Wamda

Jordan

Mejuri raises $23 million Series B

Source: MenaBytes Toronto-based direct-to-consumer jewelry startup Mejuri has raised $23 million in Series B led by New Enterprise...

Investment jewelry series B

Egypt

MerQ closes its seed funding round

Egypt-based artificial intelligence (AI) company MerQ has closed its seed financing round from Ahmed Kamal Selim, a financial investor,...

chatbot AI Investment

Saudi Arabia

Saudi-based Haseel raises investment

Source: Menabytes Riyadh-based mobile-only fresh fruits and vegetables ecommerce platform Haseel has raised an undisclosed sum of...

E-commerce Investment Fruits

U.A.E

BECO Capital invests in Shedul's Series B

Source: Menabytes Shedul, a London-headquartered salon and spa booking platform that has a big presence in the region through one its...

Investment Booking Dubai

Regional

Top five VC deals in first quarter of 2019

While Uber’s acquisition of Careem dominated the news in the first quarter of this year, the Middle East and North...

Series A series B Series C

U.A.E

ProTenders raises $3 million in pre-series A

Dubai-based ProTenders, a construction intelligence and procurement company, has secured $3 million in its pre-Series A funding, led by a...

pre-Series A fund Investment

U.A.E

Oliv raises $2 million in Series A

Oliv, the UAE-based careers platform connecting employers with young talent, has closed $2 million Series A funding round led by the...

Investment Funding round

Egypt

Uber partners up with Egypt’s peer-to-peer car sharing platform Dryve

Source: Startup MGZN Egypt’s peer-to-peer car sharing platform Dryve, announces it partnership with Uber Egypt, allowing...

Investment car Rental

Regional

Seedstars announces $100m fund to invest in African tech startups

Source: Ventureburn Emerging markets startup competition Seedstars yesterday announced it would launch a $100-million...

fund Investment africa

Regional

Property Finder becomes largest shareholder in Turkish real estate portal

Source: The National Property Finder increased its stake in Turkish property marketing website Zingat to almost 40 per cent from 17 per...

Expansion Stake Investment

Egypt

Egypt’s Brimore raises $800,000 in seed fund

Source: Menabytes Cairo-based direct-selling distribution platform Brimore has raised $800,000 in a seed funding round, the startup...

Distribution manufacturing Investment

Regional

How investors can support entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa

The potential for entrepreneurship in the region is high, based on digital consumption and a startling increase in investment funding for...

Investment Venture Capital

Egypt

Egyptian e-sports company GBarena raises seed funding

Source: Menabytes Giza-based esports and gaming community GBarena has raised seed funding from HIMangel, the startup announced today....

E-sports Investment

Palestine

Ibtikar Fund invests in Receet

Palestine’s Ibtikar Fund announced its investment in Receet, a mobile application that provides digital receipts in business...

fund Investment digital

U.A.E

Dubai-based VentureSouq invests in Hello Verify

Source: VC Circle Worker screening platform Hello Verify India Pvt. Ltd has raised an undisclosed amount in funding from multiple...

Investment VentureSouq

Saudi Arabia

Saudi on-demand delivery startup Mrsool raises multi-million Series A

Source: Menabytes Riyadh-based on-demand delivery startup Mrsool has raised a multi-mullion (US Dollar) Series A round led by...

VC Investment Delivery

Egypt

Algebra Ventures partners with Ezdehar to invest in Dsquares

Egypt’s Algebra Ventures has partnered with Ezdehar Management firm to invest in Dsquares, a loyalty solutions provider. The...

b2c Investment management

Saudi Arabia

Saudi’s Elm announces investment in Syarah

Source: Menabytes Elm, a leading Saudi information technology company that is owned by country’s sovereign wealth fund, PIF, has...

Investment E-commerce

Saudi Arabia

Saudi-based biotech startups raise $10 million

Saudi-based biotechnology (biotech) startups incubated by Badir Biotech Incubator, under the Badir Program raised close to $10 million...

biotech Investment Funding

U.A.E

Dubai-based Beehive raises $4 million

Source: Menabytes Dubai-based peer to peer lending platform Beehive has raised $4 million as part of its Series B round from Riyad...

Fintech Funding Investment

Kuwait

Kuwait-based Faith Capital announces $8 million investment in JustClean

Source: Menabytes Kuwait-based Faith Capital has announced an investment of $8 million in JustClean, a Kuwaiti laundry startup it had...

on-demand laundry Investment

Saudi Arabia

Mad'a invests in Family Souk Ventures

Source: Saudi Gazette Mad’a Investment Company, a private equity & venture capital firm headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,...

Investment E-commerce

Kuwait

Kuwait-based online coffee marketplace Cofe raises $3.2m Pre-Series A

Source: Menabytes Kuwait-based Cofe has raised $3.2 million in Pre-Series A funding for its coffee-centric marketplace app, the...

Investment Coffee marketplace

Saudi Arabia

Saudi startup GetMuv raises $1.5 m to connect users with gyms and sports clubs

Source: Menabytes Jeddah-based fitness startup GetMuv has raised $1.5 million investment from Saudi Aramco’s venture capital arm,...

Investment fitness Sports

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