Wamda

United States

USA's PLATMA expands to MENA after raising $2.2 million pre-Seed

USA-based AI business automation platform PLATMA is planning to enter the MENA market after securing a $2.2 million pre-Seed funding...

PLATMA AI

U.A.E

Mindshift Capital invests in US healthtech MDisrupt

UAE and US-based gender-lens VC fund Mindshift Capital has taken part in the $3 million Seed funding round of US healthtech MDisrupt,...

healthtech Mindshift Capital MDisrupt

Egypt

MoneyHash secures new investment from GitHub’s founder

US-headquartered Egyptian fintech MoneyHash, has secured new funding from Tom Preston-Werner, co-founder of GitHub, as part of an...

MoneyHash GitHub

United States

Classera raises $40 million Series A round led by Sanabil

US-based and Mena-focused edtech Classera, has raised $40 million in a Series A round, led by Sanabil Investments and joined by Global...

Classera Sanabil Investments EdTech

Jordan

US Fresh Del Monte invests in Jordanian agritech Decapolis

US-based agriculture company Fresh Del Monte Produce has acquired a 39 per cent stake in Jordanian agritech Decapolis. Founded in 2018...

Fresh Del Monte Decapolis agritech

U.A.E

Mindshift Capital participates in Wellbees’ $2.2 million Seed round

UAE-based VC firm Mindshift Capital has taken part in US employee wellness platform Wellbees’ latest $2.2 million Seed funding...

Mindshift Capital Wellbees HR solutions

Saudi Arabia

Nama Ventures invests in US-based IT startup Brev.dev

Saudi Arabia-based VC firm Nama Ventures has invested an unknown amount in US-based containers for development Brev.dev. Founded in...

Nama Ventures Brev.dev

U.A.E

UAE’s Mindshift Capital takes part in Rebel Girls’ $13 million round

UAE-based VC Mindshift Capital, has taken part in the $13 million funding round of US-based edtech Rebel Girls, alongside other VCs...

Mindshift Capital Rebel Girls

Lebanon

JumpCloud acquires Lebanon-born MYKI

US-based cloud management platform JumpCloud has acquired the Lebanon-born cyber security company MYKI for an undisclosed...

JumpCloud MyKi

United States

Video-recruitment platform JobPixel raises undisclosed Seed funding from Nama Ventures

Saudi Arabia-based Nama Ventures has invested an undisclosed amount in US-based human resources platform JobPixel’s Seed round....

JobPixel Nama Ventures HR solutions

Saudi Arabia

Saudi agritech Red Sea Farms expands into US

Saudi Arabia-based agritech Red Sea Farms is expanding to the US, following an investment from US investors AppHarvest and Bonaventure...

agritech Red Sea Farms

Oman

Oman’s Phaze Ventures participates in Voyager Portal’s Series A round

Oman-based VC Phaze Ventures has participated in the $8.4 million Series A round of US-based shipping supply chain software platform...

Voyager Portal Phaze Ventures

Egypt

US-based TachyHealth raises seven-figure Seed from regional investors

Jordan's Propeller Inc, the Oman Technology Fund- Wadi (OTF Wadi), Jordinvest, and an insurance company out of Saudi Arabia have...

TachyHealth healthtech

Global

500 Startups closes $140 million fund, rebrands to 500 Global

US-based venture capital firm 500 Startups has closed its largest fund to date at $140 million and has rebranded to 500 Global. The...

500 Global 500 startups

Egypt

US-based Bevy acquires Egypt’s Eventtus

US-based events company Bevy has acquired the Egyptian event management software company Eventtus for an undisclosed...

Bevy eventtus acquisition

United States

KBW Ventures invests in BluNalu

KBW Ventures, the venture capital fund founded by Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud has invested in US-based...

foodtech BlueNalu KBW Ventures

Saudi Arabia

Abdul Latif Jameel invests in Joby Aviation

Source: The National The investment arm of Abdul Latif Jameel, a Saudi Arabian family-owned conglomerate, invested in Joby...

Joby Aviation Abdul Latif Jameel

United States

Mubadala Capital invests in US-based Gabi

Source: Coverager Digital broker Gabi has raised $27 million in Series B funding, led by Mubadala Capital, the asset management arm...

Insurance Mubadala Capital

Regional

MIT SciTech 2019

The MIT SciTech 2019 is happening on April 19-21, and this year's theme is “Envisioning the Future: Cities of...

United States

TechWadi Annual Forum '19

TechWadi is a nonprofit organization building bridges between Silicon Valley and the MENA in an effort to promote tech entrepreneurship...

United States

7 th Annual Arab Startup Competition at Harvard Business School

Nominations are now open for the 7 th Annual Arab Startup Competition at Harvard Business School.The deadline for nominations is...

Jordan

Teaching coding will lead digital jobs, and this Jordanian startup is seizing this opportunity

Even though digital talent is still scarce globally, and in the Middle East particularly, the fast-growing digital economy is leading an...

Jordan usa Y Combinator

U.A.E

Mubadala Investment Company participates in $15M Series A investment round in US airspace awareness firm

Fortem Technologies, an innovator in airspace awareness and intelligence, announced closing $15 million Series A funding round led by DCVC...

uae usa Mubadala Investment Company

U.A.E

Majid Al Futtaim and Image Nation Abu Dhabi participated in financing an LA-based VR startup

Dreamscape Immersive, the location-based VR startup backed by some of Hollywood's biggest players, announced closing a $30M Series B...

uae US VR

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