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U.A.E

DAFZA launches pay-as-you-grow programme for startups in UAE

The Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA) has launched a pay-as-you-grow programme “Scality” for startups in the UAE,...

Scality DAFZA

Iraq

Alsaree3, Zajel raise bridge round

Iraq-based food delivery app Alsaree3, and its sister company on-demand last-mile delivery platform Al Zajel, have raised a seven-figure...

Alsaree3 bridge investment Zajel

Egypt

Kemitt closes its Seed round

Egypt-based e-commerce platform Kemitt has raised a six-figure Seed round from a group of Saudi Angel investors. Founded in...

E-commerce furniture Kemitt

Saudi Arabia

Hydrojeen raises pre-Seed funding

Saudi Arabia-based smart water monitoring app, has raised an undisclosed pre-Seed funding round from angel investor Muhammad Abdul Aziz...

Smart water monitoring solutions pre seed Muhammad Abdul Aziz Al-Arifi

Qatar

Snoonu raises $5 million in Series A

Qatar-based super app Snoonu, has raised $5 million in the largest Series A round ever raised by a Qatari startup. The round was led...

Snoonu Series A ecommerce

Egypt

AUC launches spinoff semiconductor startup

The American University in Cairo (AUC) has launched its second spinoff company, Suitera, a semiconductor startup aiming to provide tools...

semiconductor AUC

Egypt

Changelabs launches green accelerator in Egypt

Changelabs, in collaboration with Green for Growth Fund (GGF), a €600 million+ investment fund, has launched a greentech...

Cleantech Changelabs Scale Up To Green

Saudi Arabia

Prexle completes its $670,000 Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based fintech startup Prexle has raised SAR2.5 million ($670,000) in its Seed round led by several angel...

Prexle POS

Saudi Arabia

Falak awards cash prize to eight Mena startups

Saudi Arabia-based accelerator Falak Investment Hub, has graduated its second cohort of eight startups. Almost SAR 3.8 million was...

Falak investment hub acceleration

Egypt

Laverie raises six-figure funding round

Egypt-based dry-cleaning and laundry app Laverie, has raised an undisclosed six-figure investment from A15. The investment will be...

Laverie Laundry service A15

U.A.E

Aldar launches second incubator programme

Abu Dhabi-based property developer Aldar launches second edition of its Manassah programme, a six-month entrepreneurship incubator...

Manassah Aldar uae

Egypt

Paymob completes $18.5 million Series A funding

Egypt-based fintech startup Paymob has raised $18.5 million in its Series A round, led by Global Ventures with participation from A15...

Paymob Series A

U.A.E

Smileneo raises $2 million in Seed investment

UAE-based healtech startup Smileneo has raised $2 million in a Seed round led by UK's Kingsway Capital alongside FJ Labs and other...

healthtech

Egypt

Egypt's Algebra Ventures launches $90 million second fund

Egypt-based Algebra Ventures has launched its second fund of $90 million to invest in startups in Egypt with an allocation for...

Algebra Ventures

Egypt

Sawari Ventures closes $71 million fund for Egyptian tech startups

Egypt-based venture capital firm Sawari Ventures has closed a $71 million fund to invest in local technology-focused...

Sawari Ventures FRA

Saudi Arabia

Quantum raises $2.6 million Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based marketing platform, Quantum, has raised $2.6 million in a Seed round led by Tech Invest Com and Vision Ventures with...

Quantum seed

Saudi Arabia

Gazal raises $2 million Seed funding

Saudi Arabia-based micromobility startup Gazal has raised a $2 million (SAR 7.5 million) Seed funding round, led by angel investors and...

Gazal micromobility Seed funding

Lebanon

Inspired acquires Ostaz, formerly known as Synkers

Global private school provider Inspired Education Group, has acquired Ostaz, formerly known as Synkers, an online tutoring platform founded...

EdTech Synkers Ostaz

U.A.E

uMore raises $120,000 from TheVentureCity

UAE-based healthtech startup uMore has raised $120,000 from TheVentureCity accelerator, an international venture acceleration programme...

uMore healthtech

Saudi Arabia

DIGGIEPACKS raises $400,000 pre-Seed investment

Saudi Arabia-based last-mile and delivery aggregator DIGGIEPACKS, has raised a $400,000 pre-Seed funding round from YOUXEL Ventures,...

ديجيباكس سلسلة التوريد

U.A.E

DisruptAD, Flat6Labs launch $32.7 million Seed programme

DisruptAD, the newly-launched venture capital platform of Abu Dhabi-based investment firm ADQ, has teamed up with Cairo’s seed...

Flat6Labs Cairo DisruptAD

Palestine

Kenz closes pre-Series A funding round

Palestine-based lingerie e-commerce startup Kenz has closed a six-figure pre-Series A funding round led by Ibtikar Fund with...

Start-up Kenz palestine

Jordan

Abwaab raises $5.1 million in Seed funding for expansion

Jordan-based edtech startup Abwaab has raised $5.1 million in Seed funding from 4DX Ventures, BECO Capital, EQ2 Ventures, Foundation...

abwaab EdTech

Egypt

TakeStep raises Seed round

Egypt-based healthtech startup TakeStep, has raised a Seed investment round from Mohamed Hossam Khedr and another undisclosed angel...

healthtech TakeStep seed round

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