Wamda

Iraq

E-commerce startup Pure Platform secures operational licence deal in Iraq

Pure Platform, a US and Iraq-headquartered e-commerce company, has secured a seven-figure investment deal from the International Smart...

Pure Platform

Iraq

B2B travel content platform Lokalee raises $5.6 million pre-Series A round

Dubai-based traveltech startup Lokalee has raised a $5.6 million pre-Series A round led by Crown Private Fund with participation from...

Lokalee

U.A.E

Maalexi raises $3 million in pre-Series A led by Global Ventures

UAE-based agriculture-focused fintech Maalexi, has closed $3 million in pre-Series A funding. The round was led by Global Ventures,...

Maalexi Global Ventures Agriculture

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s Nawel closes $1 million Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based logistics solutions provider Nawel has closed a Seed round of $1 million, led by Nomad Holdings, with participation...

Nawel Nomad Holdings Logistics

Egypt

Kuwaiti edtech Baim acquires Egypt's Orcas

Kuwait-based edtech Baims has acquired Egyptian counterpart Orcas. Founded in 2017 by Bader Al-Rasheed and Yousef Alhusaini,...

Baims Orcas

Saudi Arabia

Saudi healthtech startup Clinicy raises Series A round

Saudi Arabia-based healthtech startup, Clinicy, has raised a seven-figure Series A round, led by Middle East Venture Partners...

Clinicy

Saudi Arabia

Tameed closes $15 million Series A from Alromaih Investments

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Tameed has raised $15 million in a Series A round, led by Alromaih Investments. Founded in 2019 by Mohammed...

Tameed Fintech

U.A.E

Phoenix acquires 25 per cent stake in Lyvely

UAE-based cryptocurrency mining and blockchain company Phoenix Group PLC has acquired a 25 per cent stake in the social networking and...

Phoenix Group Lyvely

Lebanon

Jedo acquires Jump-in App to penetrate Saudi market

Lebanon-founded and Netherlands-based travel app Jedo has acquired the Saudi app Jump-in for an unknown amount. Founded in 2022 by...

Jedo Jump-in App Tourism

Global

Aramco’s Prosperity7 Ventures leads China’s Cispoly $14 million Series B round

Prosperity7 Ventures, a $1 billion growth-stage fund of Saudi energy and petrochemical enterprise Aramco, has led a $14 million series B...

Aramco

U.A.E

Micropolis Robotics to file for IPO, plans a $37 million fundraise

Dubai-based robotics manufacturer Micropolis Robotics announced plans to file for an initial public offering on the New York Stock...

Micropolis Robotics

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh Valley Company invests in IMPACT46 Fund III

Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Valley Company, the investment arm of King Saud University, has pledged an undisclosed investment in...

Impact46 Riyadh Valley Company IMPACT46 Fund III

U.A.E

UAE’s fintech Qashio partners with Emirates Skywards

UAE-founded fintech Qashio has partnered with Emirates and flydubai’s loyalty programme, Emirates Skywards. The new partnership...

Qashio EMIRATES

Saudi Arabia

Singapore’s Golden Gate Ventures opens first Mena office in Saudi Arabia

Golden Gate Ventures, a Singapore-based venture capital fund, has established an office in Saudi Arabia, as part of its expansion...

Golden Gate Ventures

Egypt

T-Vencubator launches in Egypt to invest in local startups

T-Vencubator, a VC-incubator fund, has launched in Egypt to invest in and support the growth of local startups. The fund’s first...

T-Vencubator

Egypt

Egypt's MaxAB merges with Africa's largest B2B e-commerce player Wasoko

Egypt-based B2B e-commerce company MaxAB will merge with Kenya-based Wasoko. The terms of the deal were not...

MaxAB Merger

U.A.E

UAE’s Zeroe raises $2.2 million Seed round

UAE-based cleantech Zeroe, has raised $2.2 million in a Seed round led by Indonesian investor Owen Rahadiyan. Founded in early 2023 by...

Zeroe Cleantech Decarbonisation

Saudi Arabia

Tabby announces pre-IPO $700 million debt facility from J.P. Morgan

UAE-founded and Saudi Arabia-headquartered fintech Tabby has secured a $700 million debt financing round from J.P. Morgan, ahead of its...

Tabby

Saudi Arabia

Soum raises $18 million Series A round led by Jahez

Saudi Arabia-based re-commerce marketplace Soum, has raised $18 million in Series A funding in a round led by Jahez, with...

Recommerce re-commerce Soum

Egypt

Egypt’s iSchool $4.5 million to accelerate global expansion

Egypt-based edtech iSchool, has raised $4.5 million in a funding round led by VentureWave Capital, an Irish VC, followed by OneStop...

iSchool VentureWave Capital EdTech

Saudi Arabia

Saudi fintech Hakbah raises $5.1 million Series A

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Hakbah, has raised $5.1 million in Series A funding, bringing the company’s funding raised to date to...

Hakbah VentureSouq Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Saudi fintech Spare raises $3 million to fuel expansion

Saudi Arabia-based fintech startup Spare has raised a $3 million round led by Vision Ventures with participation from Wa'ed...

spare Fintech Open banking

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s Velents raises Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based HRtech Velents, has closed a Seed round for an undisclosed amount, led by A15 with participation from Nibras Capital,...

Velents HRtech A15

Saudi Arabia

Jada Fund of Funds invests in Iliad Partners Tech Ventures Fund I

Jada Fund of Funds, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), has invested in Iliad Partners Tech Ventures Fund...

Jada Fund of Funds

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