Wamda

U.A.E

UAE’s Eat App raises $11 million Series B round

UAE-based restaurant reservations platform Eat App has closed an $11 million Series B round from MEVP, 500 Startups, Derayah VC, Dallah...

Eat App foodtech

Regional

Behind the scenes of the POSRocket acquisition

In January 2022, Saudi Arabia-based fintech and foodtech startup Foodics announced it had acquired Jordan-based point of sale provider...

acquisition Exit posrocket

Egypt

Why is Grubtech shifting its focus to Egypt?

The foodtech space remains one of the most dynamic in the Middle East, thanks to the region’s insatiable appetite for food delivery...

GrubTech

Regional

Can restaurant payment startups survive the market slowdown and rise in food costs?

There is a popular chain of Italian restaurants in Europe that is owned and operated by a French company that kickstarted a revolution in...

foodtech ChatFood Eat App

Saudi Arabia

Barakah raises $300,000 pre-Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based food delivery startup Barakah has secured $300,000 in a pre-Seed round from Alriyadah Investments. Founded in 2021...

Barakah Alriyadah Investments Food & Beverage

U.A.E

ChatFood raises $3 million bridge round led by Antler

UAE-based foodtech ChatFood, has announced a bridge round of $3 million led by Antler with a reserved amount for key strategic Saudi...

ChatFood Antler foodtech

U.A.E

Supy raises $8 million Seed round

UAE-based B2B food marketplace Supy, has raised $8 million in a Seed round led by BECO Capital with participation from Valia Ventures,...

Supy BECO Capital

U.A.E

Pure Harvest secures $180.5 million from global investors to fund expansion

UAE-based agritech Pure Harvest Smart Farms, has raised $180.5 million in its latest growth funding round. Investors included Metric...

agritech Pure Harvest Smart Farms

U.A.E

Careem acquires food delivery startup MUNCH:ON

UAE-based super app Careem has acquired food delivery subscription platform MUNCH:ON, as it looks to expand its offerings in the food...

Munch:On careem Food delivery

U.A.E

Pure Harvest Smart Farms acquires BayWa's interest in agritech venture

UAE-based agritech Pure Harvest Smart Farms is forming an alliance with Al Dahra Group by acquiring BaWa’s controlling interest...

Pure Harvest Smart Farms agritech acquisition

U.A.E

KRUSH Brands raises $4.5 million for its virtual restaurant marketplace Locale

Locale, the UAE-based online marketplace for virtual restaurants built by cloud kitchen platform KRUSH Brands has raised $4.5 million...

foodtech cloud kitchen KRUSH Brands

Jordan

Jordan’s Kitchefy raises $350,000 pre-Seed round

Jordan-based cloud kitchen Kitchefy, has raised a $350,000 pre-Seed round, led by the Oasis 500 fund, the Beyond Capital Fund, MyStartUp...

Kitchefy cloud kitchen Oasis 500

U.A.E

Fine Diner raises $150,000 in Seed round

UAE-based foodtech Fine Diner has raised $150,000 in Seed funding from angel investors. Founded in 2019 by Sami Elayan, Saed...

foodtech cloud kitchen

Saudi Arabia

Red Sea Farms raises additional $18.5 million to fuel expansion plans

Saudi Arabia-based agritech Red Sea Farms has raised an additional $18.5 million co-led by Wa’ed, the venture capital arm of Saudi...

Red Sea Farms agritech

U.A.E

The FoodTech Challenge

The FoodTech Challenge is a global competition that seeks to find the next wave of technology innovations that are on the cusp of...

The Foodtech Challenge

U.A.E

UAE’s foodtech Right Farm raises $2.8 million Seed round

UAE-based B2B e-grocery platform Right Farm has raised $2.8 million in its Seed funding round, led by DisruptAD and Enhance...

Right Farm foodtech DisruptAD

Saudi Arabia

Saudi foodtech Haseel closes $6.6 million Series A funding

Saudi Arabia-based footech Haseel has raised a $6.6 million Series A funding round led by Vision Ventures, with participation from Arzan...

Saudi Arabia Haseel

Egypt

Egypt’s ON Market raises $215,000 pre-Seed round

Egypt-based e-grocery marketplace ON Market has raised a $215,000 pre-Seed funding round from regional angel investors led by Yasser...

ON Market e-grocery

Egypt

Do cloud kitchens stand a chance in Egypt?

The meteoric rise of cloud kitchens in the UAE is beginning to permeate through to other parts of the Middle East. Across the region, new...

cloud kitchen Cloud kitchens

Saudi Arabia

Taker acquires Brisk Delivery

Saudi Arabia-based foodtech Taker, has fully acquired Brisk Delivery for an unknown amount. Founded in 2019 by Abdullah Alsaadi, Taker...

Saudi Arabia Taker Brisk

Egypt

Saudi Arabia’s Sary acquires Egypt’s Mowarrid

Saudi Arabia-based B2B e-commerce platform Sary has acquired Mowarrid, an Egypt-based B2B marketplace, for an undisclosed...

SARY Mowarrid E-commerce

Egypt

Careem invests in Egypt’s elmenus

Egypt-based food delivery app elmenus has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Careem. Founded in 2011 by Amir Allam, elmenus...

careem ElMenus

Egypt

FreshSource raises Seed round to cut food loss in Egypt

For Egypt, agriculture is one of its most critical sectors, accounting for more than 11 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) and 28...

FreshSource food waste agritech

U.A.E

YallaMarket raises $2.2 million bridge round

UAE-based quick-commerce startup YallaMarket has raised $2.2 million in a bridge round from Doha Tech Angels, Flyer One Ventures and...

YallaMarket q-commerce dark stores

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