U.A.E UAE digital health startup raises $4M in seed funding Health at Hand, the newly launched Dubai-based patient to doctor video consultation platform, has now raised more than $4 million... Staff writer • 18 October, 2017 uae health at hand seed fund
Bahrain Bahrain’s football app Malaeb closes a seed round investment Bahraini app Malaeb, which helps users match players and book a football field, has recently closed a seed round for an undisclosed amount,... Staff writer • 18 October, 2017 Malaeb Inspire Ventures Vision ventures
Saudi Arabia SRMG acquires 51 percent stake in Saudi financial news service Argaam for $10M The Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG) has acquired a controlling stake (51 percent) in the Argaam Investment and Trading Company,... Staff writer • 18 October, 2017 Saudi Arabia Argam acquisition
U.A.E Mastercard and Abu Dhabi Global Market collaborate to accelerate fintech ecosystem development Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), an international financial center, and Mastercard Asia/Pacific Pte Ltd, a leading technology company in the... Staff writer • 18 October, 2017 uae ADGM MasterCard
Saudi Arabia Home cleaning marketplace Matic raises $3 million Matic, an online marketplace for cleaning services in the GCC, incubated by Badir Program for Technology Incubators and Accelerators, has... Staff writer • 17 October, 2017 Matic MEVP Cleaning services
U.A.E Precinct Partners launches to provide patient capital to entrepreneurs Precinct Partners Holding Limited (‘Precinct Partners’) has launched at the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) to... Staff writer • 16 October, 2017 precinct partners fund patient capital
Jordan Jordanian addressing startup raises $100K from GMS Ventures & Investments NavCode is a Jordanian smart addressing app that contains user information such as name, phone number, building number and others. It... Staff writer • 16 October, 2017 NavCode Addressing VC
Kuwait Fintech startup Ajar Online closes a second round of investment Ajar Online, a Kuwait-based fintech startup that allows tenants to pay their rent online, via SMS and email, has recently closed... Staff writer • 16 October, 2017 Ajar Online Fintech Investment
Global Badir launches new program to attract global startups to KSA Badir Program for Technology Incubators, a Saudi national program under King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), launched a... Staff writer • 10 October, 2017 news watch Badir
Global Six winners, including 2 international startups at MAD Mentorpreneurs Ten startups competed for awards worth four million Emirati Dirhams (US$ 1 million) during MAD Mentorpreneurs pitching competition, which... Staff writer • 02 October, 2017 MAD Talks MAD Mentorpreneurs startups
Regional Altibbi raises $6.5M through MEVP, DASH Ventures, and other investors Altibbi Ltd., one of the Middle East’s largest digital health platforms, announced a new round of funding amounting to $6.5 million.... Staff writer • 02 October, 2017 AlTibbi MEVP DASH Ventures
U.A.E UAE dental app Udenz raised $200,000 in crowdinvesting Udenz, a Dubai-based app that offers dental services for both users and dentists, has raised $203,000 with 33 investors from 10... Staff writer • 29 September, 2017 Udenz eureeca uae
Egypt Egyptian home services platform Filkhedma closed second investment round Filkhedma, an Egyptian home services marketplace, has just closed its second investment round led by Algebra Ventures and Glint... Staff writer • 28 September, 2017 FilKhedma Algebra Ventures Glint
U.A.E First class of Ethereum blockchain developers to graduate from Dubai’s ConsenSys Academy ConsenSys Academy has announced its first developer program class of 150+ blockchain developers, including 25 participants from the United... Staff writer • 28 September, 2017 Smart Dubai ethereum Blockchain
Regional Alabbar and MEVP launch $250M MENA tech-focused VC fund Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) announced today the launch of its third MENA venture capital fund – the Middle East Venture Fund... Staff writer • 27 September, 2017 Alabbar MEVP Walid Hanna
Regional Alshaya gets on board in Noon Kuwait-based retail franchise operator MH Alshaya Co has acquired a strategic stake in Noon, the region’s new ecommerce platform,... Rana Freifer • 21 September, 2017 Alshaya Noon ecommerce
Jordan Jordan’s POSRocket raises $650K from Jabbar Internet Group, Arzan VC, and Propeller Inc. POSRocket, the Amman-based startup that sells cloud-based point-of-sale solutions to SMEs raised $650,000 as seed investment from Jabbar... Staff writer • 20 September, 2017 posrocket Point of sale Cloud Computing
Egypt 11 Egyptian startups to participate in Innoventures Egypt's third Startup Reactor stage Innoventures, an innovation platform launched in 2011 to bring Egyptian ideas to market, announced the top 11 startups chosen to... Staff writer • 20 September, 2017 Innoventures Startup Reactor
U.A.E MEVP invests in online travel company Wego MEVP, a leading venture capital firm focusing on the MENA invested in Wego, one of the largest online travel marketplaces across the MENA... Staff writer • 19 September, 2017 MEVP Wego investement
Saudi Arabia Saudi cloud-based POS startup Foodics closed a $4M funding round Saudi Arabia's Foodics has closed a SAR 15 million ($4 million) investment round, led by Raed Ventures and Riyad Taqnia Fund (RTF) with... Staff writer • 18 September, 2017 Foodics Saudi Arabia ksa
Tunisia Tunisian online finance news platform raises $400K The Tunisian startup Ilboursa.com, which a French online finance news platform, announced on Tuesday (September 12) the closing of its... Maya Rahal • 14 September, 2017 fundraising stock exchange finance
U.A.E Mumzworld partners with Legoland Dubai Two leading brands in the child industry team up to offer mothers and children (aged 2-12) a better experience when visiting the... Staff writer • 13 September, 2017 Mumzworld Legoland Dubai partnerships
Saudi Arabia Saudi Aramco licenses NOMADD to create waterless cleaning systems Saudi Aramco entered into a technology licensing agreement with NOMADD Desert Solar Solutions, the Saudi-based startup that commercializes... Staff writer • 13 September, 2017 Aramco Solar panels NOMADD
Regional Uber and Arabiaweather announced a strategic partnership The ride hailing app Uber announced a strategic partnership with Arabiaweather, a platform that provides weather products, services and... Staff writer • 12 September, 2017 ksa Saudi Arabia Jordan