Wamda

U.A.E

Beehive: The UAE’s first P2P SME finance platform

Rooted within the Honeycomb of the Collaborative Economy is the world of P2P (peer-to-peer) finance. Within that world is Beehive, a...

beehive financial services fin-tech

U.A.E

Term sheets at dawn, Step Conference 2016

Joy Ajlouny and fellow startup cofounders Loulou Khazen Baz and Mudassir Sheikha get stuck into the debate. (Image via...

AnchorFree Frontier Partners Eventbox

Jordan

Fintech startup Liwwa raises $2.3M

Amman-based fintech startup Liwwa has closed a $2.3 million round led by Silicon Badia’s Badia Impact Fund. DASH Ventures and...

Sameh Toukan beehive VentureFin

Regional

How valuation and cap tables work [How to]

Have you ever wondered how valution is calculated and cap tables work? Read on. (Image via Business Collective) In the context of...

how to cap tables startup valuation

Saudi Arabia

Building a real estate startup in Saudi's stagnant market

The decrease in oil prices also affected the real estate market. (Image via news.weetas.com) Online real estate platform Lamudi,...

lamudi hellofood Carmudi

Global

AIG raises $326M for Jumia expansion

AIG is putting considerable money into its online marketplace Jumia. (Image via MrXAfrica) Africa Internet Group (AIG), Africa's...

Jovago MTN Millicom

U.A.E

Souq raises MENA's largest round of $275M

After almost a year of speculation, MENA’s biggest ecommerce company Souq.com has confirmed that it’s raised a $275 million...

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Regional

Could MENA see a unicorn soon?

Extinct in the wild in the 1970s and reintroduced in the 1980s, the Arabian Oryx may be the animal closest to a unicorn. (Image...

CB Insights unicorns oped

U.A.E

Introducing Flat6Labs' 6 latest UAE startups

Much like Hollywood is a celebrity hunting ground, Flat6Labs’ recent Demo Day suggests that Abu Dhabi might be the place to reel in...

StudentCart Metaphorio Jumpsuite

Maghreb

Apply now to Techfinance Academy in Morocco

A new accelerator is opening shop in Casablanca, Morocco. Techfinance Academy is a six-month acceleration program open to Morocco-based ...

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Jordan

Space: the next tech frontier for MENA?

An art installation in Amman that could soon have a real-life counterpart. (Image via Sam Wendel) Watch out Elon Musk, a new force is...

Oasis Space Ventures Jordan Space Ventures SpaceX

U.A.E

Propertyfinder.ae raises $20M from Swedish investors

Dubai-based Propertyfinder Group has raised $20 million in capital from Sweden-based Vostok New Ventures, a transaction that Propertyfinder...

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Kuwait

Arzan VC invests in a Silicon Valley startup, prepares to launch office hours

Aerial view of Silicon Valley (Source: Wired.com) The article is a crosspost with Nuwait. I often get the chance to sit on the...

Nuwait Arzan VC kuwait

Regional

The role of the term sheet in VC transactions

The term sheet, not binding but crucial. (Image via Exceleratelabs) The negotiation of a venture capital transaction between a...

term sheets startups Venture Capital

Global

What I know about raising money: Ramy Adeeb

Ramy Adeeb, ready to disperse advice. (Image via Ramy Adeeb) When Ramy Adeeb sold his startup, a news article curation site Snip.It to...

Ramy Adeeb Snip.It What I Know

Lebanon

Investments announced at Lebanon's BDL Accelerate

[Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include Berytech’s further investments announced on the second...

BDL Accelerate Berytech beirut

Regional

The female VCs of MENA

Noor Sweid and Hala Fadel. (Image via Leap Ventures) There are two common complaints in the Middle East startup sector: a lack of funding,...

MIT Enterprise Forum GCC MIT Enterprise Forum Pan-Arab Zen Yoga

U.A.E

UK’s Deliveroo makes its UAE debut

Deliveroo's app now available in Dubai. (Images via Deliveroo) The UK-based food delivery site Deliveroo is launching in the UAE. With a...

Index Ventures Accel Hummingbird Ventures

Regional

Car-hailing app Careem raises $60M Series C

[Editor's note: This article has been updated to include details about Careem's peak pricing change.] Middle East-founded...

Wamda Capital Lumia Capital Abraaj Group

U.A.E

UAE's JadoPado raises $4M Series A

JadoPado CEO Omar Kassim. (Image via ResellerME.com) Online marketplace JadoPado has sold a 14.8 percent equity stake for $4 million,...

JadoPado acquisition Series A

Regional

London calling

A Lebanese, a Briton, a Dutchman and an Italian walk into a London investment firm. They bond over hip hop. One year later they launch a...

Braci Hoxton Ventures Slidr

Regional

Private equity investors in MENA seek a place in the sun

This is a crosspost with Knowledge@Wharton. The backbone of future economic development in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) could hinge...

IMF Abraaj Group private equity

Turkey

500 Startups launches $15M Turkey fund

VC cash is shining on Istanbul's startups. (Image via Mybeautifuladventures.com) 500 Startups has launched a $15 million investment fund...

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Egypt

What Egypt's local investors want

Egypt has made headlines lately for attracting a series of high-level venture investments from foreign players, but local investors are...

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