Aldar Properties has launched its six-month entrepreneurship incubator program on its second round of the Manassah program. Their program is mainly aimed at attracting exceptional talents from all over the GCC and advance them under their wings. Aldar had held their partnership with startAD before and this global startup...
Sawari Ventures has closed their startups in their Egyptian-focused fund with about new commitments of $28M which roughly 440M in EGP. The commitments were from Kuwait Investment Authority’s Ekuity, Banque Misr, Suez Canal Bank, Misr Insurance Group, National Bank of Egypt, and Banque du Caire. In the previous round,...
Biware, the popular data management startup from Tunisia has announced that they’ve successfully managed to raise about $1.2M from CDC Gestion and Zitouna Capital.
Biware works by providing technological SMB that supports other companies to use their data for strategic purposes and that’s not all. The purposes include increasing revenues,...
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...
Vogacloset is an online retail platform specializing in fashion, based in the UK. What sets them apart from other platforms is that their main area of catering is for the Middle East. They have recently been acquired by Alhokair, a franchise retail company in Saudi Arabia. The venture is a...
Amenli, the YC-backed startup has managed to attract a $2.3M seed round investment for providing insurance services across Egypt and that’s not all. The round had investment from several firms from both local and foreign. The investment firms include GFC, P1 Ventures, Liquid2 Ventures, Anim Fund with Costanoa VC,...
Despite a significant decline in funding in 2023, Middle Eastern fintech companies demonstrated remarkable resilience; Navigating challenges such as high-interest rates and geopolitical uncertainties, these fintechs are leveraging innovative technologies and pursuing expansion strategies. According to KPMG, fintech funding in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa dropped to its...
The powers in Saudi Arabia have recently announced they have established a bank for the small and medium enterprises in the country. They made the announcement during the weekly meeting of the cabinet, which is where the elected officials in Saudi Arabia discuss developments on a regional, global, and...
Google today announced a significant expansion of its digital payment ecosystem, with the official launch of Google Pay in Lebanon and Oman. This strategic move underscores Google's commitment to enhancing access to secure and convenient digital payment tools across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The service...
Egypt-based Contactcars, the lead automotive marketplace has announced their acquisition of Sa4ar Technology Solutions which is known for providing car valuation technology and a dealer-specific auction platform.
Contactcars.com is a subsidiary of Contact Financial Holing and they’ve been constantly evolving and looking for new opportunities to arise which will provide...
