Wamda

Tunisia

Tunisia’s Beekeeper Tech raises $640,000 Seed round

Tunisia-based agritech Beekeeper Tech, has raised $640,000 in Seed round funding, led by 216 Capital Ventures, with participation...

agritech Beekeeper 216 Capital Ventures

U.A.E

UAE's baraka closes $20 million Series A led by Valar Ventures

UAE-based fintech baraka, has closed a $20 million Series A round led by Valar Ventures, the VC’s first regional investment....

Baraka Fintech Valar Ventures

U.A.E

Proptech Silkhaus raises $7.8 million Seed

UAE-based proptech Silkhaus, has raised a $7.8 million Seed round from Nuwa Capital, Nordstar, Global Founders Capital, Yuj...

Silkhaus

Regional

IFC launches $225 million platform to strengthen VC ecosystems in Africa, Middle East

World Bank-backed International Financial Corporation (IFC) has launched a $225 million platform to strengthen venture capital...

ifc Venture Capital

Regional

Modus launches $75 million Africa-focused fund

US-based and Mena-focused VC firm Modus, has launched a $75 million Modus Africa VC fund that will invest in African startups, led by...

Modus Venture Capital

Kuwait

Floward acquires perfumery brand Mubkhar

Floward, an online flower and gift delivery platform, has acquired perfumery brand Mubkhar. Originally set up in Kuwait in 2015,...

Floward

Saudi Arabia

Order raises $1 million pre-Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based SaaS startup Order, has raised $1 million in a pre-Seed funding round, led by several angel investors. Founded in...

Order SAAS f&b

Egypt

Egyptian fintech Blnk raises $32 million in equity, debt funding

Egypt-based fintech Blnk, has raised $23.7 million in equity and debt funding, and $8.3 million in securitised bond issuance. The...

Blnk Fintech Sawari Ventures

Regional

Mena startups raised $646 million in October 2022

Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena), have raised $646 million across 69 deals, taking the total raised so far this...

Investment

U.A.E

Yellow Door Energy raises $400 million in equity investment

UAE-based cleantech Yellow Door Energy has raised $400 million in an equity raise provided by Actis, with participation from existing...

Yellow Door Energy solar energy Sustainability

U.A.E

UAE’s Swftbox closes $2 million Seed round

UAE-based same-day delivery platform Swftbox has closed a $2 million Seed round, led by MENA Technology Fund, joined by Polymath...

Swftbox E-commerce Delivery

Morocco

WafR raises $120,000 in funding

Morocco-based fintech startup WafR, has raised $120,000 from First Circle Capital, bringing the company’s post-funding valuation...

WafR

U.A.E

Pyypl raises $20 million Series B round

UAE-based fintech Pyypl, has raised a $20 million Series B round from a group of international investors and ten of its existing...

Pyypl Fintech

Egypt

Egyptian foodtech Brotinni raises $600,000 Seed to expand “dark butchery” network

Egypt-based foodtech startup Brotinni, has raised a $600,000 Seed round led by Innlife investments. The startup, founded by Dalia Abou...

Brotinni

Algeria

Algeria’s super app Yassir raises $150 million Series B funding

Algeria-based super app Yassir, has raised $150 million in Series B funding, led by BOND, with participation from DN...

Yassir super app BOND

Saudi Arabia

Saudi edtech Shaguf raises $400,000 pre-Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based edtech Shaguf, has raised $400,000 in a pre-Seed round from angel investors. Founded in September 2021 by Ahmed...

Shaguf EdTech

Iraq

Iraq’s Orderii raises six-figure pre-Seed round

Iraq-based e-commerce platform Orderii has closed a six-figure pre-Seed round, aided by Iraq Venture Partners (IVP). Founded in 2015...

Orderii Iraq Venture Partners IVP

Egypt

UAE-based X-ERA acquires Egypt’s B2B marketplace SPEED

UAE-based logistics services provider X-ERA, has acquired Egypt’s B2B marketplace SPEED, as part of its international expansion...

SPEED

Saudi Arabia

Slide raises $1.75 million pre-Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based SaaS platform Slide has raised $1.75 million in pre-Seed funding from Unifonic's investment arm, UnifonicX, and...

Slide SAAS UnifonicX

Egypt

valU invests in live e-commerce platform Hoods

Egypt-based buy now pay later (BNPL) platform valU, has invested in Hoods, a live e-commerce platform. Hoods was founded by Mostafa...

hoods valu

Saudi Arabia

SVC invests $10 million in Afiyah Fund

Fund-of-funds Saudi Venture Capital (SVC), has invested $10 million in TVM Capital Healthcare’s Afiyah Fund to invest in...

SVC

Egypt

B2B marketplace Unlock raises fresh funding

Egypt-based B2B marketplace for professional services UNLOCK, has raised a six-figure round led by UI Investments along with a group of...

Unlock

Saudi Arabia

UAE's Seafood Souq secures $500,000 from FII

UAE-based Seafood Souq, has raised $500,000 from The Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute. The announcement was made at the...

Seafood Souq

Saudi Arabia

Thatek raises $532,000 for its self-development platform

Saudi Arabia-based self-development platform Thatek, has raised a SAR 2.2 million ($532,000) Seed round through local crowdfunding...

Thatek

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