Wamda

U.A.E

UAE's premium e-commerce Hushday raises $550,000 pre-seed

UAE-based premium e-commerce platform Hushday has raised $550,000 in a pre-seed funding round from undisclosed regional...

Hushday E-commerce

Regional

Community-led commerce fuels MENA’s shopping shift

An article by Irina Tatarinova, Brand Director at Flowwow From Instagram-driven shopping to WhatsApp business groups, businesses...

community-driven commerce E-commerce

Saudi Arabia

Sary, ShopUp join forces to create "SILQ" fuelled by $110 million investment

Saudi Arabia-based B2B marketplace Sary has merged with Bangladesh's ShopUp to form SILQ Group, which is backed by $110 million in...

SARY ShopUp E-commerce

Bahrain

Bahraini social commerce Sellou closes undisclosed seed round

Bahrain-based social commerce startup Sellou has raised a seed funding round for an undisclosed value at a $3 million...

Sellou social commerce

Saudi Arabia

Saudi fashion marketplace Aya raises $1.6 million seed

Saudi Arabia-based e-commerce platform Aya has closed a $1.6 million seed funding round, led by Khwarizmi Ventures, with participation...

Aya Fashion E-commerce

Libya

Libyan B2B e-commerce Alkremeya goes live

Libya-based B2B e-commerce platform Alkremeya has officially launched operations, with ambitious plans for regional...

Alkremeya E-commerce

Tunisia

Tunisia’s Dabchy secures pre-Series A to bolster expansion plans

Tunisia-based P2P fashion marketplace Dabchy has raised a pre-Series A funding round led by Janngo Capital and angel investors for an...

Dabchy E-commerce p2p

Regional

MENA e-commerce grew by 30% in 2024, new report suggests

The MENA e-commerce market saw a 30%+ increase in online orders, with Saudi Arabia and the UAE leading in Gross Merchandise Value (GMV),...

E-commerce Flowwow Admitad

Saudi Arabia

Wa’ed Ventures leads Zension Technologies’ $30 million Series A round

Saudi Arabia-based aftersale services provider Zension Technologies has closed a Series A funding round at $30 million, led by Saudi...

Wa’ed Ventures E-commerce Zension Technologies

Regional

Five trends will define MENA e-commerce in 2025

An article by Vera Modenova, COO at Flowwow E-commerce in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is experiencing rapid...

E-commerce Online shopping

U.A.E

Revibe secures $7 million Series A to expand into emerging markets

UAE-based refurbished electronics marketplace Revibe has closed its Series A of $7 million in a round co-led by ISAI and Resonance and...

Revibe E-commerce

Morocco

Z raises $1.5 million Seed to revolutionise Morocco’s FMCG sector

Morocco-based B2B marketplace ZSystems has closed a $1.5 million Seed funding round, led by Morocco-based VCs—MNF Ventures...

ZSystems MNF Ventures WitaMax

Egypt

Egypt's MaxAB merges with Africa's largest B2B e-commerce player Wasoko

Egypt-based B2B e-commerce company MaxAB will merge with Kenya-based Wasoko. The terms of the deal were not...

MaxAB Merger

Regional

How do Mena merchants view buy now pay later?

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) has quickly established itself as a popular go-to financing option for online shoppers as well as retailers, with...

BNPL Tabby Tamara

Egypt

The B2B marketplaces looking to support Egypt’s restaurants

Egypt’s economic woes seem to have bypassed one particular sector - restaurants. The past few years have seen the establishment of...

B2B marketplace

Saudi Arabia

Saudi furniture marketplace Baytonia raises Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based furniture e-commerce platform Baytonia has closed an undisclosed Seed round, led by Khwarizmi Ventures (KV), with...

Baytonia e--commerce furniture

Qatar

Qatar's Snoonu raises $12 million Series B

Qatar-based super app Snoonu, has raised $12 million in a Series B round which was led by the Qatar Development Bank with...

Snoonu qatar

Morocco

Babelmdina: Bringing life back to Morocco’s handicrafts sector

It was common for Moroccan duo Anass Lamouri and Imane Radid to pay the Old Medina of Casablanca (the Old City) a weekly visit, navigating...

Babelmdina

Iraq

Sandoog: Enabling e-commerce in Iraq

For many, Iraq still conjures up visions of war, struggle and corruption. Life, admittedly is not the easiest in the country, but beyond...

Sandoog E-commerce

Saudi Arabia

Ygii raises pre-Seed round led by Flat6Labs

Saudi Arabia-based social commerce platform Ygii has secured a pre-Seed round from Flat6labs, with participation from a group of angel...

Ygii

Egypt

Muqbis raises pre-Seed round from Nama Ventures

Egypt-based Muqbis, an online marketplace for handicrafts, has raised an undisclosed amount in pre-Seed funding from Nama...

Muqbis Nama Ventures

Turkey

Why the UAE’s Opontia is now focusing on Turkey

For centuries, Turkey, a country known for its rich culture influenced by both the East and West, has been a melting pot for trade and...

Opontia E-commerce

Global

Flowwow pushes ahead with Mena foray as Russian ecosystem collapses

Startups in Russia have been facing a litmus test since the start of the war in Ukraine, with foreign direct investments drying up,...

Russia

Egypt

What are the repercussions of Capiter’s downfall?

There was a surge in startup activity during the pandemic that saw record-breaking investment channeled to some of the region’s most...

Capiter

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