Wamda

Egypt

Egypt’s GBarena acquires Tunisia’s Galactech in a $15 million share swap deal

Egypt-based esports platform GBarena has acquired Tunisia’s Galactech for $15 million, in the form of a share swap. This...

Gbarena Galactech

U.A.E

Fenix Games raises $150 million investment

UAE-based gaming platform Fenix Games, has raised $150 million in investment, led by Phoenix Group and Cypher Capital. Founded in 2022...

Fenix Games Gaming

Egypt

Gaming platform Cryptyd Inc secures new funding round

Egypt-based Cryptyd Inc has secured a new round of funding for an unknown amount from existing and new investors. Founded in 2015 by...

Cryptyd Inc Gaming

Jordan

Tamatem expands to China after securing investment from MSA Novo

Jordan-based mobile games publisher Tamatem, is expanding to China after securing an investment and strategic partnership with MSA Novo,...

tamatem china MSA Novo

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Spoilz Games closes $692,000 pre-Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based gaming platform Spoilz Games has closed a pre-Seed investment round of $692,000 from angel investors. Founded in...

Spoilz Games Gaming

Egypt

Fantasy football platform Eksab raises $3 million Seed round

Egypt-based daily fantasy football platform, Eksab, has secured a $3 million Seed funding round, led by 4DX Ventures with participation...

Eksab Fantasy Football

Saudi Arabia

Legends Gaming raises $1.2 million via Scopeer

Saudi e-gaming marketplace Legends Gaming has secured SAR 4.5 million ($1.2 million) from 674 investors via crowdfunding platform...

Legend Gaming Scopeer

Kuwait

Kuwait’s VO acquires Duwaween Game

Kuwait-based integrated youth platform for incubating young talent VO has acquired Kuwaitit games app Duwaween Games, with a post-money...

Duwaween Game VO

U.A.E

Gaming platform Zone raises $2.35 million

UAE-based gaming and decentralised finance (gamefi) ecosystem Zone, has raised $2.35 million, from DAO Maker, GSR, Altonomy,...

Zone GameFi

Jordan

Tamatem Games Raises $11 million in Series B round led by KRAFTON, Inc.

Jordan-based Arabic mobile games publisher Tamatem Games, has raised $11 million in a Series B funding round led by South Korea-based...

tamatem tamatem games KRAFTON Inc.

U.A.E

Abu Dhabi is on a mission to develop games

People in the Middle East like to play games, be it on their smartphones, laptops or games consoles. In fact, the region is home to the...

Gaming esports Jawaker

Egypt

GBarena raises six-figure pre-Series A funding

Cairo-based esports and tournaments platform GBarena has raised a six-figure pre-Series A funding round, led by angel investors Ahmed...

Gbarena Gaming

U.A.E

Stillfront acquires UAE’s Jawaker for $205 million

UAE-based gaming startup Jawaker has been acquired by Sweden-based Stillfront Group for a total of $205 million on a cash and debt-free...

Jawaker stillfront group Gaming

Bahrain

Bahrain: Enabling the Arabic esports industry

This article is courtesy of Bahrain Economic Development Board The Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region’s gaming industry is...

esports

Egypt

GamesBandy receives $40,000 grant from Taqadam

Egypt-based gaming marketplace GamesBandy has received a $40,000 grant from Taqadam, a Mena startup accelerator, four months after...

Gamesbandy Taqadam

Egypt

Egyptian gaming startup Gamesbandy closes Seed round

Egypt-based gaming startup Gamesbandy has raised an undisclosed Seed round, led by Flat6labs Bahrain and Tamkeen. Founded by...

Egypt Gamesbandy

Tunisia

NewGen, MooMe raise funding from Maxula Seed Fund

Source: Disrupt Africa Two Tunisian tech startups have secured investment from the newly-launched Maxula Seed Fund, which aims to...

Maxula Seed Fund MeMoo NewGen

Regional

Techne Summit Alexandria 2020

Techne Summit is coming to you this year on November 7-8-9 as a Hybrid Event! So, if you can't attend in person, you can...

Egypt

Anubis Gaming raises $300,000

Source: Esports Egyptian esports organisation Anubis Gaming has secured $300,000 (~£234,297) in it’s latest round...

Anibus Gaming esports

Bahrain

E-sports and gaming: Mena's new global frontier

Yousef Buhazza is the founder of Unreal Bahrain and vice chairman of the Bahrain Internet Society Growth in Crisis All manner of...

Gaming E-sports

Jordan

In conversation with Hussam Hammo of Tamatem

The Middle East’s mobile gaming industry was already a booming one prior to the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic that has seen...

Gaming gaming industry tamatem

Regional

The Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the entrepreneurship ecosystem [Survey]

As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to impact the way we live, work and operate, very few startups in the region have managed to escape...

Jordan

Wamda leads $3.5 million round in mobile games publisher Tamatem

Wamda, the Middle East region's leading startup ecosystem enabler leads a $3.5 million round in Tamatem. The round also includes Saudi...

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Regional

The untapped opportunity of esports in Mena

Think of a current successful athlete from the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region. Chances are you’ll come up with a...

Gaming esports

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