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Saudi Arabia

Saudi agritech Arable closes $2.55 million Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based agritech Arable has closed a $2.55 million Seed funding round, led by undisclosed investors. Founded in 2024 by...

Arable agritech

Egypt

Egypt's ReNile secures $450,000 investment

Egypt-based agritech ReNile has raised $450,000 in investment from Keheilan Fund. Founded in 2017 by Hazem Eltawab, ReNile...

ReNile agritech Shark Tank

Egypt

Entlaq's new report highlights Egypt's agritech potential

Egypt’s agricultural exports are projected to hit $14 billion by 2030, according to Entlaq’s report titled “The...

Entlaq agritech

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s Nabt raises $1.5 million Seed led by Merak Capital

Saudi Arabia-based foodtech Nabt has closed a $1.5 million Seed investment round, led by Merak Capital with the participation of other...

Nabt agritech foodtech

Saudi Arabia

Saudi agritech iyris secures $16 million Series A round

Saudi Arabia-based agritech iyris has closed a $16 million Series A funding round, led by Ecosystem Integrity Fund (EIF) and supported...

iyris agritech EIF

Morocco

Morocco’s YoLa Fresh closes $7 million pre-Series A round

Morocco-based agritech YoLa Fresh has secured a $7 million pre-Series A funding round, led by Al Mada Ventures with participation from...

YoLa Fresh agritech Algebra Ventures

Lebanon

Lebanon's Garbaliser secures $436,000 investment

Lebanon-based agritech Garbaliser has secured a $436,000 investment from Shark Tank Dubai for a 12 per cent stake in the...

Garbaliser agritech

U.A.E

Crysp Farms secures $2.25 million pre-Series A round

UAE-based agritech Crysp Farms, has secured a $2.25 million pre-Series A round, led by Gate Capital with participation from other...

Crysp Farms Gate Capital agritech

Global

Transforming access to finance in agriculture

Simon Sharp and Said Murad are partners at Global Ventures In the Middle East and Africa (MEA), agriculture is a social and economic...

Tarfin Fintech agritech

Regional

The urgent need to support agritech startups

Aamer Sheikh is the chief executive officer of the Middle East Business at PepsiCo, one of the world’s largest food and beverage...

agritech

Morocco

Moroccan agritech Sand to Green raises $1 million Seed round

Morocco-based agritech Sand-to-Green has raised a $1 million Seed funding round from Norwegian Katapult and pre-Seed fund...

Sand to Green agritech

U.A.E

The venture builder helping female-led agritechs scale beyond the desert

The female share in the agricultural workforce in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) hovers around 30 per cent, making the sector one...

agritech Dana Global

Tunisia

Tunisia’s Beekeeper Tech raises $640,000 Seed round

Tunisia-based agritech Beekeeper Tech, has raised $640,000 in Seed round funding, led by 216 Capital Ventures, with participation...

agritech Beekeeper 216 Capital Ventures

Algeria

Green Algeria: Turning household waste into electricity

Algerians produce 13 million tonnes of household waste per year, or one kilogram per inhabitant, per day. While 45 per cent of this waste...

Green Algeria agritech Sustainability

Jordan

US Fresh Del Monte invests in Jordanian agritech Decapolis

US-based agriculture company Fresh Del Monte Produce has acquired a 39 per cent stake in Jordanian agritech Decapolis. Founded in 2018...

Fresh Del Monte Decapolis agritech

Egypt

Flat6Labs, SANAD launch agritech accelerator in Egypt

Egypt-based VC Flat6labs and SANAD Entrepreneurship Academy have launched an agritech accelerator programme to assist 10 to 12 startups...

Flat6Labs SANAD Agriculture

U.A.E

Pure Harvest secures $180.5 million from global investors to fund expansion

UAE-based agritech Pure Harvest Smart Farms, has raised $180.5 million in its latest growth funding round. Investors included Metric...

agritech Pure Harvest Smart Farms

U.A.E

Pure Harvest Smart Farms acquires BayWa's interest in agritech venture

UAE-based agritech Pure Harvest Smart Farms is forming an alliance with Al Dahra Group by acquiring BaWa’s controlling interest...

Pure Harvest Smart Farms agritech acquisition

Pakistan

Nama Ventures invests in Pakistan’s AgriDunya

Saudi Arabia-based VC Nama Ventures, has invested an undisclosed amount in Pakistan-based agritech AgriDunya’s pre-Seed...

AgriDunya agritech Nama Ventures

Saudi Arabia

Red Sea Farms raises additional $18.5 million to fuel expansion plans

Saudi Arabia-based agritech Red Sea Farms has raised an additional $18.5 million co-led by Wa’ed, the venture capital arm of Saudi...

Red Sea Farms agritech

Egypt

FreshSource raises Seed round to cut food loss in Egypt

For Egypt, agriculture is one of its most critical sectors, accounting for more than 11 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) and 28...

FreshSource food waste agritech

Saudi Arabia

Saudi agritech Red Sea Farms expands into US

Saudi Arabia-based agritech Red Sea Farms is expanding to the US, following an investment from US investors AppHarvest and Bonaventure...

agritech Red Sea Farms

U.A.E

Pure Harvest raises $64.5 million from Korea's IMM Investment, enters JV with PlanTFarm

UAE-based agritech startup Pure Harvest Smart Farms has secured $64.5 million in growth capital from Korean private investment firm IMM...

agritech Pure Harvest Smart Farms

Saudi Arabia

Red Sea Farms raises additional $6 million in pre-Series A round

Saudi Arabia-based agritech startup Red Sea Farms has raised an additional $6 million, increasing its pre-Series A round to $16 million,...

agritech Red Sea Farms

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