Wamda

Saudi Arabia

Wamda invests in Arabic teacher training platform Aanaab

Wamda has invested in Jeddah-based Aanaab, an education technology (edtech) platform that has raised $1.5 million in its seed round. The...

Education EdTech wamda

Saudi Arabia

Speero secures pre-series A funding

Saudi Arabia-based marketplace Speero has raised its pre-series A investment round from 500 Startups, Impact46 and Derayah Ventures. The...

marketplace

Saudi Arabia

PIF invests in SellAnyCar.com

Source: Bloomberg A unit of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is leading a $35 million funding round for...

sellanycar automotive

Saudi Arabia

The Chefz raises six-figure seed

Souce: MENAbytes Riyadh-based gourmet food and sweets delivery platform The Chefz has raised seed funding in a round led by...

The Chefz Ocean X

Saudi Arabia

Abdul Latif Jameel invests in Joby Aviation

Source: The National The investment arm of Abdul Latif Jameel, a Saudi Arabian family-owned conglomerate, invested in Joby...

Joby Aviation Abdul Latif Jameel

Saudi Arabia

Investment in Saudi-based startups record an all time high in 2019

The number of investments in Saudi-based startups amounted to 71 investments in 2019, an increase of 92 per cent from 2018, recording the...

saudi growth Funding

Saudi Arabia

Saee raises $2.4 million in Series A

Jeddah-based last-mile delivery startup Saee has raised $2.4 million in its Series A funding round. The round was led by Saudi-based...

Last mile delivery saudi Freelancers

Regional

KBW Ventures invests in Singapore-based TurtleTree Labs

KBW Ventures, the venture capital (VC) firm founded by Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed, son of Saudi Arabia billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin...

Milk animal cells Investment

Saudi Arabia

Leap raises six figure seed funding

Source: MenaBytes Riyadh-based coffee pre-ordering startup Leap has raised six-figure (USD) seed funding, it...

seed Funding Coffee

Saudi Arabia

Saudi government to support up to 50 per cent of salaries in private sector

Source: News1 The Human Resources Development Fund launched “Hadaf”, a campaign (# goal_ supports you), directed to private...

saudi Employment fund

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Aramco plans $500 million fund

Source: The National Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, a subsidiary of the kingdom’s state-owed oil producer, is planning to set up a...

energy oil & gas fund

Saudi Arabia

Wadi Makkah invests in Pavegen

Wadi Makkah Ventures Company has invested in UK-based Pavegen’s Series A round. Pavegen is a clean-tech company, that installs...

clean tech energy

Saudi Arabia

HyperPay raises eight-figure investment

Source: MenaBytes Riyadh-headquartered payment processing platform HyperPay has closed an eight-figure USD investment, it announced...

PAYMENT Fintech saudi

Saudi Arabia

Sadeem raises $2.6 million from Wa'ed Ventures

Source: Sadeem Sadeem, a wireless environmental sensing systems spinout company from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology...

Wa'ed KAUST

Saudi Arabia

PIF launches $1 billion fund of funds

Source: Arab News Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has launched a new investment vehicle aimed at boosting small and...

Public Investment Fund

Saudi Arabia

Sabbar raises $1.5 million seed

Source: MENAbytes Saudi-based recruitment technology platform Sabbar has raised $1.5 million in a seed round led by Dubai’s...

MiSK 500 startups Job Recruitment

Saudi Arabia

Wamda co-leads $3M Series A round in online floral marketplace Floranow

Wamda, the Middle East region's leading startup ecosystem enabler, has co-led a $3 million Series A round with Global Ventures in...

Series A Floranow

Saudi Arabia

Dokkan Afkar closes $5 million Series B

Saudi Arabia-based Dokkan Afkar, an e-commerce site dedicated to selling homegrown and innovative gadgets, gizmos and gifts has closed...

E-commerce marketplace Riyad TAQNIA Fund

Saudi Arabia

KBW Ventures invests in US-based pet food startup

KBW Ventures, the venture capital (VC) firm founded by Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed, son of Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin...

pets

Saudi Arabia

Nejree raises $4 million

Source: Arabian Business Saudi-based Nejree, the online sneaker retailer, announced on Wednesday it has raised $4 million in Pre-Series...

Fashion e-com

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh Valley Company leads $6 million series B in South Korea based SecuLetter

Source: Techstartups SecuLetter, a cybersecurity startup that provides advanced persistence threat (APT) response solution to email...

cybersecurity series B Investment

Regional

Arabnet Riyadh

ArabNet is an events, insights and innovation program, focused on tech business and innovation in the MENA region. The event...

Saudi Arabia

ekar expands to Riyadh after closing $17.5m Series B

Carshare startup, ekar has closed a $17.5 million Series B round led by Polymath Ventures with participation from Al Yemni Group and...

ekar car sharing

Saudi Arabia

Nala Raises $1 million in funding

Source: finsmes Nala, a Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based digital health service, raised $1m in its first financing. The round was led...

digital Health Funding

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