Global

THE LIST raises bridge round investment

Dubai-based luxury fashion and lifestyle platform THE LIST, has raised a bridge investment round from the ventures arm of media publishing...

News • 24 September, 2020

The List Online shopping ecommerce

Regional

GCC-based entities join forces to launch region's first conscious investor fellowship

Source: Arab News King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has partnered with the investment platform VentureSouq,...

News • 24 September, 2020

KAUST impact entrepreneurship Venture Souq

Global

Group 42 invests in US-based Beyond Limits

Source: Crunchbase Artificial intelligence company Beyond Limits has landed $133 million in its Series C round.  The...

News • 24 September, 2020

Beyond Limits AI Group 42

Regional

Future of mobility: Rise in private vehicle demand

This is the fourth part in a series of features examining the impact of Covid-19 on the region's transport and mobility...

Dunya Hassanein • 23 September, 2020

mobility car rental car share

Regional

Sheraa launches $250,000 Middle East and Africa startup challenge

Source: Gulf News The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa) is launching a $250,000 prize for high prospect startups in the Middle...

News • 22 September, 2020

Sheraa investments MENA

Global

UAE's Alpha Wave invests in India-based ClassPlus

Source: VCCircle Education-technology platform Classplus has raised a little over Rs 75 crore (around $10.2 million) at current exchange...

News • 22 September, 2020

Alpha Waves EdTech ClassPLus

Saudi Arabia

Igniting innovation to spur Saudi Arabia’s economic growth

BIAC, a subsidiary of the Saudi Technology Development and Investment Company (TAQNIA), wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF),...

Thought Leadership • 22 September, 2020

BIAC accelerator

Turkey

Tarfin closes Series A round with participation from Wamda

Tarfin, the agriculture fintech startup based in Turkey, has raised $5 million in its Series A investment round with participation from...

Wamda • 21 September, 2020

agritech Tarfin

Pakistan

AimFit raises $1 million to scale across Pakistan

Pakistan-based AimFit has raised a seed round of $1 million, becoming the first venture capital-backed fitness startup in the country. The...

Triska Hamid • 21 September, 2020

Health fitness

Lebanon

Berytech to invest in Lebanese green startups

Lebanon-based Berytech, in partnership with the EU-funded Green Impact MED Project (GIMED), has launched a green applied research and...

Dunya Hassanein • 21 September, 2020

Green entrepreneurs Berytech

Saudi Arabia

Penny Software raises $1.35 million Seed with participation from Wamda

Saudi Arabia-based Penny Software has raised $1.35 million in a Seed investment round from Wamda, Class 5 Global, Outliers VC, Plug and...

Wamda • 21 September, 2020

b2b marketplace Penny

Iraq

Alsaree3, Al Zajel raise seed funding

Baghdad-based food delivery app Alsaree3, and its sister company on-demand delivery platform Al Zajel, have raised a six-figure seed...

News • 20 September, 2020

Food delivery Alsaree3 Al Zajel

Egypt

Elves raises $2 million in funding

  Egypt-based virtual assistant platform Elves venture, has raised a $2 million investment from Egypt’s Sawari Ventures along...

News • 20 September, 2020

Sawari Ventures Elves

Jordan

ISSF invests in Endeavor Catalyst’s third fund

Source: Jordan News Agency Endeavor Catalyst, the investment vehicle of global non-profit organization Endeavor, has closed its 3rd Fund...

News • 20 September, 2020

Endeavor Catalyst Fund ISSF

Global

Arab Bank invests in US-based Veem

Source: The fintech times Veem, the fast-growing global payments network built for businesses, recently announced the closing of a $31...

News • 20 September, 2020

Ab Ventures Arab Bank Veem