Jordan PointCheckout raises $600,000 UAE-based PointCheckout, an online payment method for reward points, has closed a seed round of $600,000 led by Arzan VC, 500 Startups,... Yasmeen Nabil • 10 April, 2019 seed Seed funding seed investment
U.A.E Wimo raises $500,000 in seed funding Source: MENAbytes Dubai-based delivery logistics platform Wimo has raised $500,000 in seed funding from Dubai Angel Investors... News • 21 January, 2019 Seed funding seed investment Logistics
Regional Startups raise $893 million in 2018 Investments in Middle East and North Africa (Mena)-based startups rose by 31 per cent in 2018 to $893 million with 366 deals according to... Yasmeen Nabil • 09 January, 2019 Investment MENA Mena Venture Investments
Bahrain Bahrain's Inagrab closes seed round Source: Startup MGZN Bahraini startup Inagrab, a platform that helps retail businesses scale their business with the help of A.I... News • 03 January, 2019 Bahrain 500 startups Retail
Regional Two new fintech accelerators announced at RiseUp Jordan’s Ahli bank announced the launch of is financial technology (fintech) seed acceleration programme at RiseUp Summit... Yasmeen Nabil • 08 December, 2018 Fintech accelerator
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
Saudi Arabia Gathern closes undisclosed seed round Gathern, a Saudi Arabia-based booking platform for chalets and villas, has closed its seed round investment by a group of local and... News • 02 December, 2018 bookings seed fund seed investment
Egypt Fakahany raises $700,000 seed Source: MENAbytes Fakahany, a Cairo based farm-to-door fresh produce e-commerce platform has raised $700,000 in seed funding, the... News • 15 November, 2018 seed fund E-commerce
Turkey Volt Lines raises $1.28 million Volt Lines, a Turkey-based transportation service has raised $1.28 million in a pre-Series A round led by Dubai Angel Investors (DAI) which... News • 14 November, 2018 Transport Sharing Economy turkey
U.A.E WakeCap secures $1.6 million WakeCap, the UAE-based construction technology startup has closed $1.6 million in seed investment from a group of global investors... News • 11 November, 2018 Construction IoT Hardware
Yemen War and Growth: how one entrepreneur defied the odds in Yemen Starting a business is never easy, starting one in a warzone is even more difficult and raising investment for such a company seems... Wamda • 31 October, 2018 Yemen Entrepreneur
Palestine Gaza startup Vidmass raises pre-Seed from Ibtikar and Vision VC Vidmass, a Gaza-based startup specialising in online video creation, has raised a pre-seed round of investment from early-stage funds... Reine Farhat • 18 September, 2018 pre-Seed Investment Ibtikar VC
Saudi Arabia Saudi accounting solution startup Qoyod closes a Seed round from Arzan VC Qoyod, an accounting cloud solution for small and medium businesses in Saudi Arabia, has recently raised an undisclosed Seed round from... Reine Farhat • 03 July, 2018 Qoyod Saudi Arabia Arzan VC
Global What undeserved emerging markets achieved through tech: Success stories from Seedstars Global Summit Switzerland was named the fourth happiest place on earth by the United Nations. This European country is home to one of the best... Reine Farhat • 17 April, 2018 Emerging Markets Seedstars Global africa
U.A.E Marketplace builder behind joigifts closes $1.5 M Seed Round Dubai-based Enhance, a holding company that builds online marketplaces for the Middle East and Africa, has raised a Seed Round of $1.5... Staff writer • 22 February, 2018 uae Enhance joigifts
U.A.E Dubai Tourism & Commerce Marketing joins the Emirates Group and GE as a principal partner of Intelak Intelak, one of the first industry and technology-focused incubators in the MENA region, announced that Dubai Tourism & Commerce... Staff writer • 07 February, 2018 uae Intelak incubation
Lebanon Lebanese private tutoring app Synkers raises seed funding from Phoenician Funds Synkers, a peer-to-peer private tutoring app, announced that it has recently closed its first seed funding with Phoenician Funds, following... Staff writer • 17 November, 2017 Synkers seed fund lebanon
Tunisia A new incubation space settles in Sousse, Tunisia Faten Aissi, business developer, Khaireddine Fredj, an entrepreneur, and Daniel Doppler, a French startup mentor, created 777, an incubator... Maya Rahal • 26 October, 2017 Incubator régions hub
Tunisia Why should investors consider funding Tunisian startups? [Q&A] Intilaq, a Tunisian incubator and fund officially started in 2014 in a partnership between Microsoft, Ooredoo, and other funding partners.... Maya Rahal • 17 September, 2017 investments Business Angels seed funds
Saudi Arabia This is what this Saudi VC firm seeks in an entrepreneur Though Saudi Arabia is rich in financial resources, startups there often find it difficult to access to funding especially in early stages.... Maya Rahal • 30 July, 2017 ksa Saudi Arabia Inspire Ventures
Lebanon Lebanon's Jaleesa awarded $40K by World Bank Jaleesa, the Lebanon-based tech startup that connects families with a trusted babysitter, has secured a $40,000 equity-free contribution... Wamda • 02 May, 2017 lebanon Jaleesa world bank
Saudi Arabia Takamol Holding helping both startups and investors It’s a common scenario: Saudi entrepreneurs complain about the lack of investment and venture capital put into startups, while... Abdulghani Kataya • 06 April, 2017 Saudi Arabia ksa Musharakah
Egypt UK foreign minister Boris Johnson praises Egypt startups UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson praised the creativity and originality of Egypt’s entrepreneurs on Saturday during a networking... Doaa Farid • 28 February, 2017 Bosta boris johnson
Morocco New seed fund Outlierz launches in Morocco [Know your VC] A new Morocco-based seed fund called Outlierz is looking to provide “smart capital” for early stage Africa startups. The... Rachel Williamson • 15 February, 2017 Outlierz Hassan Haider seed fund