Wamda

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

kaykroo foodtech cloud kitchen

Regional

Dark stores will create more collaborators than competitors

In the absence of physical shopping during last year’s lockdowns, demand for e-commerce soared, most notably in the grocery segment....

q-commerce quick commerce

Egypt

elmenus raises $10 million in pre-Series C round

Egypt-based food discovery and ordering platform elmenus has raised $10 million in pre-Series C, led by digital payments company Fawry,...

elmenues fawry

Pakistan

Pakistan's GrocerApp raises $5.2 million Series A from several Mena investors

Pakistan-based e-grocery startup GrocerApp has raised $5.2 million in a Series A round led by Hayaat Global with participation from...

e-grocery

Jordan

Decapolis raises $250,000 for its blockchain-powered food traceability platform

Jordan-based food safety and quality traceability platform Decapolis, has raised $250,000 from ISSF and Oasis500. The...

agritech Blockchain

Saudi Arabia

Red Sea Farms raises $10 million to expand across Saudi

Saudi Arabia-based agritech startup Red Sea Farms has received a $10 million investment fund from Wa’ed, the Future Investment...

agritech KAUST

U.A.E

Dubai launches Food Tech Valley

Source: The National Dubai has launched a major new food technology hub set to act as a "global destination" for...

foodtech

Regional

The startups tackling food waste in Mena

A third of all the food produced for human consumption is wasted every year around the world. That is roughly 1.3 billion tonnes of food...

food waste Sustainability

Saudi Arabia

Dailymealz raises $2 million in pre-Series A

Saudi Arabia-based food subscription startup, Dailymealz, has raised $2 million in a pre-Series A round led by Seedra Ventures and joined...

Dailymealz foodtech

U.A.E

Cloud kitchen operator iKcon raises $20 million in Series A

UAE-based cloud kitchen operator iKcon has raised a $20 million Series A funding round led by regional investment groups including Mohamed...

cloud kitchen Series A

Regional

Restaurant reservations: Booking a path to recovery

For the Middle East, food is more than just a source of sustenance; it is an embodiment of the culture, the nexus of social gatherings and...

foodtech Eatapp Food delivery

U.A.E

Grubtech raises $3.4 million in pre-Series A

UAE-based foodtech startup Grubtech, has raised a $3.4 million pre-Series A investment from several regional family offices, a US-based...

foodtech GrubTech

U.A.E

Pure Harvest announces sukuk funding, raises $60 million this year

UAE-based, agritech Pure Harvest Smart Farms has raised $50 million in growth funding through a sukuk, an Islamic structured finance...

Pure Harvest Smart Farms agritech

Saudi Arabia

Savola Group establishes CVC arm with two investments

Saudi Arabia-based food and retail conglomerate Savola Group has established a corporate venture capital (CVC) arm and has completed two...

foodtech Last mile egrocery

Regional

BRINC MENA invests in Pakistan's Radical Growth Solutions

BRINC MENA, the food and agritech venture capital and accelerator firm has invested in Pakistan-based smart farming solutions...

agritech Brinc HASSAD

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