Last March, while cities around the world went into lock down, most companies were forced to close their doors and forego revenue for a few weeks. Given that restaurant owners collaborated with food aggregators to power the on-demand food economy, you'd think they'd have an easier time. You'd be...
Dubai, UAE – Related, a leading Dubai-headquartered loyalty and rewards platform, announced today it has successfully raised $8 million (SAR 30 million) in strategic funding. The investment comes from Saudi alternative investment firm Equivator, a move set to significantly accelerate Related’s expansion within Saudi Arabia and bolster the development...
The popular Dubai-based market leader, iMile in delivery services has recently and officially launched their services in Egypt. Their current operations are based in Cairo and Suez and a goal to expand further in the region.
“We have solid plans for what we want to achieve in 2021 and our...
The UAE-based healthcare platform Smileneo has raised about $2 million in a seed round. The round is one of the biggest seed rounds that was raised in the MENA region by any teeth-straightening direct-to-consumer business. The round also included a lot of different anchor investments from several leading international...
After Lezzoo acquired a seven-figure financing round, there has been increased activity in Iraq’s fundraising sector. Lezzoo has bought Erbil Delivery while Tech Ventures is dominating the six-figure financing round in Alsaree3/Zajil. These activities are a clear indication of the Iraqi market’s potential. Here are some fascinating takeaways based...
Despite decreasing funding in the African continent, Nigerian startups succeeded in raising their funding to $160 million in the first Q1. Four countries including Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Egypt accounted for %87 of startup investments during Q1, and the founding breakdown showed, Nigeria is leader with $160 m...
A real estate platform, Mubawab, that has its base in Morocco, has received funding of $10M from its parent company, the (EMPG), Emerging Markets Property Group.
Mubawab, which was founded by Toni Puig and Kevin Gormand in 2011, gives users the ability to utilize its platform to purchase, rent, and...
NOW, the Dubai-based fintech has already raised about $7M in a fresh fund round which was announced today. The round was led by Anthemis Exponential Ventures and was joined by investors including Wamda Commercial Bank of Dubai, Accion Venture Lab. Hambro Perks’ Oryx Fund, Knuru Capital, DIFC FinTech Fund,...
Khazna, the popular fintech platform from Egypt has been selected to compete in the inaugural edition of the Last Mile MOney Accelerator program which is managed by IDEO. ANd it’s directly funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Khazna has an inclusive financial technology with a goal to enhance...
Flat6Labs in Bahrain has provided seed investment to UAE based HR platform Knack. This B2B platform was founded in Sharjah, UAE in 2020 by Divesh Lachhwani and Amna Aljarwan in effort to provide coaching, mentor ship and other HR related services to companies; and at times individuals.
At the time...
