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Biware, the popular data management startup from Tunisia has announced that they’ve successfully managed to raise about $1.2M from CDC Gestion and Zitouna Capital. Biware works by providing technological SMB that supports other companies to use their data for strategic purposes and that’s not all. The purposes include increasing revenues,...
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Kenz, the Ramallah-based platform aims at helping women to find their preferable fashion and style that suits them. The platform is popular for launching the first Arabic calculator for getting bra and shapewear sizes. Lingerie being the most difficult product category that needs accurate measures, over 80 percent of...
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Supy, the popular UAE-based B2B food marketplace has managed to raise about $1.5M in a Pre-Seed funding round. This latest Pre-Seed Funding round was co-led by UAE-based investor COTU Ventures and US-based Valia Ventures, marking their first investment in MENA. Supy was founded by CEO Dani El-Zein, previously COO at...
Samurai Incubate
Samurai Incubate Inc, the popular venture capital firm from Tokyo closed its “Samurai Africa 2nd General Partnership” fund very recently. They’ve successfully managed to secure about $18.6 million which is roughly 2.026B yen. This platform with pretty much an oversubscribed funding firm saw a scope of corporates and several financial...
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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...
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Despite decreasing funding in the African continent, Nigerian startups succeeded in raising their funding to $160 million in the first Q1. Four countries including Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Egypt accounted for %87 of startup investments during Q1, and the founding breakdown showed, Nigeria is leader with $160 m...
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iKcon, a Dubai-based Cloud Kitchen Platform was founded by Khalid Baareh, the current CEO, and Kareem Abughazaleh, the COO of the platform back in 2019 and it’s the lead cloud kitchen service across the Middle East. They procure and delivers food on behalf of the restaurants and other brand...
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The US-based global digital media investor NBM aka North Base Media of their investment in Majarra which is an Abu-Dhabi-based Arabic online content provider. The investment included other strategic GCC individuals which were said in a statement. “We’re delighted to have a high quality and specialized investor like North Base...
ruya ignite partnership
DUBAI, UAE – Ruya, the pioneering digital Islamic bank, and Ignyte, the government-backed startup ecosystem, have officially forged a strategic partnership. This collaboration aims to accelerate innovation across the UAE by integrating Ruya’s Shari’ah-compliant digital banking expertise with Ignyte’s comprehensive support for entrepreneurs. The UAE continues to lead the MENA...
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Jugnu, the Pakistan-based B2B eCommerce startup, and the online marketplace about their successful management of raising an undisclosed amount in its latest funding round. The latest funding round was led by  Sarmayacar which is the Pakistan-based VC investing in Early Stage startups in the region. The round however marks...