Wamda

U.A.E

Pure Harvest secures $100 million multi-stage commitment from Wafra

UAE-based Pure Harvest Smart Farms, an agriculture tech (agritech) startup, has raised $20.6 million in its Series A round, led by...

kuwait Pure Harvest Smart Farms Series A

Saudi Arabia

Wamda invests in online grocery platform Nana's $18 million Series B round

Wamda has participated in Saudi Arabia-based Nana's $18 million Series B investment round. Investors in the round included Saudi...

Nana Direct Nana wamda

Egypt

A look at Egypt's online food delivery sector

Ordering food online, has over the past few years become a daily practice for people all around the world. Longer working and commuting...

otlob glovo Food delivery

Saudi Arabia

The Chefz raises six-figure seed

Souce: MENAbytes Riyadh-based gourmet food and sweets delivery platform The Chefz has raised seed funding in a round led by...

The Chefz Ocean X

Egypt

elmenus raises $8 million in Series B

Egypt-based elmenus, has raised $8 million in its Series B funding round, led by UAE-based venture capital fund, Global Ventures and...

foodtech elmenues Global Ventures

U.A.E

Kitopi raises $60 million to close Series B

UAE-based cloud kitchen platform Kitopi, has raised $60 million, closing its Series B round of funding. The round was led by Knollwood and...

Food delivery

Morocco

Moroccan investment fund acquires stake in SOWIT

The SEAF Morocco Growth Fund has completed its fourth investment with its acquisition of a stake in SOWIT, a France-based company that uses...

Agriculture agritech

U.A.E

Pivots and Failures with Repeat's Omer Aslan Gurel

Omer Aslan Gurel could have easily followed the path that was laid out for him – go to university and eventually join his family...

food tech Entrepreneur podcast

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's PIF invests $400 million in ex-Uber chief's startup

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has invested $400 million into Uber founder Travis...

PIF Uber

U.A.E

The bakery that finds clients on Instagram

The food and beverage sector is incredibly competitive in the Middle East, something that Rami Badawi and Amber Haque know only too well....

Food & Beverage foodtech Social Media

Regional

Grofers receives funding from Abu Dhabi firm

Source: Arabian Business A unit of Abu Dhabi Capital Group (ADCG) has invested about $10 million in Grofers, the Indian online grocery...

grocery online store E-commerce

U.A.E

Shopping for groceries with El Grocer

The Middle East is no stranger to online food delivery. Apps like Zomato, Deliveroo and Talabat are found on almost every smartphone in the...

el grocer e-grocery Dubai

Egypt

In conversation with Amir Allam of elmenus

When working as a technology consultant, Amir Allam realised the frustration he had with finding up-to-date restaurant menus and pictures...

ElMenus food tech Egypt

U.A.E

How do you grow tomatoes in the desert?

In the latest edition of our Food Technology podcast series, we spoke with Sky Kurtz, co-founder and chief executive officer at...

Agriculture agritech podcast

Jordan

Jordan's Ghoorcom looks to boost farmers’ profits through technology

Ghoorcom is a Jordanian business-to-business startup that could transform the country’s agriculture sector, swelling farmers’...

farming Blockchain

U.A.E

Snooze notification: How LUNCH:ON copes during Ramadan

For a lunch delivery company in the UAE, Ramadan is the seasonal dip that LUNCH:ON needs to contend with. So how does the company adapt to...

f&b food tech Lunch:On

U.A.E

In conversation with Dana Baki of LUNCH:ON

LUNCH:ON partners with restaurants to offer office workers a selection of curated meals at discounted prices. It was founded by Mohammad Al...

Lunch:On food tech Entrepreneur

Regional

Tech in food: the transformation of an industry - Register your interest

Tech in food: the transformation of an industry. Limited capacity, register your interest here. Wamda is hosting a panel on April...

Regional

E-groceries: The fastest growing e-commerce segment

In the $8.3 billion e-commerce sector in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena), it is the grocery segment that has perhaps experienced...

online grocery e-grocery Food delivery

U.A.E

Zomato sells UAE business to Delivery Hero

Source: Economic Times Zomato Media, which owns and operates the eponymous online food delivery and restaurant discovery...

India zomato Delivery Hero

Regional

The Middle East’s technological forte is in the food sector [Opinion]

As Gulfood draws to a close in Dubai this week, one of the biggest exhibitions in the region, the appetite for food is palatable [all puns...

food Food accelerator Innovation

Kuwait

The growth of e-groceries in Kuwait

InstaSalla is a Kuwait-based e-grocery company launched in 2016 by Smart Mart, an e-commerce platform. Today, InstaSalla is the leading...

e-grocery online grocery kuwait

Regional

Digital Dining: How food delivery is forcing restaurants to change

Food delivery apps have been a catalyst for change throughout the restaurant industry. What started as a response to the...

Food & Beverage Food delivery ride hailing

U.A.E

In conversation with Sky Kurtz of the UAE's Pure Harvest

Pure Harvest Smart Farms is one of the first hydroponic farms in the Middle East region, growing tomatoes in a sensor-filled greenhouse. At...

hydroponics Agriculture agritech

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