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U.A.E

Abu Dhabi Investment Office invests $16.3 million in several startups

Source: Zawya The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) today announced AED 60 million of investment in the latest batch of startups and...

startups investments Innovation

Regional

Top five VC deals in the third quarter of 2019

Venture Capital (VC) investments in the third quarter of 2019 have not made as much fanfare compared to the second quarter of this...

TOP VC Deals

Kuwait

Kuwait Sovereign Wealth Fund leads round in Knotel

Source: Pitchbook Enterprise workspace provider Knotel has banked $400 million at an estimated $1 billion valuation in a round...

news investments fund

Regional

What to expect in 2018? More exits, more family businesses, and more from KSA

During Wamda’s finale Mix N’ Mentor of the year, we spoke to several participating mentors and experts to gauge their input and...

Saudi Arabia investments Expectations

Tunisia

Why should investors consider funding Tunisian startups? [Q&A]

Intilaq, a Tunisian incubator and fund officially started in 2014 in a partnership between Microsoft, Ooredoo, and other funding partners....

investments Business Angels seed funds

U.A.E

Now Money closes $1.46M bridge funding round

UAE-based fintech startup Now Money closed this week a bridge funding round with a total of $1.46 million. The round included $700,000...

bridge investment now money investments

Palestine

Connect Gaza looks to bring Palestinian startups into the regional ecosystem

Digital entrepreneurship and innovation are becoming key focuses of many governments across the Middle East as they seek to reform their...

PICTI startups investments

Lebanon

4 lessons from a rising Lebanese VC

When it comes to VCs on the Lebanese scene, Phoenician Funds is the new kid on the block. One year old now, it was cofounded by Jad...

Phoenician Funds Circular 331 lebanon

Regional

What's your share of the company? [Opinion]

The Souq.com deal was great for the news media cycle, but was it so great for the investors? In tech, these types of events are fraught...

Souq.com investments VCs

Lebanon

What I know about bad investments: Walid Mansour [Know your VC]

In a debate in 2016 Walid Mansour was keen to shed the image of VCs as “cigar smoking fat cats”. “We have investors...

MEVP Know your VC What I Know

Regional

Is regional innovation standing in the way of investments? [Know your VC]

Samih Toukan, chairman of Jabbar Internet Group says that the MENA region doesn’t lack innovative ideas, but rather...

Samih Toukan MENA investments

Regional

$815M+ invested in MENA startups in 2016 #Wamda2016

2016 was an exciting year for the startup ecosystem, especially from an investor’s standpoint. Investors’ appetite for...

Wamda2016 Roundup investments

U.A.E

IT platform Geeks raises $600K seed round

And 6500 happy customers. (Image via Geeks) Geeks.ae, an on-demand tech services platform that helps connect consumers and business...

Geeks investments Wamda Capital

Regional

Fast Facts I: $300M+ in MENA startup exits (2015)

As the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Index noted, MENA countries collectively enjoy a startup ecosystem that is “almost...

exists investments funds

U.A.E

Souq.com sells CashU

Regional ecommerce site Souq.com has sold its online payment arm CashU. In what is known as a ‘management buyout’ the company was pur...

investments Online payments Genero Capital

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