Wamda

Jordan

Jordan’s Bloom raises pre-Seed investment

Jordan-based e-commerce platform Bloom has raised its first angel investment after two months of graduating from the pre-Seed...

Bloom e--commerce

Saudi Arabia

Express Wash, Dealcom raise funding via Scopeer

Saudi Arabia-based on-demand auto wash services provider Express Wash, and B2B procurement-to-pay (P2P) and marketplace Dealcom have raised...

b2b Dealcom Scopeer

Egypt

ILLA raises seven-figure investment to fuel expansion

Cairo-based FMCG Logistics company ILLA, has raised a seven-figure investment round, co-led by Watheeq Financial Services and Golden...

ILLA trucking FMCG

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia telehealth Cura closes $4 million Series A

Saudi Arabia-based telehealth startup Cura has closed SAR15 million ($4 million) Series A investment from ELM and Wa'ed (the...

Cura Wa'ed ELM

Egypt

Contech startup Elmawkaa raises six-figure Seed round

Cairo-based construction technology (contech) startup Elmawkaa has raised a six-figure Seed round, led by Flat6labs and joined by a...

Elmawkaa Construction

Egypt

Fintech Galaxy, GIZ launch accelerator programme for startups in Egypt, Jordan

UAE-based Fintech Galaxy has partnered with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to launch a new...

GIZ Fintech Galaxy

Egypt

B2B marketplace Talabeyah raises seven-figure pre-Seed

Cairo-based B2B F&B platform Talabeyah has raised a seven-figure pre-Seed round from strategic angel investors. Founded in July...

Talabeyah b2b

U.A.E

STEPPI raises $1.8 million, partners with Embody Fitness

UAE-based health and corporate wellness platform STEPPI has raised $1.8 million in its latest funding round, led...

Steppi fitness and wellness

Egypt

Fawry invests in Sudan-based classifieds marketplace alsoug.com

Fawry, Egypt’s leading provider of e-payments solutions and digital banking services, has acquired a minority stake in Sudan-based...

fawry Alsoug

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...

Gbarena Gaming

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s OTO raises $3 million Seed funding

Saudi Arabia-based SaaS startup OTO has raised a $3 million Seed round from MEVP & Derayah Capital. Founded in 2019 by...

OTO SAAS Shipping

Saudi Arabia

Foodtech Siwar raises $7.5 million Series A round led by Seera Group

Saudi Arabia-based food tech startup Siwar has raised SR28 million ($7.45 million) in a Series A round, led by travel and tourism...

Siwar Seera group

Tunisia

Q-commerce app Lamma raises funding from Orange Ventures

Tunisia-based last-mile delivery Lamma has raised fresh investment from Orange Ventures. The amount raised is undisclosed. Founded by...

Lamma Orange Digital Ventures

Egypt

Former Abbott VP Essam Abdelhady acquires stake in Nawah Scientific

Former Vice President Middle East, Turkey, Africa and Pakistan (METAP) of Abbott Essam Abdelhadi has acquired a stake in Egypt-based...

Nawah Scientific Series A

U.A.E

AlgoDriven secures $2 million in Series A

UAE-based automotive data platform AlgoDriven, has raised $2 million in a Series A round led by Global Ventures. Other investors...

mobility AlgoDriven Global Ventures

Egypt

Egypt’s insurtech Amenli raises $2.3 million Seed

Egypt-based insurtech Amenli has raised a $2.3 million Seed round from GFC, P1 Ventures, Liquid2 Ventures, Anim Fund with Costanoa VC,...

Amenli YCombinator

Iraq

Iraq's greentech KESK solar raises six-figure Seed round

Iraq-based greentech startup KESK solar has raised a six-figure seed funding round from Euphrates Venture Capital Fund. The investment...

solar energy greentech KESK solar

Bahrain

Bahrain’s Al Waha announces new investment in BY Venture Partners

Bahrain’s Al Waha Fund of Funds (Al Waha) has announced a new investment in Mena-based BY Venture Partners (BY) which is targeting...

Al Waha Fund of Funds BY Venture Partners Venture Capital

Regional

Startups in Mena raised $338 million in September 2021

Startups in Mena raised almost $338 million across 37 deals in September, a 111 per cent rise month on month and a whopping 3000...

Investment

U.A.E

Wamda co-leads BitOasis $30 Million Series B round

UAE-based cryptocurrency exchange BitOasis has raised $30 million in a Series B round co-led by Wamda and US-based VC Jump...

BitOasis crypto

Regional

Noon.com to raise $2 billion over three to four years

E-commerce platform Noon.com is receiving $2 billion in financing from investors including Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund...

Noon ecommerce

U.A.E

Seez raises $5 million in pre-Series B

UAE-based automative retail platform Seez has raised $5 million in a pre-Series B round from Nuwa Capital, Crealize, BY Venture...

mobility Seez

Bahrain

Faceki raises pre-Seed round from Nama Ventures

UAE-based digital biometrics platform Faceki has raised an undisclosed pre-Seed round from Nama Ventures. Founded in March 2020 by...

Nama Ventures

Tunisia

Tunisia’s Biware raises $1.2 million Seed round

Tunisia-based data management and analysis startup Biware, has raised $1.2 million (MAD3.5 million) in its Seed funding round from CDC...

Biware CDC Gestion Zitouna Capital

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