U.A.E Starzly raises pre-seed investment UAE-based media and entertainment tech company Starzly, has raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-seed funding round, led by Nama V... News • 11 August, 2020
U.A.E eyewa raises $2.5 million pre-series B bridge round Wamda, the Middle East region's leading startup ecosystem enabler, has invested in UAE-based eyewear e-commerce player eyewa, which has... Wamda • 11 August, 2020
U.A.E Why are there so few Emirati entrepreneurs? Earlier this year Wamda published a report on the state of pre-seed startups in the Middle East and North Africa. What emerged from our... Wamda • 11 August, 2020
U.A.E iKcon raises $5 million in pre-Series A Dubai-based cloud kitchen startup iKcon, has raised $5 million in a pre-Series A round led by Arzan VC, AlTouq Group and Nazer Group among... News • 10 August, 2020
Global Mubadala invests in China's Xpeng Motors Source: CNBC Chinese electric car maker Xpeng Motors has raised $400 million ahead of an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S., two... News • 09 August, 2020
U.A.E Sheraa, CE-Ventures grant $190,000 to 11 startups Source: Trade Arabia Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa) and CE-Ventures have disbursed more than AED700,000 ($190,560) in... News • 09 August, 2020
U.A.E Conektr raises $800,000 in pre-Series A Source: WAYA Conektr, a Dubai-based digital lower trade, groceries, and HORECA marketplace platform has raised $800,000 in a... News • 06 August, 2020
U.A.E Putting communities first in a new decade of innovation By Rashid Al Ghurair, founder and CEO of UAE-based CAFU, a fuel on demand service Entering this new decade just several months ago,... Thought Leadership • 06 August, 2020
Global Foundation Holdings invests in India's Toppr Source: Vccircle Toppr Technologies Pvt. Ltd, which runs an eponymous ed-tech startup, has raised Rs 350 crore ($46 million) in its... News • 29 July, 2020
U.A.E Has the office become a burden? Life is returning to offices in the UAE and the wider Middle East region as workers go back to their desks wearing masks and attempting to... Triska Hamid • 27 July, 2020
U.A.E Fetchr raises $15 million to expand to Saudi Arabia Source: Bloomberg Fetchr secured at least $15 million in fresh funding to expand in Saudi Arabia as part of a turnaround plan that... Triska Hamid • 24 July, 2020
Global Abu Dhabi Capital Group invests in China's MissFresh Source: Reuters Chinese online grocery startup MissFresh said on Thursday it has raised $495 million in its latest round of... News • 23 July, 2020
U.A.E Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in blockchain firm Circulor Source: Trade Arabia Trading Enterprises, the exclusive distributor of Volvo cars in the UAE, has announced that Volvo Cars has made an... News • 22 July, 2020
U.A.E Eve virtual raises $1 million in seed funding Source: WAYA Eve virtual – MENA’s first virtual hosting platform announced it has raised $1 million in a seed funding... News • 15 July, 2020
U.A.E Periscope Media raises seed funding Dubai-based edutainment startup Periscope Media has raised its initial seed round funding. Founded in early 2020, Periscope Media is... News • 09 July, 2020
U.A.E Nomad Homes raises $4 million in seed funding Dubai-based digital real estate platform Nomad Homes, has raised a $4 million in a seed round led by Comcast Ventures, with participation... News • 08 July, 2020
Global Privity invests in Verofax UAE-based advisory firm Privity has invested in Abu Dhabi-based Verofax Limited’s pre-seed investment round. Founded in 2018,... News • 06 July, 2020
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... News • 06 July, 2020
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... News • 06 July, 2020
U.A.E MidChains closes new funding round Source: The National MidChains, an upcoming Abu Dhabi-based virtual asset trading exchange, said it closed its latest funding round with... News • 06 July, 2020
U.A.E Spotii raises investment from Daman Investments UAE-based “shop now, pay later” startup Spotii has raised investment from Daman Investments. Founded by Anuscha Iqbal and... News • 05 July, 2020
U.A.E GrubTech raises $2 million seed UAE-based GrubTech, a foodtech startup has raised $2 million in seed funding to fund its growth and product development. The... News • 05 July, 2020
Global Mubadala Capital invests in France's Owkin Source: Crunsh base Owkin, a French company applying machine learning to medical research, has secured $18 million in funding... News • 02 July, 2020
U.A.E Play:Date raises investment from Modus Capital UAE-based Play:Date, an application that helps parents build their child’s social circle, has secured a $250,000 investment from New... News • 01 July, 2020
