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Saudi Arabia

Foodics raises $4 million pre-series B

Source: MenaBytes Foodics, a Saudi cloud-based point-of-sale system for F&B businesses has raised $4 million in fresh funds, the...

f&b saudi Pre-Series B

Saudi Arabia

Noon Academy raises $8.6 million

Source: MenaBytes Riyadh-based online learning platform Noon Academy has raised $8.6 million Series A co-led by Raed Ventures and Saudi...

Investment EdTech fund

Regional

Crowdfunding: A way to bridge the credit gap

At first glance, the Middle East and in particular the GCC, seems like an ideal market for a robust crowdfunding economy. But the growth of...

Crowdfunding Investment liwwa

Lebanon

BSynchro raises $1 million

Lebanon-based BSynchro Holding, an insurance technology company, has raised $1 million from its current shareholders Berytech Fund II and...

tech Insurance Software

U.A.E

Dubai-based Urent raises seed funding

Source: Arabian Business Dubai royal, Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed Al Maktoum, has invested in Urent, a new online platform that aims to...

cars Rental Investment

U.A.E

London-headquartered GuestReady raises $6 million in series A

Source: MenaBytes GuestReady, a London-headquartered short-term rental management startup has raised $6 million in its Series A led by...

Expansion Investment Rental

U.A.E

UAE-based Zbooni raises 1.1 million

UAE-based Zbooni has closed its latest funding round of $1.1 million led by the Chalhoub Group and B&Y Venture Partners. It will use...

Investment Chat Technology

Saudi Arabia

Saudi-based Averos raises Pre-series A round

Source: MAGNiTT Averos, a Saudi Arabian startup based out of Makkah, raised an undisclosed Pre-Series A funding round from Saudi...

Tracking Logistics Investment

Egypt

Cairo-based Eksab raises seed funding

Source: Enterprise Egyptian sports startup Eksab has raised a six-figure seed investment from 500 Startups and plans to use the...

E-sports Investment seed-fund

U.A.E

Dubai’s Jabbar Internet Group leads $1 million Pre-Series A in India’s Arzooo

Source: MenaBytes Jabbar Internet Group, one of the leading Dubai-based tech investors founded by the co-founders of Souq and Maktoob...

tech store India

Egypt

Cairo-based Orcas raises $500,000 Pre-Series A

Source: MenaBytes Orcas, a Cairo-based online marketplace for babysitters and tutors has raised $500,000 in Pre-Series A funding round...

Investment pre-Series A babysitters

Bahrain

The Stories Studio secures $70,000

Source: Startup MGZN The Stories Studio, one of the graduates from Flat6Labs Bahrain’s First Cycle has officially...

Investment Funding storytelling

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures co-leads $6 million investment in US blockchain startup

Source: MenaBytes Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, the corporate VC arm of Saudi Aramco, has co-led $6 million Series A of Houston-based...

energy Investment Blockchain

Saudi Arabia

UAE and Saudi-based Trukkin raises $3.5 million

Saudi Arabia and UAE-based logistics firm Trukkin has raised $3.5 million in a funding round led by investors from the AL-Namlah Family...

Long-haul trucks Investment

Jordan

Jordan’s DigitaSport raises seed funding

Source: Startup MGZN Oasis500, one of the leading investment companies and business accelerators based in Jordan announces a seed round...

digital Sports news

Egypt

Cairo-based Yumamia raises $1.5 million Pre-Series A

Source: MENABytes Cairo-based foodtech startup Yumamia has raised $1.5 million as its Pre-Series A, the startup announced today, saying...

foodtech Expansion Investment

Jordan

Jordanian edtech startup Little Thinking Minds raises $500,000 to close its Series A with ~$1.8 million

Source: MenaBytes Amman-based edtech startup Little Thinking Minds has raised another $500,000 to close its Series A with $1.765...

EdTech Investment children

Saudi Arabia

KAUST’s Red Sea Farms closes $1.9m investment

Source: Arab Net Red Sea Farms, an agriculture technology spinout company from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology...

WATER irrigation food

Tunisia

Tunisia’s InstaDeep raises $7 million in Series A funding

Source: Disrupt Africa Enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) startup InstaDeep has raised US$7 million in Series A funding from...

news Investment AI

Oman

Oman’s eMushrif raises $1 million pre-Series A

Source: MenaBytes Muscat-based eMushrif has raised $1 million in a pre-Series A funding round, the startup announced today. The...

pre-Series A Investment smart

Regional

Kitab Sawti raises $6 million in Series A

Sweden-based Kitab Sawti, the world’s largest Arabic audiobook platform, has raised $6 million in a Series A funding round from...

audio books arabic

U.A.E

Dubai-based Kerning Cultures raises $460,000 in seed funding

Source: MenaBytes Dubai-based Kerning Cultures has raised $460,000 as seed funding, becoming the first ventured backed podcast network...

seed-fund podcast Investment

U.A.E

Dubai-based Searchie raises $2 million

Source: MenaBytes Dubai-based recruitment platform Searchie has raised $2 million in seed funding led by two family offices who have...

Investment news Dubai

Saudi Arabia

Saudi-based Sary raises six-figure in seed funding

Source: MenaBytes Saudi-based wholesale grocery platform Sary has raised seed funding, the startup announced today. Sary did not...

grocery Investment seed

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