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Connect Ads Team
It was announced that the Egyptian advertising platform Connect Ads was acquired by the Miami-based digital media company Aleph Holding by an 86% stake. The deal was comprised of both cash and stock and that’s about it from the announcement. It didn’t share the exact financial details thoroughly but...
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...
Iraq Startup Office
After Lezzoo acquired a seven-figure financing round, there has been increased activity in Iraq’s fundraising sector. Lezzoo has bought Erbil Delivery while Tech Ventures is dominating the six-figure financing round in Alsaree3/Zajil. These activities are a clear indication of the Iraqi market’s potential. Here are some fascinating takeaways based...
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SadaPay, the Islamabad-based fintech platform has raised about $7.2M in a seed round it has achieved being the largest-ever seed round that was closed by a Pakistani startup. This seed round was led by Recharge Capital, a New York-based private non-profit cross-border platform. The seed round also was joined...
Mozare3 Farmer Shop
It was announced that the Egyptian agtech startup Mozare3 has raised more than $1M in a pre-seed round drove by Algebra Ventures and Disruptech. The round additionally incorporated the cooperation of EFG-EV and some private backers. The platform was established last year by Hussein Abou Bakr and Tamer El-Raghy....
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It was announced that the UAE-based Edtech and Fintech startup Cashee has managed to raise about $1M in a Pre-seed funding round. The startup offers a digital platform along with providing prepaid cards to teens and kids that have a lot of useful features. It includes access for parents...
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Announced today, Pakistani Lahore-based edtech Edkasa has raised about $320K in a pre-seed funding round. The round was closed a couple of months ago and it was led by i2i Ventures, but the announcement was made today instead. The round was joined by Zayn Capital, Walled City Co along...
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming one of the dominant forms of technology in the world. So it shouldn’t come as a massive surprise that Hazen.ai, a company which specializes in creating intelligent traffic technology which utilizes AI to improve safety on the roads has gotten more investment in...
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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...
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Enhance Fitness, the popular Dubai-based on-demand personal training platform has announced today that they’ve successfully managed to raise about $3M in a Series A funding round. This latest Series A funding round was led by Global Ventures which is a UAE-based regional-focused venture capital firm. Enhance Fitness was founded back...