Wamda

Jordan

ISSF invests $1 million in Arzan’s second fund

The Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) has invested $1 million Kuwait-based Arzan Venture Capital II. Founded in 2014,...

Jordan VC ISSF

Saudi Arabia

What's next for Saudi Arabia's booming VC sector?

Five years into the Saudi Vision 2030 programme, venture capital (VC) funding in Saudi Arabia has risen to an all time high with a recorded...

VC PIF Jada Fund of Funds

Jordan

Propeller launches new fund to invest in early-stage startups

Jordan-based venture capital (VC) firm Propeller, has announced the first close of its second fund which will focus on pre-Seed and...

Propeller VC fund VC

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

impact entrepreneurship Eiréné4Impact morocco

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