Wamda

Jordan

Jordan’s TWIG raises funding from AMC

Jordan-based agritech startup TWIG, has raised investment from Miqdadi Agricultural Materials Company (AMC). TWIG works as a...

Home gardening agritech foodtech

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

Global

KBW Ventures invests in BlueNalu

UAE-based KBW Ventures has increased its stake in US-based BlueNalu, participating in its newly-raised $60 million convertible note...

BlueNalu KBW Ventures

U.A.E

Mohamed Hilal Group invests in Spain’s VirtuE through SAIN

UAE-based Mohamed Hilal Group has signed an investment agreement with Spanish Startup VirtuE R&D, through the newly-launched Sharjah...

Virtue R&D AI Mohamed Hilal Group

Global

Derayah VC invests in Pakistan’s Bazaar

Saudi Arabia-based Derayah Venture Capital has invested in Pakistan-based business to business (B2B) e-commerce platform Bazaar’s...

Bazar b2b ecommerce

Global

VentureSouq invests in Singapore-based Volopay

Source: TechCrunch Volopay, a Singapore-based startup building a “financial control center” for businesses, announced today...

VentureSouq Volopay Volopay

Global

Alpha Wave leads $2.5 million seed round in India’s Udayy

Source: YourStory Udayy, the Gurugram-based edtech startup, has raised $2.5 million in a seed round led by Alpha Wave Incubation (AWI),...

Saudi Arabia

Jada to invest in Merak Capital

Source: Saudi Gazette Jada Fund of Funds Wednesday made an official commitment to Merak Technology Ventures Fund, which focuses on...

Jada Fund of Funds Merak Capital early stage funding

Egypt

Opio raises $300,000 seed investment

Egypt-based women’s fashionwear brand Opio has raised $300,000 in a seed round from AUC Angels, local and regional angel investors...

direct-to-consumer

U.A.E

Abu Dhabi startups to get funding and tech support from ADIO-Microsoft alliance

Source: Gulf News In alliance with Microsoft, the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) will offer owners of local startups the resources...

ADIO Plug and Play microsoft

Regional

Wamda and Tarjama launch translation tool to serve the regional ecosystem

Wamda, the Middle East region's leading startup ecosystem enabler, has launched an English-Arabic business terminology translation...

wamda Tarjama Arabic digital content

Global

Checkout.com to open office in Riyadh after raising $450 million

Checkout.com, the UK-based payments company is expanding its presence in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) after securing a $450...

Saudi Arabia

Egypt

Docspert Health raises six-figure seed round

Egypt-based telemedicine startup Docspert Health, has closed a six-figure seed funding round from Flat6Labs as well as a group of angel...

Docspert health telemedicine

Qatar

Cwallet secures $220,000 pre-seed

Qatar-based financial technology (fintech) startup Cwallet, has raised a $220,000 pre-seed round from its founders and MBK...

cwallet Fintech

Global

Alpha Wave leads $5 million Series A in India's edtech platform Kyt

Source: The Financial Express Edtech platform Kyt on Wednesday said it has raised USD 5 million (about Rs 36.5 crore) in funding led by...

Alpha Wave EdTech Kyt

Saudi Arabia

Ejaro raises $850,000 seed round

Saudi Arabia-based peer-to-peer (P2P) vehicle sharing platform Ejaro, has raised a $850,000 (SAR 3.2 million) seed round, led by Saudi...

Ejaro car sharing car rental

Egypt

Nawah Scientific raises $1 million in pre-Series A

Egypt-based life science startup Nawah Scientific, has raised $1 million in a mix of equity and debt in its second pre-Series A round led...

Life science startups cairo angels Alex Angels

U.A.E

Access Bridge Ventures launches with first close of its $25 million fund

Access Bridge Ventures (ABV), a newly launched regionally focused early-stage venture capital fund, has made its first close. The fund,...

ABV VC fund

Lebanon

Anghami raises investment from SHUAA Capital

Lebanon-based music streaming platform Anghami, has raised a fresh investment from UAE-based investment firm SHUAA Capital alongside other...

anghami Music streaming Shuaa Capital

Saudi Arabia

NearPay raises $600,000 pre-seed

Saudi Arabia-based financial technology (fintech) startup NearPay, has raised a $600,000 (SAR 2.2 million) pre-seed round, led by Saudi...

NearPay Angel Investment Fintech

Egypt

Akhdar raises six-figure seed funding

Egypt-based educational technology (edtech) platform Akhdar, has raised a six-figure seed investment from EdVentures, the venture capital...

EdVentures EdTech audio books

Global

Interstar, DPS invest in India's Countingwell

Source: VCCircle Illuminati Learning Solutions Pvt. Ltd, which operates the mathematics-focussed education-technology startup...

Countingwell EdTech Delhi Private School

U.A.E

Sharjah Angel Investors Network launches

The Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park (SRTI Park) has launched the Sharjah Angel Investors Network (SAIN). The announcement...

SRTI Park SAIN Angel Investment

Saudi Arabia

Qoyod raises $2.1 million in Series A

Saudi Arabia-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform Qoyod, has secured $2.1 million in a Series A round led by Merak Capital, with...

SAAS accounting software Qoyod

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