Wamda

Global

Saudi's Aramco invests in US-based Data Gumbo

Source: Houston Chronicle Blockchain-based tech startup Data Gumbo scored $4 million in a Series B funding round, drawing a second...

Aramco Blockchain

Global

THE LIST raises bridge round investment

Dubai-based luxury fashion and lifestyle platform THE LIST, has raised a bridge investment round from the ventures arm of media publishing...

The List Online shopping ecommerce

Regional

GCC-based entities join forces to launch region's first conscious investor fellowship

Source: Arab News King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has partnered with the investment platform VentureSouq,...

KAUST impact entrepreneurship Venture Souq

Global

Group 42 invests in US-based Beyond Limits

Source: Crunchbase Artificial intelligence company Beyond Limits has landed $133 million in its Series C round. The...

Beyond Limits AI Group 42

Regional

Sheraa launches $250,000 Middle East and Africa startup challenge

Source: Gulf News The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa) is launching a $250,000 prize for high prospect startups in the Middle...

Sheraa investments MENA

Global

UAE's Alpha Wave invests in India-based ClassPlus

Source: VCCircle Education-technology platform Classplus has raised a little over Rs 75 crore (around $10.2 million) at current exchange...

Alpha Waves EdTech ClassPLus

Pakistan

AimFit raises $1 million to scale across Pakistan

Pakistan-based AimFit has raised a seed round of $1 million, becoming the first venture capital-backed fitness startup in the country. The...

Health fitness

Lebanon

Berytech to invest in Lebanese green startups

Lebanon-based Berytech, in partnership with the EU-funded Green Impact MED Project (GIMED), has launched a green applied research and...

Green entrepreneurs Berytech

Turkey

Tarfin closes Series A round with participation from Wamda

Tarfin, the agriculture fintech startup based in Turkey, has raised $5 million in its Series A investment round with participation from...

agritech Tarfin

Iraq

Alsaree3, Al Zajel raise seed funding

Baghdad-based food delivery app Alsaree3, and its sister company on-demand delivery platform Al Zajel, have raised a six-figure seed...

Food delivery Alsaree3 Al Zajel

Egypt

Elves raises $2 million in funding

Egypt-based virtual assistant platform Elves venture, has raised a $2 million investment from Egypt’s Sawari Ventures along...

Sawari Ventures Elves

Jordan

ISSF invests in Endeavor Catalyst’s third fund

Source: Jordan News Agency Endeavor Catalyst, the investment vehicle of global non-profit organization Endeavor, has closed its 3rd Fund...

Endeavor Catalyst Fund ISSF

Global

Arab Bank invests in US-based Veem

Source: The fintech times Veem, the fast-growing global payments network built for businesses, recently announced the closing of a $31...

Ab Ventures Arab Bank Veem

Global

UAE's VentureSouq invests in UK-based Dendra systems

Source: DroneDJ Environmental company Dendra Systems has announced it has raised $10 million to rehabilitate and restore biodiverse...

VentureSouq Dendra Systems

Egypt

Foodics expands to Egypt and hopes to become micro-loan lender

Saudi Arabia-based food and beverages (F&B) retail and restaurant management platform Foodics, has expanded to Egypt. The...

Foodics f&b POS

Saudi Arabia

Penny Software raises $1.35 million Seed with participation from Wamda

Saudi Arabia-based Penny Software has raised $1.35 million in a Seed investment round from Wamda, Class 5 Global, Outliers VC, Plug and...

b2b marketplace Penny

Egypt

Kashier raises seed investment

Egypt-based financial technology (fintech) startup Kashier Payments, has raised a seed investment round led by Glint Ventures, with...

Kashier online payment Fintech

Kuwait

JustClean raises $8 million Series B

Kuwait-based laundry marketplace platform JustClean, has raised a $8 million series B round from Faith Capital Holding. Founded in 2017...

Justclean on-demand laundry

Regional

Wiz Holding raises seed funding

UAE-based e-commerce enterprise Wiz holding, has raised $2 million in seed funding from undisclosed international investors from the US,...

ecommerce Wiz Holding

Global

Endeavor closes third fund with Careem and Property Finder founders among LPs

Source: Endeavor Endeavor Catalyst announced the final closing of Fund III, a $134M venture capital fund through which it...

Endeavor Catalyst Fund careem Property finder

Egypt

US-based Openner to invest in 50 Egyptian startups

US-based venture capital firm Openner has launched an accelerator programme in Egypt, looking to invest in 50 early-stage startups. The...

Openner early stage

Egypt

Rology raises $860,000 in pre-Series A

Egypt-based health technology (healthtech) startup Rology, has raised $860,000 pre-Series A investment in a round led by Egypt-based...

Rology healthtech DAI

Global

UAE's Alpha Wave invests in India-based EkAnek Networks

Source: Yourstory Delhi-based EkAnek Networks announced on Monday it has raised Rs 40 crore in its Series A1 investment round. The...

Alpha Wave

U.A.E

Spartech Ventures invests in UK-based Bibliu

UAE-based venture capital (VC) investor Spartech Ventures, has participated in UK-based educational technology (edtech) platform...

Spartech Ventures EdTech Bibliu

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