A tech start-up based in Riyadh, Azom, which designs, develops, and sells computer software and electronics, has raised a Series A funding round worth $9.5M (36M Saudi riyal), from Assr AlJawal and an anonymous individual investor.
Azom was established to develop and provide electronics and technologies such as phones and other...
It was announced that Quix, the popular Saudi Arabia-based on-demand delivery platform has raised SAR 3M which is roughly $800K pre-launch from more than 559 financial backers. The fund was raised through the crowdfunding platform Scooper. This carries the organization's absolute post-evaluation to SAR 10.1M which is roughly $2.7M...
A real estate platform, Mubawab, that has its base in Morocco, has received funding of $10M from its parent company, the (EMPG), Emerging Markets Property Group.
Mubawab, which was founded by Toni Puig and Kevin Gormand in 2011, gives users the ability to utilize its platform to purchase, rent, and...
It was announced that the Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) has made a direct investment of $150K in Jordan-based online marketplace Matrix. The fundraising was started back in January this year and they’ve managed to raise a seed fund of $300K by teaming up with Select Ventures Holdings,...
Zid has successfully raised about $7M in a Series A funding round. This KSA-based eCommerce platform was able to raise 26M SAR which was led mainly by Global Ventures along with other existing investors that includes Arzan VC and Elm.
But this wasn’t the first investment Zid had received. In...
It is always sad to see whole families forced to leave their houses and roots to strange lands due to wars and disasters. Yet, despite the obvious hardships and upheaval that comes with being a refugee, some have overcome the challenges of their situations and have created platforms, structures...
MENA Industry Venture Report for 2021 has revealed that based on funding amount, the top 7 industries in MENA all together accounts for 74% of all the invested capital in 2020, while 49% of transactions accounted for the top 7 industries by deals.
In spite of the overall reduction in...
STEPPI, the UAE-based health and corporate wellness platform for its successful management of raising about $1.8M in its latest funding round. The funding round was powered by a new partnership with boutique health and fitness experts, Embody Fitness, based in London and Dubai. The funding round has welcomed Embody...
Ranking Report for 2021 MENA Venture Investor revealed that in 2020, there was a decline in accelerator activity, with ​10%​ of all active investors being accelerators in MENA across all countries for its lowest level in five-years. This indicates a 29% ​reduction from the previous year.
With 2020 bringing a...
The FSRA of Abu Dhabi Global market has already introduced their latest innovative regulatory system for different fintech firms available for supervising and authorizing them who provide various third-party services to clients from other financial platforms.
TPPs are firms that play an important role as a medium between fintech firms...
