Egypt UofCanada, DMZ team up to launch incubator in Cairo Universities of Canada in Egypt (UofCanada) and Ryerson University’s business incubator DMZ, have partnered up to launch... News • 14 July, 2021 Ryerson DMZ
U.A.E Healthtech Sehteq raises $3 million in debt financing Dubai-based healthtech Sehteq has secured $3 million in venture debt led by 971 Capital. Launched in 2018 by Noor Al Kamil... News • 13 July, 2021 Sehteq healthtech
Saudi Arabia Sabbar raises $4 million in pre-Series A Saudi Arabia-based gig-economy marketplace platform has raised $4 million in a pre-Series A round led by STV with participation from... News • 13 July, 2021 Sabbar gig economy
Jordan Jordanian edtech Abwaab acquires Pakistan’s Edmatrix Jordan-based edtech startup Abwaab has acquired Pakistan’s Edmatrix, a social e-learning platform for an undisclosed... News • 13 July, 2021 abwaab EdTech Edmatrix
Egypt Raya launches corporate accelerator for customer experience-focused startups Raya Customer Experience (RCX), a subsidiary of Raya Holding, has launched its corporate accelerator, Raya FutureTECHm in Cairo, aiming... News • 13 July, 2021 Raya holding customer experience Openner
Egypt elmenus raises $10 million in pre-Series C round Egypt-based food discovery and ordering platform elmenus has raised $10 million in pre-Series C, led by digital payments company Fawry,... News • 13 July, 2021 elmenues fawry
Egypt Yodawy raises $7.5 million in Series B funding Egypt-based online pharmacy marketplace Yodawy, has raised $7.5 million in a Series B funding round led by Middle East Venture Partners... News • 12 July, 2021 Yodawy healthtech
Saudi Arabia Speero raises $1.8 million in pre-Series A Riyadh-based auto services and repair platform Speero, has raised $1.8 million (SAR 6.75 million) in a pre-Series A funding round... News • 12 July, 2021 Speero automotive
Egypt Edutainment platform Jeel raises $1.2 million in Seed round Saudi Arabia and Egypt-based edutainment platform Jeel has received $1.2 million in a Seed funding round, led by Kuwaiti and... News • 11 July, 2021 Jeel edutainment
Saudi Arabia Carsharing app Sharik raises SAR2.5 million Saudi Arabia-based peer-to-peer carsharing app Sharik, has successfully closed a SAR2.5 million ($666,000) financing round via... Dunya Hassanein • 11 July, 2021 Scopeer Crowdfunding carsharing
Jordan Jordan’s edtech Wajeez raises $3 million in pre-Series A round Jordan-based edtech startup Wajeez has raised $3 million in a pre-Series A round, led by STV with participation from Shorooq... News • 11 July, 2021 Wajeez EdTech
U.A.E UAE launches national programme for coders The UAE has unveiled a national programme to train 100,000 coders and set up 1,000 digital companies over the next five years. It also... News • 11 July, 2021 Google Coding
Saudi Arabia Nejree closes $15 million Series A for its 'try now buy later' platform Saudi Arabia-based e-commerce platform Nejree has raised $15 million in a Series A round led by the Impact46 growth fund. Founded... News • 11 July, 2021 E-commerce Nejree
Egypt ShipBlu raises pre-Seed funding led by Nama Ventures Cairo-based startup ShipBlu has closed an undisclosed amount in a pre-Seed funding round led by Nama Ventures, with participation from... News • 08 July, 2021 Egypt ecommerce ShipBlu
Global Eight Mena startups selected for Y Combinator's summer cohort 2021 Y Combinator’s latest summer cohort contains the largest group of startups from the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) in its... Dunya Hassanein • 08 July, 2021 Y Combinator
Saudi Arabia Five Colors raises SAR5 million Saudi Arabia-based video production company Five Colors, has raised SAR5 million ($1.3 million) via crowdfunding platform... Dunya Hassanein • 07 July, 2021 Scooper creative industries Five Colors
