Kuwait Kuwait’s Teeela raises $3.75 million pre-Series A Kuwait-based gifting platform Teeela, has raised $3.75 million in a pre-Series A funding round, led by Saudi Arabian investment firm... News • 01 August, 2022 Teeela Wealth Well gift marketplace
Regional How can the GCC countries become digital leaders? Tarek El Zein is a partner with Strategy& Middle East, part of the PwC network The digital economies of GCC countries have... Thought Leadership • 24 January, 2022 GCC Innovation
Regional Illegal data collection, financial data theft are major concerns for GCC consumers, GPI study shows Saudi Arabia and the UAE have among the world’s largest prepaid markets according to Ding’s bi-annual Global Prepaid Index... News • 02 November, 2021 GPI Ding GCC
Bahrain Dtec, OQAL sign MoU to develop startup ecosystem in GCC Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Campus (Dtec), has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Saudi Arabia-based OQAL Angel... News • 15 March, 2021 Oqal dtec GCC
U.A.E Service My Car raises $10 million Seed round for expansion UAE-based digital auto service and repair platform Service My Car, has raised $10 million from Oman-based Bahwan. Founded in 2018,... News • 09 March, 2021 Service My Car GCC seed round
U.A.E Conektr raises $800,000 in pre-Series A Source: WAYA Conektr, a Dubai-based digital lower trade, groceries, and HORECA marketplace platform has raised $800,000 in a... News • 06 August, 2020 grocery stores GCC Series A
Regional World’s first Halal Angels Network aims to tap $5 trillion Source: Trade Arabia The World’s First Halal Angels Network was launched to promote Innovation, entrepreneurship & startups to... News • 04 May, 2020 Angel Investment India GCC
Bahrain Seedstars GCC Seedstars World is on a mission to identify the best seed-stage entrepreneurs and provide them with an opportunity to win up to USD 1... Wamda • 09 August, 2017 GCC Gulf seedstars
Regional What's happening to innovation in the GCC? #Wamda2016 Stagnant oil prices mean the GCC’s economic situation today does not look rosy, and the 2016 Global Innovation Index (GII) shows the... Julia Eberhard • 20 December, 2016 Wamda2016 MENA startups
Saudi Arabia Know your LLCs from your SPVs in the GCC [Opinion] Starting a business can involve serious amounts of paperwork - but you've got to get it right the first time. (Image via Coseer) “We’re loo... Abdulrahman Hammad • 28 April, 2016 JSC joint stock company SPV