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Bahrain

Al Zayani Investments Group launches a venture capital fund

Bahrain-based Al Zayani Investments Group has launched the Al Zayani venture capital (VC) fund, targeting local and regional...

Al Zayani Investments Group Bahraini ecosystem

Bahrain

Unipal raises six-figure seed round

Bahrain-based Unipal, has raised a six-figure seed round, led by Oqal with participation from other angel investors. The startup secured...

Unipal Tenmou Oqal

Bahrain

Gaming on the rise: Twitch Arabic video streams soar in 2020

As the Covid-19 pandemic forced millions to stay home for longer periods of time, the video game industry experienced an unpreceded growth...

Twitch video games Video Streaming

Bahrain

Rain secures $6 million Series A

Bahrain-based cryptocurrency exchange Rain has raised $6 million in its Series A round of funding. The round was led by Middle East Venture...

crypto cryptocurrency

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

Bahrain

India’s FreshToHome receives funding from ADIO

India-based online fresh fish and poultry marketplace platform FreshToHome, has raised financial and non-financial incentives from the Abu...

FreshToHome ADIO Investcorp

Bahrain

Bidayatech launches Mena’s first reward-based crowdfunding platform

Bahrain-based Bidayatech has launched a reward-based crowdfunding platform, in an attempt to address startup funding challenges. The...

Crowdfunding funding gap

Bahrain

Investcorp invests in India's Xpressbees

Source: Reuters Bahrain’s Investcorp said on Sunday it has made an investment in Xpressbees, an Indian logistics startup, as part...

Investcorp ecommerce Series E

Bahrain

Bahrain eases access to funding for startups and SMEs

The Bahraini government has approved new amendments to the Bahrain commercial companies (BCC) law to help boost startups access to funding...

Bahrain commercial companies Access to funding Convertiable notes

Bahrain

Bahrain Fintech Bay, US’s MEPI launch accelerator for local startups

Bahrain Fintech Bay (BFB) and the US State Department’s Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), have teamed up to launch a virtual...

acceleration Bahrain Fintech Bay Build for Bahrain

Bahrain

Dubai's ICD, Bahrain-based Investcorp invest in India's FreshToHome

Source: Money Control FreshToHome, an online retailer of seafood and poultry said on October 28 that it has raised $121 million in a...

FreshToHome ICD Investcorp

Bahrain

Halcyon, AWS launch tech incubator for female founders in Middle East

Source: Washington Business Journal D.C.’s Halcyon, known for its flagship social entrepreneurship incubator in Georgetown,...

Amazon Incubator Female founders

Bahrain

FinHub 973 launches to boost fintech sector in Mena

The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) launched today FinHub 973, the first of its kind virtual fintech platform in the region, in collaboration...

Fintech digital transformation Regulations

Bahrain

Small business will be the engine of the Gulf’s post-lockdown recovery

Pakiza Abdulrahman is the manager of Startup Business Development, Bahrain Economic Development Board Across the Gulf Cooperation...

Bahrain Economic Development Board

Bahrain

Bahrain issues blockchain permit to UK’s Fasset

The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has given UK blockchain startup Fasset, a first-of-its-kind authorisation to test its digital solutions...

Fasset Fintech Blockchain

Bahrain

E-sports and gaming: Mena's new global frontier

Yousef Buhazza is the founder of Unreal Bahrain and vice chairman of the Bahrain Internet Society Growth in Crisis All manner of...

Gaming E-sports

Bahrain

Al Waha Fund of Funds invests in Bedaya Fund

Source: Gulf Daily News Al Waha Fund of Funds invested an undisclosed amount in the Bedaya Fund I of seed-stage venture capital firm...

Bedaya fund Shorooq Partners AlWaha Fund of Funds

U.A.E

In5 startups raise Dh65 million in first half of 2020

Dubai-based incubator In5, today announced that its startups have raised more than Dh65 million ($17.7 million) in the first half of...

in5 Tecom 2020 H1

Bahrain

Evergo raises seed investment from Tenmou

Source: Startup Bahrain Bahrain-based Evergo, the startup that prides itself as a one-stop app for all your lifestyle requirements, has...

Tenmou Evergo

Bahrain

Unipal raises seed investment

Bahrain-based Unipal has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding from angel investor network Tenmou, as part of the fundraising round...

EdTech

Bahrain

Startups supporting Bahrain’s self-isolation

Pakiza Abdulrahman is the head of startups at the Bahrain Economic Development Board At a time when many businesses cannot serve...

Bahrain Economic Development Board Bahrain EDB coronavirus

Bahrain

Al Waha fund of funds invests in Lumia Capital

Bahrain-based Al Waha fund of funds has confirmed a "substantial" investment in San Francisco-based venture capital (VC) firm...

Waha Capital Bahrain Lumia Capital

Bahrain

How did Bahrain become a fintech hub?

Bahrain’s government has made vital steps to encourage entrepreneurship to stimulate its economy. In doing so, it has created a...

Fintech Bahrain Fintech Bay

Bahrain

Eat raises $5 million in Series B funding

Bahrain-based restaurant booking application Eat has raised $5 million in Series B funding, led by 500...

Eat App Food & Beverage foodtech

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