Wamda

Regional

GetJenny raises $2.3m from Dubai Angel Investors

Source: Menabytes Helsinki-based customer service-focused bot building platform GetJenny has raised $2.3 million (€2 million) as...

Expansion MENA AI

Kuwait

The growth of e-groceries in Kuwait

InstaSalla is a Kuwait-based e-grocery company launched in 2016 by Smart Mart, an e-commerce platform. Today, InstaSalla is the leading...

e-grocery online grocery kuwait

Regional

Thinking of expanding to another country? Here are some points to consider

Moatassem Moatez has launched and scaled several startups in his role as business partner at Innovest Middle East. Geographical...

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U.A.E

CE-Ventures invests in US artificial intelligence company

UAE-based CE-Ventures, the venture capital arm of Crescent Enterprises, has invested in Silicon Valley-based artificial intelligence...

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Egypt

Cairo: the world's test-bed for transportation

Last week, Dubai-based ride-hailing app Careem launched an on-demand tuk tuk service in Cairo without any fanfare. The move marked the...

cairo ride hailing ride sharing

Regional

yallacompare raises $8 million in latest round

Dubai-based yallacompare has raised $8 million in its latest round of funding. Lead by existing investors STC Ventures and Wamda...

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U.A.E

Enerwhere raises $940,000 through crowdfunding

Source: The National Dubai-based solar company Enerwhere raised Dh1 million ($940,000) in less than a week via a crowdfunding platform...

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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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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...

#Careem #News #Jeddah #Dubai #FoodDelivery

Egypt

Competition heats up for Cairo's ride-hailing apps

The first announcement at this year’s RiseUp Summit in Cairo came from Halan, a motorcycle and tuk-tuk-hailing app. Following on from...

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Egypt

RiseUp Summit 2018

RiseUp Summit is a three-day, one-stop-shop, entrepreneurship marathon. Thought leaders, media mavens, tech-legends and power player...

U.A.E

HolidayMe raises $16 million Series C

Source: MENAbytes Dubai-based HolidayMe has raised $16 million Series C in a round led by China’s Gobi Partners and joined by...

Series C ecommerce

Kenya

Twiga Foods raises $10 million

Twiga Foods has announced a $10 million investment led by the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Global...

Twiga Foods Wamda Capital Funding

Global

China's growing interest in the Mid East

China recently marked a quiet but momentous milestone: it is now the biggest investor in the Middle East. According to the Arab Investment...

china Silk Road Investment

Yemen

War and Growth: how one entrepreneur defied the odds in Yemen

Starting a business is never easy, starting one in a warzone is even more difficult and raising investment for such a company seems...

Yemen Entrepreneur

U.A.E

Careem closes $200m in latest round

Ride-hailing app Careem has secured $200 million from existing investors including Al Tayyar Group, Kingdom Holding and Rakuten in the...

careem investment round

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...

Mumzworld ecommerce

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...

Muscat careem

Regional

The Luxury Closet raises $8.7 million in its third round of investment

After raising USD $7.8 million in Series B in September 2016, online platform The Luxury Closet for buying and selling pre-owned...

The Luxury Closet Investment Success Stories

Regional

Is the tech industry poised to overtake oil and gas jobs in the Middle East?

In 2018, 71 percent of employers have plans to increase their hiring rates in the next 12 months and 66 percent are optimistic about...

IT Jobs IT sector oil and gas

Ivory Coast

How Ivory Coast is attempting to lead Francophone-African entrepreneurial ecosystems

A review by the World Economic Forum has identified three major trends expected to prompt Africa’s economic growth in the upcoming...

Ivory Coast startups africa

U.A.E

Abu Dhabi’s travel and tourism leaders award $100k to four Fikra Labs winners

One month after announcing the 12 shortlisted startups to join a four-week training by Fikra Labs, an acceleration programme for the travel...

Fikra Labs acceleration abu dhabi

Global

What undeserved emerging markets achieved through tech: Success stories from Seedstars Global Summit

Switzerland was named the fourth happiest place on earth by the United Nations. This European country is home to one of the best...

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Lebanon

Diabetes monitoring startup wins a $50,000 Seed Boost fund during Speed@BDD’s fifth Demo Day

Spike, a mobile assistant that helps diabetics better manage their diabetes, won the second edition of Speed@BDD’s Seed Boost. The...

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