Iraq, often dubbed one of the last major untapped economies in the Middle East, is poised for a digital revolution. Despite a large, young, and increasingly connected population, its startup ecosystem remains in its nascent stages, fragmented, and largely informal. Enter EQIQ, an innovative venture capital (VC) fund operating...
The Angel Investment Network of the Middle East (MAIN), which promotes angel investing in the region, has announced a free standard Egyptian legal document for early-stage founders and investors.
This was done in collaboration with the Development Cooperation in Germany implemented by GIZ Egypt (GIZ), a network of MENA’s leading...
Under the oversight of the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), Saudi Payments reported the dispatch of Saudi Arabia's instant payment platform 'sarie' in collaboration with IBM and Mastercard and that makes it one of the fastest ways to make transactions in the region.
As of now, 'sarie' upholds all Saudi banks...
Pakistan’s popular B2B eCommerce platform Dastgyr announced that they’ve managed to raise about $3.5M in a seed round. The round was led by SOSV and it brings the total sum as of now to $4M and that’s not all. The round was joined by Asian Development Bank’s VC arm...
2021 MENA Venture Investment Report offers a complete comparison of the top 5 countries in MENA. This comparison is based on the number of registered deals in 2020. As we approach the second quarter and more investment rounds are announced in 2021, we bid farewell to 2020 by taking a...
Start-ups can be defined as companies or businesses that focus on one single product or service with the hopes of introducing it to the market. A start-up can be individually owned, or two or more investors can be its founder.
The greatest challenge that most start-up businesses face is finding investors willing to...
CE-Ventures, the corporate funding foundation of UAE-based Crescent Enterprises, has reported that it is multiplying its investment interests in new businesses to arrive at $272M which is roughly AED 1B by next year and that’s not all. Since its initiation in 2017, CE-Ventures has effectively contributed more than $136M...
It was announced that the popular port operator with a worldwide reach, DP World has launched 'Dubuy' which is a discount web-based eCommerce platform. Hoping to interface purchasers and merchants on a global scale with merchandise delivered through the production network of DP World and its coordination for the...
The popular water solution app from Saudi Arabia, Moya App has finally managed to successfully raise about $2M in their latest funding round. The funding round was led by MLM Invest Company. The platform was first launched back in 2019Â by Abdulrhman Almustafa, Abdullah Alshuaibi & Ahmed Alkadi. Ever...
The popular funding firm Nama Ventures from the KSA has declared its launch of another $27M funds that have been raised from high-net-worth financier along with, institutional financial investors and even family workplaces. In spite of the fact that the asset will focus on new businesses in KSA, Nama...
