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Oman

Omani foodtech KitchenomiKs raises $1.8 million pre-Series A

Oman-based foodtech KitchenomiKs, has raised $1.8 million in a pre-Series A funding round from Omani and regional investors,...

KitchenomiKs cloud kitchen foodtech

Saudi Arabia

Barakah: fighting food waste one surplus meal at a time

The Middle East has one of the highest food wastage rates in the world. This wastage occurs at every stage of the food chain cycle, from...

food waste

Saudi Arabia

Delivery Hero acquires remaining shares of HungerStation

Germany-based foodtech Delivery Hero has acquired the remaining 37 per cent stake in the Saudi Arabia-based food delivery company...

Hero Delivery Hungerstation

U.A.E

Agthia Group launches $54 million CVC fund for foodtech startups

UAE-based food and beverage company Agthia Group PJSC has launched a $54 million VC fund “Agthia Ventures”. The CVC,...

Agthia Group Agthia Ventures ADQ

Saudi Arabia

Kaso raises $10.5 million Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based foodtech Kaso, has raised $10.5 million in a Seed funding round, from Dubai-based Spade Ventures, Saudi Arabia's...

KASO Spade Ventures Y Combinator

Egypt

The B2B marketplaces looking to support Egypt’s restaurants

Egypt’s economic woes seem to have bypassed one particular sector - restaurants. The past few years have seen the establishment of...

B2B marketplace

Kuwait

COFE: Digitising the coffee experience from bean to cup

There has been an increased shift towards customisation and convenience over the past few years which has resulted in a rise in vertical...

COFE foodtech

U.A.E

Belgium’s Deliverect acquires UAE’s ChatFood

Belgium-based food delivery software provider Deliverect has acquired UAE-based foodtech ChatFood, for an unknown amount. Founded in...

Deliverect ChatFood f&b

U.A.E

B2B e-commerce Eighty6 raises $3.7 million Seed round

UAE-based e-commerce platform Eighty6, has raised $3.7 million in a Seed round, from Sanabil 500 MENA Seed Accelerator Fund, a few GCC...

Eighty6 f&b E-commerce

U.A.E

COFE raises $15 million Series B round led by Wa'ed Ventures

UAE-based online coffee marketplace Cofe has raised $15 million in a Series B funding round led by Wa'ed Ventures, with...

COFE Wa'ed Vnetures Coffee

Regional

Flat6Labs leads Burger Index’s $1.3 million Seed round

Spain-based AI startup Burger Index has raised $1.3 million in Seed funding to initiate its expansion in the GCC region. The round was...

Burger Index Flat6Labs f&b

Saudi Arabia

Matbakhi raises $2.3 million pre-Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based foodtech startup Matbakhi, has raised a $2.3 million pre-Seed round led by Bugshan Investment Company along with an...

Matbakhi

Iraq

Iraq’s Alsaree3 Group receive seven-figure bridge round

Iraq-based Alsaree3 Group, closed a seven-figure bridge round in December 2022, raising its total funding to over $6.5...

Alsaree3 Zajel delivery app

U.A.E

UAE’s Revoltech among four winners of Global FoodTech Challenge

UAE-based foodtech Revoltech is among the winners of the 2022 FoodTech Challenge, receiving a portion of the $2 million prize money to...

Revoltech Global FoodTech Challenge foodtech

Bahrain

Bahraini foodtech OrderJet raises $125,000 from Hope Ventures

Bahrain-based foodtech OrderJet, has raised $125,000 from Hope Ventures, the investment arm of Hope Fund and producers of the Beban TV...

OrderJet Hope Ventures Beban

U.A.E

UAE foodtech Nourish raises $400,000 investment

UAE-based inflight meal booking platform Nourish, has raised a $400,000 investment round, led by investors from the US, Jordan, Saudi...

Nourish foodtech f&b

U.A.E

The venture builder helping female-led agritechs scale beyond the desert

The female share in the agricultural workforce in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) hovers around 30 per cent, making the sector one...

agritech Dana Global

Oman

Omani cloud kitchen KitchenomiKs raises $1.7 million Seed round

Oman-based cloud kitchen operator KitchenomiKs has raised $1.7 million in its Seed round from angel investors. Founded in March 2022...

KitchenomiKs cloud kitchen foodtech

Saudi Arabia

Revival Lab leads $13.6 million round through United Investments partnership

Saudi Arabia-based venture builder Revival Lab, has signed an investment partnership worth SAR50 million ($13.6 million) with United...

Revival Lab Saudi Arabia cloud kitchen

Bahrain

Calo raises $13 million pre-Series A round

Bahrain-based foodtech Calo, has raised a $13 million pre-Series A round led by Nuwa Capital and STV. Other investors participating in...

Calo Nuwa capital foodtech

Egypt

Brito joins Egypt’s growing list of cloud kitchens after raising $1.25 million

For Egyptians, ordering food from a local restaurant is nothing novel. The country’s restaurant market is thought to be worth $17...

cloud kitchen Brito

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Jahez acquires The Chefz for $172.9 million

Saudi Arabia-based food delivery app Jahez has fully acquired The Chefz, a Saudi Arabia-based dessert delivery platform for $172.9...

Jahez The Chefz Food delivery

Saudi Arabia

Order raises $1 million pre-Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based SaaS startup Order, has raised $1 million in a pre-Seed funding round, led by several angel investors. Founded in...

Order SAAS f&b

Morocco

The Moroccan startup helping grocers improve customer loyalty

Traditional grocery stores are a regular fixture of every neighborhood in Morocco. When compared to large supermarket chains and...

WafR

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