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Regional

Uncertain global investment market creates opportunities in region

The prospect of a full-blown trade war between the US and China is prompting some of the world’s investors to look for rebound...

Yemen

War and Growth: how one entrepreneur defied the odds in Yemen

Starting a business is never easy, starting one in a warzone is even more difficult and raising investment for such a company seems...

Yemen Entrepreneur

U.A.E

Careem closes $200m in latest round

Ride-hailing app Careem has secured $200 million from existing investors including Al Tayyar Group, Kingdom Holding and Rakuten in the...

careem investment round

U.A.E

Mumzworld closes $20m Series B round

Mumzworld, the Dubai-based e-commerce shopping platform for mothers across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region has closed its...

Mumzworld ecommerce

Regional

Robo-advisor Sarwa raises over $ 1.3M from regional and global investors

Sarwa, a regulated automated investment advisory platform in the region, recently closed a pre-Series A of over $1.3 million. Investors...

fundraising

Egypt

Jordan's POSRocket raises $1.5 million in a round led by Algebra Ventures

POSRocket, a cloud-based POS Jordanian startup, has announced $1.5 million in a funding round led by $50 million Cairo-based venture...

Algebra Ventures KISP Ventures Arzan VC

Saudi Arabia

Saudi accounting solution startup Qoyod closes a Seed round from Arzan VC

Qoyod, an accounting cloud solution for small and medium businesses in Saudi Arabia, has recently raised an undisclosed Seed round from...

Qoyod Saudi Arabia Arzan VC

Global

Chinese mobile internet company to boost its presence in the MENA region following a Series A round

OneMena, a China-based mobile internet company, has recently raised a Series A financing round led by IDG Capital and Kuaishou, the latter...

Onemena china MENA

Saudi Arabia

Badir-incubated Biotech startups raised $2.6M in 2017

The Saudi biotech startups incubated by Badir Biotechnology Incubator, under King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology...

Saudi Arabia VC funding Badir Biotechnology Incubator

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...

Zynga Gram Games acquisition

U.A.E

Workers’ safety and tracking device WakeCap raised $300K

WakeCap, raised $300,000 from CCC (Consolidated Contractors Company), a construction group with projects across Middle East, Asia and...

uae WakeCap Investment

Ivory Coast

How Ivory Coast is attempting to lead Francophone-African entrepreneurial ecosystems

A review by the World Economic Forum has identified three major trends expected to prompt Africa’s economic growth in the upcoming...

Ivory Coast startups africa

Egypt

Egyptian online fashion rental platform raises $1M from Algebra Ventures and 500 Startups

La Reina, an Egyptian online platform for rental couture, announced receiving $1 million in a Series A funding round led by Egypt’s...

Egypt La Reina Algebra Ventures

Global

Africa, a missed opportunity for MENA investors?

Every country has its own identity and challenges, let alone a continent. For most of the investors and stakeholders who are solely...

africa Afrikonnect Startup your Life

Global

Insider launches Growth Management Platform and receives $11M Series B led by Sequoia

Insider recently announced the launch of its Growth Management Platform (GMP), which raised an $11 million Series B investment. Insider...

Insider Sequoia series B

U.A.E

How to increase your exit chances, widen your audience and keep it simple: Insights from #STEP2018

Entrepreneurs don’t need to refine their pitches or have everything figured out when approaching investors, because great products...

Step Conference 2018 startups

Egypt

Egyptian e-learning platform raises over $800,000 from UK and US angel investors

Knowledge Officer, an e-learning platform, raised £600,000 (US$ 833,500) from UK and US angel investors Ian Hurlock from Fox and...

Egypt uk Knowledge Officer

U.A.E

Dubai-based certified car marketplace raises another $1M

CarSwitch.com, the UAE’s first marketplace for certified cars, has secured an additional $1 million investment led by Dubai Angel...

uae carswitch.com marketplace

U.A.E

What free licensing could mean for Dubai startups?

A ‘free business license’ and other subsidized costs would be great to have for a startup, and it’s not as far-fetched as...

Hardware Startups Licensing Opinion

Saudi Arabia

Beauty ecommerce platform Golden Scent to expand following Series A funding round

Golden Scent, one of the leading Saudi beauty ecommerce platforms, plans on further growing the business after receiving a Series A funding...

ksa Golden Scent ecommerce

U.A.E

Abu Dhabi is getting ready for an innovation-loaded takeoff

This article is a crosspost from Fikra Labs. If it wasn’t for all the great aviation innovations that the world...

abu dhabi Travel Tourism

Kuwait

Armada delivery solutions closes a pre-Series A round with Sharq Ventures

Armada Delivery Solutions, a tech logistics company, closed a pre-Series A round with Sharq Ventures. The company solves the last mile...

Armada Logistics Arzan VC

Global

TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington on cryptocurrencies, ICOs, and tech in the MENA [Podcast]

Since 2005, TechCrunch, founded by Michael Arrington, has been a primary source for global tech and innovation news, trends, and...

techcrunch Michael Arrington ICO

U.A.E

Karaoke app Ghinwa closes a US $3 million funding round

Ghinwa, an in5-incubated Arabic karaoke and selfcast app, announced the close of a US$3 million funding round, which included 500...

Ghinwa Investment

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