USA-based REEF Technology Inc. of their acquirement of the popular UAE-based KaaS and cloud kitchen operator, iKcon. REEF is a leading operator of delivery kitchens, logistics, and proximity hubs in North America, marking their debut into the MENA region and that’s not all.
iKcon was founded back in 2019 and...
It was announced that the popular Egyptian-based logistic platform for eCommerce commercial center, Flextock raised a $3.25M Pre-Seed financing round. The round was held Foundation Ventures (Egypt), MSA Capital (China), CRE Venture Capital (South Africa), Alter Global (US), JIMCO – Jameel Investment Management Company (Saudi Arabia), B&Y Venture Partners...
Egypt’s popular and leading VC firm, Algebra Ventures announced today on launching their second fund of around $90M. The fund was specifically dedicated to startups with the main goal to allocate their firm in the MEA region. They are currently aiming at first closing in 2021 on Q3.
Algebra has...
Sprout FZCO, is a company founded by biochemist Oz Erbas and marketing technologist Katerina Papatryfon, the major aim is to usher in a new age of kids' food production focused on science and health improvement. Sprout foods are made entirely of whole plants and heavily rely on locally sourced...
It was announced that EdVentures, the popular funding wing of the Egyptian Nahdet Misr Publishing Group, has gotten the 'Training Investors of the Year' grant for the MENA area by UK-based web magazine ‘Corporate Vision’ and that’s not all. This particular honorary award for ‘Education and Training' classification tries...
Raqamyah, a Riyadh-based crowdlending platform has raised about $2.3M in just one investment deal. They announced that the investment round was managed and led by Impact46 later that day. There were other investors included such as Mad’s investment, Al Yusr and Fadeed Investment. Another round of participation was made...
The Angel Investment Network of the Middle East (MAIN), which promotes angel investing in the region, has announced a free standard Egyptian legal document for early-stage founders and investors.
This was done in collaboration with the Development Cooperation in Germany implemented by GIZ Egypt (GIZ), a network of MENA’s leading...
ISSF aka The Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund from Jordan is known mostly for making strategic investments in startups. They also invest in early-stage largely innovative SMEs as well. ISSF has recently announced a direct investment of $150K in a Jordan-based startup Decapolis. The startup provides feature-rich solutions for...
CE-Ventures, the corporate funding foundation of UAE-based Crescent Enterprises, has reported that it is multiplying its investment interests in new businesses to arrive at $272M which is roughly AED 1B by next year and that’s not all. Since its initiation in 2017, CE-Ventures has effectively contributed more than $136M...
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...
