Wamda

Egypt

A15 doubles its investment in Intouch

Source: Daily News Egypt Leading tech investor, A15, has capitalised its investment in the Ireland-based retail personalisation...

AI Retail Investment

Egypt

Botme raises six-figure in seed funding

Source: MenaBytes Botme, a Cairo-based chatbot building platform has raised six-figure seed investment, the startup...

chatbot AI seed

U.A.E

Statys closes pre-seed round

UAE-based financial technology (fintech) startup Statys, has closed its pre-seed funding round led by Dtec Ventures, the venture capital...

Fintech pre-Seed

Jordan

Solfeh raises $400,000 in seed funding

Source: MenaBytes Amman-based micro-lending platform Solfeh has raised seed funding, the startup announced in a statement...

Micro lending seed

Saudi Arabia

ekar expands to Riyadh after closing $17.5m Series B

Carshare startup, ekar has closed a $17.5 million Series B round led by Polymath Ventures with participation from Al Yemni Group and...

ekar car sharing

U.A.E

Addenda closes seed round

UAE-based Addenda, an insurance blockchain consortium, has announced that it has closed its fundraising seed round for an undisclosed...

Fintech Fintech Hive Blockchain

Saudi Arabia

Nala Raises $1 million in funding

Source: finsmes Nala, a Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based digital health service, raised $1m in its first financing. The round was led...

digital Health Funding

Regional

TruKKer raises $23 million in Series A

UAE-based on-demand truck aggregator TruKKer has raised $23 million in one of the largest Series A funding rounds in the Middle East...

trucks freight Series A

Egypt

Yodawy raises $1 million in Series A

Egypt-based online pharmacy Yodawy, has raised $1 million in its Series A round led by Egypt’s Algebra Ventures and CVentures,...

healthtech Insurance Series A

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's PIF invests $400 million in ex-Uber chief's startup

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has invested $400 million into Uber founder Travis...

PIF Uber

Egypt

Tripdizer raises $300,000 in seed funding

Source: MenaBytes Cairo-based travel startup Tripdizer has raised $300,000 in seed funding led by 500 Startups (500 Falcons), it...

trips traveling Investment

U.A.E

A.R.M. Holding launches a Dh10 million 10-year fund

Dubai-based A.R.M. Holding announced that it has established a Dh10 million ($2,722,719 million) 10-year fund, dedicating Dh1 million...

fund talents grad

Regional

Modus Capital launches a $75 million regional fund

Modus Capital, a New York-based venture capital firm, has announced the launch of its first regional fund, Modus Mena Venture Fund I...

regional fund Investment

Kuwait

Keno raises funding from JustClean

Dubai based Keno, a car-care on-demand application, raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Kuwait-based technology company...

Kuwait

Requeue closes $1.6 million in Series A

Kuwait-based Requeue, an application to manage restaurant queues, has raised $1.6 million in a Series A funding round. The startup will use...

Investment queues restaurants

Regional

W Ventures to invest $50 million in e-sports ecosystem

UAE-based W Ventures has announced that it will be investing $50 million, through its independent brand engagement partner RedPeg...

E-sports Investment Gaming

U.A.E

Repeat raises $2.5 million in Series A funding

Dubai-based Repeat, a smart loyalty platform for restaurants, has raised $2.5 million in a Series A funding round from several investors to...

Series A loyalty program

Qatar

Meddy raises $2.5 million in series A funding

Doha-based Meddy, a doctor booking platform has raised a $2.5 million in Series A round to scale up its operations in the UAE. The...

Series A Doctor Booking

Regional

Regulatory environment biggest hurdle facing fintech startups

The Middle East’s financial technology (fintech) sector has become one of the fastest growing over the past five years, attracting...

Fintech ADGM abu dhabi

Saudi Arabia

Why every investor should be looking at Saudi Arabia

An exponential entrepreneurial shift is underway in Saudi Arabia, and it is attracting substantial venture capital interest, says Luca...

STV Saudi Arabia Venture Capital

U.A.E

Bayzat raises $16 million in Series B funding

Source: MenaBytes Dubai-based HR and insurance startup Bayzat has raised $16 million in a Series B round from Mubadala’s newly...

news Dubai Investment

Regional

Mubadala announces $250 million fund for Mena startups

Source: CNBC Abu Dhabi is doubling down on its push into the technology sector with a $250 million investment to support start-ups from...

fund MENA AbuDhabi

U.A.E

A Decade of Entrepreneurship - Register your interest to attend

It has been a decade since Yahoo! acquired Maktoob for $164 million, marking one of the most significant...

Bahrain

Al Waha invests in Beijing-based MSA Capital

Bahrain’s Al Waha Fund of Funds has announced an undisclosed amount of investment in Beijing-based MSA Capital in its first...

fund Bahrain china

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