U.A.E ArabyAds acquires Dmenta UAE-headquartered online advertising and consumer intelligence platform (adtech) ArabyAds, has acquired Dubai-based influncer and brand... Dunya Hassanein • 25 January, 2021 ArabyAds Dmenta adtech
U.A.E Rising Giants Network secures $1 million investment Dubai-based Rising Giants Network (RGN), a bilingual podcasting network, has secured a $1 million investment deal, led by Triangle Media,... News • 24 January, 2021 content podcasts Investment
Jordan Jordan’s TWIG raises funding from AMC Jordan-based agritech startup TWIG, has raised investment from Miqdadi Agricultural Materials Company (AMC). TWIG works as a... Dunya Hassanein • 21 January, 2021 Home gardening agritech foodtech
Tunisia NewGen, MooMe raise funding from Maxula Seed Fund Source: Disrupt Africa Two Tunisian tech startups have secured investment from the newly-launched Maxula Seed Fund, which aims to... News • 21 January, 2021 Maxula Seed Fund MeMoo NewGen
Saudi Arabia Tamara raises $6 million in seed funding Saudi Arabia-based buy now pay later (BNPL) startup Tamara, has secured a $6 million (SAR 22.5 million) seed round led by... News • 20 January, 2021 Buy now pay later
Global KBW Ventures invests in BlueNalu UAE-based KBW Ventures has increased its stake in US-based BlueNalu, participating in its newly-raised $60 million convertible note... Dunya Hassanein • 19 January, 2021 BlueNalu KBW Ventures
U.A.E Mohamed Hilal Group invests in Spain’s VirtuE through SAIN UAE-based Mohamed Hilal Group has signed an investment agreement with Spanish Startup VirtuE R&D, through the newly-launched Sharjah... Dunya Hassanein • 19 January, 2021 Virtue R&D AI Mohamed Hilal Group
Global Derayah VC invests in Pakistan’s Bazaar Saudi Arabia-based Derayah Venture Capital has invested in Pakistan-based business to business (B2B) e-commerce platform Bazaar’s... Dunya Hassanein • 19 January, 2021 Bazar b2b ecommerce
Global VentureSouq invests in Singapore-based Volopay Source: TechCrunch Volopay, a Singapore-based startup building a “financial control center” for businesses, announced today... News • 19 January, 2021 VentureSouq Volopay Volopay
Global Alpha Wave leads $2.5 million seed round in India’s Udayy Source: YourStory Udayy, the Gurugram-based edtech startup, has raised $2.5 million in a seed round led by Alpha Wave Incubation (AWI),... News • 19 January, 2021
Bahrain Rain secures $6 million Series A Bahrain-based cryptocurrency exchange Rain has raised $6 million in its Series A round of funding. The round was led by Middle East Venture... News • 17 January, 2021 crypto cryptocurrency
Saudi Arabia Jada to invest in Merak Capital Source: Saudi Gazette Jada Fund of Funds Wednesday made an official commitment to Merak Technology Ventures Fund, which focuses on... News • 17 January, 2021 Jada Fund of Funds Merak Capital early stage funding
Iraq Hi-Express raises seed investment from Iraqi Angel Investors Network Iraq-based Hi-Express has raised a “six-figure” seed round led by the Iraqi Angel Investors Network (IAIN), marking the... News • 13 January, 2021 Logistics Last mile
Egypt Opio raises $300,000 seed investment Egypt-based women’s fashionwear brand Opio has raised $300,000 in a seed round from AUC Angels, local and regional angel investors... News • 13 January, 2021 direct-to-consumer
U.A.E Abu Dhabi startups to get funding and tech support from ADIO-Microsoft alliance Source: Gulf News In alliance with Microsoft, the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) will offer owners of local startups the resources... News • 13 January, 2021 ADIO Plug and Play microsoft
Global Checkout.com to open office in Riyadh after raising $450 million Checkout.com, the UK-based payments company is expanding its presence in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) after securing a $450... Shaimaa El Nazer • 12 January, 2021 Saudi Arabia