Wamda

Regional

Mena startups raised $37 million in November

When Yahaal announced its Series A round, we expected investments to exceed $60 million in November, but a correction from the company...

Investment

Regional

Startup Istanbul launches $10 million fund to invest in Mena-based startups

Istanbul-based event organiser and seed investor Startup Istanbul is raising a $10 million VC fund, targeting startups in the Middle East...

startup istanbul Seed funding MENA

Regional

GELLIFY to launch €20 million Mena fund

Italy’s GELLIFY, a B2B software startup focused accelerator and investor is launching a fund for the Middle East region in...

GELLIFY b2b

Regional

Clara launches Mena Series A Term Sheet to streamline funding rounds

Clara, the legaltech startup founded in the UAE and part of Wamda’s portfolio of partner companies has launched the Mena Series A...

Clara term sheet term sheets

Bahrain

Malaeb joins Vooora sportstech accelerator

Source: Laffaz Powered by Kooora.com, Vooora Ventures, the first sportstech accelerator in MENA, earlier this week announced that...

Malaeb Vooora ventures Sportstech

Regional

Where will the next wave of innovation come from?

Dr Vikas Nand Kumar Batheja is the co-founder and director of Capital College in Dubai The global pandemic has created panic,...

Innovation

Pakistan

Former Souq executive invests in Pakistan's Clicky

Source: Daily times Lahore-based fashion e-commerce startup, Clicky, closed USD 700,000 in a Pre-Series A round of funding. Former...

Clicky fashion ecommerce souq

Regional

The regional tussle for startups: Is Dubai at risk of being overtaken? [part two]

As outlined in the first part of this feature, startups have become a fundamental pillar of the economy, a means not only for innovation,...

Ecosystem Dubai abu dhabi

Regional

RiseUp Summit 2020 : RESET

RiseUp Summit is one of the largest entrepreneurial gatherings in the Middle East. This year, the RiseUp Summit 2020 is going virtual,...

Regional

Why Ireland is taking an interest in the UAE's cleantech sector

The UAE government is determined to become a regional hub for clean energy development and production, encouraging the adoption and...

Cleantech Ireland

Regional

A glimpse into the Careem Mafia

When Uber acquired Careem in March 2019 for $3.1 billion, the exit was significant not only for the size of the deal, but for its ripple...

Careeem Careem Mafia

Regional

Fenix launches in the UAE after $3.8 million seed round

Fenix, the latest UAE-based micro mobility startup has raised $3.8 million in seed funding. Founded by the former Careem executive...

micromobility Fenix e-scooter

Regional

Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival 2020

The 4th Sharjah Entrepreneaurship Festival will be held on December 6-10 2020. The event will be virtually and...

Regional

The regional tussle for startups and entrepreneurs [part one]

To many, startups and those operating in the digital space have been the saviours of the Middle East economy during this pandemic. With...

Innovation Ecosystem

Regional

The future of agritech in Mena

Across the Middle East, agriculture plays a pivotal role in transforming economies, alleviating poverty and fostering economic growth, but...

agritech Pure Harvest Smart Farms

Pakistan

Mena-based angel investors invest in Pakistan's Conatural

Source: Profit Magazine Pakistan’s natural and organic skin and hair care brand, Conatural, has raised $825,000 in a Pre-Series A...

Beauty startups Angel Investment Conatural

Regional

Distichain and Markit peer-selected for investment

UAE-based e-commerce and e-procurement platform Distichain and Lebanon-based on-demand grocery delivery service Markit are set to receive...

Distichain Markit Finance Forward Mena 2020

Regional

Corporates in Mena: From competitors to investors

The rampant digitisation of almost every sector this year has pushed corporates, once slow-moving goliaths comfortable in their traditional...

corporates CVC

Egypt

Cairo Angels launches syndicate fund

Egypt-based angel network Cairo Angels, has launched its first $3 million micro-venture syndicate fund, aiming to back up and support the...

cairo angels Early-stage pre-Series A

Regional

Mena startups raised $47.6 million in October

Cloud kitchens have pushed up investments in October after Kaykroo launched with a $4 million funding round and Sweetheart Kitchen...

investments

Regional

Veolia launches accelerator for social startups and SMEs

France-based Veolia has launched an acceleration and mentoring programme, aimed at supporting social startups and SMEs across the Middle...

Veolia acceleration smes

Regional

The issue of open banking [part two]

In the first part of this feature, we introduced the concept of open banking. Here, we take a closer look at the regulatory...

Fintech Open banking

Regional

The issue of open banking [part one]

Following DAPI’s open letter to the UAE Bank Federation Advisory Council penned by co-founder Mohammed Aziz over a month ago, open...

Fintech Open banking DAPI

Regional

The unstoppable growth of e-grocery

E-grocery remains the fastest growing segment of e-commerce in the Middle East according to new research from RedSeer Consulting, growing...

e-grocery

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