Wamda

U.A.E

Dubai-based Zofeur raises $500,000 Seed round

Dubai-based ride-hailing startup Zofeur has announced it raised a $500,000 Seed funding round in May 2021, led by angel...

Zofeur Transportation Dubai

U.A.E

Dubai launches Dh1 billion Future District Fund

Dubai has launched a Dh1 billion ($272 million) Dubai Future District Fund to support Seed to growth-stage tech startups and encourage...

Dubai Future District Fund

U.A.E

Tarjama raises investment from Amethis to fuel global expansion

Amethis, an investment fund focused on Africa and Mena has acquired a minority stake in UAE-based Tarjama. Founded in...

Tarjama Amethis

U.A.E

SDF to pour $150 million into local, international VC investments

The UAE’s Strategic Development Fund (SDF), the investment arm of Tawazun Holding, has allocated $150 million (DH551.2 million) to...

Strategic Development Fund SDF Tawazun

Egypt

Fintech KIWE closes first financing round led by dfin Holding

Egypt-based fintech KIWE has raised its first investment round, led by dfin Holding with participation from EFG Hermes, Marakez for...

Fintech money transfer

Jordan

Jordan’s Abwaab raises $20 million Series A round

Jordan-based e-learning platform Abwaab has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round, led by existing investor BECO Capital (UAE)...

abwaab EdTech BECO Capital

Egypt

EdVentures invests $200,000 in Career 180 platform

Cairo-based edtech platform Career 180 has raised $200,000 from EdVentures. Founded in 2016 by Mohamed Akmal and Shorouk Alaa Eldin,...

EdVentures Career 180

Egypt

Egypt's edtech Tyro acquires Nafham

Egypt-based online tutoring platform Tyro has acquired Nafham, an edtech startup focused on school curricula of Egypt, KSA, and...

nafham EdTech

U.A.E

Wamda participates in Verity's $800,000 pre-Seed round

UAE-based financial literacy startup Verity, has closed a $800,000 pre-Seed round, backed by regional venture capital firms,...

Verity Fintech financial literacy

Oman

Oman’s Phaze Ventures launches $30 million fund to support early-stage startups

Oman-based VC firm Phaze Ventures has launched its $30 million venture capital fund, targeting early-stage startups in Mena, Europe...

Oman Oman Technology Fund Phaze Ventures

Saudi Arabia

n.go raises $1.8 million in first funding round

Saudi Arabia-based ordering platform for takeaways n.go, has closed its first investment round of $1.8 million (SAR7 million), led...

n.go e-delivery

Saudi Arabia

Saudi edtech AlGooru raises $600,000 pre-Seed funding

Saudi Arabia-based edtech AlGooru has raised $600,000 in a pre-Seed funding round from Nawa Co, Oqal Angel Network and...

AlGooru EdTech Nawa Co

Qatar

Nigeria-based Helium Health acquires Qatar’s Meddy

Nigeria-based healthtech startup Helium Health has acquired Meddy, a Qatar-headquartered and UAE-based doctor booking platform for an...

Helium Health Meddy

Kuwait

Zain Ventures invests in Switzerland-based BNPL ZoodPay's $38 million Series B round

Zain Group’s venture capital arm Zain Ventures has invested in Switzerland-based buy now pay later (BNPL) super...

Zain Ventures

Egypt

BlinkApp raises six-figure pre-Seed

Egypt-based mobility road assistance startup BlinkApp has raised a six-figure pre-Seed round, led by investors located in UAE and...

blinkapp mobility Transport

Saudi Arabia

Qreeb raises $506,600 Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based B2B e-procurement and facility platform Qreeb, has raised SAR 1.9 million ($506,600) from Wa’ed, the...

Wa'ed

Saudi Arabia

HealTec raises $1.2 million Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based B2B healthtech startup HealTec, has raised a $1.2 million Seed round, led by Nour Nouf Ventures (NNV), a...

healthtech

Saudi Arabia

Car rental platform Telgani closes $2.5 million pre-Series A led by Impact46

Saudi Arabia-based car rental and mobility startup Teglani, has raised $2.5 million in a pre-Series A round led by Impact46 with...

Telgani mobility

U.A.E

UAE aims to host 20 unicorns by 2031

The UAE aims to become home to 20 unicorns by 2031, this comes as part of its Entrepreneurial Nation initiative aimed at supporting the...

smes Entrepreneurial Nation

Egypt

Egypt’s e-grocery Rabbit raises $11 million pre-seed round

Cairo-based e-grocery Rabbit has closed its pre-Seed funding round of $11 million from Global Founders Capital, Foundation Ventures,...

Rabbit e-grocery

Morocco

Moroccan B2B e-commerce startup Sle3ti raises $1.3 million Seed round

Sle3ti, a Casablanca-based B2B marketplace, connecting FMCG retailers to wholesalers and distributors, has raised DH12 million...

Sl3ti B2B e-commerce

Jordan

Jordan's Eon Dental raises $26 million in Series B

Jordan-based dental tech company focused on clear aligner solutions Eon Dental, has raised a $26 million Series B round, led by MedTech...

dental tech eon dental

Bahrain

Bahrain’s CoinMena secures $9.5 million Seed round

Bahrain-based crypto exchange CoinMena has raised $9.5 million in its first Seed funding round, from Beco Capital, Kenetic, Arab Bank...

CoinMena cryptocurrency

Saudi Arabia

3D printing startup Immensa raises $7 million Series A round

Saudi Arabia-based 3D printing startup Immensa has raised $7 million in a Series A funding round, structured by Gate Capital, and led by...

immensa 3d printing

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