USA-based REEF Technology Inc. of their acquirement of the popular UAE-based KaaS and cloud kitchen operator, iKcon. REEF is a leading operator of delivery kitchens, logistics, and proximity hubs in North America, marking their debut into the MENA region and that’s not all.
iKcon was founded back in 2019 and...
GBarena, the popular esports and tournaments platform from Cairo has managed to successfully raise six-figure in their latest Pre-Series A funding round. The funding round was led by key angel investors Ahmed Aboudoma, Kushal Shah, and HIM Angles VC network. This newly raised fund will be used for creating...
Start-ups in Iraq hardly get sufficient media coverage. As a result, only a few people know of their existence. Challenges like lack of basic infrastructure, payment solutions, and business registration complications make it difficult for start-ups to succeed. Even with these challenges, small businesses are evolving and maneuvering Iraq’s...
Health-tech start-up MEDZnMORE raised a pre-series A round of $11.5 million from a series of angel and venture capitalist firms. Founded in 2020 based in Karachi Pakistan, in pursuit to solve the medical and wellness delivery service for B2B and B2C clientele of consumers, pharmacies and hospitals.
With the growth...
FOODICS, a Saudia Arabia-based all-in-one restaurant management platform raised about a $20M Series B funding round at the start of the year. The funding round was led by Sanabil Investments and was also co-led by STV earlier this year. Other investors included Derayah, Endeavor Catalyst, and Elm in the...
OTO, the Saudi-based Shipping management software and delivery platform that they’ve managed to successfully raise $3M in their latest seed funding round. The funding round was led by Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) and Derayah Capital.
OTO was founded by CEO Mohammad Al-Razaz and CTO Furkan Uzar. And it has...
Snapp group, the popular Iranian ride hailing and online service super app in a surprising change in tactics has for the first time published statistics about it's business and app for the year 2020. The private held company had long kept it's data close to it's chest, disclosing some...
The first companies to have been granted a digital banking license in Saudi are STC Pay along with another local firm. The license was issued by Saudi’s finance minister which was approved by The Saudi Cabinet. And it was announced by the state news agency that day. Now it’s...
It was announced today that Riyadh-based Ecommerce platform Tamara has brought $110M up in a Series A round. The round was led by the popular leading global payment processor Checkout.com. Tamara is popular because of its "buy now pay later" motto. The round is contained obligation and value and...
It was announced today that the popular Kuwaiti beauty eCommerce platform Boutiqaat has been freed from the money laundering case they’ve been fighting against. The entire case was dismissed after finding pretty much no evidence of any illegal activities regarding money laundering by the public prosecution. They’ve been under...
