Wamda

Egypt

AIM Technologies raises Seed round from Sequence Ventures

Cairo-based AI-based customer experience platform AIM Technologies has raised its Seed round, led by Sequence Ventures, a newly-launched...

AIM Technologies Sequence Ventures

Saudi Arabia

Sary raises $75 million Series C round

Saudi Arabia B2B e-commerce marketplace Sary has raised SR281 million ($75 million) in a Series C round led by Sanabil...

SARY B2B e-commerce

U.A.E

Wamda participates in Englease's $3.4 million Seed round

Wamda has participated in UAE-based online English teaching platform Englease.com's $3.4 million Seed round, co-led by US-based...

EdTech Englease

Egypt

SweepSouth fully acquires Filkhedma

South African startup SweepSouth, has acquired 100 per cent of Egypt-based marketplace for home services Filkhedma for an undisclosed...

Felkhedma home services marketplaces

U.A.E

Mindshift Capital doubles fund size

UAE and US-based venture capital firm Mindshift Capital has doubled its fund size attracting new US and Middle East investors to its...

Mindshift Capital

Egypt

UAE’s ADQ to invest in Egypt as part of TSFE deal

Abu Dhabi’s state-owned holding firm ADQ has expanded its services into Egypt, by opening its Cairo office. The opening of...

ADQ Sovereign Fund of Egypt TSFE

Saudi Arabia

Rodha app raises $400,000

Saudi Arabia-based foodtech startup Rodha, has raised SAR 1.5 million ($400,000) via crowdfunding platform Scopeer. Founded by...

Rodha app Scopeer

Turkey

Wamda participates in Tarfin’s $8 million pre-Series B bridge round

Turkey-based agritech Tarfin has raised $8 million in a pre-Series B bridge round of financing from Yara Growth Ventures, Quona...

Tarfin Bridge round

Egypt

Egypt’s Sympl raises $6 million Seed round

Cairo-based fintech Sympl, has raised a $6 million Seed round. The fundraising was led by Beco Capital, along with A15...

Sympl Fintech

Global

Telfaz11 acquires indie film company Last Scene Films

Saudi entertainment group Telfaz11 has acquired Riyadh-based independent production house Last Scene Films. Founded by Mohammed...

Entertainment tech Telfaz11

Egypt

Cairo Angels Syndicate Fund announces first close

Egypt-based angel network Cairo Angels has announced the first close of its micro-venture syndicate fund. The Cairo Angel Syndicate...

Cairo Angles

U.A.E

Childcare marketplace PureBorn raises $2 million Seed round

Dubai-based childcare marketplace PureBorn has raised a $2 million Seed funding round. Launched in 2017 by Hannah Curran, PureBorn...

PureBorn E-commerce

Regional

Mena startups raised $284 million in November 2021

Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) raised $284 million in November 2021 across 71 deals, an 89 per cent...

investments

Regional

Opontia raises $42 million in Series A

UAE-based e-commerce enabler Opontia has raised $42 million in equity and debt in a Series A round led by STV. Opontia, founded by...

Opontia

U.A.E

UAE-based RemotePass raises pre-Series A round

UAE-based recruitment platform RemotePass has raised its pre-Series A round, led by BECO Capital with participation from Wamda,...

RemotePass recruitement

Pakistan

UAE’s Tricap invests in Pakistan's Clicky

UAE-based Tricap Investments has participated in the $2.3 million pre-Series A round of the Pakistan-based e-commerce Clicky. Former...

E-commerce Clicky

Regional

PepsiCo launches Mena edition of Greenhouse accelerator programme

PepsiCo has launched the Mena edition of its global greentech accelerator programme in partnership with the UAE Ministry of Climate...

Pepsico

Saudi Arabia

NQOODLET raises $1 million in pre-Seed

Riyadh-based fintech NQOODLET, has raised $1 million in its pre-Seed round led by angel investor Yaser Alghamdi, with...

Saudi Arabia NQOODLET

Egypt

Plstka raises Seed round for expansion

Egypt-based cleantech startup Plstka, has raised an undisclosed Seed funding round from Alexandria Angels Network, in addition to a...

Cleantech

Egypt

Egypt’s WaffarX raises investment from US Lobby Capital

Egypt-based cashback marketplace WaffarX has raised an undisclosed funding round, led by the Silicon Valley venture capital firm Lobby...

WaffarX Lobby Capital

Bahrain

Calo raises $13.5 million Seed round

Bahrain-based foodtech Calo has raised $13.5 million in its Seed funding round, co-led by Khwarizmi Ventures, Nuwa Capital, and...

Calo healthy food

U.A.E

GrubTech raises $13 million Series A round

UAE-based foodtech startup GrubTech has raised a $13 million Series A investment led by Addition, alongside BY Ventures and Hambro...

GrubTech foodtech

U.A.E

UAE’s ZIWO raises pre-Series B round

UAE-based SaaS startup ZIWO has raised a seven-digit pre-Series B investment round from its current investors. Founded in 2010 by...

ZIWO Telecommunication

Jordan

Tamatem Games Raises $11 million in Series B round led by KRAFTON, Inc.

Jordan-based Arabic mobile games publisher Tamatem Games, has raised $11 million in a Series B funding round led by South Korea-based...

tamatem tamatem games KRAFTON Inc.

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