Wamda

U.A.E

KRUSH Brands raises $4.5 million for its virtual restaurant marketplace Locale

Locale, the UAE-based online marketplace for virtual restaurants built by cloud kitchen platform KRUSH Brands has raised $4.5 million...

foodtech cloud kitchen KRUSH Brands

U.A.E

Fine Diner raises $150,000 in Seed round

UAE-based foodtech Fine Diner has raised $150,000 in Seed funding from angel investors. Founded in 2019 by Sami Elayan, Saed...

foodtech cloud kitchen

U.A.E

UAE’s foodtech Right Farm raises $2.8 million Seed round

UAE-based B2B e-grocery platform Right Farm has raised $2.8 million in its Seed funding round, led by DisruptAD and Enhance...

Right Farm foodtech DisruptAD

Egypt

FreshSource raises Seed round to cut food loss in Egypt

For Egypt, agriculture is one of its most critical sectors, accounting for more than 11 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) and 28...

FreshSource food waste agritech

Egypt

Egypt's foodtech 3attar raises Seed investment

Cairo-based foodtech startup 3attar has secured Seed investment from AUC Angels, UI Investment and a group of angel...

3attar foodtech AUC Angels

U.A.E

GrubTech raises $13 million Series A round

UAE-based foodtech startup GrubTech has raised a $13 million Series A investment led by Addition, alongside BY Ventures and Hambro...

GrubTech foodtech

U.A.E

Foodlink raises $8 million in Series B funding round

UAE and India-based foodtech startup Foodlink, has raised $8 million in its Series B funding round, led by Arpit Khandelwal, the...

Foodlink foodtech

Saudi Arabia

UAE-based cloud kitchen kaykroo expands operations into Saudi Arabia

UAE-based cloud kitchen kaykroo has expanded its services to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. Launched in September 2020 by Jihad El-Eit and...

kaykroo foodtech cloud kitchen

U.A.E

Koala Picks raises $408,000 to fuel expansion

UAE-based health snack brand Koala Picks, has raised AED1.5 million ($408,000) in its first external round of funding led by friends and...

foodtech Healthy food and snacks Koala Picks

U.A.E

Citron raises seven-figure pre-Series A round

Source: Gulf News A Dubai-based startup specialising in lunchboxes has packed a ‘seven-figure’ dollar investment from its...

Citron foodtech pre-Series A

U.A.E

Dubai launches Food Tech Valley

Source: The National Dubai has launched a major new food technology hub set to act as a "global destination" for...

foodtech

Saudi Arabia

Dailymealz raises $2 million in pre-Series A

Saudi Arabia-based food subscription startup, Dailymealz, has raised $2 million in a pre-Series A round led by Seedra Ventures and joined...

Dailymealz foodtech

Regional

Restaurant reservations: Booking a path to recovery

For the Middle East, food is more than just a source of sustenance; it is an embodiment of the culture, the nexus of social gatherings and...

foodtech Eatapp Food delivery

Global

UAE's TCN International invests $10 million in India-based Zaara Biotech

Source: Business Line Zaara Biotech, a student biotech startup fostered under the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development...

Zaara Biotech TCN International foodtech

U.A.E

Grubtech raises $3.4 million in pre-Series A

UAE-based foodtech startup Grubtech, has raised a $3.4 million pre-Series A investment from several regional family offices, a US-based...

foodtech GrubTech

U.A.E

Sprout raises $200,000 from FA Holding

Source: Zawya UAE start-up Sprout FZCO, a plant-based food business aimed at children, has received $200,000 in funding. The fresh...

Sprout.ae foodtech

Global

KAUST invests $3.5 million in Estonia's Natufia Labs

Source: The Spoon Natufia Labs, the Estonia-based automated kitchen garden startup, announced today that it is relocating to Saudi...

KAUST Natufia Labs foodtech

Saudi Arabia

Savola Group establishes CVC arm with two investments

Saudi Arabia-based food and retail conglomerate Savola Group has established a corporate venture capital (CVC) arm and has completed two...

foodtech Last mile egrocery

Egypt

Zyda expands its e-commerce platform in Egypt

E-commerce platform provider Zyda, has expanded into the Egyptian market, with investments of over $2 million (EGP 30 million). Launched...

foodtech Zyda third party delivery

Egypt

FOODICS raises $20 million in Series B

Saudi Arabia-based food and beverage (F&B) retail and restaurant management platform FOODICS, has raised $20 million in a Series B...

Foodics Sanabil Investments STV

Jordan

Jordan’s TWIG raises funding from AMC

Jordan-based agritech startup TWIG, has raised investment from Miqdadi Agricultural Materials Company (AMC). TWIG works as a...

Home gardening agritech foodtech

Bahrain

Dubai's ICD, Bahrain-based Investcorp invest in India's FreshToHome

Source: Money Control FreshToHome, an online retailer of seafood and poultry said on October 28 that it has raised $121 million in a...

FreshToHome ICD Investcorp

Global

KBW Ventures invests in Bond Pet Foods bridge round

KBW Ventures has invested in US-based Bond Pet Foods' bridge round marking the VC’s second investment in the biotechnology...

KBW Ventures foodtech

U.A.E

GrubTech raises $2 million seed

UAE-based GrubTech, a foodtech startup has raised $2 million in seed funding to fund its growth and product development. The...

foodtech GrubTech

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