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Oman

Omani foodtech KitchenomiKs raises $1.8 million pre-Series A

Oman-based foodtech KitchenomiKs, has raised $1.8 million in a pre-Series A funding round from Omani and regional investors,...

KitchenomiKs cloud kitchen foodtech

Kuwait

COFE: Digitising the coffee experience from bean to cup

There has been an increased shift towards customisation and convenience over the past few years which has resulted in a rise in vertical...

COFE foodtech

U.A.E

Belgium’s Deliverect acquires UAE’s ChatFood

Belgium-based food delivery software provider Deliverect has acquired UAE-based foodtech ChatFood, for an unknown amount. Founded in...

Deliverect ChatFood f&b

Iraq

Iraq’s Alsaree3 Group receive seven-figure bridge round

Iraq-based Alsaree3 Group, closed a seven-figure bridge round in December 2022, raising its total funding to over $6.5...

Alsaree3 Zajel delivery app

U.A.E

UAE’s Revoltech among four winners of Global FoodTech Challenge

UAE-based foodtech Revoltech is among the winners of the 2022 FoodTech Challenge, receiving a portion of the $2 million prize money to...

Revoltech Global FoodTech Challenge foodtech

Bahrain

Bahraini foodtech OrderJet raises $125,000 from Hope Ventures

Bahrain-based foodtech OrderJet, has raised $125,000 from Hope Ventures, the investment arm of Hope Fund and producers of the Beban TV...

OrderJet Hope Ventures Beban

U.A.E

UAE foodtech Nourish raises $400,000 investment

UAE-based inflight meal booking platform Nourish, has raised a $400,000 investment round, led by investors from the US, Jordan, Saudi...

Nourish foodtech f&b

Oman

Omani cloud kitchen KitchenomiKs raises $1.7 million Seed round

Oman-based cloud kitchen operator KitchenomiKs has raised $1.7 million in its Seed round from angel investors. Founded in March 2022...

KitchenomiKs cloud kitchen foodtech

Bahrain

Calo raises $13 million pre-Series A round

Bahrain-based foodtech Calo, has raised a $13 million pre-Series A round led by Nuwa Capital and STV. Other investors participating in...

Calo Nuwa capital foodtech

U.A.E

UAE’s Eat App raises $11 million Series B round

UAE-based restaurant reservations platform Eat App has closed an $11 million Series B round from MEVP, 500 Startups, Derayah VC, Dallah...

Eat App foodtech

Regional

Can restaurant payment startups survive the market slowdown and rise in food costs?

There is a popular chain of Italian restaurants in Europe that is owned and operated by a French company that kickstarted a revolution in...

foodtech ChatFood Eat App

U.A.E

ChatFood raises $3 million bridge round led by Antler

UAE-based foodtech ChatFood, has announced a bridge round of $3 million led by Antler with a reserved amount for key strategic Saudi...

ChatFood Antler foodtech

U.A.E

KRUSH Brands raises $4.5 million for its virtual restaurant marketplace Locale

Locale, the UAE-based online marketplace for virtual restaurants built by cloud kitchen platform KRUSH Brands has raised $4.5 million...

foodtech cloud kitchen KRUSH Brands

U.A.E

Fine Diner raises $150,000 in Seed round

UAE-based foodtech Fine Diner has raised $150,000 in Seed funding from angel investors. Founded in 2019 by Sami Elayan, Saed...

foodtech cloud kitchen

U.A.E

UAE’s foodtech Right Farm raises $2.8 million Seed round

UAE-based B2B e-grocery platform Right Farm has raised $2.8 million in its Seed funding round, led by DisruptAD and Enhance...

Right Farm foodtech DisruptAD

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

Egypt

Egypt's foodtech 3attar raises Seed investment

Cairo-based foodtech startup 3attar has secured Seed investment from AUC Angels, UI Investment and a group of angel...

3attar foodtech AUC Angels

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

Foodlink raises $8 million in Series B funding round

UAE and India-based foodtech startup Foodlink, has raised $8 million in its Series B funding round, led by Arpit Khandelwal, the...

Foodlink foodtech

Saudi Arabia

UAE-based cloud kitchen kaykroo expands operations into Saudi Arabia

UAE-based cloud kitchen kaykroo has expanded its services to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. Launched in September 2020 by Jihad El-Eit and...

kaykroo foodtech cloud kitchen

U.A.E

Koala Picks raises $408,000 to fuel expansion

UAE-based health snack brand Koala Picks, has raised AED1.5 million ($408,000) in its first external round of funding led by friends and...

foodtech Healthy food and snacks Koala Picks

U.A.E

Citron raises seven-figure pre-Series A round

Source: Gulf News A Dubai-based startup specialising in lunchboxes has packed a ‘seven-figure’ dollar investment from its...

Citron foodtech pre-Series A

U.A.E

Dubai launches Food Tech Valley

Source: The National Dubai has launched a major new food technology hub set to act as a "global destination" for...

foodtech

Saudi Arabia

Dailymealz raises $2 million in pre-Series A

Saudi Arabia-based food subscription startup, Dailymealz, has raised $2 million in a pre-Series A round led by Seedra Ventures and joined...

Dailymealz foodtech

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