Wamda

Egypt

Anubis Gaming raises $300,000

Source: Esports Egyptian esports organisation Anubis Gaming has secured $300,000 (~£234,297) in it’s latest round...

Regional

Energy-focused AFKAR ventures launches in Mena

Dubai-headquartered AFKAR Ventures has launched in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region looking to invest in startups operating...

Afkar Ventures Energytech

Regional

Saudi’s Falak to invest SAR5 million in 10 startups

Saudi Arabia-based angel accelerator Falak Investment Hub is planning to invest SAR5 million in up to 10 tech startups selected to...

Falak investment hub acceleration

Egypt

Isqan.com raises pre-seed investment

Egypt-based property technology (proptech) startup Isqan.com, has raised a six-figure investment in its pre-seed round from an undisclosed...

Proptech Isqan.com

Global

Fintech investments in EMEA rise to $4.6 billion in H1 2020

Investments in financial technology (fntech) in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) recorded $4.6 billion in the first half of 2020,...

Fintech EMEA

Jordan

360Moms raises fresh funds

Jordan-based online parenting platform 360Moms, has raised investment from Palestine-based Ibtikar Fund and Jordan-based ISSF (Innovative...

360Moms online parenting ISSF

Global

Abu Dhabi's Alpha Wave invests in India-based SenseHawk

Source: VCCircle Solar software startup SenseHawk Inc. on Tuesday said it has raised $5.1 million (Rs 37 crore) in fresh capital as part...

SenseHawk software development Alpha Wave

U.A.E

Us-based Village Capital invests in four UAE startups

Source: Arabian Business Village Capital, the US-based venture capital firm, is looking to fund UAE start-ups through its MetLife...

Village Capital early stage

U.A.E

UDENZ raises $100,000 bridge round

Dubai-based dental app UDENZ has raised a $100,000 bridge round, led by Global Ventures UAE and several angel investors. The company...

Udenz healthtech

Pakistan

Jabbar Internet Group invests in GrocerApp

Dubai-based Jabbar Internet Group has led in Pakistan-based GrocerApp’s $1 million seed round, marking the group’s first-ever...

Grocery App Online delivery Jabbar Group

U.A.E

O1ex invests in India's Cashaa

Source: Economic Times Crypto banking services platform Cashaa said it has raised $5 million from Dubai based O1ex, a blockchain...

cryptocurrency

U.A.E

Mubadala participates in InCountry's $18 million round

Source: TechCrunch InCountry, which provides a set of solutions — comprising software as well as some consultancy — that...

Mubadala

Global

Abu Dhabi's Alpha Wave invests in Entropik Tech

Source: Live Mint Entropik Tech, an artificial intelligence-powered emotional intelligence platform, has raised $8 million (about Rs58.4...

Artificial intelligence

Jordan

Jordan's ISSF invests in Bedaya Fund

Jordan-based ISSF (Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund) has invested in Abu Dhabi-based Shorooq Partner's Bedaya Fund. The amount of...

Shorooq Partners

U.A.E

Fetchr confirms $15 million in fresh funding with plans to raise $10 million more

Dubai-based logistics startup Fetchr has confirmed that it raised $15 million as part of its Series C Funding round, the company said in a...

Fetcher Bloomberg

U.A.E

The Luxury Closet raises funding from Huda Beauty Investments

Dubai-based luxury resale marketplace The Luxury Closet (TLC) has secured an undisclosed investment from Huda Beauty Investments (HBI), the...

The Luxury Closet HB investments E-commerce

Egypt

Hydro Farms raises fresh funds

Source: WAYA With roots in the Egyptian hydroponic farming sector since 2012, Hydro Farms is one of the first to implement...

Hydro Farming Angel Investment hydroponic planting

Egypt

Ordera raises six-figure seed funding

Cairo-based Ordera has raised a six-figure seed round from Alexandria Angels in Egypt and DAAL VC from Saudi Arabia, with participation...

Drive thru f&b Ordera

Iraq

KAPITA launches first Iraqi angel network

Iraq-based business hub KAPITA has launched the country's first angel investor network to support home-grown innovative startups...

KAPITA GIZ

Global

Hikma Ventures invests in Canada’s Seamless MD

Hikma Venture, the venture arm of Jordan-based Hikma Pharmaceuticals, has participated in Canada-based Seamless MD’s $4 million...

Hikma Pharmaceutical Hikma Ventures

Global

KBW Ventures invests in Bond Pet Foods bridge round

KBW Ventures has invested in US-based Bond Pet Foods' bridge round marking the VC’s second investment in the biotechnology...

KBW Ventures foodtech

Regional

Roundup of Step Anywhere 2020

Step this week concluded its first ever online edition, Step Anywhere, only six months after the ninth edition of Step Conference, the...

STEP event

Egypt

DigiFi raises pre-seed funding

Egypt-based DigiFi Network has raised a pre-seed funding round from US-based Loyal VC. Founded by Ahmed Nassef and Mohamed Maher in...

Loyal VC DigiFi

Global

ADQ invests in India's Verloop.io

Source: CNBC Customer support automation platform Verloop.io, promoted by GrowthStory, has raised $5 million as a part of its Series A....

ADQ Verloop

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