U.A.E Tarjama raises investment from Amethis to fuel global expansion Amethis, an investment fund focused on Africa and Mena has acquired a minority stake in UAE-based Tarjama. Founded in... News • 16 November, 2021 Tarjama Amethis
U.A.E SDF to pour $150 million into local, international VC investments The UAE’s Strategic Development Fund (SDF), the investment arm of Tawazun Holding, has allocated $150 million (DH551.2 million) to... News • 16 November, 2021 Strategic Development Fund SDF Tawazun
U.A.E Wamda participates in Verity's $800,000 pre-Seed round UAE-based financial literacy startup Verity, has closed a $800,000 pre-Seed round, backed by regional venture capital firms,... Triska Hamid • 15 November, 2021 Verity Fintech financial literacy
U.A.E UAE aims to host 20 unicorns by 2031 The UAE aims to become home to 20 unicorns by 2031, this comes as part of its Entrepreneurial Nation initiative aimed at supporting the... News • 10 November, 2021 smes Entrepreneurial Nation
U.A.E Merit Incentives announces $5 million Series A round led by Impact46 UAE-based Merit Incentives, a customer and employee engagement platform, has raised $5 million in a Series A round led by Saudi’s... News • 09 November, 2021 Merit Incentives Impact46
U.A.E US' REEF acquires UAE cloud kitchen operator iKcon North America’s largest cloud kitchen operator REEF Technology, has fully acquired UAE-based cloud kitchens platform iKcon, in... News • 07 November, 2021 cloud kitchen iKcon Reef technology
Egypt Capiter opens new office in Dubai Egypt's Capiter, a B2B e-commerce startup, has opened a new office in Dubai. Capiter recently raised a $33 million Series A round,... News • 04 November, 2021 Capiter
U.A.E Eight startups graduate from Flat6Labs Ignite programme in Abu Dhabi Eight startups have graduated from the Flat6Labs Ignite programme in Abu Dhabi with each startup receiving Seed investment ranging from... News • 04 November, 2021 Flat6Labs Ignite Programme accelerator
Egypt US-based TachyHealth raises seven-figure Seed from regional investors Jordan's Propeller Inc, the Oman Technology Fund- Wadi (OTF Wadi), Jordinvest, and an insurance company out of Saudi Arabia have... News • 03 November, 2021 TachyHealth healthtech
U.A.E CleverTrip raises $750,000 pre-Seed round UAE-based travel tech CleverTrip has raised a $750,000 pre-Seed round from an undisclosed angel investor. Founded by Ibrahim Shaker in... Dunya Hassanein • 03 November, 2021 CleverTrip healthtech
U.A.E Farmin, Kanari AI win GITEX Supernova Challenge UAE-based Farmin and Kanari AI have won the 2021 GITEX Future Stars’ Supernova Challenge for their achievements in the artificial... News • 02 November, 2021 Farmin Kanari GITEX 2020
Bahrain Tarabut Gateway raises $12 million pre-Series A led by Tiger Global UAE-based open banking platform Tarabut Gateway has raised $12 million in a pre-Series A round led by Tiger Global, alongside new... News • 02 November, 2021 Fintech Open banking Tarabut Gateway
U.A.E Fero raises $1.1 million in pre-Series A UAE-based supply chain SaaS startup Fero has closed a $1.1 million pre-Series A round from an undisclosed institutional investor and... News • 31 October, 2021 Fero freight SAAS
U.A.E Pure Harvest raises $64.5 million from Korea's IMM Investment, enters JV with PlanTFarm UAE-based agritech startup Pure Harvest Smart Farms has secured $64.5 million in growth capital from Korean private investment firm IMM... News • 27 October, 2021 agritech Pure Harvest Smart Farms
U.A.E Getbee raises $1.8 million pre-Series A UAE-based Getbee has raised $1.8 million in a pre-Series A round from Altitude Capital, B & Y Venture Partners, and +VC, as... News • 27 October, 2021 retail tech Getbee b2b
U.A.E Shorooq Partners launches The Nahda Fund 1 to support Mena startups Abu Dhabi-based VC Shorooq Partners has launched The Nahda Fund 1, a venture-debt fund, in partnership with South Korea’s IMM... News • 26 October, 2021 Shorooq Partners IMM Investment Global The Nahda Fund 1
U.A.E Abu Dhabi is on a mission to develop games People in the Middle East like to play games, be it on their smartphones, laptops or games consoles. In fact, the region is home to the... Triska Hamid • 26 October, 2021 Gaming esports Jawaker
U.A.E Chimera Capital’s closes $50 million second fund Abu Dhabi-based Chimera Capital, a subsidiary of private investment firm Chimera Investment, has announced the close of its second fund... News • 25 October, 2021 uae Chimera venture capital fund
U.A.E Enabling innovation: A blended approach to university education Education is one of the critical elements of an innovation ecosystem. Here, Professor David Sadler, Provost at the University of Birmingham... Thought Leadership • 24 October, 2021 blended learning EdTech
U.A.E Fitness app Fitlov raises $500,000 pre-Series A The UAE-based fitness app Fitlov has raised $500,000 in a pre-Series A fundraise through angel investment. Founded in February 2018 by... News • 20 October, 2021 Fitlov fitness
U.A.E Digital freight platform Palletpal raises $200,000 from Draper Associates UAE-based digital freight platform Palletpal has raised $200,000 in a pre-Seed round from US-based Draper Associate. Founded in 2021... Dunya Hassanein • 20 October, 2021 Palletpal freight transport
U.A.E Fintech Galaxy closes $2 million Seed funding UAE-based Fintech Galaxy has raised $2 million in a Seed funding round, led by Jordan’s Ahli Fintech and joined by Raz Holding... News • 19 October, 2021 Fintech Galaxy Fintech
U.A.E MBRSC launches Space Ventures to support space-focused startups The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has announced the launch of Space Ventures, a launchpad for global and regional startups in... News • 18 October, 2021 Space Venture
Lebanon BY Venture Partners closes $50 million BY Fund II Abu Dhabi and Beirut-based VC BY Venture Partners has closed its second fund, BY Fund II, valued at $50 million to be invested in... News • 18 October, 2021 BY Venture Partners BY Fund II VC