Mubadala, Abu Dhabi's prominent sovereign wealth fund, is reportedly in advanced discussions to significantly increase its investment in Revolut, the UK-based digital banking and payments powerhouse. The potential deal, valued at approximately US$100 million (£78 million), would see Mubadala acquire an additional stake in Revolut, which is now commanding...
Jahez International, a leading Saudi-based food delivery and logistics platform, has announced a landmark agreement to acquire a 76.56% stake in Qatar's Snoonu for a staggering $245 million (SR 919 million). This strategic move, disclosed on the Saudi stock exchange, marks a significant consolidation in the GCC's rapidly evolving...
Since 2004 Iran has put efforts in launching some version of a domestic search engine within the country, these projects often had significant government funding and backing as they were perceived to help the Iran intranet network of information (which is Iran's local internet of sites often switched on...
ClearGrid, a fintech company based in the UAE, has raised $10 million in funding after coming out of stealth mode. The funding is split into two rounds: a pre-seed round of $3.5 million, led by Raed Ventures and Beco Capital, and a seed round of $6.5 million, co-led by...
This funding round was led by Flat6Labs, Vision Health Pioneers ( German based incubator) and supported by a group of expat angel investors from the USA, EU, Australia, and KSA. Their investment underlines a shared commitment to improving mental health care quality and accessibility in our region.
Arab Therapy's strategy...
Gazal was founded and established back in 2020 with a goal to help innovate, improve and redesign the entire future of transportation in GCC and the KSA region. Their aim is to use it for short-distance travel and innovate the use of sustainable and healthier alternatives for the transportation...
The popular Saudi-based FinTech and digital POS provider CashIn has managed to successfully raise about $1.6M in a funding round. The funding seed round was led by some of the most popular key investors including BIM Ventures along with a wide number of angel investors as well.
In the first...
RentUp, a PropTech startup in Egypt, has raised a Pre-Seed funding round in six-figures from Luqman Weise Capital, a Japanese private equity firm that specializes in Fintech innovation and technology development.
RentUp is a property rental platform founded last year that makes use of AI-powered technology that allows homeowners to...
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...
Led by Salem Khalaf Al Mannai and regional investors the popular Doha-based Fintech startup Dibsy has raised about $300K Pre-Seed round. Established back in 2020 by Ahmed Isse, Anouar El Mekki, and Loyan Farah, Dibsy means to make handling transactions more straightforward. The startup is additionally upheld by the...
