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... News • 25 May, 2022 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... Financial Times • 07 April, 2022 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... News • 04 January, 2022 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... News • 18 November, 2021 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... News • 26 September, 2021 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... Dunya Hassanein • 07 June, 2021 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 -... Nesma Abdel Azim • 25 April, 2021 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... News • 04 March, 2021 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... Wamda • 04 October, 2020 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... News • 29 September, 2020 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... News • 27 September, 2020 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,... News • 06 July, 2020 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... News • 06 July, 2020 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... Dunya Hassanein • 24 February, 2020 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... News • 14 January, 2020 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... News • 17 November, 2019 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... News • 30 May, 2019 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’... Matt Smith • 04 June, 2019 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... Wamda • 02 January, 2019 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... Triska Hamid • 29 October, 2018 Fintech Blockchain cryptocurrency
Regional Udacity introduces a Blockchain developer nanodegree programme for the region Online classes platform Udacity, the education technology company brought to the region from Silicon Valley, has announced its new... Staff writer • 26 June, 2018 Udacity Blockchain
U.A.E $33B of lost remittances could be regained through the Blockchain, and this UAE startup is on it Fintech startups are continuously bringing innovative solutions to cater to the large unbanked population. According to the World... Rana Freifer • 09 May, 2018 uae Dinarii Cash Fintech
Turkey The Blockchain can improve the profitability of online ads and this Turkish startup is kicking it off This year, internet ads are expected to overtake TV ads as the largest advertising segment, and the total spend on entertainment and media... Rana Freifer • 11 April, 2018 turkey Online ads Blockchain
U.A.E BitOasis update on the rise of digital assets and blockchain adoption in the UAE and GCC region As adoption of digital assets and blockchain technology is on the rise worldwide, we at BitOasis are seeing an exponential increase in... Staff writer • 16 January, 2018 BitOasis Bitcoin Blockchain