Wamda

Algeria

Algeria’s Yassir expands into adtech with Kawarizmi acquisition

Algeria-based super app Yassir has acquired Paris-based adtech company Kawarizmi as part of its strategy to build an integrated retail...

Yassir Kawarizmi

Egypt

Qualiphi acquires Career Club to expand AI-powered career services in MENA

Egypt-based recruiting platform Qualiphi has acquired Career Club, a virtual career platform previously owned by iCareer, in a...

Qualiphi Career Club

Egypt

Converted acquires Egypt’s Mitcha to expand AI-driven e-commerce ecosystem

US-based AI-powered advertising tech company Converted has acquired Mitcha, an Egyptian e-commerce platform supporting local...

Converted Mitcha

U.A.E

Singapore's Ascentium acquires Clara to expand footprint in UAE

Singapore-based business services platform Ascentium has acquired Clara, a UAE-based regtech and corporate service provider, for an...

Clara Ascentium

Jordan

Jordan’s Alefredo EdTech acquires UK's Tutor House in $600,000 deal

Jordan's Alefredo EdTech has acquired UK-based tutoring platform Tutor House in a deal valued at $600,000. The transaction is...

Tutor House Alefredo EdTech

Jordan

Jordan's Abwaab acquires Egyptian edtech Apex Education

Jordan-based edtech platform Abwaab has acquired Apex Education, an Egypt-based college admissions advisory, for an undisclosed...

abwaab Apex Education

Saudi Arabia

Glamera moves to acquire Bookr as it scales lifestyle tech platform in GCC

Saudi Arabia-based lifestyle technology platform Glamera has acquired Bookr, a Kuwait-based salon Saas and booking platform,...

Glamera Bookr

U.A.E

EDT&Partners acquires UAE's eFlow to expand AI-powered learning delivery

Singapore-based education and technology consulting firm EDT&Partners has acquired the UAE-based edtech eFlow for an...

eFlow EDT&Partners

Regional

Inside CoinMENA’s exit: The $240m deal that redefined MENA crypto’s growth model

CoinMENA’s sale to Paribu crystallises a quiet shift in how value is being priced in MENA’s digital asset market. The Bahrain-...

CoinMena

United States

Coursera, Udemy agree $2.5 billion all-stock merger

Coursera and Udemy have signed a definitive all-stock merger agreement, valuing the combined company at $2.5bn based on December 16,...

Udemy Coursera

Bahrain

Paribu acquires CoinMENA in a transaction valued at up to $240 million

Paribu, Türkiye’s leading digital asset platform, has completed the country’s largest fintech transaction to date by...

Paribu CoinMena

U.A.E

DataCamp enters the Middle East with Optima acquisition

US- and London-based edtech DataCamp has acquired UAE-based Optima, an AI-native learning platform that personalises lessons, pacing,...

DataCamp Optima EdTech

Saudi Arabia

WakeCap acquires Trackfy to expand into Latin America

Saudi Arabia-based contech WakeCap has acquired Brazil’s Trackfy, a workforce safety and operational intelligence platform serving...

WakeCap contech

Morocco

ORA acquires Cathedis in Morocco’s first locally funded startup merger

Moroccan superapp ORA Technologies and Azur Innovation Fund have acquired Cathedis, marking the first-ever consolidation between...

Ora Technologies Azur Innovation Fund Cathedis

Saudi Arabia

PIF, Aramco join forces through HUMAIN to accelerate Saudi Arabia’s AI ambitions

PIF and Aramco signed a non-binding term sheet to combine their artificial intelligence (AI) assets and work jointly through HUMAIN, a...

Humain PIF Aramco

Egypt

Wuzzuf and Forasna parent BasharSoft acquires iCareer

Egypt-based BasharSoft, the company behind Wuzzuf and Forasna, has fully acquired iCareer, Egypt’s HR consultancy startup, for an...

BasharSoft iCareer

Saudi Arabia

Qashio acquires Sanad Cash to accelerate Saudi expansion

UAE-based fintech Qashio, the UAE’s leading corporate spend management platform, announced the acquisition of Saudi Arabia’s...

Qashio Sanad Cash

U.A.E

Careem acquires minority stake in Swapp, doubling down on car rentals

Careem has acquired a minority stake in Swapp, the UAE-based car rental and subscription platform, deepening the partnership that began...

careem Swapp

Egypt

Duaya acquires EXMGO in six-figure deal, relaunches as Duaya Go

Egypt-based healthtech Duaya has acquired EXMGO, an Egyptian SaaS provider for pharmacies and medical businesses, in a six-figure...

Duaya EXMGO

Saudi Arabia

Impact46 acquires Saudi gaming studio Kammelna for $53 million

Saudi Arabia-based VC Impact46 has acquired the Saudi game development studio "Kammelna" for $53 million. Founded in...

Impact46 Kammelna

Egypt

Tactful AI founders reacquire company from Dstny

Tactful AI, the Egypt-born AI startup for customer experience (CX) management, has been reacquired by its original founders Mohamed...

Tactful AI Dstny

Qatar

Jahez acquires 76.56% stake in Qatar’s Snoonu in $245 million deal

Saudi-listed Jahez Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 76.56% of Qatar’s Snoonu, a leading e-commerce and on-demand...

Jahez Snoonu

U.A.E

Stryde acquires Qora71, launches Stryde71 to expand global VC access

UAE-based digital investment platform Stryde has acquired Qora71 and rebranded it as Stryde71. The move marks Stryde’s entry...

Stryde Qora71

U.A.E

Lottery.com acquires majority stake of Nook Holdings, rebrand as Sports.com hub

Lottery.com has signed a $2.5 million agreement to acquire a 90% stake in Nook Holdings, a sports and wellness incubator based in...

Lottery.com Nook

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