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Kuwait

Kuwait Sovereign Wealth Fund leads round in Knotel

Source: Pitchbook Enterprise workspace provider Knotel has banked $400 million at an estimated $1 billion valuation in a round...

news investments fund

Saudi Arabia

Hazen.ai closes seed round

Source: Startup MGZN Hazen.ai, a Saudi startup focusing on artificial intelligence-based traffic analytics and monitoring solutions,...

AI traffic Investment

Saudi Arabia

Noon Academy raises $8.6 million

Source: MenaBytes Riyadh-based online learning platform Noon Academy has raised $8.6 million Series A co-led by Raed Ventures and Saudi...

Investment EdTech fund

U.A.E

Sprii closes $8.5 million in Series A

UAE-based e-commerce platform Sprii.com has raised a further $8.5 million in its Series A funding that it will use to accelerate its...

Moms E-commerce Series A

U.A.E

Hopi raises six-figure seed funding

Source: MenaBytes Hopi, a yet-to-be-launched Dubai-based direct-to-consumer subscription contact lens startup has raised seed funding...

contact lenses seed

U.A.E

Dubai-based Tenderd raises $5.8 million in seed fund

Source: MenaBytes Dubai-based heavy equipment rental marketplace for the construction industry has raised $5.8 million in what...

heavy equipment seed

U.A.E

CE-Ventures Leads $11 Million Series A Round in India's FreshToHome

CE-Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of UAE-based diversified global business, Crescent Enterprises, announced that it has...

Fresh food ecommerce

U.A.E

UAE-based Foloosi raises pre-seed fund

Foloosi, a UAE-based financial technology (fintech) startup has raised an undisclosed amount of pre-seed funding from angel fund investor...

seed fund Fintech

Egypt

Egypt’s Mintrics is raising a $500k funding round earmarked for US expansion

Source: VentureBurn Egyptian social video analytics platform Mintrics is currently busy closing a $500 000 investment fund and...

Vidéo Analytics Expansion

U.A.E

Abu Dhabi Investment Office launches Dh535 million fund

The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) announced today that it has launched the Dh535 million Ghadan Ventures Fund to support Abu...

fund Venture Capital startups

U.A.E

ProTenders raises $3 million in pre-series A

Dubai-based ProTenders, a construction intelligence and procurement company, has secured $3 million in its pre-Series A funding, led by a...

pre-Series A fund Investment

Regional

Seedstars announces $100m fund to invest in African tech startups

Source: Ventureburn Emerging markets startup competition Seedstars yesterday announced it would launch a $100-million...

fund Investment africa

Palestine

Ibtikar Fund invests in Receet

Palestine’s Ibtikar Fund announced its investment in Receet, a mobile application that provides digital receipts in business...

fund Investment digital

Egypt

Egypt sets up $57 million fintech startup fund

Source: ITWeb Africa Fintech startups in Egypt could soon have access to 1 billion Egyptian pounds (approximately...

Fintech fund Egypt

Kuwait

Kuwait announces $200m tech fund

Source: Arab Times Kuwait has launched an initiative to form a $200 million fund for investments in technology, Kuwaiti Deputy Prime...

news Investment Technology

U.A.E

DIFC launches $100M fund to boost fintech

HE Essa Kazim, governor of The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) announced today during the inaugural of the Global Financial...

uae Fintech fund

U.A.E

Precinct Partners launches to provide patient capital to entrepreneurs

Precinct Partners Holding Limited (‘Precinct Partners’) has launched at the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) to...

precinct partners fund patient capital

Regional

Alabbar and MEVP launch $250M MENA tech-focused VC fund

Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) announced today the launch of its third MENA venture capital fund – the Middle East Venture Fund...

Alabbar MEVP Walid Hanna

Egypt

Endeavor Catalyst Fund closes first $500,000 investment in Egypt

Endeavor Catalyst Fund, Endeavor’s co-investment vehicle, concluded its first investment in Egypt contributing 500,000 dollars to...

Investment fund statups

U.A.E

Dubai dedicates a $275M fund for seven global challenges

The Dubai government and Dubai Holding have announced a one billion dirham fund (US$275 million) to address seven global challenges. The...

Dubai Government Dubai Holding MEMakers

Regional

Flat6Labs launches $5.6M fund

Sawari Ventures partners: Hany Sonbaty, Ahmed Alfi, Wael Amin. (Image from archive) Flat6Labs Egypt announced yesterday that they are...

fund Sawari Ventures Flat6Labs

Saudi Arabia

High-tech startups to get up to $2M from new Saudi fund

Since 2010 the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology has invested in more than 30 projects through its Seed Fund. These cash...

WATER fund solar energy

Kuwait

Kuwait National Fund partners with the World Bank to support local SMEs

The State of Kuwait is aiming to develop the entrepreneurial spirit among Kuwaitis, help the country take a major stride in efforts to...

Kuwait National Fund fund partnership

Regional

New fund to invest $10M in idea-stage startups

In order to bridge the funding gap between the early stages of a startup, a new fund lead by Prince Kojo Onioni Zalani from Nigeria is...

fund

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