The popular food delivery platform Grubtech has teamed up with Foodics to give the clients with admittance to Foodics' high-level point of sale (POS), an association that will coordinate 7k restaurants served by Foodics with a small bunch of food aggregators including Careem, Talabat, and Jahez. As a business-to-business...
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...
In 2021, Faisal Rashed established this Bahraini loyalty program known as Ahlan App and has secured a $3 million investment which values the company at 15 million dollars. This was considered Ahlan's first-round investment that was followed and led by Hope Ventures investment group. Besides other angel investors joining...
In a seed funding round, the Egypt-based online portal, Sakneen, that helps home buyers locate properties, has raised $1.1 million with support from Sarwa Capital and Foundation Ventures and led by Algebra Ventures.
Others entities that invested in the round were Nakhla VC - a Saudi-based fund, Hem+Spire - a US-based...
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...
The popular Cairo-based Peer-to-peer marketplace startup that works by connecting shoppers and travelers has managed to raise an undisclosed 6 figure amount in its latest funding round. This funding round was led by angel investors in both Saudi Arabia and Egypt. It was led by Faisal Abdulsalam. He is...
Mind the Bridge, the International Chamber of Commerce and innovation advisory firm has teamed up to launch their CSS competition awards for the second year in a row and that’s not all. As a respective part of the MENA Digital Scaleup Summit, this team is to identify and expand...
ISSF aka The Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund from Jordan is known mostly for making strategic investments in startups. They also invest in early-stage largely innovative SMEs as well. ISSF has recently announced a direct investment of $150K in a Jordan-based startup Decapolis. The startup provides feature-rich solutions for...
DUBAI, UAE – Ruya, the pioneering digital Islamic bank, and Ignyte, the government-backed startup ecosystem, have officially forged a strategic partnership. This collaboration aims to accelerate innovation across the UAE by integrating Ruya’s Shari’ah-compliant digital banking expertise with Ignyte’s comprehensive support for entrepreneurs.
The UAE continues to lead the MENA...
GIZ Egypt has announced a €100M which is roughly $120M subsidizing program "VC University", focusing on first-time investment (VC) reserves. It’s in association with Egyptian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (MSMEDA), Endure Capital, and Changelabs
The sole purpose of this year-long program will offer planned asset administrators mentor...
