Wamda

Jordan

OpenSooq raises $24 million for its classifieds marketplace

Jordan-based online classifieds marketplace OpenSooq, has raised $24 million in a round led by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund,...

OpenSouq ecommerce PIF

Egypt

Openner invests in tejarra.com’s Seed round

US-based VC and venture builder, Openner, which last year launched its accelerator in Cairo, has invested in electronic e-commerce...

Openner

U.A.E

Wamda participates in Ziina’s latest $7.5 million funding round

Wamda has participated in UAE-basedZiina’s $7.5 million funding round which was led by Avenir Growth Capital and Class 5 Global....

wamda Ziina

Egypt

iSchool raises $160,000 to develop online edtech platform

Egypt-based edtech platform iSchool, has raised $160,000 in investment from EdVentures, the venture capital (VC) arm of Egypt’s...

EdTech

U.A.E

Opontia raises $20 million Seed round

Dubai-based e-commerce enabler Opontia, has raised $20 million in debt and equity in a Seed round from Global Founders Capital,...

b2b B2B e-commerce

Jordan

Decapolis raises $250,000 for its blockchain-powered food traceability platform

Jordan-based food safety and quality traceability platform Decapolis, has raised $250,000 from ISSF and Oasis500. The...

agritech Blockchain

Morocco

Orange and AXA CIMA to acquire majority stake in DabaDoc

Orange Middle East and Africa and AXA Assurance Maroc, an AXA CIMA entity, have agreed on a joint acquisition for a majority stage in...

healthtech dabadoc

Saudi Arabia

Red Sea Farms raises $10 million to expand across Saudi

Saudi Arabia-based agritech startup Red Sea Farms has received a $10 million investment fund from Wa’ed, the Future Investment...

agritech KAUST

Egypt

MoneyHash raises six-figure pre-Seed round

Egypt and US-based fintech MoneyHash has raised an undisclosed amount (six-figures) in a pre-Seed round led by COTU Ventures with...

Fintech MoneyHash COTU Ventures

U.A.E

Pawame raises $2.5 million, prepares for $5 million Series A

UAE-based solar energy startup aimed at off-grid communities in sub-Saharan African countries Pawame, has raised $1.7 million in grants....

Pawame solar energy Series A

U.A.E

VentureSouq participants in Lahore-based Tajir's $17 million Series A round

UAE-based venture capital firm VentureSouq, has participated in Pakistan-based B2B marketplace Tajir's $17 million growth funding...

Tajir Venture Souq b2b

Saudi Arabia

Wa’ed invests $500,000 in Saudi drone operator FalconViz

Wa’ed, the entrepreneurship arm of Saudi Aramco, has invested $500,000 in Saudi Arabia-based drone operator FalconViz, marking...

falconviz Wa'ed Aramco

Jordan

BeyondCapital’s Angel Network invests in Wafii, Palmear and Bith TV

Jordan-based BeyondCapital has invested in three Jordanian startups; Wafii, a loyalty and payments platform where users earn...

Angel Investment

Jordan

ISSF invests $1 million in Arzan’s second fund

The Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) has invested $1 million Kuwait-based Arzan Venture Capital II. Founded in 2014,...

Jordan VC ISSF

Global

Huda Beauty Investments participates in UK-based Uptime's $3 million seed extension

Dubai-based Huda Beauty investments (HBI) has participated in UK-based edtech Uptime's $3 million Seed extension round....

HB investments Uptime EdTech

Global

Falcon Edge Capital co-leads $50 million Series A round in India's Mensa Brands

UAE's Falcon Edge Capital, Accel Partners and Norwest Venture Partners, have co-led a $50 million Series A round for India-based...

Falcon Edge Capital Mensa Brands Series A

U.A.E

Microsoft launches ‘GrowthX Accelerator’ for B2B startups in UAE

Microsoft has launched an accelerator programme for B2B startups in cooperation with Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO). The...

uae microsoft GrowthX Accelerator

Global

Mubadala Capital participates in Berlin-based wefox's $650 million Series C round

UAE-based investment firm Mubadala Capital, has invested in Berlin-based insuretech company Wefox’s $650 million Series C funding...

Mubadala Capital Wefox Insurtech

Qatar

Qatar’s Fish.qa closes its Seed round

Qatar-based seafood marketplace Fish.qa raised an undisclosed Seed funding round led by venture builder 360nautica, which will also...

qatar E-commerce

U.A.E

almentor raises $6.5 million Series B round

Dubai-based video e-learning platform almentor, has raised $6.5 million in a Series B funding round, led by Partech, with participation...

almentor Video e-learning series B

Egypt

zVendo raises pre-Series A investment

Egypt-based e-commerce enabler zVendo, has raised a pre-Series A funding round from Mobica and Gratus Holding. Founded in 2018,...

zVendo ecommerce enablement

Qatar

Qatar fintech Dibsy raises $300,000 in pre-Seed round

Qatar-based fintech startup Dibsy has raised $300,000 in a pre-Seed funding round, led by Salem Khalaf Al Mannai with participation...

Fintech Dibsy

Egypt

Egyptian gaming startup Gamesbandy closes Seed round

Egypt-based gaming startup Gamesbandy has raised an undisclosed Seed round, led by Flat6labs Bahrain and Tamkeen. Founded by...

Egypt Gamesbandy

Palestine

Rising from the rubble: Entrepreneurs in Gaza look to rebuild

Rafat Abushaban is an author, speaker, and advocate for startups in fragile environments. He is the founder of Riable- an online platform...

Gaza

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