Wamda

United States

Coursera, Udemy agree $2.5 billion all-stock merger

Coursera and Udemy have signed a definitive all-stock merger agreement, valuing the combined company at $2.5bn based on December 16,...

Udemy Coursera

U.A.E

DataCamp enters the Middle East with Optima acquisition

US- and London-based edtech DataCamp has acquired UAE-based Optima, an AI-native learning platform that personalises lessons, pacing,...

DataCamp Optima EdTech

United States

MidLyr closes $2.5 million pre-seed to advance MENA expansion plans

US-based fintech MidLyr has raised $2.5 million in pre-seed funding led by Silicon Badia, with participation from Wedbush Ventures,...

MidLyr silicon badia Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Wa’ed Ventures leads $10 million pre-Series A in US-based Kure Cells

Wa’ed Ventures, the $500 million venture capital fund backed by Aramco, has led a $10 million Pre-Series A round in Kure Cells, a...

Wa'ed Ventures Kure Cells

Saudi Arabia

MoneyHash partners with Tabby to enable BNPL for merchants across MEA

Press release: MoneyHash, the first and leading payment orchestration platform in emerging and global markets, has partnered with Tabby,...

Tabby MoneyHash BNPL

United States

Epic Padel secures $10 million to launch to back global padel ventures

Epic Padel, a US-based padel operator and investor, closed an oversubscribed $10 million seed round led by NowaisWorld and Stryde...

Epic Padel

Saudi Arabia

Wa’ed Ventures co-leads $19 million Investment in Graphiant

Aramco’s Wa’ed Ventures has co-led a $19 million Series B extension in US-based Graphiant, alongside stc Group’s Tali...

Graphiant NaaS

Saudi Arabia

Aramco-backed Prosperity7 joins TensorWave's $100 million round

US-based AI infrastructure startup TensorWave has raised $100 million in a funding round led by Magnetar and AMD Ventures, bringing its...

TensorWave Prosperity7 Aramco

United States

Wamda Capital backs BloomPath's $1.3 million pre-Seed round

US-based SaaS provider BloomPath has raised $1.3 million in a pre-seed funding round, led by RAED Ventures, with participation from Ulu...

BloomPath SAAS HRtech

United States

USA's PLATMA expands to MENA after raising $2.2 million pre-Seed

USA-based AI business automation platform PLATMA is planning to enter the MENA market after securing a $2.2 million pre-Seed funding...

PLATMA AI

U.A.E

Mindshift Capital invests in US healthtech MDisrupt

UAE and US-based gender-lens VC fund Mindshift Capital has taken part in the $3 million Seed funding round of US healthtech MDisrupt,...

healthtech Mindshift Capital MDisrupt

Egypt

MoneyHash secures new investment from GitHub’s founder

US-headquartered Egyptian fintech MoneyHash, has secured new funding from Tom Preston-Werner, co-founder of GitHub, as part of an...

MoneyHash GitHub

United States

Classera raises $40 million Series A round led by Sanabil

US-based and Mena-focused edtech Classera, has raised $40 million in a Series A round, led by Sanabil Investments and joined by Global...

Classera Sanabil Investments EdTech

Jordan

US Fresh Del Monte invests in Jordanian agritech Decapolis

US-based agriculture company Fresh Del Monte Produce has acquired a 39 per cent stake in Jordanian agritech Decapolis. Founded in 2018...

Fresh Del Monte Decapolis agritech

U.A.E

Mindshift Capital participates in Wellbees’ $2.2 million Seed round

UAE-based VC firm Mindshift Capital has taken part in US employee wellness platform Wellbees’ latest $2.2 million Seed funding...

Mindshift Capital Wellbees HR solutions

Saudi Arabia

Nama Ventures invests in US-based IT startup Brev.dev

Saudi Arabia-based VC firm Nama Ventures has invested an unknown amount in US-based containers for development Brev.dev. Founded in...

Nama Ventures Brev.dev

U.A.E

UAE’s Mindshift Capital takes part in Rebel Girls’ $13 million round

UAE-based VC Mindshift Capital, has taken part in the $13 million funding round of US-based edtech Rebel Girls, alongside other VCs...

Mindshift Capital Rebel Girls

Lebanon

JumpCloud acquires Lebanon-born MYKI

US-based cloud management platform JumpCloud has acquired the Lebanon-born cyber security company MYKI for an undisclosed...

JumpCloud MyKi

United States

Video-recruitment platform JobPixel raises undisclosed Seed funding from Nama Ventures

Saudi Arabia-based Nama Ventures has invested an undisclosed amount in US-based human resources platform JobPixel’s Seed round....

JobPixel Nama Ventures HR solutions

Saudi Arabia

Saudi agritech Red Sea Farms expands into US

Saudi Arabia-based agritech Red Sea Farms is expanding to the US, following an investment from US investors AppHarvest and Bonaventure...

agritech Red Sea Farms

Oman

Oman’s Phaze Ventures participates in Voyager Portal’s Series A round

Oman-based VC Phaze Ventures has participated in the $8.4 million Series A round of US-based shipping supply chain software platform...

Voyager Portal Phaze Ventures

Egypt

US-based TachyHealth raises seven-figure Seed from regional investors

Jordan's Propeller Inc, the Oman Technology Fund- Wadi (OTF Wadi), Jordinvest, and an insurance company out of Saudi Arabia have...

TachyHealth healthtech

Global

500 Startups closes $140 million fund, rebrands to 500 Global

US-based venture capital firm 500 Startups has closed its largest fund to date at $140 million and has rebranded to 500 Global. The...

500 Global 500 startups

Egypt

US-based Bevy acquires Egypt’s Eventtus

US-based events company Bevy has acquired the Egyptian event management software company Eventtus for an undisclosed...

Bevy eventtus acquisition

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