Wamda

Saudi Arabia

Maharah acquires a strategic stake in UAE's Bloovo

Source: Entreprenuer Bloovo, one of UAE’s algorithm-based online recruitment platforms, has brought Saudi-based Maharah Human...

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Morocco

Morocco's WaystoCap expands to West Africa

Source: Tech Voice Africa Moroccan e-commerce startup WaystoCap is expanding to West Africa after having opened two new...

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U.A.E

UAE finance ministry launches accelerator

The UAE’s Ministry of Finance has launched a new accelerator to drive innovation in the country. The Mohammed Bin Rashid...

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Regional

Last mile courier app Quiqup raises extra 5m on plans for Middle East expansion

Source: Telegraph Deliveroo challenger Quiqup has raised £5m ($6.3 million) in extra funding to expand its presence in the...

U.A.E

Souq.com opens Dubai centre that will create 600 jobs

Source: The National Souq.com, the e-commerce platform Amazon bought for $580 million (Dh2.13 billion) last year, has opened a centre in...

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Saudi Arabia

Careem Launches Careem NOW in Dubai and Jeddah

Careem has launched an online delivery market service for food and other goods in Dubai and Jeddah. Called Careem NOW, the company plans to...

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Saudi Arabia

Ajeer raises $530,000 from angels

Source: MENAbytes Ajeer, a Riyadh-based home services marketplace has raised ~$533,000 (2 million Saudi Riyal) in seed funding, the...

#News #investment

Tunisia

Tunisia’s Expensya raises $4.5 million

Source: MENAbytes Expensya, a SaaS for expense management, has raised a little over $4.5 million (€4 million) in its latest funding...

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi's BIAC tries to bridge funding gap for startups

The Business Incubators and Accelerators Company (BIAC) has launched a new investment initiative in partnership with VentureSouq to bridge...

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Egypt

Wasla raises $180,000 pre-seed

Source: Menabytes Cairo-based Wasla has raised $180,000 in pre-seed funding from a group of angel investors led by a Cairo-based...

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Kuwait

Tabeeby Secures $777,000 From Ground One Ventures

Kuwait-based social health network Tabeeby secured $770,000 in investment from Ground One Ventures, a UK-based private investment...

#healthcare #Kuwait #investment

Egypt

Saudi’s Vision Ventures invests in Cairo-based bus booking startup Buseet

Source: MENAbytes Khobar-based Vision Ventures has invested in Egyptian bus booking startup, the firm announced today, without...

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Egypt

Careem launches bus service in Cairo

Careem has launched a new service, Careem Bus, with an initial launch in Cairo in a separate application from its ride-hailing...

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Egypt

Egypt’s Halan raises multi-million Series A

Source: MENAbytes Cairo-based Halan has raised a multi-million Series A round from international investor Battery Road Digital Holdings...

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Saudi Arabia

Gathern closes undisclosed seed round

Gathern, a Saudi Arabia-based booking platform for chalets and villas, has closed its seed round investment by a group of local and...

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Regional

Careem introduces credit transfer

Careem has introduced peer-to-peer (P2P) prepaid credit transfers across all its markets. The closed-loop feature enables users to...

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Kuwait

Kuwait launches fintech sandbox

Source: Reuters Kuwait’s central bank has issued regulatory guidelines for companies wishing to experiment with new financial...

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U.A.E

Fintech Hive to partner with Hong Kong's Cyberport

Dubai’s Fintech Hive is set to partner with Hong Kong’s technology hub, Cyberport, to enable financial technology (fintech)...

Fintech Hong Kong Fintech Hive

U.A.E

CE-Ventures acquires stake in Transcorp

CE-Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of UAE-based Crescent Enterprises, announced on Monday that it has acquired a...

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Saudi Arabia

What we learned at Misk Global Forum

Few anticipated the turnout at this year’s Misk Global Forum (MGF) in Riyadh. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pulled its...

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U.A.E

WakeCap secures $1.6 million

WakeCap, the UAE-based construction technology startup has closed $1.6 million in seed investment from a group of global investors...

Construction IoT Hardware

Kuwait

Arabnet Kuwait chooses top three startups

The third edition of Arabnet Kuwait concluded with three startups qualifying to compete regionally in Arabnet’s Digital Summit in...

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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...

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Oman

Careem resumes service in Oman

Careem has re-launched its services in Muscat after partnering with local taxi operator, Marhaba Taxi. The UAE-based ride-hailing app...

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