Regional Top five VC deals in the first quarter of 2020 The first quarter is usually an active one for venture capital (VC) investments in the Middle East and with the top five closed before the... Wamda • 01 April, 2020 Investment investments VC
Regional Top five VC deals in the third quarter of 2019 Venture Capital (VC) investments in the third quarter of 2019 have not made as much fanfare compared to the second quarter of this... Yasmeen Nabil • 01 October, 2019 TOP VC Deals
Saudi Arabia Saudi on-demand delivery startup Mrsool raises multi-million Series A Source: Menabytes Riyadh-based on-demand delivery startup Mrsool has raised a multi-mullion (US Dollar) Series A round led by... News • 12 March, 2019 VC Investment Delivery
Regional Investment funding platforms to match between startups and investors Funding is almost an unavoidable burden most startups would encounter during their evolution. It is the phase where the startup’s... Rana Freifer • 30 January, 2018 Lead Angels VC Funding
Lebanon The Lebanese Venture Capital and Private Equity Association launched The Lebanese Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (LVCPEA) was officially launched bringing together a number of major players... Staff writer • 18 January, 2018 lebanon VC The Lebanese Venture Capital and Private Equity Association launched
Saudi Arabia Badir-incubated Saudi tech startups raised almost $13M in 2017 The technology startups incubated by Badir Program, one of the King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology’s main initiatives,... Staff writer • 17 January, 2018 Badir ksa Investment
Regional HR tech startup Bayzat receives $5M funding from venture investors Bayzat, a provider of insurance and HR solutions in the MENA region, announced it has secured an additional $5 million in funding led by... Staff writer • 05 December, 2017 Bayzat VC silicon badia
Jordan Jordanian addressing startup raises $100K from GMS Ventures & Investments NavCode is a Jordanian smart addressing app that contains user information such as name, phone number, building number and others. It... Staff writer • 16 October, 2017 NavCode Addressing VC
U.A.E MEVP invests in online travel company Wego MEVP, a leading venture capital firm focusing on the MENA invested in Wego, one of the largest online travel marketplaces across the MENA... Staff writer • 19 September, 2017 MEVP Wego investement
Regional 6 steps to regulate a VC fund [Opinion] As an angel investor and venture capitalist, most of us actually transact in offshore jurisdictions when making investments due to better... Abdulaziz Al Loughani • 19 September, 2017 VC Regulations
Global Startup Watch: Message from the Pharaohs, zombie startups, and indoor farming The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Rana Freifer • 10 August, 2017 Startup Watch Coworking Spaces VC
Saudi Arabia This is what this Saudi VC firm seeks in an entrepreneur Though Saudi Arabia is rich in financial resources, startups there often find it difficult to access to funding especially in early stages.... Maya Rahal • 30 July, 2017 ksa Saudi Arabia Inspire Ventures
Regional Alfanar brings venture philanthropy to the Middle East Alfanar is an Arab venture philanthropy that seeks to empower social entrepreneurs that are making a difference in the region. This... Staff writer • 28 June, 2017 philanthropy Social Entrepreneurship VC
Saudi Arabia STC announces the establishment of its $500M VC fund, STV Saudi Telecom Company (STC) announced today the establishment of STV, a technology venture capital fund of $500 million. STV will have... Staff writer • 25 May, 2017 STC STV Saudi Arabia
Regional Alabbar acquires large stake in MEVP Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) announced May 18 that Mohamed Alabbar, acquired a large stake in the company to create one of... Staff writer • 19 May, 2017 Alabbar emaar properties MEVP
Saudi Arabia Saudi VCs: where we are, where we’re going [Opinion] “We do not have enough venture capital investors in Saudi”, is a common theme heard from entrepreneurs across the kingdom.... Abdullah Altamami • 12 February, 2017 Venture Capital VC Tadawul
Global Startup Watch: How to save your job from a robot, bringing back the cubicle, and meatless shawarma The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Dana Ballout • 01 December, 2016 Startup Watch Supercomputers Artificial intelligence
Jordan Communication key to soothing rocky VC-startup romance Part of a maturing ecosystem are the growing pains that go along with it. As startups continue to pop up, so do VC funds, but like any... Dana Ballout • 13 November, 2016 Funding Investment VC
Regional Things to keep in mind when prepping for a VC round [Opinion] Investors and industry-leading startups can do great work together. (Image via MetroMBA) Entrepreneurs are a gifted breed of individuals... Walid Faza • 12 November, 2015 Walid Faza Wamda Capital VC investment
Regional MEVP closes second round on fund at $32M [Editor's note: This article has been updated to include further investments announced in December 2015] Announcing Wednesday the... Lucy Knight • 04 November, 2015 VC Venture Capital MEVP
Maghreb Morocco’s Eiréné4Impact in the push for social entrepreneurs Future Moroccan entrepreneurs learning about social entrepreneurship at Impact Camp. (Images via Sara Kaddaoui) This fall, school is back... Sara Kadaoui • 26 October, 2015 impact entrepreneurship Eiréné4Impact morocco
Lebanon Is Lebanon a startup trap? [Opinion] The buzz about entrepreneurship and start-ups in Lebanon has never been louder. News of increasingly available venture capital funds, bank... Johnny Matta • 27 August, 2015 funding gap seed startups
Egypt Egypt startups attract wave of foreign VCs Egyptian entrepreneurs are finally beginning to attract foreign investors, with jobs site Wuzzuf the latest to close a major Series A... Rachel Williamson • 27 August, 2015 piton capital vostok new ventures instabug
Regional VC Investment Workshop, Dubai Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), in partnership with Dubai Technology Entrepreneurship Center (Dtec), is organizing its VC Investment... Wamda • 05 February, 2015 VC Dubai Workshops