Wamda

U.A.E

Careem introduces commission-free model for UAE restaurants

UAE-based super app Careem, has introduced a commission-free model for its restaurant partners in a step to relieve the economic impact of...

careem Food delivery commission-free model

U.A.E

Aldar Properties launches accelerator programme for global proptechs

Aldar Properties (‘Aldar’), has launched its corporate innovation programme, Aldar Scale Up, in partnership with Abu...

Aldar Properties startAD Proptech

U.A.E

Hotdesk secures seed funding from ZVC

Dubai-based workspace platform Hotdesk, has secured seed funding from Zayani Venture Capital (ZVC) - the tech and venture capital arm of...

workspace Investment seed fund

U.A.E

NymCard raises $7.6 million in Series A

Abu Dhabi-based Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider NymCard, has raised a $7.6 million Series A funding round, led by Shorooq Partners,...

NymCard bank as a service Fintech

U.A.E

Zbooni raises $5 million in Series A

UAE-based e-commerce enabler Zbooni, has raised a $5 million Series A funding round led by an undisclosed London-based fund. Founded in...

Zbooni ecommerce enablement Series A

U.A.E

spiderSilk raises $2.3 million in pre-Series A

Dubai-based cybersecurity firm spiderSilk, has raised a $2.25 million pre-Series A funding round, co-led by Global Ventures and STV, with...

Cypersecurity Global Ventures spiderSilk

U.A.E

ArabyAds acquires Dmenta

UAE-headquartered online advertising and consumer intelligence platform (adtech) ArabyAds, has acquired Dubai-based influncer and brand...

ArabyAds Dmenta adtech

U.A.E

How can we stay productive in a hybrid world?

Mohammed Arif is the business group director of modern workplace and security at Microsoft UAE As the pandemic has spread around the...

Workflow microsoft

U.A.E

Rising Giants Network secures $1 million investment

Dubai-based Rising Giants Network (RGN), a bilingual podcasting network, has secured a $1 million investment deal, led by Triangle Media,...

content podcasts Investment

Global

KBW Ventures invests in BlueNalu

UAE-based KBW Ventures has increased its stake in US-based BlueNalu, participating in its newly-raised $60 million convertible note...

BlueNalu KBW Ventures

U.A.E

Mohamed Hilal Group invests in Spain’s VirtuE through SAIN

UAE-based Mohamed Hilal Group has signed an investment agreement with Spanish Startup VirtuE R&D, through the newly-launched Sharjah...

Virtue R&D AI Mohamed Hilal Group

Global

VentureSouq invests in Singapore-based Volopay

Source: TechCrunch Volopay, a Singapore-based startup building a “financial control center” for businesses, announced today...

VentureSouq Volopay Volopay

Global

Alpha Wave leads $2.5 million seed round in India’s Udayy

Source: YourStory Udayy, the Gurugram-based edtech startup, has raised $2.5 million in a seed round led by Alpha Wave Incubation (AWI),...

U.A.E

Wamda participates in Ziina’s seed round

Wamda has invested in UAE-based peer-to-peer (P2P) payment application Ziina’s seed funding round, which was led by the Oman...

Ziina Fintech

U.A.E

Abu Dhabi startups to get funding and tech support from ADIO-Microsoft alliance

Source: Gulf News In alliance with Microsoft, the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) will offer owners of local startups the resources...

ADIO Plug and Play microsoft

Global

Alpha Wave leads $5 million Series A in India's edtech platform Kyt

Source: The Financial Express Edtech platform Kyt on Wednesday said it has raised USD 5 million (about Rs 36.5 crore) in funding led by...

Alpha Wave EdTech Kyt

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,...

ABV VC fund

Lebanon

Anghami raises investment from SHUAA Capital

Lebanon-based music streaming platform Anghami, has raised a fresh investment from UAE-based investment firm SHUAA Capital alongside other...

anghami Music streaming Shuaa Capital

Global

Interstar, DPS invest in India's Countingwell

Source: VCCircle Illuminati Learning Solutions Pvt. Ltd, which operates the mathematics-focussed education-technology startup...

Countingwell EdTech Delhi Private School

U.A.E

Sharjah Angel Investors Network launches

The Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park (SRTI Park) has launched the Sharjah Angel Investors Network (SAIN). The announcement...

SRTI Park SAIN Angel Investment

Global

UAE-based Zenith Global invests $1 million in India's TaxBuddy.com

Source: YourStory TaxBuddy.com, a Mumbai-based fintech startup, on Monday raised $1 million in early-stage funding from UAE-based fund...

Fintech TaxBuddy.com Zenith Global

U.A.E

Udrive raises $1.3 million in ongoing Series A round

UAE-based car-rental platform Udrive has raised $1.3 million from 186 investors via crowdfunding platform, Eureeca. The investment is part...

udrive car rental Covid19

Global

Global Ventures invests in Kenya’s Ilara Health

Source: Disrupt Africa Kenyan e-health startup Ilara Health has raised a US$3.75 million Series A funding round to expand its diagnostic...

Global Ventures African Startups healthtech

Global

KBW Ventures invests in TurtleTree Labs’ $6.2 million pre-Series A

UAE-based KBW Ventures, has participated in the $6.2 million pre-Series A funding round for Singapore-based TurtleTree Labs, a...

KBW Ventures Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud TurtleTree Labs

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