Regional Emaar fully acquires Namshi Dubai’s Emaar Malls has fully acquired e-commerce retailer Namshi. This follows acquiring the remaining stake of Global... News • 25 February, 2019 ecommerce Retail Fashion
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
Kuwait Kuwait-based Jumla Club raises pre-Series A Source: Menabytes Kuwait-based B2B food and beverage platform Jumla Club has raised seven-figure pre-Series A, the startup... News • 25 February, 2019 f&b pre-Series A
Egypt Trella raises more than $600,000 in pre-seed investment Source: Menabytes Cairo-based trucking marketplace Trella has raised over $600,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by Algebra Ventures... News • 24 February, 2019 pre-Seed trucking Shipping
Kuwait Nalbes raises $2 million Kuwait-based e-commerce platform Nalbes has secured $2 million in its Series B round of funding, led by a group of existing and new... News • 22 February, 2019 E-commerce Fashion
Saudi Arabia Golden Scent closes new round of investment Saudi Arabia-based e-commerce platform Golden Scent has closed a new round of investment, the company announced, without disclosing the... Wamda • 22 February, 2019 news E-commerce Golden Scent
Kuwait Deliveroo launches in Kuwait with 900 restaurants Source: Arabian Business Deliveroo, the delivery service founded in 2013 by William Shu and Greg Orlowski, has announced its launch in... News • 20 February, 2019 food Delivery Expansion
Egypt E-commerce venture Noon expands operations to Egypt Source: Arabian Business Noon, the e-commerce venture operating in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday announced its expansion into... News • 19 February, 2019 E-commerce Expansion
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
U.A.E Dubai-based Mile raises seed funding Source: Menabytes Dubai-based delivery and logistics management platform Mile has raised seed funding in a round led by Saudi VC Riyad... News • 19 February, 2019 Seed funding Delivery Logistics
Egypt GoodsMart secures funding from Algebra Ventures in pre-Series B Egypt-based e-grocery company GoodsMart announced that it has secured funding in a pre-Series B round from Algebra Ventures. This... News • 18 February, 2019 Funding Pre-Series B E-commerce
Lebanon Feel22 raises Series A Source: MENAbytes Lebanese beauty ecommerce startup has raised a Series A funding round, the startup announced in a statement... News • 17 February, 2019 ecommerce ecommerce middle east beauty products
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 Tunisia-founded TravelCar acquired by Groupe PSA Tunisia-founded mobility solutions platform TravelCar, now headquartered in Europe was acquired by France-based automobile... News • 10 February, 2019 Acqusition mobility car
Regional Dubai-founded Pixelbug gets acquired by American Besomebody Source: Menabytes Cincinnati-based learning platform Besomebody that specializes in job placement and employer services has... News • 10 February, 2019 ar Acquistion news
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
U.A.E Global video ads marketplace Teads acquires Dubai-based Buzzeff Source: Menabytes Teads, a New York-headquartered global video ads marketplace has acquired Dubai-based video ads... News • 07 February, 2019 Videoads Dubai acquisition
U.A.E Dubai South to invest $545m in new e-commerce zone Source: The National State-developer Dubai South said on Monday it aimed to spend Dh2 billion ($545 million) to build an e-commerce free... News • 06 February, 2019 E-commerce uae Free Trade
Regional GetJenny raises $2.3m from Dubai Angel Investors Source: Menabytes Helsinki-based customer service-focused bot building platform GetJenny has raised $2.3 million (€2 million) as... News • 05 February, 2019 Expansion MENA AI
Jordan Amman based Oasis500 announces partial exit from Little Thinking Minds Source: Menabytes Amman-based accelerator and seed investor Oasis500 has announced partial exit from Jordanian edtech startup Little... News • 04 February, 2019 EdTech Jordan Exit
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
U.A.E Melltoo closes bridge round Dubai-based secondhand e-commerce platform Melltoo has closed a pre-series A round that it will use to expand its operational capacity... Wamda • 28 January, 2019 uae ecommerce secondhand