Wamda

Jordan

How a failed supermarket and a stint at Uber led to the founding of Abwaab

Most graduates like to ease their way into employment, starting at an entry-level position to gain experience and work their way up. But...

EdTech Uber Failure

Jordan

Meet JAZARI, the deeptech company working to improve vehicle engines

Electric vehicles are becoming more commonplace in many parts of the world, but traditional, petrol-powered cars still dominate and will...

AlJazari mobility deeptech

Jordan

Jordan’s Telescope raises Seed funding to expand to UAE, Saudi Arabia

Jordan-based content creation incubator Telescope, has raised an undisclosed Seed round from UAE-based Select Venture...

Telescope

Jordan

Ibtikar Fund, Arco announce investment in Algebra Intelligence

Ibtikar Fund and the Architects Contracting Company (Arco) have invested an undisclosed amount in Algebra Intelligence, a Jordan-based...

Ibtikar Fund Algebra Intelligence Architects Contracting Company

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

Jordan

Wafii raises Seed round to launch crypto Cashback platform

Jordan-based rewards platform Wafii, has raised an undisclosed amount for its Seed round, led by GMS Ventures & Investments and...

Wafii Loyalty Programs crypto

Jordan

Sowt Media acquires UAE’s Finyal Media

Jordan-based Sowt Media has acquired UAE-based podcast production company Finyal Media for an undisclosed amount, financed by the US...

Finyal Sowt Media production

Jordan

Jordan’s liwwa closes $18.5 million pre-Series B round

Jordan-based fintech liwwa has closed an $18.5 million pre-Series B round of equity and debt. The $4.5 million in equity investment was...

liwwa

Jordan

UAE-based fintech Ziina set to expand to Jordan

UAE-based fintech Ziina will extend its services to Jordan. Founded in 2020 by Faisal Toukan and Sarah Toukan, Ziina helps...

Fintech Ziina

Jordan

SVC invests in Jordan's Propeller's second fund

Saudi Venture Capital (SVC) has invested in Jordan-based Propeller's second fund. The value of the investment was not...

Propeller SVC

Jordan

Danish Refugee Council partners with BeyondCapital to support refugee-lens entrepreneurship

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has partnered with BeyondCapital to launch an initiative to support startups with refugee impact in...

Danish Refugee Council DRC BeyondCapital

Jordan

Flat6Labs invests in seven Jordanian startups

Flat6Labs has announced that it will invest $115,000 each in seven startups through the Jordan Seed Fund (JSF), as part of the second...

Jordan Seed fund Flat6Labs

Jordan

Tamatem expands to China after securing investment from MSA Novo

Jordan-based mobile games publisher Tamatem, is expanding to China after securing an investment and strategic partnership with MSA Novo,...

tamatem china MSA Novo

Jordan

ADQ and Jordan’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship launch $100 million tech fund

Abu Dhabi’s ADQ has launched a $100 million tech-focused venture capital fund with the Ministry of Digital Economy and...

investment fund

Jordan

US’ Novajax acquires Jordan's Jobedu

Jordan-based fashion brand Jobedu has been acquired by the US-based Web3 platform Novajax, for an unknown sum. Founded in 2007 by...

Novajax Jobedu Fashion

Jordan

Jordan’s Kitchefy raises $350,000 pre-Seed round

Jordan-based cloud kitchen Kitchefy, has raised a $350,000 pre-Seed round, led by the Oasis 500 fund, the Beyond Capital Fund, MyStartUp...

Kitchefy cloud kitchen Oasis 500

Jordan

Repzo raises $1.4 million Bridge round

Jordan-based SaaS platform Repzo, has raised a $1.4 million bridge round, led by the Arab Palestinian Investment Company...

repzo SAAS

Jordan

Jordan's Ahli Fintech invests $190,000 in InvoiceQ

Jordan Ahli Bank's accelerator Ahli Fintech, has invested $190,000 in Jordan-based fintech InvoiceQ, after the startup...

InvoiceQ

Jordan

Five startups graduate from Flat6Labs Seed programme in Jordan

Five Jordanian startups have graduated from the Flat6Labs Amman Seed programme, with each receiving $112,000 in funding. These...

Flat6Labs

Jordan

Jordan’s Kader raises $400,000 Seed round

Jordan-based online gig platform Kader has raised $400,000 in a Seed funding round, led by The Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF)...

Kader ISSF

Jordan

ISSF invests $120,000 in Mrayti

The Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) has invested $120,000 in Mrayti, a Jordan-based D2C brand that produces...

ISSF

Jordan

ISSF invests $1.5 million in Global Ventures

Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) has invested $1.5 million in UAE-based Global Ventures, a venture capital fund that invests in...

ISSF Global Ventures

Jordan

Jafarshop raises funding from Nama Ventures

Jordan-based home improvement and gardening platform Jafarshop, has raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-Seed funding round...

Jaafar Shop Home gardening

Jordan

Jordan's edtech Hello World Kids raises pre-Series A round

Jordan-based Hello World Kids, an online coding tutoring platform, has raised an undisclosed pre-Series A funding round...

EdTech Hello World Kids

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