Wamda

Jordan

ISSF invests $1 million in Arzan’s second fund

The Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) has invested $1 million Kuwait-based Arzan Venture Capital II. Founded in 2014,...

Jordan VC ISSF

Saudi Arabia

The VC map of Saudi Arabia

We recently published a feature highlighting the growth of Saudi Arabia's venture capital sector. In this infographic, we have mapped...

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Saudi Arabia

Nabeel Koshak: Growing Saudi Arabia’s venture market

Saudi Arabia’s government has been especially proactive in encouraging its entrepreneurship sector, the result of which is a...

SVC

Saudi Arabia

What's next for Saudi Arabia's booming VC sector?

Five years into the Saudi Vision 2030 programme, venture capital (VC) funding in Saudi Arabia has risen to an all time high with a recorded...

VC PIF Jada Fund of Funds

U.A.E

Crescent Enterprises to double investments in startups to $272 million by 2022

UAE-based Crescent Enterprises announced doubling its venture capital investments in startups to $272 million (Dh 1 billion) by...

uae Venture Capital

Jordan

Amam Ventures launches in Jordan to support women-focused SMEs

Amam Ventures has launched in Jordan with a fund anchored by the Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) and Dutch Good Growth Fund...

Jordan Amam Ventures

Saudi Arabia

Aramco’s Wa’ed signs agreement with Falak Investment Hub to increase Saudi startup funding

Saudi Arabia-based Falak Investment Hub has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Wa’ed, the entrepreneurship arm of...

StandUp Funding Saudi Arabia

Egypt

Why is Japan's Samurai Incubate interested in Egypt?

Last week, Japan-based venture capital firm Samurai Incubate closed its second $18.6 million Africa fund and for the first time, the fund...

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U.A.E

Mindshift Capital invests in US medtech startup

UAE-based Mindshift Capital has invested in the Series C raise of US-based OtoNexus Medical Technologies This marks the eight...

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Egypt

What is driving Egypt's current startup boom?

Last week saw the launch of two new venture capital funds in Egypt – Sawari Ventures closed its $71 million fund while Algebra...

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Egypt

Egypt's Algebra Ventures launches $90 million second fund

Egypt-based Algebra Ventures has launched its second fund of $90 million to invest in startups in Egypt with an allocation for...

Algebra Ventures

Global

SIP debuts fund for US startups looking to scale across Mena

US and Tokyo-based venture capital firm SIP Global Partners recently announced the first close of $75 million for its debut fund, targeting...

Venture Capital

Jordan

Propeller launches new fund to invest in early-stage startups

Jordan-based venture capital (VC) firm Propeller, has announced the first close of its second fund which will focus on pre-Seed and...

Propeller VC fund VC

Regional

Mena startups raised $160 million in February 2021

Startups in Mena raised a whopping $160 million in February this year across 43 deals, driven largely by debt financing. UAE-based startups...

Investment

Regional

Is a competitive funding landscape good for the ecosystem?

Covid-19 has been the ultimate stress test for all businesses, including startups and venture capital (VC) firms. While the pandemic has...

ABV Venture Capital

U.A.E

Access Bridge Ventures launches with first close of its $25 million fund

Access Bridge Ventures (ABV), a newly launched regionally focused early-stage venture capital fund, has made its first close. The fund,...

ABV VC fund

Regional

GELLIFY to launch €20 million Mena fund

Italy’s GELLIFY, a B2B software startup focused accelerator and investor is launching a fund for the Middle East region in...

GELLIFY b2b

Regional

Corporates in Mena: From competitors to investors

The rampant digitisation of almost every sector this year has pushed corporates, once slow-moving goliaths comfortable in their traditional...

corporates CVC

Regional

The future of Agritech in Mena

Wamda is hosting an online panel discussion on Wednesday, November 4th at 3:00 PM (GMT+4), ''The future of Agritech in...

Regional

New VC fund to invest $60 million in 120 Mena startups

The former managing partners of 500 Startups Mena (500 Falcons) Sharif El-Badawi and Hasan Haider have launched a new venture capital...

Venture Capital Plus Venture Capital

Regional

Mena startups raised $10.9 million in September

Investment in startups appears to be slowing for the first time this year with just $10.9 million* raised in fresh funding in September....

investments

U.A.E

STEP Match

Step Match is a series of online networking events brought to you by Step, the organizers of Step Conference,...

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

Abu Dhabi's Dh535 million Ventures Fund will be transferred to ADQ

Source: The National Abu Dhabi's state holding company ADQ is partnering with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (Adio) to develop the...

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