Wamda

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),...

Bahrain

Rain secures $6 million Series A

Bahrain-based cryptocurrency exchange Rain has raised $6 million in its Series A round of funding. The round was led by Middle East Venture...

crypto cryptocurrency

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

Iraq

Hi-Express raises seed investment from Iraqi Angel Investors Network

Iraq-based Hi-Express has raised a “six-figure” seed round led by the Iraqi Angel Investors Network (IAIN), marking the...

Logistics Last mile

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

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

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s SAMA issues open banking policy

SAMA, Saudi Arabia’s Central Bank has today announced its intent to launch an open banking regulatory framework in the kingdom. In...

Open banking

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

Cassbana raises $1 million from Distruptech

Cairo-based financial technology (fintech) startup Cassbana, has raised a six-figure pre-seed funding round led by Egypt’s...

Disruptech

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

Jordan

Emile Cubeisy's tragic passing marks a loss for Jordan's entrepreneurship ecosystem

Jordan has lost entrepreneurship pioneer Emile Cubeisy founder and managing partner of Silicon Badia, who sadly passed...

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

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