Egypt Egyptian gaming startup Gamesbandy closes Seed round Egypt-based gaming startup Gamesbandy has raised an undisclosed Seed round, led by Flat6labs Bahrain and Tamkeen. Founded by... News • 31 May, 2021 Egypt Gamesbandy
Tunisia NewGen, MooMe raise funding from Maxula Seed Fund Source: Disrupt Africa Two Tunisian tech startups have secured investment from the newly-launched Maxula Seed Fund, which aims to... News • 21 January, 2021 Maxula Seed Fund MeMoo NewGen
Regional Techne Summit Alexandria 2020 Techne Summit is coming to you this year on November 7-8-9 as a Hybrid Event! So, if you can't attend in person, you can... Annelies Docx • 26 October, 2020
Egypt Anubis Gaming raises $300,000 Source: Esports Egyptian esports organisation Anubis Gaming has secured $300,000 (~£234,297) in it’s latest round... News • 14 September, 2020 Anibus Gaming esports
Bahrain E-sports and gaming: Mena's new global frontier Yousef Buhazza is the founder of Unreal Bahrain and vice chairman of the Bahrain Internet Society Growth in Crisis All manner of... Thought Leadership • 20 July, 2020 Gaming E-sports
Jordan In conversation with Hussam Hammo of Tamatem The Middle East’s mobile gaming industry was already a booming one prior to the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic that has seen... Triska Hamid • 08 April, 2020 Gaming gaming industry tamatem
Regional The Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the entrepreneurship ecosystem [Survey] As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to impact the way we live, work and operate, very few startups in the region have managed to escape... Wamda • 06 April, 2020
Jordan Wamda leads $3.5 million round in mobile games publisher Tamatem Wamda, the Middle East region's leading startup ecosystem enabler leads a $3.5 million round in Tamatem. The round also includes Saudi... Wamda • 14 February, 2020 wamda tamatem tamatem games
Regional The untapped opportunity of esports in Mena Think of a current successful athlete from the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region. Chances are you’ll come up with a... Rachel McArthur • 16 December, 2019 Gaming esports
Global VentureSouq invests in US gaming company Rune Source: TechCrunch Rune, a company out of Y Combinator’s Winter 2019 class, wants to use artificial intelligence (AI) to help you... News • 03 October, 2019 VentureSouq
Egypt Cryptyd raises pre-Series A funding Egypt-based mobile games development studio Cryptyd has raised a pre-Series A funding round from The Cairo Angels and Alexandria Angels... Ayesha Ghaffar • 16 July, 2019 cairo angels Alexandria Angels Gaming
Global Mobile game developer Zynga acquires Gram Games in a $250M deal Zynga Inc., a leading social game developer, announced it has acquired privately-held mobile game developer Gram Games for $250 million in... Staff writer • 31 May, 2018 Zynga Gram Games acquisition
Regional Tamatem raises $ 2.5M to localize mobile games for the MENA market Tamatem, one of the leading mobile games publisher in the Arabic speaking market, raised a $ 2.5 million Series A investment led... Maya Rahal • 02 February, 2018
Regional UAE-based live streaming app awards $60K for 11 competition winners Swoo, a live streaming and broadcasting app, unveiled the winners of the finale of its month-long contest - Swooperstar 2017 - on... Staff writer • 04 January, 2018 SWOO Swooperstar Algorythma
Saudi Arabia What I know about developing games as a freelancer: Tariq Mokhtar Tariq Mokhtar, a Saudi freelance developer, started learning game developing through Unity, a platform he used to design his own project.... Salman Muteb • 26 June, 2017 Saudi Arabia ksa WIK
Saudi Arabia Big opportunities for startups in KSA [Report] The number of entrepreneurship support organizations in the KSA, including funds, coworking spaces, incubators and accelerators, has nearly... Maya Rahal • 13 June, 2017 Saudi Arabia ksa Wamda Research Lab
Saudi Arabia What to expect at Arabnet Riyadh 2016 Arabnet Riyadh has proven to be one of the biggest forums in Saudi Arabia: in 2015 it gathered more than a 1,000 participants from all over... Abdulghani Kataya • 04 December, 2016 Saudi Arabia ksa riyadh
Maghreb Maghreb Game Conference proves strength in collaboration Whether you’re a professional, student or passionate gamer in Maghreb, your presence was critical at the first edition of the Maghreb... Yassine Bakir • 23 October, 2016 Gaming Jeux vidéos Maghreb
Tunisia Turning pro: Tunisian game makers eye the big time From the local playrooms to a Tunisian start-up dedicated to the making of video games, the gaming community in Tunisia is growing step by... Lilia Blaise • 19 October, 2016 Gaming tunisia Polysmart
Palestine Gaza game maker Baskalet eyes Saudi success Facing tough economic conditions and unsatisfying day jobs in Gaza, Baskalet founders Mohammed Madhoun and Osayd Madi took the leap to do... Rafat Abushaban • 16 October, 2016 Baskalet Gaza palestine
U.A.E Has Falafel Games raised the largest round for a gaming startup in MENA? Falafel Games, one of the first gaming studios to emerge in the Middle East, just closed a round of $2.6 million. The funding round was... Lucy Knight • 11 October, 2016 falafel games MEVP Investment
Regional The top 10 games of Game Zanga 6 For the sixth year in a row, game developers across the MENA region got a chance to flex their creative muscles and engage in a bit of... Omar Al Fil • 14 September, 2016 game zanga game tako developers itcho.io
Regional Wadi's PR pitch to disappointed gamers Ecommerce platform Wadi is using the worldwide fallout from a much-anticipated game as a way to boost customer loyalty in their UAE and... Aline Mayard • 11 September, 2016 Gaming Wadi.com No Man's Sky
Regional Making the best of a child’s addiction In the 90s, parents hid Gameboys from their children on high shelves and under heavy mattresses. This year, with face-to-screen time at... Dana Ballout • 16 August, 2016 Play My Way children Education