Jugnu, the Pakistan-based B2B eCommerce startup, and the online marketplace about their successful management of raising an undisclosed amount in its latest funding round. The latest funding round was led by Sarmayacar which is the Pakistan-based VC investing in Early Stage startups in the region. The round however marks...
Savola Group is a publicly listed group in Saudi Arabia, and operates companies in both the food and retail industries. They have recently announced the launch of a Corporate Venture Capital Program.
The program is for the purpose of distributing innovative technologies, providing food and retail opportunities on a global...
Arabic language Jordan based education platform Adam wa mishmish has raised $475,000 in a seed funding round. This ed-tech platform uses educational cartoons to teach young children Arabic for the ages of 0-5 through music, art and interactive learn to play methods. Launched in 2016 due to the lack...
It was announced by the Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) and Dutch Good Growth Fund (DGGF) have set up their obligation to secure the launch of Amam Ventures, which is Jordan’s first SME gender lens fund.
Amam Ventures is an investment group that is aimed at making impact investments...
The launching of Al Zayani Venture Capital has been announced by Al Zayani Investment Group. The company has its headquarters in Manama, Bahrain. It has its focus on investment in disruptive technology and start-ups.
In 1977, Al Zayani Investment Group was established in Bahrain. This makes it one of the...
Abu Dhabi has made another committee to manage the improvement of free zones in the emirate and survey enactment administering every one of them so that the regulations stay intact. The Executive Council of Abu Dhabi has given a choice to shape the Free Zones Council, led by the...
Starting a company is an exciting time and for those in UAE, the chance to have your own start-up is remarkably high. Hundreds of start-ups are started each year in the Emirates. UAE actually leads Singapore, Norway, Japan, Sweden, Germany, and New Zealand in how many start-ups find life...
KUBE has been attracting some of the world’s foremost entrepreneurs and disruptors in the hospitality space ever since its establishment. It was both inspired and created by Michael Levie and David Keen and they have a single purpose which is to drive transformation by incubating and accelerating hospitality start-ups....
Iranian start-ups have certainly endured a difficult time with 4 years of sanctions, currency devaluations, economic problems and COVID-19. Some companies still operating and thriving in the digital ecosystem founded by women worth noting.
Takhfifan
This start-up initially started as a clone of Groupon and over time has come to it’s...
OpenSooq with its HQ in Jordan raised $24 million funding lead by Saudi Jordanian Investment Fund (SJIF), FJ Labs, and iMENA Group.
Open Sooq allows consumers and SME's to trade across a MENA level geography offering categories in prime sectors such as property, electronics, fashion, local crafts and interior decoration....
