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Saudi Arabia

Crowdfunding platform Manafa secures $28 million Series A round

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Manafa, has closed its Series A funding of $28 million (SAR106 million), led by STV and Wa’ed Ventures,...

Manafa Wa'ed Vnetures Series A

U.A.E

UAE fintech Pyypl raises $11 million Series A

UAE-based fintech Pyypl has raised $11 million in a Series A round from a group of international family offices and angel...

Pyypl Series A

Egypt

Former Abbott VP Essam Abdelhady acquires stake in Nawah Scientific

Former Vice President Middle East, Turkey, Africa and Pakistan (METAP) of Abbott Essam Abdelhadi has acquired a stake in Egypt-based...

Nawah Scientific Series A

Egypt

Nawah Scientific expands to Jordan, prepares for Series A

Egypt-based life science venture Nawah Scientific has expanded to Jordan as it prepares for its Series A round. In January,...

Nawah Scientific Life science startups Series A

U.A.E

Arrow Labs raises $5 million in Series A

Arrow Labs, a UAE-based technology company uniting deskless and frontline workers, has raised a $5 million Series A round, led by...

Arrow Labs Series A

Egypt

MaxAB raises $40 million in Series A

Egypt-based B2B e-commerce platform MaxAB, has raised $40 million in a Series A round, led by RMBV, with participation from the IFC,...

B2B ecommerce Series A MaxAB

Lebanon

BASMA raises $3 million Series A round to scale operations in Mena and GCC

Lebanon-founded direct-to-consumer (D2C) digital dental startup BASMA, has raised a $3 million Series A funding round, led by...

Basma digital healthcare Series A

Global

Global Ventures leads $10.8 million pre-Series A round for US-based Nexford University

UAE-based venture capital firm Global Ventures has led a $10.8 million pre-Series A funding round for US-based digital...

Global Ventures Nexford University Series A

U.A.E

Logistics platform Trukkin raises $7 Million in Series A round

UAE-based truck aggregator Trukkin, has raised $7 million (SAR 26 million) in its Series A round, led by Saudi Arabia-based Emkan...

Trukkin Series A Logistics

U.A.E

Pawame raises $2.5 million, prepares for $5 million Series A

UAE-based solar energy startup aimed at off-grid communities in sub-Saharan African countries Pawame, has raised $1.7 million in grants....

Pawame solar energy Series A

Global

Falcon Edge Capital co-leads $50 million Series A round in India's Mensa Brands

UAE's Falcon Edge Capital, Accel Partners and Norwest Venture Partners, have co-led a $50 million Series A round for India-based...

Falcon Edge Capital Mensa Brands Series A

Saudi Arabia

Gathern raises $6 million Series A led by STV

Saudi Arabia-based Gathern, a peer-to-peer (P2P) vacation rental marketplace has raised a $6 million Series A round led by STV with...

Gathern Series A

U.A.E

Trade Capital raises Series A funding round

UAE-based fintech startup, Trade Capital Partners (TCP), has raised a Series A funding round, led by Modus Capital, with participation...

TradeCapital Fintech Series A

Qatar

Snoonu raises $5 million in Series A

Qatar-based super app Snoonu, has raised $5 million in the largest Series A round ever raised by a Qatari startup. The round was led...

Snoonu Series A ecommerce

Egypt

Paymob completes $18.5 million Series A funding

Egypt-based fintech startup Paymob has raised $18.5 million in its Series A round, led by Global Ventures with participation from A15...

Paymob Series A

U.A.E

Cloud kitchen operator iKcon raises $20 million in Series A

UAE-based cloud kitchen operator iKcon has raised a $20 million Series A funding round led by regional investment groups including Mohamed...

cloud kitchen Series A

Saudi Arabia

Zid raises $7 million Series A funding

Saudi Arabia-based e-commerce enablement platform Zid, has raised $7 million (SAR 26 million) in a Series A funding round, led by Global...

Zid ecommerce enablement Series A

Saudi Arabia

Lendo raises $7.2 million in Series A

Saudi Arabia-based Shari’ah compliant fintech startup Lendo, has raised a $7.2 million Series A funding round (SAR 27 million), led...

Lendo Series A SME lending

U.A.E

North Ladder raises $5 million in Series A

UAE-based trading platform for second-hand luxury products and electronics North Ladder, has raised a $5 million Series A funding round led...

BECO Capital North Ladder Series A

Saudi Arabia

Azom raises $9.5 million Series A

Saudi Arabia-based B2B electronics marketplace Azom, has raised a $9.5 million (SAR 36 million) Series A funding round from Assr...

Assraljawal Azom Electronics marketplaces

U.A.E

Zbooni raises $5 million in Series A

UAE-based e-commerce enabler Zbooni, has raised a $5 million Series A funding round led by an undisclosed London-based fund. Founded in...

Zbooni ecommerce enablement Series A

Global

Alpha Wave leads $5 million Series A in India's edtech platform Kyt

Source: The Financial Express Edtech platform Kyt on Wednesday said it has raised USD 5 million (about Rs 36.5 crore) in funding led by...

Alpha Wave EdTech Kyt

Saudi Arabia

Qoyod raises $2.1 million in Series A

Saudi Arabia-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform Qoyod, has secured $2.1 million in a Series A round led by Merak Capital, with...

SAAS accounting software Qoyod

Saudi Arabia

Salasa raises $8.6 million in Series A

Saudi Arabia-based e-commerce enablement startup Salasa, has raised $8.6 million (SAR 32 million) in a Series A round, led by AlSulaiman...

Salasa e-commerce enablement Series A

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