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U.A.E

Sharjah Angel Investors Network launches

The Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park (SRTI Park) has launched the Sharjah Angel Investors Network (SAIN). The announcement...

SRTI Park SAIN Angel Investment

Saudi Arabia

Qoyod raises $2.1 million in Series A

Saudi Arabia-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform Qoyod, has secured $2.1 million in a Series A round led by Merak Capital, with...

SAAS accounting software Qoyod

Saudi Arabia

Salasa raises $8.6 million in Series A

Saudi Arabia-based e-commerce enablement startup Salasa, has raised $8.6 million (SAR 32 million) in a Series A round, led by AlSulaiman...

Salasa e-commerce enablement Series A

Jordan

Abjjad raises $1 million in Series A

Jordan-based e-book subscription service Abjjad, has raised a $1 million Series A funding round from Rimal Capital, JordInvest and The...

Abjjad e-book subscription

Global

UAE-based Zenith Global invests $1 million in India's TaxBuddy.com

Source: YourStory TaxBuddy.com, a Mumbai-based fintech startup, on Monday raised $1 million in early-stage funding from UAE-based fund...

Fintech TaxBuddy.com Zenith Global

Egypt

CliniDo raises seed funding

Egyptian healthtech startup CliniDo, has raised a six-figure seed funding round from angel investors. Founded in January 2020 by...

healthtech CliniDo Angel Investment

Saudi Arabia

Wadi Makkah invests in Bab Makkah and Tarteel

Saudi Arabia-based Wadi Makkah Ventures has invested 250,000 SAR ($65,000) in a pre-Series A round for Bab Makkah, as well as SAR 200,000...

Wadi Makkah Bab Makkah ecommerce

U.A.E

Udrive raises $1.3 million in ongoing Series A round

UAE-based car-rental platform Udrive has raised $1.3 million from 186 investors via crowdfunding platform, Eureeca. The investment is part...

udrive car rental Covid19

Global

Global Ventures invests in Kenya’s Ilara Health

Source: Disrupt Africa Kenyan e-health startup Ilara Health has raised a US$3.75 million Series A funding round to expand its diagnostic...

Global Ventures African Startups healthtech

Global

KBW Ventures invests in TurtleTree Labs’ $6.2 million pre-Series A

UAE-based KBW Ventures, has participated in the $6.2 million pre-Series A funding round for Singapore-based TurtleTree Labs, a...

KBW Ventures Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud TurtleTree Labs

Jordan

GasNas, Unihance raise $200,000

Jordan-based StartLabz, a pre-seed incubator and the venture arm of Startappz, has secured $200,000 seed funding for two of its startups:...

EdTech StartLabz pre-Seed

Saudi Arabia

Morni raises $9.1 million in Series B

Saudi Arabia-based mobility solutions platform Morni, has raised SAR34.3 million ($9.1 million) in a Series B funding round, led by GSquare...

Morni Mobility solutions series B

Global

Wahed Invest acquires UK digital banking app Niya

Source: Reuters Wahed Inc, a U.S.-based Islamic-finance fintech startup backed by Saudi Aramco, will acquire Niyah Ltd, a British...

Wahed Islamic economy Aramco

Regional

TruKKer raises $10 million venture debt from US-based Partners for Growth

UAE-based on-demand truck aggregator TruKKer, has raised a $10 million strategic venture debt from San Francisco-based specialty lending...

Trukker freight Logistics

Global

Spotii receives investment from Australia's Zip

UAE-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) startup Spotii, has received a strategic investment from Australia-based BNPL company Zip. Zip,...

Buy now pay later Spotii Zip

Egypt

Sigma Fit raises fresh funds

Egypt-based sportswear company Sigma Fit, has raised new funds from its compatriot investment company, Innlife...

Sigma Fit sportswear

Global

Calega Ventures invests in India-based Callify.ai

Source: YourStory Mumbai-based smart calling platform for working professionals Callify.ai on Tuesday said it has raised a seed funding...

Callify.ai Calega Ventures Seed funding

U.A.E

360VUZ raises bridge round investment

UAE-based Immersive video mobile app 360VUZ, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding as part of a bridge round from Knollwood,...

360vuz Bridge round

Jordan

Progressive Generation raises pre-Series A investment for its kids-safe streaming platform

Jordan-based production house and investment firm Progressive Generation, has raised an undisclosed pre-Series A funding round from Oman...

Progressive Generation VOD OTF

U.A.E

Alpha Wave invests in India's DealShare

Source: Laffaz India-based social commerce startup DealShare, on Tuesday announced that the company has raised $21 million in its...

Alpha Wave DealShare Series C

Egypt

Uber Egypt achieves 80 per cent recovery rate

Uber Egypt has achieved a recovery rate of 80 per cent, Uber Egypt’s general manager Ahmed Khalil announced at RiseUp Summit 2020,...

Uber Egypt Covid19 Rise Up 2020

U.A.E

Capria invests in Global Ventures' second fund

Seattle-based global investment fund of funds Capria Ventures (Capria) has invested in UAE-based venture capital firm Global...

Capria Global Ventures

U.A.E

Urent raises pre-Series A investment

UAE-based vehicle-sharing and car rental app Urent, has raised a seven-figure pre-series A funding round from an undisclosed serial...

Urent car rental

Regional

Startup Istanbul launches $10 million fund to invest in Mena-based startups

Istanbul-based event organiser and seed investor Startup Istanbul is raising a $10 million VC fund, targeting startups in the Middle East...

startup istanbul Seed funding MENA

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