Saudi Arabia Grintafy secures funding from Chiliz to speed up Web3 transition Saudi Arabia-based sportstech Grintafy has raised an undisclosed investment amount from Chiliz. Founded in 2019 by Majdi Allulu,... News • 12 March, 2024 Grintafy Sportstech Chiliz
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia deploys $120 million to boost gaming, esports industry Saudi Arabia’s National Development Fund (NDF) and the Social Development Bank (SDB) will jointly establish two venture capital... News • 06 March, 2024 National Development Fund Social Development Bank Gaming and Esports Financing Programme
U.A.E GameCentric secures $1.5 million in funding UAE-based gaming platform GameCentric has raised $1.5 million in capital from angel investor, Bilal Merchant. Founded in 2023 by... News • 19 February, 2024 GameCentric Gaming Web 3.0
U.A.E Exverse lands $3 million investment UAE-based Web3 gaming platform Exverse, has raised a private funding round of $3 million, led by Cogitent Ventures, Cointelligence, and... News • 16 February, 2024 Exverse Gaming Web3
Saudi Arabia Gaming platform Rize.gg raises $430,000 pre-Seed round Saudi Arabia-based e-gaming startup Rize.gg has raised a $430,000 pre-Seed funding round, led by angel investors. Founded in 2022 by... News • 10 January, 2024 Rize.gg E-gaming
U.A.E Fanzword secures $1.2 million pre-Seed led by XVC Tech UAE-based e-sports startup Fanzword has raised a $1.2 million pre-Seed round led by XVC Tech and other regional angel... News • 25 September, 2023 Fanzword XVC Tech
U.A.E GAM3S.GG raises $2 million Seed round UAE-based Web3 gaming platform GAM3S.GG, has closed a $2 million Seed funding round, led by Mechanism Capital with the participation... News • 07 September, 2023 GAM3S.GG Gaming
Tunisia Tunisia’s CoaChess raises $191,000 pre-Seed round Tunisia-based gaming platform CoaChess has raised a $191,000 pre-Seed funding round from Omicrone. Founded in 2021 by Iheb Kaabi,... News • 18 April, 2023 CoaChess Gaming
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia’s Savvy Games acquires Scopely for $4.9 billion Saudi Arabia-based gaming platform Savvy Games Group, owned by the country's sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund... News • 06 April, 2023 Savvy Games Scopely
Egypt Egypt’s GBarena acquires Tunisia’s Galactech in a $15 million share swap deal Egypt-based esports platform GBarena has acquired Tunisia’s Galactech for $15 million, in the form of a share swap. This... News • 17 January, 2023 Gbarena Galactech
U.A.E Fenix Games raises $150 million investment UAE-based gaming platform Fenix Games, has raised $150 million in investment, led by Phoenix Group and Cypher Capital. Founded in 2022... News • 28 November, 2022 Fenix Games Gaming
Egypt Gaming platform Cryptyd Inc secures new funding round Egypt-based Cryptyd Inc has secured a new round of funding for an unknown amount from existing and new investors. Founded in 2015 by... News • 02 October, 2022 Cryptyd Inc Gaming
Jordan Tamatem expands to China after securing investment from MSA Novo Jordan-based mobile games publisher Tamatem, is expanding to China after securing an investment and strategic partnership with MSA Novo,... News • 15 June, 2022 tamatem china MSA Novo
Saudi Arabia Saudi Spoilz Games closes $692,000 pre-Seed round Saudi Arabia-based gaming platform Spoilz Games has closed a pre-Seed investment round of $692,000 from angel investors. Founded in... News • 13 April, 2022 Spoilz Games Gaming
Egypt Fantasy football platform Eksab raises $3 million Seed round Egypt-based daily fantasy football platform, Eksab, has secured a $3 million Seed funding round, led by 4DX Ventures with participation... News • 28 March, 2022 Eksab Fantasy Football
Saudi Arabia Legends Gaming raises $1.2 million via Scopeer Saudi e-gaming marketplace Legends Gaming has secured SAR 4.5 million ($1.2 million) from 674 investors via crowdfunding platform... Dunya Hassanein • 25 January, 2022 Legend Gaming Scopeer
Kuwait Kuwait’s VO acquires Duwaween Game Kuwait-based integrated youth platform for incubating young talent VO has acquired Kuwaitit games app Duwaween Games, with a post-money... News • 12 January, 2022 Duwaween Game VO
U.A.E Gaming platform Zone raises $2.35 million UAE-based gaming and decentralised finance (gamefi) ecosystem Zone, has raised $2.35 million, from DAO Maker, GSR, Altonomy,... News • 11 January, 2022 Zone GameFi
Jordan Tamatem Games Raises $11 million in Series B round led by KRAFTON, Inc. Jordan-based Arabic mobile games publisher Tamatem Games, has raised $11 million in a Series B funding round led by South Korea-based... News • 06 December, 2021 tamatem tamatem games KRAFTON Inc.
U.A.E Abu Dhabi is on a mission to develop games People in the Middle East like to play games, be it on their smartphones, laptops or games consoles. In fact, the region is home to the... Triska Hamid • 26 October, 2021 Gaming esports Jawaker
Egypt GBarena raises six-figure pre-Series A funding Cairo-based esports and tournaments platform GBarena has raised a six-figure pre-Series A funding round, led by angel investors Ahmed... News • 12 October, 2021 Gbarena Gaming
U.A.E Stillfront acquires UAE’s Jawaker for $205 million UAE-based gaming startup Jawaker has been acquired by Sweden-based Stillfront Group for a total of $205 million on a cash and debt-free... News • 09 September, 2021 Jawaker stillfront group Gaming
Bahrain Bahrain: Enabling the Arabic esports industry This article is courtesy of Bahrain Economic Development Board The Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region’s gaming industry is... Thought Leadership • 09 September, 2021 esports
Egypt GamesBandy receives $40,000 grant from Taqadam Egypt-based gaming marketplace GamesBandy has received a $40,000 grant from Taqadam, a Mena startup accelerator, four months after... News • 28 July, 2021 Gamesbandy Taqadam