Palestine Does Palestine have investment-ready startups? Majd Zghyer is the strategy officer at uMake, an entrepreneurship support organisation (ESO) based in Ramallah, Palestine. So far this... Thought Leadership • 18 July, 2021 palestine
Global Majarra raises funding from US-based North Base Media UAE-based Arabic content platform Majarra has raised an undisclosed investment from US-based VC fund North Base Media. The funding round... News • 15 July, 2021 Majarra Content Portals
U.A.E Arrow Labs raises $5 million in Series A Arrow Labs, a UAE-based technology company uniting deskless and frontline workers, has raised a $5 million Series A round, led by... News • 15 July, 2021 Arrow Labs Series A
U.A.E Healthtech platform selfologi raises $17.5 million Dubai-based healthtech selfologi has raised $17.5 million in a round led by angel investor Tamer A Wali in participation with Xenel... News • 14 July, 2021 healthtech selfologi
Egypt Aleph acquires 86 per cent of Connect Ads Global digital services provider Aleph Holding has acquired 86 per cent of Egypt-based digital adverting solutions provider Connect Ads,... News • 14 July, 2021 connect ads Aleph
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
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
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
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
Regional Mena startups raised $267 million in June 2021, pushing Q2 investment to $552 million Startups in Mena have raised $267 million across 44 deals in June, propelling the second quarter investments to more than $552 million, a... Wamda • 08 July, 2021 Investment
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
U.A.E Global Ventures invests in insurtech Democrance UAE-based insurtech startup Democrance has raised an undisclosed investment round, led by UAE VC firm Global Ventures with participation... News • 07 July, 2021 Global Ventures Insurtech Democrance
Morocco Damanesign raises $450,000 from Maroc Numeric Fund II Morocco-based Damanesign has raised $450,000 from the Maroc Numeric Fund II. Founded in 2021 by Zouhair Hamdaoui,... News • 07 July, 2021 Damanesign Maroc Numeric Fund II
Morocco Y Combinator acquires 7 per cent of Morocco's B2B e-commerce startup Chari US-based Seed investor and accelerator Y Combinator has acquired 7 per cent of shares in Morocco-based B2B e-commerce startup Chari,... News • 06 July, 2021 Chari B2B e-commerce Y Combinator
Global Global Ventures participates in Nigeria-based teamApt's Series B funding round UAE-based venture capital firm Global Ventures has participated in Nigeria-based fintech startup teamApt's Series B funding round,... News • 05 July, 2021 Global Ventures TeamAPT
