Saudi Arabia Why Mumzworld is a unique story for the Arab region The Mumzworld story is a triumph for e-commerce startups and the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Arab region. The journey of the two... Fadi Ghandour • 29 June, 2021 Mumzworld
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia’s Tamer Group acquires majority stake in Mumzworld Saudi Arabia’s Tamer Group, a healthcare distributor and logistics company has acquired a majority stake in UAE-based e-commerce... News • 28 June, 2021 acquisition news Mumzworld
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia's Finance Ministry grants licenses for STC Bank and Saudi Digital Bank Saudi Arabia's Finance Ministry has granted licenses for the Kingdom's first digital banks; STC and Saudi Digital Bank - both... News • 24 June, 2021 Fintech digital banks
Saudi Arabia Swvl expands to Saudi Arabia Egypt-founded mass transportation startup Swvl, has expanded to Saudi Arabia to serve the corporate and business sector. The... News • 22 June, 2021 Swvl Saudi Arabia Egypt
Saudi Arabia NearMotion receives follow-on investment from Wa’ed Saudi Arabia-based digital mapping and navigation startup NearMotion has received follow-on investment from Aramco’s... News • 21 June, 2021 NearMotion Navigation ksa
Saudi Arabia Saudi fintech Tweeq closes funding round led by STV, Raed Ventures Riyadh-based fintech platform Tweeq has raised an undisclosed funding round, co-led by STV and Raed Ventures. Founded in 2020 by... News • 21 June, 2021 Fintech Tweeq
Regional Watheeq launches $26.7 million proptech fund Saudi Arabia-based investment management and financial advisory company Watheeq Financial Services, has launched SAR 100 million ($26.7... News • 21 June, 2021 Proptech Watheeq
Saudi Arabia FloraNow acquires AstraFarms' flower distribution business Dubai-based B2B floral marketplace Floranow has acquired Saudi Arabia-based distribution business of Saudi... News • 15 June, 2021 Astra Farms Floranow Floral markerplaces
Saudi Arabia Can Saudi Arabia become the region's fintech frontrunner? When Tamara announced it had raised $110 million for its Series A back in April, it sent a wave of awe across the region. Not only was this... Triska Hamid - Nesma Abdel Azim • 10 June, 2021 Fintech
Saudi Arabia Red Sea Farms raises $10 million to expand across Saudi Saudi Arabia-based agritech startup Red Sea Farms has received a $10 million investment fund from Wa’ed, the Future Investment... News • 07 June, 2021 agritech KAUST
Saudi Arabia Wa’ed invests $500,000 in Saudi drone operator FalconViz Wa’ed, the entrepreneurship arm of Saudi Aramco, has invested $500,000 in Saudi Arabia-based drone operator FalconViz, marking... News • 03 June, 2021 falconviz Wa'ed Aramco
Saudi Arabia The VC map of Saudi Arabia We recently published a feature highlighting the growth of Saudi Arabia's venture capital sector. In this infographic, we have mapped... Wamda • 03 June, 2021 Venture Capital Angel Investor corporate venture capital
Saudi Arabia Nabeel Koshak: Growing Saudi Arabia’s venture market Saudi Arabia’s government has been especially proactive in encouraging its entrepreneurship sector, the result of which is a... Nagham Al Eithan • 02 June, 2021 SVC
Saudi Arabia What's next for Saudi Arabia's booming VC sector? Five years into the Saudi Vision 2030 programme, venture capital (VC) funding in Saudi Arabia has risen to an all time high with a recorded... Nagham Al Eithan • 27 May, 2021 VC PIF Jada Fund of Funds
Saudi Arabia Eltizam raises SAR 2.5 million for its insurance marketplace Saudi Arabia-based insurance as a service (IaaS) platform Eltizam, has raised SAR2.5 million ($666,000) via crowdfunding platform... Dunya Hassanein • 26 May, 2021 Eltizam Insurance Scooper
Saudi Arabia Qalam raises funds from Wadi Makkah Ventures Saudi Arabia-based publishing platform Qalam, has raised an undisclosed sum from Wadi Makkah Ventures. With the fresh funds, the... News • 25 May, 2021 Qalam Publishing Wadi Makkah
Saudi Arabia NearPay raises $2.1 million pre-Seed investment Saudi Arabia-based fintech NearPay, has raised SAR8 million ($2.1 million) pre-Seed investment from a group of angel... News • 24 May, 2021 Fintech NearPay pre seed
Saudi Arabia Gathern raises $6 million Series A led by STV Saudi Arabia-based Gathern, a peer-to-peer (P2P) vacation rental marketplace has raised a $6 million Series A round led by STV with... News • 23 May, 2021 Gathern Series A
Saudi Arabia Jahez considering IPO on Saudi's Nomu Saudi Arabia-based food delivery startup Jahez is considering going public on Nomu, Saudi Arabia's secondary exchange for SMEs and... News • 18 May, 2021 Jahez Food delivery ipo
Jordan ISSF invests $150,000 in Trteeb Jordan’s ISSF has invested $150,000 in Jordan and Saudi Arabia-based Trteeb. The investment was made in January 2021. Trteeb is... News • 16 May, 2021 marketplace
Saudi Arabia Sary raises $30.5 million Series B Saudi Arabia-based B2B marketplace Sary has raised $30.5 million in a Series B round led by VentureSouq with participation from new... News • 06 May, 2021 SARY B2B e-commerce b2b
Saudi Arabia Retailo raises $6.7 million seed round Saudi Arabia-based B2B e-commerce marketplace Retailo, has raised a $6.7 million seed round, co-led by Shorooq Partners and Abercross... News • 06 May, 2021 Retailo seed b2b
Saudi Arabia Quix raises $800,000 for its drone-based delivery platform Saudi Arabia-based logistics and on-demand delivery platform Quix, has raised SAR 3 million ($800,000) pre-launch from over... Dunya Hassanein • 03 May, 2021 Quix Crowdfunding delivery solutions
Saudi Arabia Nama Ventures launches $27 million fund to invest in Mena startups Source: Arabian Business The nearly $27 million fund will be raised from high-net-worth-individuals, family offices, and institutional... News • 28 April, 2021 Nama Ventures seed startups
