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PepsiCo launches Mena edition of Greenhouse accelerator programme

PepsiCo has launched the Mena edition of its global greentech accelerator programme in partnership with the UAE Ministry of Climate...

Pepsico

Saudi Arabia

NQOODLET raises $1 million in pre-Seed

Riyadh-based fintech NQOODLET, has raised $1 million in its pre-Seed round led by angel investor Yaser Alghamdi, with...

Saudi Arabia NQOODLET

Egypt

Egypt’s WaffarX raises investment from US Lobby Capital

Egypt-based cashback marketplace WaffarX has raised an undisclosed funding round, led by the Silicon Valley venture capital firm Lobby...

WaffarX Lobby Capital

Bahrain

Calo raises $13.5 million Seed round

Bahrain-based foodtech Calo has raised $13.5 million in its Seed funding round, co-led by Khwarizmi Ventures, Nuwa Capital, and...

Calo healthy food

U.A.E

GrubTech raises $13 million Series A round

UAE-based foodtech startup GrubTech has raised a $13 million Series A investment led by Addition, alongside BY Ventures and Hambro...

GrubTech foodtech

U.A.E

UAE’s ZIWO raises pre-Series B round

UAE-based SaaS startup ZIWO has raised a seven-digit pre-Series B investment round from its current investors. Founded in 2010 by...

ZIWO Telecommunication

Jordan

Tamatem Games Raises $11 million in Series B round led by KRAFTON, Inc.

Jordan-based Arabic mobile games publisher Tamatem Games, has raised $11 million in a Series B funding round led by South Korea-based...

tamatem tamatem games KRAFTON Inc.

Oman

Oman’s Phaze Ventures participates in Voyager Portal’s Series A round

Oman-based VC Phaze Ventures has participated in the $8.4 million Series A round of US-based shipping supply chain software platform...

Voyager Portal Phaze Ventures

U.A.E

Arcab raises Seed round led by We Founder Circle

UAE-based bus aggregator Arcab has raised an undisclosed Seed round from We Founder Circle. Founded by Neeraj Tyagi and Bilal...

Arcab Mobiltiy

Egypt

FilKhedma receives new investment from The Cairo Angels

Cairo-based home services provider FilKhedma has raised an undisclosed amount of investment from The Cairo Angels. Founded in 2014 by...

FilKhedma cairo angels

U.A.E

Edfundo rasies $400,000 in pre-Seed, prepares for $1.5 million Seed round

UAE-based Edfunfo, a children's financial literacy app, has raised $400,000 in a pre-Seed funding round. Founded by Simon Wing...

Edfundo kids-focused fintechs

U.A.E

Mindshift Capital invests in US femtech Rosy

UAE-based VC Mindshift Capital has invested in US-based healthtech Rosy, as part of its $2 million Seed round. Founded in 2019 by...

Mindshift Capital Rosy femtech

Egypt

beXel raises six-figure funding round for expansion

Cairo-based cloud-based inspection management software (beXel) has raised a six-figure investment round led by JH Investments Ltd,...

SAAS

Saudi Arabia

Lamaa secures $5.5 million Seed round co-led by Wa’ed

Riyadh-based fintech Lamaa has secured a $5.5 million Seed round led by Raed Ventures and Saudi Aramco’s entrepreneurship arm,...

Lamaa Fintech

Kuwait

OptimizeApp acquires Panda Media for undisclosed amount

Kuwait-based OptimizeApp has acquired Panda Media, a Kuwait-based online education company focused on entrepreneurs, for an undisclosed...

OptimizeApp online marketing kuwait

Saudi Arabia

Dallali secures first investment round

Riyadh-based proptech Dallali has raised its first investment round led by AlRamz Real Estate Company and local angel...

Dallali Saudi Arabia

Egypt

Raseedi raises $850,000 in pre-Series A

Egypt-based fintech Raseedi has raised $850,000 in a pre-series A round from Samurai incubate, with participation from its existing...

Raseedi

Egypt

Egypt's fintech KlickIt closes its first round of funding

Egypt-based fintech KlickIt, has raised its first round of funding led by EFG Finance and Camel Ventures, the venture capital arm...

Fintech

U.A.E

CARS24 raises $20 million debt funding from CBD

India-based automotive e-commerce platform CARS24 has raised Dh75 million ($20 million) in local debt funding from the Commercial Bank...

CARS24 Commercial Bank of Dubai

U.A.E

Cashfree pumps $15 million equity investment into UAE’s Telr

India-based payments and API banking solutions company, Cashfree Payments has allocated an equity investment of $15 million in Telr, a...

Cashfree Telr

U.A.E

Dubai's iMile raises $40 million to connect Chinese sellers to emerging markets

Dubai-based last mile delivery company iMile, has raised a $40 million Series A round at a $350...

iMile

Egypt

Egypt’s Bosta to expand to KSA, UAE in 2022

Egypt-based last mile logistics startup Bosta has announced plans to expand to the UAE and KSA in 2020. The startup,...

Bosta

Egypt

Egypt’s Homzmart expands to Saudi Arabia

Cairo-based furniture marketplace Homzmart, has announced the expansion of its operations into Saudi Arabia. Founded in...

Homzmart furniture Expansion

U.A.E

UAE Splashlight Studios raises $1 million Seed round from Eagle Ventures

UAE-based e-commerce digital solutions provider Splashlight Studios has raised Seed funding of $1 million from Eagle Ventures. Founded...

Splashlight Studios e--commerce Solutions

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