With the FIFA World Cup 2022 expected to be held in Qatar, it’s opened up a wealth of new opportunities for start-up companies to take their first steps into the business world in a stack of different industries.
Qatar is making strides in the world of health and sport, supporting...
It was announced that UAE-headquartered popular IoT startup iWire has managed to raise a $34M Series A funding round. The round was led by Noor Capital and was joined by Bpifrance. The startup has been building country-wide communication networks to improve and power a huge number of IoT solutions...
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...
Getir is been popular very recently for offering 10-minute grocery delivery. This Istanbul-based platform is turning into a revolutionized grocery delivery platform and they deliver about 1,500 items every day to the customers. Their delivery system is active 24 hours a week and they offer their fast delivery option...
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...
The Riyadh-Based food subscription app Dailymealz has raised about $2M in Pre Series A round. The fund was led by Seedra Ventures and the round even was even joined by some popular angel investors.
Dailymealz allows customers to order their food with their subscriptions from the app. The subscriptions are...
Google today announced a significant expansion of its digital payment ecosystem, with the official launch of Google Pay in Lebanon and Oman. This strategic move underscores Google's commitment to enhancing access to secure and convenient digital payment tools across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The service...
Beginning a start-up company presents challenges, even in normal circumstances, but in 2020, and now in 2021, start-ups across the globe are suffering financially due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Within the UAE, many small businesses have already folded, have been put on hold or are struggling to...
It was announced today that the well-known Saudi Company Tamer Group is to acquire Mumzworld. The group has interests in healthcare, beauty, and FMCG products and Mumzworld is the leading eCommerce platform in the region for mother, baby, and child products. Although they didn’t announce the details on the...
Elkaso, the popular UAE-based B2B marketplace has managed to successfully raise about $2.1M in its latest funding round was led by Global Founders Capital and MSA Capital. Although it was joined by key strategic global and regional investors including former and current leaders of Careem, Delivery Hero, Apple, Faith...































