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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s Tamer Group acquires majority stake in Mumzworld

Saudi Arabia’s Tamer Group, a healthcare distributor and logistics company has acquired a majority stake in UAE-based e-commerce...

acquisition news Mumzworld

U.A.E

Bayzat raises $16 million in Series B funding

Source: MenaBytes Dubai-based HR and insurance startup Bayzat has raised $16 million in a Series B round from Mubadala’s newly...

news Dubai Investment

U.A.E

Dubai rolls out virtual business licences for global investors

Source: The National Dubai rolled out on Monday virtual commercial licences that allow investors from across the globe to establish...

news license Business

Egypt

PrintX raises $150,000

Source: Ventureburn PrintX, a Cairo-based online print shop, has raised $150 000 from Saudi angel investor Mohamed Elbazz. Tech...

news Investment Egypt

Tunisia

International Finance Corporation invests $1 million in Flat6Labs Tunis

Source: MENAbytes International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group has announced that it is investing $1...

news fund tunisia

U.A.E

Mubadala invests in Embark

Source: Forbes Embark Trucks, a self-driving tech firm created by two twenty-something Canadian computer scientists, just landed $70...

news trucks Investment

Egypt

NowPay Raises $600,000 in seed funding

Source: Digital Boom Egyptian fintech startup, NowPay, said it’s closing a new undisclosed round after raising USD 600,000 in...

news Investment seed

Egypt

Trolley raises $200,000 in seed fund

Source: MenaBytes Cairo-based grocery delivery platform Trolley has raised $200,000 as seed funding, the startup...

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Regional

Onsi Sawiris leads investment on Canada's Drop

Source: Tech Crunch Commerce and marketing are radically changing these days. Consumers are increasingly looking for brands...

news Investment E-commerce

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...

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Egypt

RiseUp acquires MENAbytes

Egypt-based RiseUp, the organiser of the Middle East and North Africa’s (Mena) largest startup and entrepreneurship summit, has...

news Acqusition publication

Egypt

Cairo-based Orcas raises $500,000 Pre-Series A

Source: MenaBytes Orcas, a Cairo-based online marketplace for babysitters and tutors has raised $500,000 in Pre-Series A funding round...

Investment pre-Series A babysitters

U.A.E

Dubai-based Oliv expands to Singapore

Source: MenaBytes Oliv, a Dubai-based youth career platform has expanded to Singapore, the startup announced last month. The...

Expansion news uae

Jordan

Jordan’s DigitaSport raises seed funding

Source: Startup MGZN Oasis500, one of the leading investment companies and business accelerators based in Jordan announces a seed round...

digital Sports news

Tunisia

Tunisia’s InstaDeep raises $7 million in Series A funding

Source: Disrupt Africa Enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) startup InstaDeep has raised US$7 million in Series A funding from...

news Investment AI

U.A.E

Souq becomes Amazon.ae in the UAE

Source: The National Amazon and Souq on Wednesday announced the launch of Amazon.ae, which replaces souq.com in the UAE nearly two years...

news Amazon Souq.com

U.A.E

Dubai-based Searchie raises $2 million

Source: MenaBytes Dubai-based recruitment platform Searchie has raised $2 million in seed funding led by two family offices who have...

Investment news Dubai

Saudi Arabia

Golden Scent closes new round of investment

Saudi Arabia-based e-commerce platform Golden Scent has closed a new round of investment, the company announced, without disclosing the...

news E-commerce Golden Scent

Regional

Dubai-founded Pixelbug gets acquired by American Besomebody

Source: Menabytes Cincinnati-based learning platform Besomebody that specializes in job placement and employer services has...

ar Acquistion news

U.A.E

Dubai-based MEVP closes additional $65m in commitments

Source: Menabytes Dubai-based Middle East Venture Partners has closed additional $65 million in commitments for its latest...

news Investment funds

Saudi Arabia

Al Tayyar acquires rest of 40 per cent stake in Almosafer

Source: Menabytes Al Tayyar Group, one of the largest travel and tourism companies in Saudi Arabia with presence almost all over the...

news Investment Travel

Bahrain

Bahrain first Business Angels company announces its partial exit from EatApp

Source: Startup MGZN Tenmou, Bahrain’s first ‘Business Angels company’ recently announced its partial exit from...

Bahrain news Investment

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

Regional

New startups on the block: November

Startups are launching faster than we can write about them, so here’s our list of raw newbies to watch. Dukan IT Saudi Arabia IT...

Startup List news

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