Wamda

Oman

Oman’s Bon Plus raises undisclosed Seed round

Oman-based HoReCa services provider Bon Plus has raised an undisclosed Seed investment from Omantel via Omantel Innovation Labs, along...

Bon Plus Omantel Innovation Labs

U.A.E

WEE Marketplace secures $10 million as part of pre-Series A round

UAE-based e-commerce startup WEE has concluded a pre-Series A round at $12 million, after raising a $10 million investment, comprising...

Wee marketplace E-commerce SIG Investment

U.A.E

Shorages raises $1 million pre-Series A round

UAE-based logistics startup Shorages has raised a $1 million pre-Series A funding round, led by Joa Capital, as part of their S3...

Shorages Joa Capital

U.A.E

TVM Capital Healthcare invests $ 17 million in Germany's neurocare

UAE-based healthcare private equity firm “TVM Capital Healthcare” has invested $17 million into Munich-headquartered...

TVM Capital Healthcare neurocare healthtech

Egypt

Egyptian fintech Bokra raises $4.6 million pre-Seed round

Egypt-based fintech Bokra has closed a $4.6 million pre-Seed round led by DisrupTech Ventures, and SS Capital, among other...

Bokra Fintech Disruptech Ventures

Egypt

Waffarha secures seven-figure Seed round from VMS

Egypt-based Fintech Waffarha has raised a seven-figure Seed round by Value Makers Studio (VMS). Founded in 2012 by Tarek Magdy,...

Waffarha VMS

Jordan

Arab Therapy closes Seed round at $1 million

Jordan-based healthtech Arab Therapy has secured $1 million in seed funding, led by Flat6Labs, Vision Health Pioneers and supported by a...

Arab Therapy healthtech

Egypt

Egypt’s bluworks closes $1 million pre-Seed

Egypt-based HRTech bluworks has raised a $1 million pre-Seed investment round, led by Khawarizmi Ventures and joined by Camel Ventures,...

bluworks HRtech Khawarizmi Ventures

Egypt

Egypt's Potcast raises funding round through Shark Tank

Egypt-based podcast production company “The Potcast Productions Company” (TPP) has raised an early financing round at an...

Potcast Shark Tank

Egypt

Beltone partners with Citadel Holdings to manage $30 million VC fund

Egypt-based VC fund Beltone Venture Capital (BVC), a subsidiary of Beltone Holding, has partnered with CI Venture Capital, a subsidiary...

Beltone CI Venture Capital

Regional

Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures closes $60 million pan-African fund

Nigeria-based VC firm Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV) has concluded a final close of $60 million for its pan-African VC fund, led by...

Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures VKAV

U.A.E

Web3 provider U-topia secures $850,000 investment from GDA Capital

UAE-based Web3 services provider U-topia has raised $850,000 in funding from GDA Capital. Founded in 2021 by Jérémy...

U-topia GDA Capital Web 3.0

U.A.E

Microsoft invests $1.5 billion in UAE's G42 for minority stake

US-based tech giant Microsoft has partnered with UAE’s AI company G42 to deliver advanced AI solutions with Microsoft Azure across...

G42 microsoft

U.A.E

UAE’s Fortis closes $20 million Series A to bolster Mena expansion

UAE-based fintech Fortis has closed a Series A funding round at $20 million from Opportunity Venture. Founded in 2023 by Alberto...

Fortis Opportunity Venture Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Penny Software raises undisclosed pre-Series A round

Saudi Arabia-based SaaS provider Penny Software has raised a pre-Series A funding round for an undisclosed value, from Iliad Partners,...

Penny Software Iliad Partners

Bahrain

Hambro Perks Spring Studios invests in Bahrain’s Daleel

Bahrain-based financial marketplace Daleel has secured an undisclosed investment round from Hambro Perks Spring Studios. Founded in...

Daleel Hambro Perks Spring Studios

Oman

Omani adtech Mubashir secures investment from ITHCA

Oman-based adtech Mubashir has raised an undisclosed investment round from ITHCA Group. Founded in 2015 by Ali Al Raisi, Khalid Al...

adtech Mubashir ITHCA

Regional

Mena startups raise $254 million in March, pushing Q1 to $429 million

Startups in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) raised $254 million in March across 54 deals, up 186% month on month (MoM) from...

investments

Lebanon

Lebanon's Garbaliser secures $436,000 investment

Lebanon-based agritech Garbaliser has secured a $436,000 investment from Shark Tank Dubai for a 12 per cent stake in the...

Garbaliser agritech

Tunisia

ANAVA pledges $4.3 million investment in Africa’s Janngo Capital Startup Fund

Tunisia's fund of funds "ANAVA", managed by Smart Capital, has made a $4.3 million investment in Janngo Capital Startup...

Anava Janngo Capital Startup Fund

Egypt

Egypt’s Sprints raises $3 million bridge round

Egypt-based edtech Sprints.ai has raised a $3 million bridge round, led by Disruptech Ventures, with investments from EdVentures and...

Sprints Disruptech Ventures EdTech

Bahrain

Ahlan App lands $3 million investment led by Hope Ventures

Bahrain-based loyalty programme, Ahlan App has raised a $3 million investment at a valuation of $15 million, led by Hope Ventures, along...

Ahlan App Hope Ventures

Tunisia

Tunisia-born Clusterlab raises $600,000 pre-Seed

Tunisia-born and UAE-headquartered AI startup ClusterLab has raised $600,000 in a pre-Seed funding round from regional investors,...

Clusterlab AI

Regional

P1 Ventures closes $35 million for its second fund

US-based and pan-African VC fund P1 Ventures has completed the second close of its second fund at $35 million, aiming to reach $50...

P1 Ventures VC fund ifc

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