The popular Protech startup Huspy from Dubai has managed to raise a funding round. The round was joined by B&Y Ventures, Amir Farha (Cotu), Plug and Play along with other regional family offices and the round was led by VentureFriends.
The platform was founded back in August last year by...
Starting a company is an exciting time and for those in UAE, the chance to have your own start-up is remarkably high. Hundreds of start-ups are started each year in the Emirates. UAE actually leads Singapore, Norway, Japan, Sweden, Germany, and New Zealand in how many start-ups find life...
Start-ups in Iraq hardly get sufficient media coverage. As a result, only a few people know of their existence. Challenges like lack of basic infrastructure, payment solutions, and business registration complications make it difficult for start-ups to succeed. Even with these challenges, small businesses are evolving and maneuvering Iraq’s...
The AFD also known as the French Agency for Development has managed to secure roughly about EUR 50 million which is roughly a $58.7M credit line for MSMEDA also known as Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development Agency. Their aim is to promote women’s entrepreneurship across Egypt and that’s...
It was announced that Quix, the popular Saudi Arabia-based on-demand delivery platform has raised SAR 3M which is roughly $800K pre-launch from more than 559 financial backers. The fund was raised through the crowdfunding platform Scooper. This carries the organization's absolute post-evaluation to SAR 10.1M which is roughly $2.7M...
Colendi, the popular Turkey-based micro-crediting and payment solution platform that has managed to successfully raise about $30M in its latest Series A funding round. The funding round was participated by several key international investors. However, the most remarkable investment was made of a $12M investment by previous Getir backers...
It was announced that the Moroccan eye-wear eCommerce startup LNKO will be soon expanding to the UAE after having closed a DH 3M which is roughly $335K. It’s from the investment arm of Moroccan bank, CDG Capital through its 212Founders acceleration program.
The startup was launched back in April 2020...
It was announced that one of the UAE’s leading institutional investors EDB aka The Emirates Development Bank has signed an agreement with the country’s first peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform, Beehive. While allocating just over $8M which is roughly AED 30M in funding for the platform to distribute to creditworthy...
The popular freight marketplace from Lahore, BridgeLinx has managed to raise $10M. And it’s the country’s largest seed round to date and that’s not all. This regional largest seed round was led by Harry Stebbings’ 20 VC, Josh Buckley’s Buckley Ventures, and Indus Valley Capital. The seed round deal...
Jahez International, a leading Saudi-based food delivery and logistics platform, has announced a landmark agreement to acquire a 76.56% stake in Qatar's Snoonu for a staggering $245 million (SR 919 million). This strategic move, disclosed on the Saudi stock exchange, marks a significant consolidation in the GCC's rapidly evolving...
