Wamda

U.A.E

Nadeera wins $100,000 grant from PepsiCo

UAE-based cleantech Nadeera has won a $100,000 grant as part of PepsiCo’s Greenhouse Accelerator Programme. Founded in...

Nadeera Pepsico Cleantech

Egypt

SWVL launches clean mobility solutions in Switzerland

Egypt-founded and UAE-based mobility startup Swvl, has expanded its services to Switzerland under the brand name, my Bux, where it...

Swvl Switzerland mobility

U.A.E

MoneyGram acquires minority stake in UAE’s Jingle Pay

UAE-based fintech Jingle Pay has raised an unknown amount of investment from US firm MoneyGram International, Inc., for a 12 per cent...

MoneyGram Jingle Pay

U.A.E

Twofour54 launches The Community Hub co-creating space in Abu Dhabi

UAE-based media, entertainment, and gaming zone twofour54, has launched ‘The Community Hub’ located at Yas Creative Hub, a...

uae startup Community Hub

U.A.E

UAE’s Eat App raises $11 million Series B round

UAE-based restaurant reservations platform Eat App has closed an $11 million Series B round from MEVP, 500 Startups, Derayah VC, Dallah...

Eat App foodtech

U.A.E

LinkedIn reveals top UAE startups for 2022

LinkedIn has announced its annual ranking of the top 10 UAE-based startups that have demonstrated exceptional growth in the past year...

LinkedIn startups

Egypt

Tabby partners with Paymob to offer BNPL to Egyptian retailers

UAE-based fintech Tabby, has partnered with Egypt’s digital payment solution fintech Paymob to create a seamless buy now pay later...

Tabby Paymob BNPL

U.A.E

Further Ventures launches $200 million fund

UAE-based investment firm Further has launched a $200 million fund dedicated to co-creating ventures focused on digital assets, fintech...

Further Ventures ADQ

U.A.E

NIFTY Souq closes $1.5 million Seed round

UAE-based NFT marketplace NIFTY Souq has secured $1.5 million in Seed investment from Palm Ventures, Falak Investment Hub and Fitzy Fund...

NIFTY Souq Palm Ventures Falak investment hub

U.A.E

Verity: Driving financial access for the region's children

It was during one of his evening jogs that Kamal Al-Samarrai wondered why he found himself in a position of financial difficulty. At the...

Verity app financial literacy Open banking

U.A.E

UAE’s MetaFi raises $3 million

UAE-based metaverse startup MetaFi, has raised $3 million from DoublePeak Group, Maven Capital, OKX Blockdream Ventures, Megala...

MetaFi

U.A.E

The Cloud closes $10 million Series A round

UAE-based cloud kitchen The Cloud has raised a $10 million Series A round, led by Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) and Olayan...

The Cloud

Global

LYVE acquires majority stake in Shopini World

Abu Dhabi-based B2B logistics SaaS platform Lyve Global, has acquired a majority stake in Shopini World, a cross-border e-commerce...

Lyve

Jordan

Sowt Media acquires UAE’s Finyal Media

Jordan-based Sowt Media has acquired UAE-based podcast production company Finyal Media for an undisclosed amount, financed by the US...

Finyal Sowt Media production

Jordan

UAE-based fintech Ziina set to expand to Jordan

UAE-based fintech Ziina will extend its services to Jordan. Founded in 2020 by Faisal Toukan and Sarah Toukan, Ziina helps...

Fintech Ziina

U.A.E

UAE’s Tabby expands to Egypt

UAE-based fintech Tabby has expanded to Egypt, announcing partnerships with several retailers to offer shoppers the chance to pay for...

Tabby BNPL

U.A.E

CarLogik raises $272,000 pre-Seed round

UAE-based autotech CarLogik, has raised $272,000 in a pre-Seed round funded by angel investors. Founded in March 2022 by Ali Omari and...

CarLogik autotech

U.A.E

Stake raises $8 million pre-Series A round

UAE-based proptech Stake, has secured $8 million in pre-Series A funding round, backed by MEVP and BY Ventures, with participation from...

Stake Proptech

U.A.E

Talpods: Mentoring a new generation of software engineers

Ask any entrepreneur what the most important element is to their survival and success and the answer almost always will be...

Talpods software engineering

U.A.E

Mintroute DMCC raises minority investment from Razer Gold

UAE-based e-vouchers and digital cards’ aggregator Mintroute DMCC, has raised a minority investment from US-based Razer...

Razer Gold Mintroute DMCC

U.A.E

Cargoz secures pre-Seed funding from Nama Ventures

UAE-based logistics startup Cargoz has secured pre-Seed funding for unknown amount from Nama Ventures Founded in January 2022 by...

Cargoz Nama Ventures Logistics

U.A.E

Huspy acquires Just Mortgages, Finance Lab

UAE-based proptech Huspy, has acquired two mortgage brokerages: Just Mortgages and Finance Lab. The founding teams of both companies are...

huspy

U.A.E

Neobank Zywa raises $3 million Seed round

UAE-based neobank Zywa, has raised $3 million in a Seed round from Goodwater Capital, Dubai Future District Fund, Rebel Fund, Trampoline...

Fintech neo banking Zywa

U.A.E

Al Maya Group acquires majority stake in Conektr

UAE-based retailer Al Maya Group has bought a majority stake in the e-commerce platform Conektr for an undisclosed...

Al Maya Group Conektr E-commerce

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