Wamda

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

Global

Mindshift Capital Fund invests in Singapore’s Shiok Meats

Source: Tech in Asia Singapore-based foodtech startup Shiok Meats said it has raised $3 million in a bridge funding round from...

Shiok Meats foodtech Mindshift Capital Fund

Regional

UberEats shuts down in UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt

Source: Reuters Uber (UBER.N) said on Monday it was closing down its Uber Eats operations in eight markets because they did not offer a...

UberEats Egypt foodtech

Egypt

Mumm raises investment for ongoing pre-Series A

Source: MENAbytes Cairo-based foodtech startup Mumm has raised an undisclosed amount of investment from Alex Angels, the startup...

foodtech Mumm

Saudi Arabia

Taker raises seed funding

Saudi Arabia-based Software as a Service (SaaS) startup Taker, has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding in a round led by 500...

foodtech Seed funding

Egypt

Breadfast raises bridge round investment

Source: MENABytes Y Combinator-backed Egyptian fresh bread and grocery delivery platform Breadfast has raised a seven-figure (USD)...

Breadfast foodtech

United States

KBW Ventures invests in BluNalu

KBW Ventures, the venture capital fund founded by Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud has invested in US-based...

foodtech BlueNalu KBW Ventures

Bahrain

Eat raises $5 million in Series B funding

Bahrain-based restaurant booking application Eat has raised $5 million in Series B funding, led by 500...

Eat App Food & Beverage foodtech

Egypt

elmenus raises $8 million in Series B

Egypt-based elmenus, has raised $8 million in its Series B funding round, led by UAE-based venture capital fund, Global Ventures and...

foodtech elmenues Global Ventures

U.A.E

The bakery that finds clients on Instagram

The food and beverage sector is incredibly competitive in the Middle East, something that Rami Badawi and Amber Haque know only too well....

Food & Beverage foodtech Social Media

U.A.E

Shopping for groceries with El Grocer

The Middle East is no stranger to online food delivery. Apps like Zomato, Deliveroo and Talabat are found on almost every smartphone in the...

el grocer e-grocery Dubai

Egypt

Cairo-based Yumamia raises $1.5 million Pre-Series A

Source: MENABytes Cairo-based foodtech startup Yumamia has raised $1.5 million as its Pre-Series A, the startup announced today, saying...

foodtech Expansion Investment

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