Wamda

U.A.E

Zbooni closes $9.5 million Series A round

UAE-based Zbooni, a social and conversational commerce platform, has closed a second tranche of $4.5 million to bring its total Series A...

Zbooni social commerce

U.A.E

New tourism incubator KUBE Ventures launches in UAE

UAE-based Michael Levie and David Keen have together launched KUBE Ventures, a hospitality and tourism-focused incubator. The KUBE...

KUBE Ventures Tourism

U.A.E

Yanzo: Crowdfunding for expansion

After winning a pitch competition that promised a cash prize of $60,000, Yanzo co-founder and chief executive Tarek Osman, thought he'd...

yanzo On-demand startups

U.A.E

Joi Gifts raises $2.5 million Series A

E-commerce platform Joi Gifts has raised $2.5 million in a Series A round, led by Dubai-based VC Knuru Capital, alongside MENA Moonshots...

joi gifts E-commerce

U.A.E

Supy raises $1.5 million pre-Seed round

UAE-based startup Supy has raised $1.5 million in pre-Seed funding, co-led by UAE-based investor COTU Ventures and US-based Valia...

Supy COTU Ventures Valia Ventures

U.A.E

ElKaso raises $2.1 million pre-Seed round

UAE-based B2B marketplace Elkaso has raised $2.1 million in its pre-Seed round, led by Global Founders...

Elkaso B2B e-commerce

U.A.E

NB Ventures invests in CRM solutions provider Yegertek

Dubai-based CRM solutions provider Yegertek has received an undisclosed amount of funding from NB Ventures. Founded in 2017 by...

NB Ventures Yegertek

U.A.E

Enhance Fitness app raises $3 million Series A

Dubai-based fitness app Enhance Fitness has closed a $3 million Series A round from Global Ventures. Founded in 2018 by Tarek...

Enhance Fitness Sport

U.A.E

Koala Picks raises $408,000 to fuel expansion

UAE-based health snack brand Koala Picks, has raised AED1.5 million ($408,000) in its first external round of funding led by friends and...

foodtech Healthy food and snacks Koala Picks

U.A.E

Stillfront acquires UAE’s Jawaker for $205 million

UAE-based gaming startup Jawaker has been acquired by Sweden-based Stillfront Group for a total of $205 million on a cash and debt-free...

Jawaker stillfront group Gaming

U.A.E

Healthtech KLAIM secures $1.6 million pre-series A round

UAE-based healthtech KLAIM has secured $1.6 million funding in a pre-series A round, led by Mad’a Investments, with participation...

KLAIM healthtech

U.A.E

Pollen Street acquires majority stake in Ding

Mobile top-up services company Ding has sold its majority stake to the London-based alternative investment management company, Pollen...

Ding Pollen Street acquisition

U.A.E

Emaar considers sale of Namshi

Emaar Malls, the retail arm of Dubai-based real estate developer Emaar Properties, is considering selling e-commerce startup Namshi for...

Emaar Malls emaar properties Namshi

U.A.E

Starzly raises undisclosed Seed funding round

UAE-based media startup Starzly has raised an undisclosed amount in a Seed round from SEEDRA Ventures, 500 Startups and existing...

Starzly Entertaintech

U.A.E

Hala raises $5 million in Series A

Abu Dhabi-based insurtech, Hala, has raised a $5 million funding round led by Entrée Capital, with participation from Mubadala...

uae Insurtech

U.A.E

Alef Hospitality launches innovation lab

Alef Hospitality has launched a hotel innovation lab for UAE-based startups working in the tourism, travel and hospitality...

Tourism Alef Hospitality

U.A.E

Autotech startup Odiggo raises $2.2 million in Seed round

Dubai-based auto-tech app Odiggo has raised $2.2 million in a Seed round, from Y Combinator, 500 Startups and...

Odiggo autotech

Saudi Arabia

invygo raises $1.9 million in pre-Series A round

Saudi Arabia-based car subscription platform invygo has raised $1.9 million in pre-Series A round from Signal Peak Ventures, JS Group,...

Invygo car subsciption

U.A.E

MySyara raises $400,000 and announces $2.6 million acquisition to fuel expansion

UAE-based automotive startup MySyara has acquired an undisclosed auto parts distributor in the UAE in a deal valued at $2.6 million....

MySyara

Global

UAE's KAAF Investments and Spartech Ventures participate in Nigeria-based Moove's $23 million Series A round

UAE's KAAF Investments and Spartech Ventures have invested in Nigeria-based auto-financing startup Moove's...

Moove Spartech Ventures KAAF

U.A.E

Augustus Media raises $400,000 in debt financing

Dubai-based new media startup Augustus Media has raised $400,000 in debt financing led by crowdfunding platform Beehive. Founded in...

Augustus Media beehive

U.A.E

Sarwa closes $15 million Series B round led by Mubadala

UAE-based fintech Sarwa has closed a $15 million Series B funding round, led by Mubadala Investment Company with participation from...

Fintech sarwa series B

U.A.E

E-commerce startup Splyr Global raises $500,000 investment

Dubai-based e-commerce startup Splyr Global has received a $500,000 investment from Quality & Saving Center, a hypermarket...

Splyr E-commerce

U.A.E

Can AI work in oil and gas without historical data?

In some countries in the Middle East, the oil and gas (O&G) sector contributes as much as 90 per cent to gross domestic product (GDP)....

deeptech Artificial intelligence nybl

Thought Leadership

All the information you need to navigate Mena's startup ecosystem

Thank you