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Jordan

US Fresh Del Monte invests in Jordanian agritech Decapolis

US-based agriculture company Fresh Del Monte Produce has acquired a 39 per cent stake in Jordanian agritech Decapolis. Founded in 2018...

Fresh Del Monte Decapolis agritech

U.A.E

Artifi raises $3.26 million in investment

UAE-based blockchain NFT ecosystem Artfi, has received funds worth $3.26 million at a valuation of $100 million from Sheikha Hend Al...

NFT Artifi Blockchain

Global

Will the crypto crash derail the next web revolution?

Richard Waters and Hannah Murphy in San Francisco and Scott Chipolina in London Ethan Buchman, co-founder of blockchain network Cosmos,...

cryptocurrency Blockchain Web 3.0

Global

What is a DAO, and why does it matter for 2022?

Hannes Graah is the former VP of growth at Revolut, and founder of stablecoin yielding protocol, Gro. He also spent eight years at...

DAO crypto Blockchain

U.A.E

Crypto edtech Coinmarketpedia raises $2 million pre-Seed round

UAE-based decentralised crypto and blockchain educational platform Coinmarketpedia, has raised $2 million in a pre-Seed round. The...

Coinmarketpedia Cryptocurrencies Blockchain

Global

Blockchain and financial markets: will computers push out brokers?

By Gary Silverman and Philip Stafford in Boca Raton in Florida Sam Bankman-Fried cut an unlikely figure as he took the stage on the...

Blockchain crypto

U.A.E

Verofax raises $1.5 million in pre-Series A round

UAE-based blockchain provider Verofax Limited has raised $1.5 million in its pre-Series A round, led by Benson Oak Ventures, with 500...

Verofax Blockchain

U.A.E

Dubai-based HyperSpace raises $11 million Seed round

Dubai-based blockchain-enabled extended reality startup HyperSpace has raised $11 million in equity and development Seed funding, led by...

HyperSpace Blockchain

Egypt

Blockchain platform Pravica raises investment from Crypto Valley VC

Cairo-based blockchain startup Pravica has raised an undisclosed direct investment from the Swiss venture capital firm and...

Pravica Blockchain Security

Jordan

Decapolis raises $250,000 for its blockchain-powered food traceability platform

Jordan-based food safety and quality traceability platform Decapolis, has raised $250,000 from ISSF and Oasis500. The...

agritech Blockchain

Regional

Has blockchain found a place in the mainstream?

Amid the hype around Bitcoin and its soaring value, there is one underlying technology that is usually mentioned as an afterthought -...

Blockchain

U.A.E

Verofax raises $1.2 million seed round

UAE-based automation and traceability company Verofax, has raised a $1.2 million seed funding round from Trove Capital UK, with...

Blockchain automation Seed funding

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

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

Global

Saudi's Aramco invests in US-based Data Gumbo

Source: Houston Chronicle Blockchain-based tech startup Data Gumbo scored $4 million in a Series B funding round, drawing a second...

Aramco Blockchain

Global

Privity invests in Verofax

UAE-based advisory firm Privity has invested in Abu Dhabi-based Verofax Limited’s pre-seed investment round. Founded in 2018,...

Verofax Privity Blockchain

U.A.E

MidChains closes new funding round

Source: The National MidChains, an upcoming Abu Dhabi-based virtual asset trading exchange, said it closed its latest funding round with...

Mubadala Capital Blockchain MidChains

U.A.E

Addenda closes bridge funding round

UAE-based insurtech platform Addenda, has closed a six figure bridge round by participating Arab Bank-powered AB Accelerator, funded...

Insurtech Blockchain Addenda

U.A.E

Abu Dhabi invests in fintech blockchain start-up

Source: Zawya The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) has invested in Securrency, a US-based developer of blockchain-based financial and...

Fintech Blockchain Investment

U.A.E

Addenda closes seed round

UAE-based Addenda, an insurance blockchain consortium, has announced that it has closed its fundraising seed round for an undisclosed...

Fintech Fintech Hive Blockchain

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures co-leads $6 million investment in US blockchain startup

Source: MenaBytes Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, the corporate VC arm of Saudi Aramco, has co-led $6 million Series A of Houston-based...

energy Investment Blockchain

Jordan

Jordan's Ghoorcom looks to boost farmers’ profits through technology

Ghoorcom is a Jordanian business-to-business startup that could transform the country’s agriculture sector, swelling farmers’...

farming Blockchain

Regional

In conversation with Ola Doudin of the UAE's BitOasis

Ola Doudin co-founded BitOasis, the Middle East’s first cryptocurrency exchange back in 2015. Its platform enables users to buy and...

cryptocurrency Blockchain Bit Oasis

Regional

Deciphering the fintech boom in the Mid East

Financial Technology (fintech) is a vast and all-encompassing term that evokes hope, cynicism and plenty of confusion. From Bitcoins to...

Fintech Blockchain cryptocurrency

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