Wamda

Egypt

Roboost closes six-figure Seed round

Egypt-based delivery management solution Roboost has secured a six-figure Seed round from Falak Startups, AUC Angels, as well as...

Roboost Flat6Labs Delivery

Egypt

FlapKap closes $3.6 million Seed round

Egypt-based e-commerce financing platform FlapKap has closed a $3.6 million Seed round from Bolt by QED, Nclude, Outliers, and...

FlapKap financing E-commerce

Egypt

i‘SUPPLY raises $1.5 million pre-Seed round

Egypt-based B2B pharma platform i‘SUPPLY has raised a $1.5 million pre-Seed round, led by Disruptech Ventures among other...

i‘SUPPLY medtech

Oman

Mexico’s Kavak merges with Carzaty to expand to GCC

Mexico-based pre-owned cars platform KAVAK has expanded its operations to the UAE and Oman by merging with regional player...

Kavak Carzaty

Egypt

Mastercard invests in Egypt's Nclude

Egypt-based VC fund Nclude has raised an undisclosed investment from Mastercard, to accelerate Egypt's fintech ecosystem. The...

Nclude MasterCard Fintech

Egypt

Vezeeta raises undisclosed growth funding

Egypt-based healthtech Vezeeta has raised an undisclosed amount of growth funding, from Abu Dhabi-based Gulf Capital and Sweden-based...

Vezeeta Gulf Capital healthtech

U.A.E

Five FS closes $3.5 million Seed round

UAE-based fintech Five FS has raised $3.5 million in Seed funding led by Romanian VC firm Zeyshare Ventures at a $30 million...

Five FS Zeyshare Ventures Fintech

Jordan

Wafii raises Seed round to launch crypto Cashback platform

Jordan-based rewards platform Wafii, has raised an undisclosed amount for its Seed round, led by GMS Ventures & Investments and...

Wafii Loyalty Programs crypto

U.A.E

Mindshift Capital participates in Wellbees’ $2.2 million Seed round

UAE-based VC firm Mindshift Capital has taken part in US employee wellness platform Wellbees’ latest $2.2 million Seed funding...

Mindshift Capital Wellbees HR solutions

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s anb invests in Cashee’s Series A round

Saudi Arabia-based bank anb has participated in UAE-based fintech Cashee’s Series A round. The amount invested was not...

Cashee ANB financial inclusion

U.A.E

Nadeera wins $100,000 grant from PepsiCo

UAE-based cleantech Nadeera has won a $100,000 grant as part of PepsiCo’s Greenhouse Accelerator Programme. Founded in...

Nadeera Pepsico Cleantech

Regional

Mena startups raised $173 million in September 2022

Startups in Mena raised $173 million across 51 deals as investment levels continue to decline this year. This marks a 54 per cent drop...

Investment

U.A.E

MoneyGram acquires minority stake in UAE’s Jingle Pay

UAE-based fintech Jingle Pay has raised an unknown amount of investment from US firm MoneyGram International, Inc., for a 12 per cent...

MoneyGram Jingle Pay

Egypt

Glamera secures $1.3 million Seed round

Egypt-born SaaS startup Glamera, has raised a Seed round of $1.3 million, led by Riyadh Angels Investors (RAI), with participation from...

Glamera Riyadh Angels Investors E-commerce

Iraq

Iraq Angel Investors Network helps local startups raise $1 million in investment

Iraq-based incubator KAPITA, has announced that its Iraqi Angel Investment Network (IAIN), has helped six startups to raise more than $1...

KAPITA IAIN Iraq Angel Investors Network

Regional

ZenHR raises $10 million growth round

Saudi Arabia-based HR software provider ZenHR, has raised a $10 million growth round, led by Rua Growth Fund with the participation of...

ZenHR human resources HR solutions

Egypt

Algebra Ventures completes first close of second fund at $100 million

Egypt-based VC fund Algebra Ventures, has finalised a $100 million first close of its second fund, exceeding the targeted $90 million...

Algebra Ventures

Egypt

CardoO raises $660,000 Seed round

Egypt-based IoT devices manufacturer CardoO has raised a $660,000 Seed funding round, led by The Alexandria Angels, with the...

CardoO IoT The Alexandria Angels

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

Morocco

Morocco’s Chari raises $1 million investment from Endeavor Catalyst

Morocco-based B2B e-commerce Chari has raised $1 million from Endeavor Catalyst as part of its Series A funding round. Founded in 2020...

Chari E-commerce b2b

Saudi Arabia

NearPay raises $3.6 million pre-Series A round

Saudi Arabia-based fintech NearPay has raised $3.6 million in a pre-Series A funding round, led by Vision Ventures with participation...

NearPay Softpos

Global

oktopi acquires UK edtech Tutor House

UAE-based edtech oktopi, has fully acquired UK-based tutoring platform Tutor House. Founded in 2021 by Emilie Thomas and Fadi Abbas,...

oktopi acquisition EdTech

Morocco

Morocco’s BMCE Capital launches $4.5 million fund to support local ecosystem

Morocco-based BMCE Capital Investment has launched a $4.5 million VC fund dedicated to financing Moroccan startups at the Seed...

BMCE Capital Investment VC fund

U.A.E

UAE’s Eat App raises $11 million Series B round

UAE-based restaurant reservations platform Eat App has closed an $11 million Series B round from MEVP, 500 Startups, Derayah VC, Dallah...

Eat App foodtech

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