The global payment company Stripe finally executed their expansion in the Middle East and was announced very recently. They’ve officially launched their platform in the UAE with their first office opening in the Dubai Internet City. The private beta of the company was already launched a couple of months...
Last March, while cities around the world went into lock down, most companies were forced to close their doors and forego revenue for a few weeks. Given that restaurant owners collaborated with food aggregators to power the on-demand food economy, you'd think they'd have an easier time. You'd be...
FOODICS, a Saudia Arabia-based all-in-one restaurant management platform raised about a $20M Series B funding round at the start of the year. The funding round was led by Sanabil Investments and was also co-led by STV earlier this year. Other investors included Derayah, Endeavor Catalyst, and Elm in the...
It was announced this Thursday that the popular Tunisiansp-French SaaS startup Expensya has brought $20MÂ up in new assets from Paris-based MAIF Avenir and Amman-based Silicon Badia. This particular Series B round takes Expensya's absolute raise to date to more than $25M. And it makes it the best-subsidized Tunisian...
A SaaS platform for employee engagement, Engagesoft, based in Jordan has announced a Pre-Seed investment in six-figures from angel investors based in Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Engagesoft began its operation officially in Amman in the last quarter of 2020.
The start-up was founded by a team with a vast knowledge in...
It was announced today that Stake, the Dubai-based real estate venture platform has brought $4M up in a seed round which was led by Combined Growth Real Estate. A regional family office Vivium Capital, European VC Verve Ventures, Riyadh-based Lama Holding, Saudi private backer Mishaal Alireza, and the investors...
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...
Cairo-based furniture eCommerce commercial center Homzmart has brought $15 million up in a Series A drove by MSA Capital and Nuwa Capital, it reported in an articulation today. The round additionally incorporated the interest of the Rise Capital, Impact46, EQ2 Ventures, and Outliers Venture Capital. It had recently brought...
Khazna, the popular fintech platform from Egypt has been selected to compete in the inaugural edition of the Last Mile MOney Accelerator program which is managed by IDEO. ANd it’s directly funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Khazna has an inclusive financial technology with a goal to enhance...
It was announced that EdVentures, the popular funding wing of the Egyptian Nahdet Misr Publishing Group, has gotten the 'Training Investors of the Year' grant for the MENA area by UK-based web magazine ‘Corporate Vision’ and that’s not all. This particular honorary award for ‘Education and Training' classification tries...
