U.A.E Yawmi closes seed round Dubai-based food and beverage (F&B) e-commerce startup Yawmi, has closed a seed round from Shorooq Investments. The amount of... Wamda • 17 January, 2019 Delivery uae food
Saudi Arabia Saudi-based Lucidya raises ~$1.1 million in Series A Source: Menabytes Jeddah-based Arabic-focused social media monitoring tool Lucidya has raised ~$1.1 million (4 million Saudi Riyal) in... News • 16 January, 2019
Turkey Turkey's Modanisa sells minority stake to Goldman Sachs Modest fashion online retailer Modanisa today announced that it has sold a minority stake to Goldman Sachs and Wamda Capital. The... Wamda • 14 January, 2019 ecommerce modanisa modest fashion
U.A.E Dubizzle stake acquired for $190 million UAE-based online classifieds website dubizzle has been fully acquired by Naspers, a South Africa-based investor through its subsidiary OLX... Wamda • 13 January, 2019 Dubizzle classifieds marketplace
Regional yallacompare raises $8 million in latest round Dubai-based yallacompare has raised $8 million in its latest round of funding. Lead by existing investors STC Ventures and Wamda... Triska Hamid • 06 January, 2019 Insurance Price comparison Egypt
Global Middle East Venture Partners invests in US software company Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) led a series B round in US-based software company FADEL and was joined by Kafalat iSME and B&Y... Yasmeen Nabil • 03 January, 2019 series B MEVP software engineering
Regional Sheraa launches Series A programme The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre (Sheraa) has launched a Series A programme for startups based in and outside of the UAE.... Wamda • 24 December, 2018 #SeriesA #Startups #Sharjah
Egypt Egyptian pet-care startup VetCode raises 450,000 in seed funding Source: Startup Scene Egypt's pet-care startup, VetCode, raises seed funding at $450,000 pre-money valuation from Pmaestro on... News • 23 December, 2018 #investment #Egypt
U.A.E Careem establishes new company with Dubai Road and Transport Authority Careem has partnered with Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) to launch an E-Hail taxi joint venture. The new company... Wamda • 23 December, 2018 #Transport #tech #News
Saudi Arabia Saudi Aramco signs agreement with ICT company to invest in tech enterprises Source: Startup MGZN State oil giant Saudi Aramco said it has signed an agreement with Saudi Information Technology Company to... News • 19 December, 2018
Egypt Egypt’s Commercial International Bank launches CVentures Source: MENAbytes Commercial International Bank, the biggest private bank of Egypt, that is commonly known as CIB, has announced the... News • 18 December, 2018 Venture Capital cairo Investment
Saudi Arabia Maharah acquires a strategic stake in UAE's Bloovo Source: Entreprenuer Bloovo, one of UAE’s algorithm-based online recruitment platforms, has brought Saudi-based Maharah Human... News • 18 December, 2018 acquisition HR saudi
Morocco Morocco's WaystoCap expands to West Africa Source: Tech Voice Africa Moroccan e-commerce startup WaystoCap is expanding to West Africa after having opened two new... News • 17 December, 2018 waystocap E-commerce b2b
U.A.E UAE finance ministry launches accelerator The UAE’s Ministry of Finance has launched a new accelerator to drive innovation in the country. The Mohammed Bin Rashid... Triska Hamid • 17 December, 2018 accelerator Accelerators
Regional Last mile courier app Quiqup raises extra 5m on plans for Middle East expansion Source: Telegraph Deliveroo challenger Quiqup has raised £5m ($6.3 million) in extra funding to expand its presence in the... News • 17 December, 2018
U.A.E Souq.com opens Dubai centre that will create 600 jobs Source: The National Souq.com, the e-commerce platform Amazon bought for $580 million (Dh2.13 billion) last year, has opened a centre in... News • 17 December, 2018 souq Souq.com Amazon
Saudi Arabia Careem Launches Careem NOW in Dubai and Jeddah Careem has launched an online delivery market service for food and other goods in Dubai and Jeddah. Called Careem NOW, the company plans to... Yasmeen Nabil • 17 December, 2018 #Careem #News #Jeddah #Dubai #FoodDelivery
Saudi Arabia Ajeer raises $530,000 from angels Source: MENAbytes Ajeer, a Riyadh-based home services marketplace has raised ~$533,000 (2 million Saudi Riyal) in seed funding, the... News • 16 December, 2018 #News #investment
Tunisia Tunisia’s Expensya raises $4.5 million Source: MENAbytes Expensya, a SaaS for expense management, has raised a little over $4.5 million (€4 million) in its latest funding... News • 16 December, 2018 Investment tunisia
Saudi Arabia Saudi's BIAC tries to bridge funding gap for startups The Business Incubators and Accelerators Company (BIAC) has launched a new investment initiative in partnership with VentureSouq to bridge... News • 13 December, 2018 funding gap
Egypt Wasla raises $180,000 pre-seed Source: Menabytes Cairo-based Wasla has raised $180,000 in pre-seed funding from a group of angel investors led by a Cairo-based... News • 12 December, 2018 #mobile #tech #wasla
Kuwait Tabeeby Secures $777,000 From Ground One Ventures Kuwait-based social health network Tabeeby secured $770,000 in investment from Ground One Ventures, a UK-based private investment... Yasmeen Nabil • 10 December, 2018 #healthcare #Kuwait #investment
Egypt Saudi’s Vision Ventures invests in Cairo-based bus booking startup Buseet Source: MENAbytes Khobar-based Vision Ventures has invested in Egyptian bus booking startup, the firm announced today, without... News • 06 December, 2018 cairo Buseet ride hailing
Egypt Careem launches bus service in Cairo Careem has launched a new service, Careem Bus, with an initial launch in Cairo in a separate application from its ride-hailing... Yasmeen Nabil • 03 December, 2018 careem travel tech ride hailing