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,...
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...
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...
It was announced today that Riyadh-based Ecommerce platform Tamara has brought $110M up in a Series A round. The round was led by the popular leading global payment processor Checkout.com. Tamara is popular because of its "buy now pay later" motto. The round is contained obligation and value and...
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...
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...
Abu Dhabi has made another committee to manage the improvement of free zones in the emirate and survey enactment administering every one of them so that the regulations stay intact. The Executive Council of Abu Dhabi has given a choice to shape the Free Zones Council, led by the...
A new website was set up by The Egyptian-Saudi Joint Committee with a goal to develop MSMEs aka micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises. The website is to help intermediaries to acquire funding along with highlighting their activities and that’s not all. IT’ll also help them showcase their achievements in...
Tunis-based edtech startup GoMyCode has reported its multi-mainland venture into Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Bahrain, and France, taking advantage of new business sectors subsequent to getting subsidizing last year. The platform was established back in 2017 by CEO Yahya Bouhlel, GoMyCode began as a coding school prior...
The popular Silicon Valley FinTech startup Tribal Credit managed to raise about a $34.3M Series A financing round which was announced today. The round was led by QED Investors and Partners for Growth (PFG) and that's not all. The round was also joined by existing financial investors like BECO...
