Regional Seedstars announces $100m fund to invest in African tech startups Source: Ventureburn Emerging markets startup competition Seedstars yesterday announced it would launch a $100-million... News • 07 April, 2019 fund Investment africa
Regional Property Finder becomes largest shareholder in Turkish real estate portal Source: The National Property Finder increased its stake in Turkish property marketing website Zingat to almost 40 per cent from 17 per... News • 02 April, 2019 Expansion Stake Investment
Egypt Egypt’s Brimore raises $800,000 in seed fund Source: Menabytes Cairo-based direct-selling distribution platform Brimore has raised $800,000 in a seed funding round, the startup... News • 02 April, 2019 Distribution manufacturing Investment
Regional How investors can support entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa The potential for entrepreneurship in the region is high, based on digital consumption and a startling increase in investment funding for... Thought Leadership • 04 April, 2019 Investment Venture Capital
Egypt Egyptian e-sports company GBarena raises seed funding Source: Menabytes Giza-based esports and gaming community GBarena has raised seed funding from HIMangel, the startup announced today.... News • 27 March, 2019 E-sports Investment
Palestine Ibtikar Fund invests in Receet Palestine’s Ibtikar Fund announced its investment in Receet, a mobile application that provides digital receipts in business... News • 25 March, 2019 fund Investment digital
U.A.E Dubai-based VentureSouq invests in Hello Verify Source: VC Circle Worker screening platform Hello Verify India Pvt. Ltd has raised an undisclosed amount in funding from multiple... News • 13 March, 2019 Investment VentureSouq
Saudi Arabia Saudi on-demand delivery startup Mrsool raises multi-million Series A Source: Menabytes Riyadh-based on-demand delivery startup Mrsool has raised a multi-mullion (US Dollar) Series A round led by... News • 12 March, 2019 VC Investment Delivery
Egypt Algebra Ventures partners with Ezdehar to invest in Dsquares Egypt’s Algebra Ventures has partnered with Ezdehar Management firm to invest in Dsquares, a loyalty solutions provider. The... News • 12 March, 2019 b2c Investment management
Saudi Arabia Saudi’s Elm announces investment in Syarah Source: Menabytes Elm, a leading Saudi information technology company that is owned by country’s sovereign wealth fund, PIF, has... News • 11 March, 2019 Investment E-commerce
Saudi Arabia Saudi-based biotech startups raise $10 million Saudi-based biotechnology (biotech) startups incubated by Badir Biotech Incubator, under the Badir Program raised close to $10 million... News • 04 March, 2019 biotech Investment Funding
U.A.E Dubai-based Beehive raises $4 million Source: Menabytes Dubai-based peer to peer lending platform Beehive has raised $4 million as part of its Series B round from Riyad... News • 04 March, 2019 Fintech Funding Investment
Kuwait Kuwait-based Faith Capital announces $8 million investment in JustClean Source: Menabytes Kuwait-based Faith Capital has announced an investment of $8 million in JustClean, a Kuwaiti laundry startup it had... News • 25 February, 2019 on-demand laundry Investment
Saudi Arabia Mad'a invests in Family Souk Ventures Source: Saudi Gazette Mad’a Investment Company, a private equity & venture capital firm headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,... News • 19 February, 2019 Investment E-commerce
Kuwait Kuwait-based online coffee marketplace Cofe raises $3.2m Pre-Series A Source: Menabytes Kuwait-based Cofe has raised $3.2 million in Pre-Series A funding for its coffee-centric marketplace app, the... News • 14 February, 2019 Investment Coffee marketplace
Saudi Arabia Saudi startup GetMuv raises $1.5 m to connect users with gyms and sports clubs Source: Menabytes Jeddah-based fitness startup GetMuv has raised $1.5 million investment from Saudi Aramco’s venture capital arm,... News • 12 February, 2019 Investment fitness Sports
Tunisia Tunisian doctor booking platform Med.Tn raises over $650,000 Source: Menabytes Tunisian doctor booking platform Med.Tn has raised little over $650,000 (2 million Tunisian Dinars to be precise) in... News • 10 February, 2019 Investment Doctor online
U.A.E Dubai-based MEVP closes additional $65m in commitments Source: Menabytes Dubai-based Middle East Venture Partners has closed additional $65 million in commitments for its latest... News • 10 February, 2019 news Investment funds
Bahrain The expert’s view: How to attract seed funding in Bahrain Areije Al Shakar, senior vice president and head of development services division at Bahrain Development Bank, reveals what Venture Capital... Alicia Buller • 07 February, 2019 Investment Venture Capital VC funding
U.A.E Bayut.com’s parent company raises $100 million Series D Source: MenaBytes Dubai-based property website Bayut.com’s parent company Emerging Markets Property Group (EMPG), also... News • 03 February, 2019 investment round Investment property
U.A.E Yellow Door Energy raises $65m from global investors Sorce: Zawya Dubai-based Yellow Door Energy (YDE), a provider of solar energy solutions in the Middle East and Africa, has... News • 29 January, 2019 solar energy Investment
Saudi Arabia Al Tayyar acquires rest of 40 per cent stake in Almosafer Source: Menabytes Al Tayyar Group, one of the largest travel and tourism companies in Saudi Arabia with presence almost all over the... News • 23 January, 2019 news Investment Travel
Bahrain Bahrain first Business Angels company announces its partial exit from EatApp Source: Startup MGZN Tenmou, Bahrain’s first ‘Business Angels company’ recently announced its partial exit from... News • 21 January, 2019 Bahrain news Investment
Kuwait Kuwait announces $200m tech fund Source: Arab Times Kuwait has launched an initiative to form a $200 million fund for investments in technology, Kuwaiti Deputy Prime... News • 21 January, 2019 news Investment Technology