay up and no one wants to hear about your problem . When many of us need a service, we usually head straight to sites like Dubizzle and end up spending hours scrolling through page after page of identical ads.Mr Usta is a UAE based online marketplace that simplifies the process. It uses customer ranked data to help people find services ranging from painters to cake decorators, for free (and in case you’re wondering, “usta” means master, guru, or expert in Turkish. It is also used in Iraq and the Gulf in old Arabic!)" |