Wamda

U.A.E

A.R.M. Holding launches a Dh10 million 10-year fund

Dubai-based A.R.M. Holding announced that it has established a Dh10 million ($2,722,719 million) 10-year fund, dedicating Dh1 million...

fund talents grad

Regional

Modus Capital launches a $75 million regional fund

Modus Capital, a New York-based venture capital firm, has announced the launch of its first regional fund, Modus Mena Venture Fund I...

regional fund Investment

Kuwait

Keno raises funding from JustClean

Dubai based Keno, a car-care on-demand application, raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Kuwait-based technology company...

Kuwait

Requeue closes $1.6 million in Series A

Kuwait-based Requeue, an application to manage restaurant queues, has raised $1.6 million in a Series A funding round. The startup will use...

Investment queues restaurants

Regional

W Ventures to invest $50 million in e-sports ecosystem

UAE-based W Ventures has announced that it will be investing $50 million, through its independent brand engagement partner RedPeg...

E-sports Investment Gaming

U.A.E

Repeat raises $2.5 million in Series A funding

Dubai-based Repeat, a smart loyalty platform for restaurants, has raised $2.5 million in a Series A funding round from several investors to...

Series A loyalty program

Qatar

Meddy raises $2.5 million in series A funding

Doha-based Meddy, a doctor booking platform has raised a $2.5 million in Series A round to scale up its operations in the UAE. The...

Series A Doctor Booking

Regional

Regulatory environment biggest hurdle facing fintech startups

The Middle East’s financial technology (fintech) sector has become one of the fastest growing over the past five years, attracting...

Fintech ADGM abu dhabi

Saudi Arabia

Why every investor should be looking at Saudi Arabia

An exponential entrepreneurial shift is underway in Saudi Arabia, and it is attracting substantial venture capital interest, says Luca...

STV Saudi Arabia Venture Capital

U.A.E

Bayzat raises $16 million in Series B funding

Source: MenaBytes Dubai-based HR and insurance startup Bayzat has raised $16 million in a Series B round from Mubadala’s newly...

news Dubai Investment

Regional

Mubadala announces $250 million fund for Mena startups

Source: CNBC Abu Dhabi is doubling down on its push into the technology sector with a $250 million investment to support start-ups from...

fund MENA AbuDhabi

U.A.E

A Decade of Entrepreneurship - Register your interest to attend

It has been a decade since Yahoo! acquired Maktoob for $164 million, marking one of the most significant...

Bahrain

Al Waha invests in Beijing-based MSA Capital

Bahrain’s Al Waha Fund of Funds has announced an undisclosed amount of investment in Beijing-based MSA Capital in its first...

fund Bahrain china

Regional

Investcorp leads $11.2 million investment in Bewakoof

Source: Yourstory Global alternative asset manager Investcorp has led a $11.2 million investment in Mumbai-based...

Investment Fashion online

U.A.E

BulkWhiz raises multi-million Series A

Source: MENAbytes Dubai-based e-commerce grocery platform BulkWhiz has closed its Series A, the startup announced today in a...

E-commerce Series A Investment

Saudi Arabia

UnitX raises $2 million

Saudi-based UnitX, an artificial intelligence (AI) and supercomputing startup spin-out company from King Abdullah University of Science and...

Investment saudi AI

Regional

Start-up City at The Big 5

The construction industry’s needs are rapidly evolving. The market is hungry for new ideas and solutions to address these...

Regional

C3 Social Impact Accelerator

The C3 Social Impact Accelerator program addresses key milestones in the journey of a social entrepreneur and focuses...

Egypt

RiseUp acquires StarterHub

Egypt-based RiseUp, the organiser of the biggest entrepreneurship summit in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena), has acquired...

acquisition online platform

Egypt

Hive raises $400,000 in seed funding

Source: MenaBytes Hive, a Cairo-based ride-hailing platform for kids has raised $400,000 in seed funding, the startup...

seed fund ride hailing

Regional

Wamda X applications to close 20 October

Wamda X, the grant-based fellowship programme for budding entrepreneurs and early-stage startups, is now accepting applications for its...

wamda wamda x Wamda Capital

Egypt

ExpandCart raises $150,000 in funding

Source: Disrupt Africa Egyptian e-commerce startup ExpandCart has secured US$150,000 in funding after being selected into the Hong...

fund accelerator E-commerce

Oman

Omani Society for Education Technology acquires Nadrus.com

Omani Society for Education Technology (OSET) has officially acquired Dubai-based online Arabic courses marketplace Nadrus.com for an...

Acquistion online courses

Kuwait

Cofe raises seven figure Series A funding

Source: finsmes Cofe App, a Kuwait-based coffee-centric marketplace app, raised a seven figure Series A funding. The exact amount of...

Coffee Series A Funding

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