Wamda

Jordan

Flat6Labs celebrates graduation of Amman Seed Programme's sixth cohort

MENA-based VC firm Flat6Labs held a demo day to wrap up the sixth cycle 6 of the Amman Seed Programme. The demo day witnessed...

Flat6Labs Amman Seed Programme

Saudi Arabia

Saudi proptech HissaTech raises $670,000 pre-Seed

Saudi Arabia-based proptech HissaTech has raised $670,000 in a pre-Seed round, led by unnamed angel investors. Founded in 2024 by Ali...

Hissatech Proptech

U.A.E

FlapKap secures $34 million pre-Series A in a mix of debt and equity

UAE-based fintech FlapKap has raised $34 million in a pre-Series A funding round that included both debt and equity financing. The...

FlapKap Fintech BECO Capital

Egypt

Entlaq acquires a stake in Egypt’s Brotinni

Entlaq, an Egypt-based company supporting entrepreneurs, has acquired a stake in the Egyptian foodtech Brotinni for an undisclosed...

Brotinni Entlaq foodtech

Oman

IO Kitchens secures $2.8 million in a Seed round

Oman-based cloud kitchen IO Kitchens has closed a $2.8 million Seed funding round, led by Tanmia Small-Cap Fund and supported by a group...

IO Kitchens foodtech cloud kitchen

Saudi Arabia

Reachware secures $3 million Seed led by Sadu Capital

Saudi Arabia-based SaaS provider Reachware has raised $3 million in Seed funding, led by Sadu Capital, with participation from 500...

Reachware Sadu Capital SAAS

Tunisia

Tunisia’s Wattnow closes multi-million dollar funding round

Tunisia-based cleantech Wattnow has closed a multi-million dollar funding round, led by Lateral Frontiers and 216 Capital. The round...

Wattnow Lateral Frontiers 216 Capital

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Syarah closes $60 million in a Series C round

Saudi Arabia-based autotech Syarah has raised $60 million in a Series C round, led by Artal Capital, with participation from Elm,...

Syarah autotech Artal Capital

U.A.E

Tarabut acquires UK payments platform Vyne

UAE-based open banking platform Tarabut has acquired the London-based fintech Vyne. This acquisition bolsters Tarabut’s ability...

Tarabut Fintech Vyne

Saudi Arabia

Saudi fintech Malaa secures $17.3 million Series A

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Malaa has closed a Series A funding round at $17.3 million, led by SNB Capital, with participation from...

Malaa Fintech SNB Capital

U.A.E

Cercli raises $4 million Seed to cement growth plans

UAE-based HRtech Cercli has raised $4 million in a Seed round, led by Afore Capital. The round saw participation from COTU Ventures, Y...

Cercli HRtech Afore Capital

Saudi Arabia

Tabby to acquire Saudi fintech Tweeq

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Tabby has announced finalising an acquisition deal of Tweeq, a Saudi-based digital wallet licensed by the...

Tabby Tweeq Fintech

U.A.E

Ziina pockets $22 million in Series A round

UAE-based fintech Ziina has raised $22 million in a Series A funding round, led by US-based Altos Ventures, along with other investors...

Ziina Fintech Altos Ventures

Saudi Arabia

Thakaa Med secures Seed round through Falak Angels

Saudi Arabia-based healthtech Thakaa Med has secured a Seed round investment through Falak Angels syndicate. Founded in 2022 by...

Thakaa Med Falak Angels

U.A.E

Arzan VC funds Hulexo's Seed round

UAE-based ERP provider Hulexo has raised an undisclosed Seed investment round from Arzan VC. Founded in 2021 by Huzaifa Hameed,...

Hulexo Arzan VC

U.A.E

Verofax secures $3 million in bridge round

UAE-based Web3 services provider Verofax has raised $3 million in bridge round, led by King Abdullah University for Science and...

Verofax Web3

Saudi Arabia

TDF Grow Accelerator Programme celebrates the graduation of first cohort

Saudi Arabia’s national enabler of the tourism sector, the Tourism Development Fund (TDF), has celebrated the first cohort of the...

TDF Grow Accelerator Programme Tourism Development Fund Tourism

U.A.E

myco concludes first close of Series A round at $10 million

UAE-based Web3 streaming platform myco has completed the first closing of its Series A funding of $10 million at a post-money valuation...

myco Web3

Regional

Gulf investors launch $200 million Waad Investment firm to support regional startups

A coalition of investors and GCC-based family offices have launched “Waad Investment," an investment firm with a...

Waad Investment

Egypt

In collaboration with Wamda, Entlaq releases Egyptian Entrepreneurship Sector Diagnostics report H1 2024

Egypt-based think tank Entlaq has launched the results of its bi-annual report on the Egyptian entrepreneurship sector for the first...

Entlaq Egyptian Entrepreneurship Sector Diagnostics Report

Kuwait

Kuwaiti proptech Sakan acquires Qatar’s Hapondo

Kuwait-based proptech Sakan has acquired the Qatari company Hapondo for an unknown amount. Founded in 2016 by Abdullah Al-Saleh, Sakan...

Sakan Hapondo Proptech

Bahrain

Tenmou invests in Bahrain’s Tajweed, Travilege

Bahrain-based Tenmou angel investment company has invested in two Baharini startups, Tajweed and Travilege. Founded in 2021 by...

Tenmou Tajweed Travilege

U.A.E

Powder Beauty raises undisclosed pre-Series A round

UAE-based e-commerce platform Powder Beauty has closed its pre-Series A funding round at an undisclosed value, led by Sophia Collective...

Powder Beauty E-commerce Beauty and Wellness

Egypt

KBW Ventures debuts in Egypt by investing in NoorNation

Egypt-based climatetech NoorNation has received an undisclosed investment from KBW Ventures, founded by Saudi Prince Khaled bin...

NoorNation KBW Ventures Khaled bin Alwaleed

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