Wamda

Lebanon

JGroup invests $15 million in Dubai-based FoxPush

Source: Khaleej times JGroup, a Lebanon-based holding company with a vast portfolio of subsidiaries across the Middle East, Europe,...

FoxPush JGroup Advertising

Egypt

MARJ3 secures seed funding

Cairo-based education technology (edtech) platform MARJ3 has raised a seed investment round led by Expert DOJO, US-based investment firm,...

EdTech MARJ3 Seed funding

U.A.E

Emirates Angels Investors Association launched

Source: Trade Arabia To boost the UAE economy’s competitiveness, a group of young investors has launched the...

Emirates Angels Investors Association entrepreneurship UAE's economy

Regional

Google launches accelerator for startups in Mena

Google is launching a new accelerator programme for startups in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena). The three month programme will...

Google accelerator

Global

Hub71, Bpifrance set to unlock funding opportunities for startups

Source: WAM Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem powered by Mubadala Investment Company, has forged a strategic partnership...

Hub71 Bpifrance Funding

Pakistan

Retailo raises $2.3 million pre-seed

Saudi Arabia-based e-commerce platform Retailo, has raised $2.3 million in a pre-seed round, led by Shorooq Partners, with participation...

Retailo Shorooq Partners B2B marketplace

Regional

New VC fund to invest $60 million in 120 Mena startups

The former managing partners of 500 Startups Mena (500 Falcons) Sharif El-Badawi and Hasan Haider have launched a new venture capital...

Venture Capital Plus Venture Capital

U.A.E

Sweetheart Kitchen CEO leads its €15 million Series C round

Dubai-based cloud kitchen operator Sweetheart Kitchen, today announced the raise of €15 million ($17.7 million) in Series C funding, a...

cloud kitchen Series C

Egypt

NowPay raises $2.1 million seed

Cairo-based financial technology (fintech) startup NowPay, has raised $2.1 million in a seed investment round led by Foundation Ventures...

NowPay Fintech Emerging Markets

Egypt

dreevo launches in Egypt after raising pre-seed investment

Egypt-based last mile delivery startup dreevo has launched its operations after raising a six-digit pre-seed investment from EF Logistics,...

Last mile

Jordan

IQRA’A raises pre-seed investment

Amman-based educational technology (edtech) startup IQRA’A Audiobooks, has raised $150,000 in a pre-seed funding round. Founded in...

IQRA'A audiobooks EdTech online learning

Kuwait

Floward raises $2.75 million

Kuwait-based flower and gift delivery service Floward has raised a $2.75 million investment round led by Saudi Arabia’s Impact46 with...

Floward abdulaziz alloughani Impact46

Egypt

Milango raises seed investment

Egypt-based community management solution provider Milango, has raised an undisclosed six-figure seed funding in a round led by A15 and...

Milango A15 Real Estate

Regional

Forty per cent of Arab youth plan to start own business

Frustration with struggling economies, government corruption and lack of job opportunities is pushing young Arabs towards entrepreneurship...

Arab youth entrepreneurship E-commerce

Tunisia

GOMYCODE raises $850,00 pre-Series A round with participation from Wamda

Wamda has participated in Tunisia-based edtech startup GoMyCode’s $850,000 in a pre-Series A investment round. The investment...

GoMyCode Tunis EdTech

Egypt

Flick raises $1 million pre-seed investment

Egypt-based peer-to-peer (P2P) financial technology (fintech) startup Flick, has raised a $1 million a pre-seed funding round from an angel...

Flick money transfer Fintech

Algeria

temtem launches its super app

Algeria-based mobility startup temtem has launched its super app, temtem one. Founded in 2017 by Kamel Haddar, the app first started off...

Superapp temtem Halan

Global

Emirex Exchange raises investment from Alpha Sigma

UAE-based Emirex Exchange has raised an undisclosed amount from US-based blockchain and crypto fund Alpha Sigma Capital (ASC). Founded...

cryptocurrency Blockchain Alpha Sigma

Egypt

Falak Startups launches first startups virtual stage

Egypt-based startup accelerator Falak Startups has unveiled its launched a virtual platform to connect startups and investors. The...

Falak Startups Covid19 Seed funding

Saudi Arabia

Fintech Saudi, Flat6Labs launch fintech accelerator programme

Source: Fintech News Middle East Powered by startup accelerator Flat6Labs, Fintech Saudi is launching its Fintech Accelerator, an...

Flat6Labs Jeddah SAMA Fintech

Pakistan

MEVP invests in Pakistan-based Bykea

Dubai-based Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) has participated in Pakistan-based on-demand logistics and transport startup Bykea’s...

Bykea series B MEVP

U.A.E

Mango Sciences secures investment from Spartech Ventures

UAE-based Mango Sciences, a data science company focused on emerging markets, has secured investment from Spartech Ventures, a Dubai-based...

U.A.E

meekd.com raises seed investment

Source: Entrepreneur Dubai-based global online search company meekd.com has raised its first round of seed funding for an...

meekd Google Online search engines

Bahrain

Bahrain issues blockchain permit to UK’s Fasset

The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has given UK blockchain startup Fasset, a first-of-its-kind authorisation to test its digital solutions...

Fasset Fintech Blockchain

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