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Lebanon

Anghami raises investment from SHUAA Capital

Lebanon-based music streaming platform Anghami, has raised a fresh investment from UAE-based investment firm SHUAA Capital alongside other...

anghami Music streaming Shuaa Capital

Saudi Arabia

NearPay raises $600,000 pre-seed

Saudi Arabia-based financial technology (fintech) startup NearPay, has raised a $600,000 (SAR 2.2 million) pre-seed round, led by Saudi...

NearPay Angel Investment Fintech

Egypt

Akhdar raises six-figure seed funding

Egypt-based educational technology (edtech) platform Akhdar, has raised a six-figure seed investment from EdVentures, the venture capital...

EdVentures EdTech audio books

Global

Interstar, DPS invest in India's Countingwell

Source: VCCircle Illuminati Learning Solutions Pvt. Ltd, which operates the mathematics-focussed education-technology startup...

Countingwell EdTech Delhi Private School

Saudi Arabia

Qoyod raises $2.1 million in Series A

Saudi Arabia-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform Qoyod, has secured $2.1 million in a Series A round led by Merak Capital, with...

SAAS accounting software Qoyod

Saudi Arabia

Salasa raises $8.6 million in Series A

Saudi Arabia-based e-commerce enablement startup Salasa, has raised $8.6 million (SAR 32 million) in a Series A round, led by AlSulaiman...

Salasa e-commerce enablement Series A

Jordan

Abjjad raises $1 million in Series A

Jordan-based e-book subscription service Abjjad, has raised a $1 million Series A funding round from Rimal Capital, JordInvest and The...

Abjjad e-book subscription

Global

UAE-based Zenith Global invests $1 million in India's TaxBuddy.com

Source: YourStory TaxBuddy.com, a Mumbai-based fintech startup, on Monday raised $1 million in early-stage funding from UAE-based fund...

Fintech TaxBuddy.com Zenith Global

Egypt

CliniDo raises seed funding

Egyptian healthtech startup CliniDo, has raised a six-figure seed funding round from angel investors. Founded in January 2020 by...

healthtech CliniDo Angel Investment

Saudi Arabia

Wadi Makkah invests in Bab Makkah and Tarteel

Saudi Arabia-based Wadi Makkah Ventures has invested 250,000 SAR ($65,000) in a pre-Series A round for Bab Makkah, as well as SAR 200,000...

Wadi Makkah Bab Makkah ecommerce

U.A.E

Udrive raises $1.3 million in ongoing Series A round

UAE-based car-rental platform Udrive has raised $1.3 million from 186 investors via crowdfunding platform, Eureeca. The investment is part...

udrive car rental Covid19

Global

Global Ventures invests in Kenya’s Ilara Health

Source: Disrupt Africa Kenyan e-health startup Ilara Health has raised a US$3.75 million Series A funding round to expand its diagnostic...

Global Ventures African Startups healthtech

Global

KBW Ventures invests in TurtleTree Labs’ $6.2 million pre-Series A

UAE-based KBW Ventures, has participated in the $6.2 million pre-Series A funding round for Singapore-based TurtleTree Labs, a...

KBW Ventures Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud TurtleTree Labs

Jordan

GasNas, Unihance raise $200,000

Jordan-based StartLabz, a pre-seed incubator and the venture arm of Startappz, has secured $200,000 seed funding for two of its startups:...

EdTech StartLabz pre-Seed

Saudi Arabia

Morni raises $9.1 million in Series B

Saudi Arabia-based mobility solutions platform Morni, has raised SAR34.3 million ($9.1 million) in a Series B funding round, led by GSquare...

Morni Mobility solutions series B

Global

Wahed Invest acquires UK digital banking app Niya

Source: Reuters Wahed Inc, a U.S.-based Islamic-finance fintech startup backed by Saudi Aramco, will acquire Niyah Ltd, a British...

Wahed Islamic economy Aramco

Regional

TruKKer raises $10 million venture debt from US-based Partners for Growth

UAE-based on-demand truck aggregator TruKKer, has raised a $10 million strategic venture debt from San Francisco-based specialty lending...

Trukker freight Logistics

Global

Spotii receives investment from Australia's Zip

UAE-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) startup Spotii, has received a strategic investment from Australia-based BNPL company Zip. Zip,...

Buy now pay later Spotii Zip

Egypt

Sigma Fit raises fresh funds

Egypt-based sportswear company Sigma Fit, has raised new funds from its compatriot investment company, Innlife...

Sigma Fit sportswear

Global

Calega Ventures invests in India-based Callify.ai

Source: YourStory Mumbai-based smart calling platform for working professionals Callify.ai on Tuesday said it has raised a seed funding...

Callify.ai Calega Ventures Seed funding

U.A.E

360VUZ raises bridge round investment

UAE-based Immersive video mobile app 360VUZ, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding as part of a bridge round from Knollwood,...

360vuz Bridge round

Jordan

Progressive Generation raises pre-Series A investment for its kids-safe streaming platform

Jordan-based production house and investment firm Progressive Generation, has raised an undisclosed pre-Series A funding round from Oman...

Progressive Generation VOD OTF

U.A.E

Alpha Wave invests in India's DealShare

Source: Laffaz India-based social commerce startup DealShare, on Tuesday announced that the company has raised $21 million in its...

Alpha Wave DealShare Series C

U.A.E

Capria invests in Global Ventures' second fund

Seattle-based global investment fund of funds Capria Ventures (Capria) has invested in UAE-based venture capital firm Global...

Capria Global Ventures

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