The popular UAE-based healthy snack brand for children Koala Picks has managed to raise about $408.4K which is roughly 1.5M in AED in their first external funding round. The funding round was led by friends and family investors. The funding round didn’t have any institutional investors and all funding...
The popular Jordan-based speculation fund, ISSF also known as The Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund has reported an immediate venture of $150K in Trteeb, a startup situated in Jordan and Saudi Arabia. The announcement of the investment was made back in January this year. It was also stated that...
Beginning a start-up company presents challenges, even in normal circumstances, but in 2020, and now in 2021, start-ups across the globe are suffering financially due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Within the UAE, many small businesses have already folded, have been put on hold or are struggling to...
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...
It was announced in a statement today that the popular Kuwait-based online flowers and gifting platform Floward have managed to raise $27.5M in a Series B round. The round was led by STV and that’s not all. Impact 46 also joined the round alongside as well. As of now,...
It was announced by the popular Pakistan-based Sarmayacar VC that it has helped dispatch their shipping marketplace center TruckSher. The VC firm didn't unveil the size of capital it has infused into the startup. It didn't share the specific insights concerning how much stake it possesses in TruckSher however...
Egypt-based investment company EFG Hermes has announced their investment of $725M in Ignis Energia, a Spanish renewable energy specialist via the company’s private equity arm’s Vortex Energy Fund as a series of capital injections. And it will be deployed over the next few years under some conditions of course.
It’s...
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...
Cartona, the popular Egypt-based B2B platform connecting retailers to manufacturers and wholesalers about their successful management of raising about $4.5M in their latest Pre-Series A funding round. This particular Pre-Series funding round was led by Global Ventures. The round was also joined by Kepple Africa Ventures, T5 Ventures, and...
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...
