Wamda

U.A.E

Agility Global invests in Global Ventures’ third fund

Singapore-based multi-business operator and long-term investor Agility Global has committed an unknown investment amount to Global...

Agility Global Global Ventures

Egypt

Bokra, CIC launch $207,000 fund to back entrepreneurial students

Egypt-based fintech Bokra and the Canadian International College (CIC) have jointly launched a $207,000 fund to back Egyptian students...

Bokra Academy Bokra CIC

U.A.E

Podeo closes $5.4 million Series A, eying global expansion

UAE-based podcast distribution platform Podeo has raised a Series A of $5.4 million, led by Oraseya Capital, with participation from...

Podeo podcast Oraseya Capital

Kuwait

Kuwait’s Bazzar Gate secures $1 million investment

Kuwait-based e-commerce startup Bazzar Gate has raised $1 million from undisclosed investors. Founded in 2020 by Mohammad AlMutawa,...

Bazzar Gate Partners E-commerce

Saudi Arabia

Mila Celebrations raises $227,000 pre-Seed

Saudi Arabia-based event planning platform Mila Celebrations has raised $227,000 in a pre-Seed round from angel...

Mila Celebrations

Egypt

EdVentures selects eight Egyptian edtech startups to support

Egypt-based EdVentures, the VC arm of Nahdet Misr Group specialising in edtech, has invested in eight new edtech startups. The eight...

EdVentures EdTech

Palestine

EBRD pledges $3 million for Palestine's Ibtikar Fund II

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has committed $3 million to Ibtikar Fund II to back up to 25 early-stage...

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development EBRD ibtikar

Regional

Amplify Growth Partnership launches $100 million debt fund

Amplify Growth Partnership has launched a $100 million growth debt fund, which aims to provide debt capital to tech-focused...

Amplify Growth Partnership Ajeej Capital Nuwa capital

U.A.E

UAE’s Coral closes a Seed round at $3 million

UAE-based climatetech Coral has closed a $3 million Seed round, led by a group of investors. Founded in 2022 by Juergen Hoebarth and...

Coral Climatetech

Saudi Arabia

Merak Capital invests $82.8 million in SHIFT to spur its growth

Saudi Arabia-based mobility startups SHIFT has raised $82.8 million in investment from Merak Capital. Founded in 2017 by Khalid...

Shift mobility

Morocco

Kwiks secures $827,000 in funding from Azur Innovation

Morocco-based HRtech Kwiks has raised $827,000 in funding from Azur Innovation Management (AIM). Founded in 2013 by Amine Khayatei...

KWIKS Azur Innovation Fund

Morocco

Morocco’s Userguest closes $2.4 million Seed round

Morocco-based SaaS provider Userguest has closed a $2.4 million Seed round, led by Al Mada Ventures and featuring CDG Invest,...

Userguest SAAS Al Mada Ventures

Iraq

The untapped potential of Iraq's startup scene: Insights from Five One Invest’s report

An article by Melissa Graham, Manager of Global Development and Partnerships at Five One Labs Iraq’s entrepreneurial...

Five One Invest oped

Algeria

Algerian edtech LabLabee closes $3.4 million Seed round

Algeria-based edtech LabLabee has raised $3.4 million in a Seed funding round, led by Reach Capital with contributions from Classera and...

LabLabee Reach Capital EdTech

Egypt

Egypt’s SETTLE secures $2 million pre-Seed

Egypt-based fintech SETTLE has raised a $2 million pre-Seed round, led by Shorooq Partners, with support from El Sewedy Capital Holding,...

SETTLE Fintech Shorooq Partners

U.A.E

Plain Tiger raises undisclosed investment from COREangelsMEA

UAE-based B2B marketplace Plain Tiger has raised an investment from COREangelsMEA, a member of COREangels International, for an...

Plain Tiger COREangelsMEA E-commerce

Egypt

Egyptian edtech Farid secures $250,000 pre-Seed

Egypt-based edtech Farid has raised $250,000 in a pre-Seed funding round from Saudi businesswoman Amal bint Abdulaziz...

Farid EdTech

Saudi Arabia

Darent closes a Seed round led by Al Tawuniya Insurance

Saudi Arabia-based proptech Darent has closed an undisclosed Seed funding round, led by Al Tawuniya Insurance, with participation from...

Darent Tawuniya Insurance Proptech

U.A.E

Seez raises $4.2 million to fast-track US expansion plan

Seez, a UAE-based automotive SaaS startup, has raised $4.2 million from several international investors. Founded in 2015 by Tarek...

Seez SAAS

Saudi Arabia

UmrahCash secures $500,000 investment from Adaverse

Saudi Arabia-based fintech for Umrah and Hajj UmrahCash has secured a $500,000 investment from Adaverse. Founded in 2024 by...

UmrahCash Adaverse

Egypt

Paymob secures an extra $22 million for Series B round

Egypt-based fintech Paymob has raised a $22 million Series B extension round, bringing the company’s total Series B funding to $72...

Paymob Fintech EBRD Venture Capital

Saudi Arabia

Saudi proptech HissaTech raises $670,000 pre-Seed

Saudi Arabia-based proptech HissaTech has raised $670,000 in a pre-Seed round, led by unnamed angel investors. Founded in 2024 by Ali...

Hissatech Proptech

U.A.E

FlapKap secures $34 million pre-Series A in a mix of debt and equity

UAE-based fintech FlapKap has raised $34 million in a pre-Series A funding round that included both debt and equity financing. The...

FlapKap Fintech BECO Capital

Oman

IO Kitchens secures $2.8 million in a Seed round

Oman-based cloud kitchen IO Kitchens has closed a $2.8 million Seed funding round, led by Tanmia Small-Cap Fund and supported by a group...

IO Kitchens foodtech cloud kitchen

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