Egypt Careem invests in Egypt’s elmenus Egypt-based food delivery app elmenus has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Careem. Founded in 2011 by Amir Allam, elmenus... News • 28 February, 2022 careem ElMenus
Egypt FreshSource raises Seed round to cut food loss in Egypt For Egypt, agriculture is one of its most critical sectors, accounting for more than 11 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) and 28... Dunya Hassanein • 28 February, 2022 FreshSource food waste agritech
U.A.E YallaMarket raises $2.2 million bridge round UAE-based quick-commerce startup YallaMarket has raised $2.2 million in a bridge round from Doha Tech Angels, Flyer One Ventures and... News • 13 February, 2022 YallaMarket q-commerce dark stores
Saudi Arabia Saudi dark store Nana raises $50 million Saudi Arabia-based dark store Nana has raised $50 million in a round led by FIM Partners and STV, bringing the total funding to $80... News • 02 February, 2022 Saudi Arabia Nana
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia's cloud kitchen Creative+ raises $2 million Press release: Creative+ Cloud Kitchen announced the closure of its first investment rounds worth more than $2 million, with the... News • 25 January, 2022 Creative+ cloud kitchen
Egypt Egypt's foodtech 3attar raises Seed investment Cairo-based foodtech startup 3attar has secured Seed investment from AUC Angels, UI Investment and a group of angel... News • 13 January, 2022 3attar foodtech AUC Angels
Iraq TipTop's $5 million raise and Iraq's quick-commerce expansion The continued pandemic-driven disruptions impacting the e-grocery segment have led to the emergence of q-commerce, a new vertical which has... Dunya Hassanein • 11 January, 2022 tiptop quick commerce q-commerce
Saudi Arabia FOODICS acquires Jordan's POSRocket Saudi Arabia-based fintech and foodtech startup FOODICS has fully acquired the Jordan-based POS service provider POSRocket for an... News • 09 January, 2022 Foodics posrocket
Kuwait Q-commerce startup Fiz raises $2.5 million in pre-Seed Kuwait-based e-grocery delivery startup Fiz has raised a $2.5 million pre-seed round, led by the Taken Seat and Relish Venture Partners,... News • 06 January, 2022 kuwait FIZ
Regional REEF to launch cloud kitchens across Mena REEF Technologies, a US-based operator of delivery kitchens, logistics and proximity hubs, has announced plans to launch cloud kitchens... News • 06 January, 2022 Reef technology Cloud kitchens
Oman Oman’s Akeed raises $2.5 million Series A round Oman-based food delivery app Akeed Delivery has raised $2.5 million in a Series A round, backed by Phaze Ventures and IDO (Sovereign... News • 20 December, 2021 Akeed IDO Phaze Ventures
U.A.E Careem enters quick-commerce space with launch of dark store grocery network Careem is expanding its groceries offering by launching Careem Quik in the UAE, a quick-commerce e-grocery service enabled by a... News • 12 December, 2021 Careeem quick commerce e-grocery
Bahrain Calo raises $13.5 million Seed round Bahrain-based foodtech Calo has raised $13.5 million in its Seed funding round, co-led by Khwarizmi Ventures, Nuwa Capital, and... News • 08 December, 2021 Calo healthy food
U.A.E GrubTech raises $13 million Series A round UAE-based foodtech startup GrubTech has raised a $13 million Series A investment led by Addition, alongside BY Ventures and Hambro... News • 07 December, 2021 GrubTech foodtech
U.A.E YallaMarket’s $2.3 million pre-Seed and the rapid rise of quick commerce Motorbikes emblazoned with the logo of a food, grocery or last mile delivery company can be seen on almost every street in the UAE. Such... Triska Hamid • 23 November, 2021 YallaMarket quick commerce e-grocery
U.A.E Foodlink raises $8 million in Series B funding round UAE and India-based foodtech startup Foodlink, has raised $8 million in its Series B funding round, led by Arpit Khandelwal, the... News • 18 November, 2021 Foodlink foodtech
U.A.E Etisalat acquires UAE-based elgrocer Telecoms operator Etisalat has fully acquired UAE-based elgrocer, an e-grocery startup for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2015 by... News • 18 November, 2021 elGrocer etisalat e-grocery
U.A.E Kitopi invests in five virtual restaurant groups in GCC UAE-based cloud kitchen Kitopi, has invested an undisclosed sum in several regional virtual restaurant groups, including Cloud... Triska Hamid • 17 November, 2021 Kitopi cloud kitchen Leap Nation
Morocco Chari: The next step in digitising the baqala At almost every corner or block in a Middle East and North Africa (Mena) city stands a baqala, or small grocer, typically independent,... Dunya Hassanein • 18 November, 2021 Chari.ma
U.A.E US' REEF acquires UAE cloud kitchen operator iKcon North America’s largest cloud kitchen operator REEF Technology, has fully acquired UAE-based cloud kitchens platform iKcon, in... News • 07 November, 2021 cloud kitchen iKcon Reef technology
Egypt Kuzlo closes pre-Seed round by Nama Ventures Alexandria-based B2B marketplace Kuzlo has raised an undisclosed amount of funding in its pre-Seed round, led by Nama... News • 28 October, 2021 Nama Ventures Kuzlo
U.A.E Pure Harvest raises $64.5 million from Korea's IMM Investment, enters JV with PlanTFarm UAE-based agritech startup Pure Harvest Smart Farms has secured $64.5 million in growth capital from Korean private investment firm IMM... News • 27 October, 2021 agritech Pure Harvest Smart Farms
Egypt B2B marketplace Talabeyah raises seven-figure pre-Seed Cairo-based B2B F&B platform Talabeyah has raised a seven-figure pre-Seed round from strategic angel investors. Founded in July... News • 14 October, 2021 Talabeyah b2b
Saudi Arabia UAE-based cloud kitchen kaykroo expands operations into Saudi Arabia UAE-based cloud kitchen kaykroo has expanded its services to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. Launched in September 2020 by Jihad El-Eit and... News • 12 October, 2021 kaykroo foodtech cloud kitchen