Regional Mena startups raise $277 million in Q1 2020 Source: Arabian Business Startups in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region raised $277 million in the first three months of... News • 13 April, 2020 MAGNiTT Q1
U.A.E HDC raises $350,000 in seed funding UAE-based startup Hotel Data Cloud (HDC), has raised $350K in seed funding from both local and international investors, to help hotels... Dunya Hassanein • 12 April, 2020 HDC online booking covid-19
U.A.E ADIO allocates $100 million to four agritech companies Source: The National Abu Dhabi Investment Office (Adio) invested $100 million (Dh367m) to bring four agriculture technology companies to... News • 09 April, 2020 agritech Abu Dhabi Investment Office (Adio)
U.A.E Mamo Pay raises $1.5 million UAE-based Mamo Pay, a peer-to-peer payments app has raised $1.5 million in a round led by Global Founders Capital (GFC) with participation... News • 07 April, 2020 mamo pay Fintech
U.A.E The Modist ceases operations Source: The National The Dubai-based luxury e-commerce platform announced the news on social media on April 2, citing the... News • 04 April, 2020 etailer TheModist covid-19
Saudi Arabia SARY secures $6.6 million Source: Reuters Saudi Arabia’s digital marketplace Sary, which connects small businesses with merchant wholesalers, has secured... News • 02 April, 2020 SARY ecommerce covid-19
Regional Top five VC deals in the first quarter of 2020 The first quarter is usually an active one for venture capital (VC) investments in the Middle East and with the top five closed before the... Wamda • 01 April, 2020 Investment investments VC
Oman OTF earmarks RO 1 million for project expansion Source: ONA Oman Technology Fund (OTF) today allocated one million Omani Riyals for investment in expansion projects. The step comes in... News • 30 March, 2020 OTF Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik.
U.A.E Cartlow closes first round of funding Source:AMEinfo Cartlow, an e-commerce startup that is pushing the "re-commerce" sector in the country, has secured an... News • 30 March, 2020 Recommerce Cartlow
Saudi Arabia Wamda invests in online grocery platform Nana's $18 million Series B round Wamda has participated in Saudi Arabia-based Nana's $18 million Series B investment round. Investors in the round included Saudi... Wamda • 25 March, 2020 Nana Direct Nana wamda
U.A.E Rise raises investment from MEVP Dubai-based financial technology (fintech) startup Rise, has raised an investment round led by Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) in... News • 23 March, 2020 Rise MEVP Fintech
Egypt ElCoach raises six-figure seed Source: Menabytes Cairo-based fitness startup El Coach has raised six-figure (USD) in seed funding, it told MENAbytes today,... News • 18 March, 2020 ElCoach 500 startups covid-19
Bahrain Al Waha fund of funds invests in Lumia Capital Bahrain-based Al Waha fund of funds has confirmed a "substantial" investment in San Francisco-based venture capital (VC) firm... Dunya Hassanein • 18 March, 2020 Waha Capital Bahrain Lumia Capital
Jordan Abwaab raises $2.4 million pre-seed Jordan-based education technology (edtech) startup Abwaab has closed a $2.4 million pre-seed funding round, led by Adam Tech Ventures and... News • 17 March, 2020 Education online learning abwaab
U.A.E Spartech Ventures invests in UK-based Intrro Source: tech.eu Intrro, a London and Tbilisi-based HRtech startup, has raised $500,000 in financing led by 500 startups, a Silicon... News • 15 March, 2020 Investment HR
Egypt Argineering Raises $400,000 Source: Waya Egyptian tech startup Argineering just raised $400,000, closing its seed round led by 500 Startups and Flat6Labs Cairo.... News • 12 March, 2020 Flat6Labs arts
Egypt Breadfast raises bridge round investment Source: MENABytes Y Combinator-backed Egyptian fresh bread and grocery delivery platform Breadfast has raised a seven-figure (USD)... News • 09 March, 2020 Breadfast foodtech
Egypt Khazna raises seed funding Egypt-based financial technology (fintech) startup Khazna, has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding round led by Algebra Ventures,... Dunya Hassanein • 08 March, 2020 Fintech Algebra Ventures
U.A.E Mubadala invests in Waymo The source: The National Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company joined a consortium that will invest $2.25 billion... News • 08 March, 2020 Mubadala Capital
U.A.E TPConnects lands investment Flight Center Travel Group(FCTG) is boosting its tech platform with the acquistion of a 22.47% stake in TPConnects... News • 05 March, 2020 TPConnects SAAS
Palestine Receet secures pre-series A investment Ramallah-based Receet, has secured a six-figure pre-series A investment round, led by Ibtikar Fund, with participation from Paltel... Dunya Hassanein • 04 March, 2020 Fintech Ibtikar Fund
Saudi Arabia Wamda invests in Arabic teacher training platform Aanaab Wamda has invested in Jeddah-based Aanaab, an education technology (edtech) platform that has raised $1.5 million in its seed round. The... Wamda • 03 March, 2020 Education EdTech wamda
U.A.E iMile raises $10 million in pre-series A Source: Tha National iMile, a Dubai-based last mile delivery company, plans to open a new research and development center in the region... News • 01 March, 2020 iMile Last mile delivery
Saudi Arabia Speero secures pre-series A funding Saudi Arabia-based marketplace Speero has raised its pre-series A investment round from 500 Startups, Impact46 and Derayah Ventures. The... News • 01 March, 2020 marketplace