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Saudi Arabia

The VC map of Saudi Arabia

We recently published a feature highlighting the growth of Saudi Arabia's venture capital sector. In this infographic, we have mapped...

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U.A.E

Crescent Enterprises to double investments in startups to $272 million by 2022

UAE-based Crescent Enterprises announced doubling its venture capital investments in startups to $272 million (Dh 1 billion) by...

uae Venture Capital

Global

SIP debuts fund for US startups looking to scale across Mena

US and Tokyo-based venture capital firm SIP Global Partners recently announced the first close of $75 million for its debut fund, targeting...

Venture Capital

Regional

Is a competitive funding landscape good for the ecosystem?

Covid-19 has been the ultimate stress test for all businesses, including startups and venture capital (VC) firms. While the pandemic has...

ABV Venture Capital

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...

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Regional

HOF Capital's take on investment post pandemic

HOF Capital is a global venture capital (VC) firm founded in 2016 by three Egyptian entrepreneurs, Fady Yacoub, Onsi Sawiris and Hisham...

HOF Capital Venture Capital covid-19

Saudi Arabia

Why every investor should be looking at Saudi Arabia

An exponential entrepreneurial shift is underway in Saudi Arabia, and it is attracting substantial venture capital interest, says Luca...

STV Saudi Arabia Venture Capital

U.A.E

BECO Capital closes second fund

Dubai-based venture capital (VC) firm BECO Capital has closed its second fund at $100 million. The VC will continue investing in early...

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Jordan

Faylasof raises $500,000 pre-Series A

Source: Menabytes Amman-based online bookstore Faylasof has raised $500,000 as Pre-Series A funding from Saudi-based Wise Ventures,...

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U.A.E

Abu Dhabi Investment Office launches Dh535 million fund

The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) announced today that it has launched the Dh535 million Ghadan Ventures Fund to support Abu...

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Regional

How investors can support entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa

The potential for entrepreneurship in the region is high, based on digital consumption and a startling increase in investment funding for...

Investment Venture Capital

Regional

The anatomy of an exit in the Middle East

Khaled Talhouni is the managing partner at Wamda Capital Anyone active in the startup scene today seems to be pre-occupied with when and...

Venture Capital Exit strategies exiting

Bahrain

The expert’s view: How to attract seed funding in Bahrain

Areije Al Shakar, senior vice president and head of development services division at Bahrain Development Bank, reveals what Venture Capital...

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Egypt

Egypt’s Commercial International Bank launches CVentures

Source: MENAbytes Commercial International Bank, the biggest private bank of Egypt, that is commonly known as CIB, has announced the...

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Regional

Corporate VCs and VCs: Who wins the battle?

In 2016, Intel Capital and Google Ventures were the most active corporate venture capital (CVC), according to a CB Insights report,...

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Regional

Battle of the finances: venture capital vs. private equity

If a business is searching for a source of external funding, it can turn to various sources. Some of these sources may be vastly different,...

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Saudi Arabia

This is what this Saudi VC firm seeks in an entrepreneur

Though Saudi Arabia is rich in financial resources, startups there often find it difficult to access to funding especially in early stages....

ksa Saudi Arabia Inspire Ventures

Global

Investing for dummies: how to start investing in startups [Opinion]

Investing into startup companies is becoming more and more of a interest for a growing number of the wealthy. The reasons for this...

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi startup Dokkan Afkar closes $2M round

Dokkan Afkar announced yesterday, it has closed a $2 million investment round led by Riyad Taqnia Fund (RTF). Dokkan Afkar is a...

Saudi Arabia ksa DokkanAfkar

Global

Startup Watch: the Souq deal, juice cleanses, and how to vet your VC

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

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Regional

Why CVC is the future of venture capital in the region [Opinion]

This article is a crosspost with Linkedin. Venture capital funds capitalized and operated by major corporations are becoming more...

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi VCs: where we are, where we’re going [Opinion]

“We do not have enough venture capital investors in Saudi”, is a common theme heard from entrepreneurs across the kingdom....

Venture Capital VC Tadawul

Saudi Arabia

Careem now a unicorn, raising $350M

Careem has become the Middle East’s second ‘unicorn’, after investment from Japan's ecommerce giant Rakuten Inc and...

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Egypt

IFC invests in Algebra Ventures, Flat6labs Cairo funds

New Egyptian venture fund Algebra Ventures has announced the first closing at $40 million. The fund, first announced in June, plans to...

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