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Egypt

HRtech startup SAmAS Gamify raises $150,000

Egypt-based HRtech tech startup SAmAs Gamify has raised $150,000 in a pre-Seed round, led by US-based SoftEQ Venture...

U.A.E

Udrive raises $5million

UAE-based car-sharing app Udrive has raised $5 million from Cultiv8 and Oman Holding International. Founded in 2016 by Nicholas Watson...

Cultiv8 udrive Oman Holding International

Tunisia

Insurtech startup Avidea raises $696,000

Tunisia-based digital insurance startup Avidea, has raised 2 million dinars ($696k) in Pre-Series A funding round led by Capsa Capital...

Avidea

Morocco

WafR raises $372,000

Morocco-based WafR, a reward-based loyalty startup that allows users to earn phone recharges while shopping at retail shops has raised...

WafR

Saudi Arabia

Saudi fintech EdfaPay raises $1.6 million pre-Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based fintech EdfaPay has raised $1.6 million in a pre-Seed investment round, led by Nuwa capital, InspireUs VC, Wallan...

EdfaPay Nuwa capital Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Dammam Valley launches BioTech Startups Programme

Dammam Valley has launched the BioTech Startups Programme, in partnership with Imam Abdul Rahman bin Faisal University, Saudi...

Dammam Valley BioTech Startups Programme

Morocco

Freterium raises $4 million Seed

Morroco-based digital trucking software startup Freterium, has raised $4 million in a Seed round led Partech, with participation...

Logistics

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

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Grintafy raises $2.1 million Bridge round

Saudi Arabia-based e-sports platform Grintafy has raised a $2.1 million Bridge round with participation from Wa’ed, Alrashed Group...

Grintafy Saudi Arabia Sportstech

Regional

Mena startups raised $247 million in January 2022

Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) raised $247 million across 46 deals, a 20 per cent increase month-on-month and a...

Investment

U.A.E

Qashio raises $2.5 million led by MSA Novo

UAE-based fintech Qashio has raised $2.5 million in pre-Seed funding, led by MSA Novo and supported by Rally Cap Ventures, Palm Drive...

Qashio MSA Novo

U.A.E

UAE's digital bank Zand receives fresh funding

UAE-based digital bank Zand has received funding from Franklin Templeton, Aditya Birla Group, Al Hail Holding, Al Sayyah & Sons...

Egypt

Wasla raises $9 million from Contact Financial Holding

Egypt-based e-commerce platform Wasla has raised $9 million from Contact Financial Holding, formerly Sarwa Capital. Founded in...

E-commerce wasla

U.A.E

YallaMarket raises $2.2 million bridge round

UAE-based quick-commerce startup YallaMarket has raised $2.2 million in a bridge round from Doha Tech Angels, Flyer One Ventures and...

YallaMarket q-commerce dark stores

Egypt

Egyptian proptech Nawy raises $5 million Seed round

Cairo-based proptech Nawy has closed a $5 million Seed funding round, led by the Sawiris family office. Founded in 2016 by Mohamed...

Nawy Proptech

Saudi Arabia

Saudi logistics startup RedBox raises $3 million

Saudi Arabia-based logistics startup RedBox has raised SAR 11.5 million ($3 million) in a Seed round led by Vision Ventures with...

Logistics Last mile RedBox

U.A.E

Micropolis Robotics raises $4 million Seed round

UAE-based Micropolis Robotics has raised a $4 million Seed round led by US-based Mindrock Capital. Founded in 2014 by Egor...

Micropolis Robotics Mindrock Capital

U.A.E

UAE fintech Pyypl raises $11 million Series A

UAE-based fintech Pyypl has raised $11 million in a Series A round from a group of international family offices and angel...

Pyypl Series A

U.A.E

UAE’s Hubpay raises $20 million Series A fundraising

UAE-based fintech Hubpay has raised a $20 million Series A fundraising round, led by Signal Peak Ventures, joined by Olive Tree Capital...

hubpay Signal Peak Ventures

Egypt

Egypt fintech Thndr raises $20 million in Series A

Egypt-based fintech Thndr has raised $20 million in a Series A round co-led by Tiger Global, BECO Capital and Prosus Ventures with...

Thndr Fintech

U.A.E

Social media app ASKWHO raises $1 million Seed funding

UAE-based social media app ASKWHO, has raised a $1 million in a Seed round from several angel investors. Founded in 2019 and...

Social Media ASKWHO

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

Saudi Arabia

BARQ raises $4 million Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based delivery as a service (DaaS) startup BARQ has raised $4 million in a Seed funding round, led by OTF Jasoor Ventures...

DaaS BARQ q-commerce

Saudi Arabia

Tamawal raises $1.1 million pre-Seed round for its digital brokerage platform

Saudi-based fintech Tamawal has raised $1.1 million in a pre-Seed round led by MRK, with participation from 500...

Fintech

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