Iraq, often dubbed one of the last major untapped economies in the Middle East, is poised for a digital revolution. Despite a large, young, and increasingly connected population, its startup ecosystem remains in its nascent stages, fragmented, and largely informal. Enter EQIQ, an innovative venture capital (VC) fund operating...
As the world went into lock down a year ago, the vast majority had to look for alternative ways. And they pretty much turned to internet shopping and other web-based services. And that certainly sped things up on web-based business reception. And expanded a lot of absolute US retail...
GBarena, the popular esports and tournaments platform from Cairo has managed to successfully raise six-figure in their latest Pre-Series A funding round. The funding round was led by key angel investors Ahmed Aboudoma, Kushal Shah, and HIM Angles VC network. This newly raised fund will be used for creating...
The Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor Mubadala has finally invested about $75M in 5-year pre-IPO convertible bonds of Telegram. Telegram is an open-source popular social media platform mainly known for its security-focused services over other popular social media.
The investment and partnership aimed at creating a new collaboration of opportunities between...
Bahrain houses various accelerators that have given birth to not only tens but hundreds of start-ups across the country. The fast-growing start-up scene in Bahrain has been supported by the country's initiative to get people connected to the internet. 98% of Bahraini citizens already use the internet which is third in...
Tag, the Pakistan-based Fintech and digital payment solution provider has announced its successful management of raising more than $12M in its latest funding round. This particular funding round was closed in a swift 2 weeks and that’s not all. It also was joined by Liberty City Ventures Canaan Partners,...
Fintech giant FlexxPay, a Dubai-based payment platform has announced raising about $3M. The fund was raised in a pre-Series A round and it was comprised of equity debt. The investors include a lot of popular names from different regions. They include DIFC Fintech Fund, Arzan VC, Nuwa Capital, VentureSouq,...
After the initial first successful first run, Google has reported the second round of its Startups Accelerator program for the MENA region and that’s not all. Chosen new companies will be combined with pertinent specialists from Google and the business everywhere to help tackle recognized issues. Partaking new companies...
The popular funding firm Nama Ventures from the KSA has declared its launch of another $27M funds that have been raised from high-net-worth financier along with, institutional financial investors and even family workplaces. In spite of the fact that the asset will focus on new businesses in KSA, Nama...
The global payment company Stripe finally executed their expansion in the Middle East and was announced very recently. They’ve officially launched their platform in the UAE with their first office opening in the Dubai Internet City. The private beta of the company was already launched a couple of months...
