Wamda

Egypt

Flick raises $1 million pre-seed investment

Egypt-based peer-to-peer (P2P) financial technology (fintech) startup Flick, has raised a $1 million a pre-seed funding round from an angel...

Flick money transfer Fintech

Algeria

temtem launches its super app

Algeria-based mobility startup temtem has launched its super app, temtem one. Founded in 2017 by Kamel Haddar, the app first started off...

Superapp temtem Halan

Global

Emirex Exchange raises investment from Alpha Sigma

UAE-based Emirex Exchange has raised an undisclosed amount from US-based blockchain and crypto fund Alpha Sigma Capital (ASC). Founded...

cryptocurrency Blockchain Alpha Sigma

Egypt

Falak Startups launches first startups virtual stage

Egypt-based startup accelerator Falak Startups has unveiled its launched a virtual platform to connect startups and investors. The...

Falak Startups Covid19 Seed funding

Saudi Arabia

Fintech Saudi, Flat6Labs launch fintech accelerator programme

Source: Fintech News Middle East Powered by startup accelerator Flat6Labs, Fintech Saudi is launching its Fintech Accelerator, an...

Flat6Labs Jeddah SAMA Fintech

Pakistan

MEVP invests in Pakistan-based Bykea

Dubai-based Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) has participated in Pakistan-based on-demand logistics and transport startup Bykea’s...

Bykea series B MEVP

U.A.E

meekd.com raises seed investment

Source: Entrepreneur Dubai-based global online search company meekd.com has raised its first round of seed funding for an...

meekd Google Online search engines

Bahrain

Bahrain issues blockchain permit to UK’s Fasset

The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has given UK blockchain startup Fasset, a first-of-its-kind authorisation to test its digital solutions...

Fasset Fintech Blockchain

Iraq

Miswag closes second seed round

Iraq-based e-commerce platform Miswag has closed its second round of seed funding. The round was led by Euphrates Iraq Fund and Shwan...

Miswag ecommerce Iraqi ecosystem

Global

UAE's Danube invests in India-based Financepeer

Source: Your Story Google-incubated education fintech startup Financepeer announced the closure of a fresh funding round of $3 million,...

Danube Group Education fintech startups

Egypt

La Reina raises seed funding

Cairo-based online fashion rental platform La Reina, has raised an undisclosed six-figure seed round from 500 Startups, Algebra Ventures...

La Reina Online shopping ecommerce

Lebanon

Synkers raises $1.8 million in pre-Series A

Lebanon-based educational technology (edtech) platform Synkers, has secured a $1.8 million pre-Series A funding round, led by Lama and...

EdTech tutoring Dubai Angel Investors

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

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