Wamda

U.A.E

qeen.ai closes $2.2 million pre-Seed led by Wamda Capital

UAE-based AI startup qeen.ai has secured a $2.2 million pre-Seed funding round, led by Wamda Capital, with participation from...

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U.A.E

RemotePass secures $5.5 million in Series A

UAE-based HRtech RemotePass has raised $5.5 million in a Series A funding round, led by 212 VC. Other participating investors include...

RemotePass HRtech 212 VC

Palestine

TAP raises $1 million Seed round led by Wamda Capital

The Netherlands-based and Palestine-focused accelerator Talent Acceleration Platform (TAP) has closed a $1 million Seed round, led by...

Talent Acceleration Platform TAP Wamda Capital

Global

Insider raises $105 million investment led by QIA

Wamda portfolio company Insider, has raised an investment of up to $105 million from Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Esas Private...

Insider Wamda Capital QIA

Turkey

After splitting from Swvl, Volt Lines raises carve-out round

Turkey-based ride-hail company Volt Lines has closed its carve-out round, with a 30 per cent oversubscription, after splitting from...

Volt Lines Swvl Wamda Capital

Saudi Arabia

palm.hr closes $5 million pre-Series A round

Saudi Arabia-based HR tech platform palm.hr, has closed a $5 million pre-Series A round co-led by Speedinvest and RAED Ventures, with...

Palm.hr Raed Ventures Wamda Capital

U.A.E

Wafeq raises $3 million Seed led by Raed Ventures with participation from Wamda Capital

UAE-based fintech Wafeq, has raised $3 million in a Seed round led by Raed Ventures with participation from Wamda...

Wafeq seed Wamda Capital

U.A.E

Dukkantek secures $10 million Pre-Series A funding

UAE-based store management platform Dukkantek, has raised a $10 million pre-Series A funding round, led by BECO Capital with significant...

Dukkantek Wamda Capital BECO Capital

U.A.E

eyewa raises $2.5 million pre-series B bridge round

Wamda, the Middle East region's leading startup ecosystem enabler, has invested in UAE-based eyewear e-commerce player eyewa, which has...

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U.A.E

Wamda invests in UAE-based fintech startup FlexxPay

Wamda has invested in UAE-based financial technology (fintech) startup FlexxPay (flexxpay.com). The social impact company provides...

Fintech Wamda Capital

Regional

Wamda X applications to close 20 October

Wamda X, the grant-based fellowship programme for budding entrepreneurs and early-stage startups, is now accepting applications for its...

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U.A.E

DIFC launches $10 million fintech fund

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has launched a $10 million Fintech Fund and has appointed both Wamda Capital and Middle East...

Fintech DIFC Wamda Capital

Regional

Wamda launches new programme for budding entrepreneurs

Wamda today announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind fellowship programme, Wamda X. The grant-based offering aims to attract promising...

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Kenya

Twiga Foods raises $10 million

Twiga Foods has announced a $10 million investment led by the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Global...

Twiga Foods Wamda Capital Funding

Egypt

Egyptian startup Aqarmap raises a round from Wamda Capital, KISP and Raed Ventures

Aqarmap.com, an online real estate marketplace in Egypt, closed a funding round from UAE-based Wamda Capital, Kuwait-based KISP Ventures,...

Aqarmap Raed Ventures Wamda Capital

U.A.E

Register to attend a Fireside chat with Tony Bates in Dubai

On Tuesday April 24, Wamda will be hosting Tony Bates, CEO of Social Capital’s new growth unit, for a casual fireside chat and...

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Saudi Arabia

Beauty ecommerce platform Golden Scent to expand following Series A funding round

Golden Scent, one of the leading Saudi beauty ecommerce platforms, plans on further growing the business after receiving a Series A funding...

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U.A.E

Mumzworld secures its largest funding round to date

Mumzworld, one of the Middle East North Africa (MENA) leading ecommerce players dedicated to mothers, babies and children, today announced...

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U.A.E

Floral marketplace Floranow closes its first funding round

Floranow, the region’s online B2B floral marketplace, successfully raised its first round of financing from Jabbar Internet Group,...

Floranow Wamda Capital Jabbar Internet Group

Jordan

Geeks focuses on automation to scale business operations

Time flies when you're having fun! Dubai-based startup Geeks, launched in December 2014 by the Jordanian partners Mousa Yassin and...

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Regional

Battle of the finances: venture capital vs. private equity

If a business is searching for a source of external funding, it can turn to various sources. Some of these sources may be vastly different,...

Venture Capital private equity Funding models

Kenya

Wamda Capital cofunds Kenyan B2B food supply platform

Twiga Foods, the Kenyan business-to-business food supply platform announced today that it has successfully raised a Series A funding...

Twiga Wamda Capital Kenya

Regional

Hiro Tamura of European fund Atomico analyzes tech ecosystems [Podcast]

During an event for Wamda Capital’s investors and partners earlier this year, Hiro Tamura gave a presentation on global emerging...

Hiro Tamura Wamda Capital podcast

Lebanon

Lebanese automotive marketplace receives $1.8M seed fund

Lebanese automotive marketplace Seez have received $1.8 million in seed funding from B&Y, Phoenician Funds, and Wamda Capital. Seez...

Seez seed fund B&Y

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