Regional A deep dive into the GCC’s cloud kitchen sector [part one] When Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick sold most of his shares in the mobility giant to launch CloudKitchens, securing a $400 million cheque... Triska Hamid • 11 June, 2020
U.A.E Tabby raises $7 million and expands to Saudi Arabia UAE-based Tabby, a buy now, pay later financial technology (fintech) startup, has raised $7 million to fund its growth and launch its... News • 08 June, 2020
Turkey TPAY Mobile acquires Turkey's Payguru Source: Zawya UAE-based FinTech firm TPAY Mobile is acquiring 100 percent stake in Turkey’s mobile payment platform Payguru, it... News • 10 June, 2020
Regional Building a super app for the Middle East Before smartphones and mobile app stores, the internet was dominated by a handful of web portals that offered their users several services... Triska Hamid • 18 June, 2020
Saudi Arabia Syarah closes bridge round with participation from Impact46 Syarah, an online marketplace for cars based in Saudi Arabia has closed its bridge to Series B round of investment, for an undisclosed... News • 09 June, 2020
Regional Careem invests $50 million in super app Careem announced the launch of its super app, combining all of its services like ride-hailing and food delivery onto one platform. The Uber... Triska Hamid • 15 June, 2020
Regional What is the most important lesson we can learn from this pandemic? Students of history will be familiar with the term “superpower”, countries that wield global influence by means of economic,... Triska Hamid • 09 June, 2020
Regional The Middle East's post-pandemic future A new reality is beginning to emerge as lockdown measures begin to ease amid the Covid-19 outbreak, imposing a dramatic restructure to... Shaimaa El Nazer • 23 June, 2020
Regional Will cash on delivery return post Covid-19? By Faris Fallouh, Senior Global Express Services at Aramex During this pandemic, consumers globally and in the Middle East and North... Thought Leadership • 28 June, 2020
U.A.E Rizek raises $3.5 million in seed funding Source: Trade Arabia Abu Dhabi-based service marketplace Rizek has announced that it has raised $3.5 million in one of the largest seed... News • 14 June, 2020
Global Fincasa Ventures invests $50 million in US-based MediSponsor.Inc Source: Zawya Fincasa Ventures, a UAE Based advisor to Multi-Royal-Family fund Houses has invested 50 million USD into MediSponsor.Inc -... News • 25 June, 2020
Kuwait Ajar raises $7.5 million in pre-Series A Source: Trade Arabia Ajar, a cloud-based property management and rent collection platform, has announced that it has raised $7.5 million... News • 08 June, 2020
Regional From the valley of death to the oasis wadi It has become evident that the Covid-19 crisis is like no other. While its persistence and long-term impact on society as a whole remain... Fadi Ghandour • 14 June, 2020
U.A.E Steppi raises $720,000 UAE-based Steppi, a corporate health and community engagement platform that encourages users to be more active by allowing them to... News • 25 June, 2020
Egypt Shezlong raises investment to expand operations Cairo-based Shezlong, an online mental health platform, has raised a new investment round. The round saw participation from... News • 07 June, 2020
Global PIF invest $1.5 billion in India's Jio Platforms Source: Techcrunch Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds, said on... News • 21 June, 2020
Global What is the future of human resources? By Somaya El Sherbini, co-founder and managing partner at RightFoot With global economies facing challenges for the remainder of 2020,... Thought Leadership • 25 June, 2020
Lebanon Band Industries raises $2.8 million Series A Lebanon-based Band Industries has raised $2.8 million in a Series A round led by Cedar Mundi Ventures with participation from other... News • 24 June, 2020
U.A.E Wamda invests in freelance marketplace Ureed.com Wamda, the Middle East region's leading startup ecosystem enabler, has participated in Ureed.com’s seed funding round along with... Wamda • 30 June, 2020
Saudi Arabia Noon Academy raises $13 million Source: Reuters Noon Academy, an educational technology company in Saudi Arabia, has raised $13 million in a funding round led by... News • 21 June, 2020
Saudi Arabia Wahed Raises $25 million Source: Forbes Wahed, the ethical investment fintech for Muslim investors, raised $25 million in venture funding with proceeds being... News • 08 June, 2020
Regional What happens when things don't go to plan? At the start of this year, Wamda launched the second cohort of its fellowship programme, Wamda X. The 13 startups selected embarked on a... Wamda • 07 June, 2020
Saudi Arabia Shgardi raises investment to expand regionally Saudi Arabia-based on-demand delivery startup Shgardi, has raised a seven-digit figure investment from Riyadh-based Mad’a Investment... Dunya Hassanein • 14 June, 2020
Lebanon ZoodMall secures $10 million in Series A Source: Zawya ZoodMall, a Lebanese mobile application built to innovate the e-shopping experience, has secured $10 million in Series A... News • 24 June, 2020
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