Regional Mena startups raised $160 million in February 2021 Startups in Mena raised a whopping $160 million in February this year across 43 deals, driven largely by debt financing. UAE-based startups... Wamda • 09 March, 2021 Investment
Regional Is a competitive funding landscape good for the ecosystem? Covid-19 has been the ultimate stress test for all businesses, including startups and venture capital (VC) firms. While the pandemic has... Dunya Hassanein • 02 February, 2021 ABV Venture Capital
U.A.E Access Bridge Ventures launches with first close of its $25 million fund Access Bridge Ventures (ABV), a newly launched regionally focused early-stage venture capital fund, has made its first close. The fund,... News • 10 January, 2021 ABV VC fund
Regional GELLIFY to launch €20 million Mena fund Italy’s GELLIFY, a B2B software startup focused accelerator and investor is launching a fund for the Middle East region in... News • 09 December, 2020 GELLIFY b2b
Regional Corporates in Mena: From competitors to investors The rampant digitisation of almost every sector this year has pushed corporates, once slow-moving goliaths comfortable in their traditional... Triska Hamid • 08 November, 2020 corporates CVC
Regional The future of Agritech in Mena Wamda is hosting an online panel discussion on Wednesday, November 4th at 3:00 PM (GMT+4), ''The future of Agritech in... Annelies Docx • 26 October, 2020
Regional New VC fund to invest $60 million in 120 Mena startups The former managing partners of 500 Startups Mena (500 Falcons) Sharif El-Badawi and Hasan Haider have launched a new venture capital... News • 12 October, 2020 Venture Capital Plus Venture Capital
Regional Mena startups raised $10.9 million in September Investment in startups appears to be slowing for the first time this year with just $10.9 million* raised in fresh funding in September.... Wamda • 07 October, 2020 investments
U.A.E STEP Match Step Match is a series of online networking events brought to you by Step, the organizers of Step Conference,... Wamda • 27 September, 2020
Jordan Jordan's ISSF invests in Bedaya Fund Jordan-based ISSF (Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund) has invested in Abu Dhabi-based Shorooq Partner's Bedaya Fund. The amount of... News • 01 September, 2020 Shorooq Partners
U.A.E Abu Dhabi's Dh535 million Ventures Fund will be transferred to ADQ Source: The National Abu Dhabi's state holding company ADQ is partnering with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (Adio) to develop the... News • 19 August, 2020 abu dhabi ADIO
Global NAR technologies acquired by US-based B3Bar Holdings Beirut-based startup NAR Technologies, a portfolio company of Leap Ventures, has been acquired by US-based B3Bar. Founded by Charlie El... News • 04 August, 2020 Leap Ventures NAR technologies Speed accelerator
Regional Top five investment deals in the second quarter of 2020 The top five disclosed venture capital (VC) deals in the second quarter of 2020 amounted to $244.6 million, largely down to the $150... Dunya Hassanein • 09 July, 2020 VC investment
U.A.E KBW Ventures invests in TurtleTree Labs seed round UAE-based KBW Ventures, the venture capital (VC) firm founded by Saudi Arabia’s Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed, has participated in a... News • 25 June, 2020 KBW Ventures
U.A.E ADQ launches Dh1.1 billion fund to invest in Asian startups Source: The National ADQ, one of the region’s largest holding companies, launched a Dh1.1 billion ($300 million) venture fund to... News • 20 May, 2020 Masdar City abu dhabi
Regional HOF Capital's take on investment post pandemic HOF Capital is a global venture capital (VC) firm founded in 2016 by three Egyptian entrepreneurs, Fady Yacoub, Onsi Sawiris and Hisham... Dunya Hassanein • 20 May, 2020 HOF Capital Venture Capital covid-19
U.A.E Hubpay raises seed investment UAE-based Hubpay, a digital wallet for remittances has announced its seed round led by US venture capital firm, Signal Peak Ventures,... News • 20 April, 2020 Fintech financial inclusion hubpay
Egypt Fawry’s founder launches fintech fund Egypt-based financial technology (fintech) company Fawry has played a pivotal role in providing digital payment capabilities to businesses... Dunya Hassanein • 14 April, 2020 Fintech fawry
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 Venture creation, the new VC Investment across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) is becoming more sophisticated. The growth in the number of venture capital (VC)... Triska Hamid • 30 January, 2020
Global VentureSouq exits Frontier Car Group UAE-based investment platform VentureSouq has sold its stake in German-based Frontier Car Group, an online and offline used-car... News • 05 January, 2020 VentureSouq Germany Exit
Regional Top 5 VC deals in the fourth quarter of 2019 The fourth quarter 2019 top five venture capital (VC) deals that were disclosed amounted to $78.7 million, with UAE-based Trukker... Wamda • 01 January, 2020
Saudi Arabia PIF launches $1 billion fund of funds Source: Arab News Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has launched a new investment vehicle aimed at boosting small and... News • 19 December, 2019 Public Investment Fund
Egypt iFix raises investment from A15 Source: Ventureburn Cairo-based on-demand mobile phone repair startup iFix has raised an undisclosed investment from A15,... News • 11 December, 2019 investement A15