Raqamyah, a Riyadh-based crowdlending platform has raised about $2.3M in just one investment deal. They announced that the investment round was managed and led by Impact46 later that day. There were other investors included such as Mad’s investment, Al Yusr and Fadeed Investment. Another round of participation was made...
The popular Cairo-based grocery platform startup, Appetito has raised about $450K on a Seed round from a gathering of Saudi Arabian Angel investor Ahmed Al Alola. He led the entire funding round in a beginning phase who was one of the early sponsors of Nana and Sary along with...
Getir has become one of the most valued grocery delivery apps right now that has achieved unicorn status. Headquartered in Istanbul, this ultra fast grocery delivery platform already tripled its valuation to $2.6B in less than 2 months. Co-led by Tiger Global and Sequoia Capital, their valuation was increased...
Despite a significant decline in funding in 2023, Middle Eastern fintech companies demonstrated remarkable resilience; Navigating challenges such as high-interest rates and geopolitical uncertainties, these fintechs are leveraging innovative technologies and pursuing expansion strategies. According to KPMG, fintech funding in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa dropped to its...
Supy, the popular UAE-based B2B food marketplace has managed to raise about $1.5M in a Pre-Seed funding round. This latest Pre-Seed Funding round was co-led by UAE-based investor COTU Ventures and US-based Valia Ventures, marking their first investment in MENA.
Supy was founded by CEO Dani El-Zein, previously COO at...
It was announced recently that there will be ‘One Million Entrepreneurs’, a campaign targeting potential talents and future entrepreneurs across Egypt, and the campaign is led by the Egyptian Ministry of Planning and Economic Development. The program is for all ages and groups across Egypt. It’s a fully online...
Maqsad, the popular Karachi-based Edtech platform on successfully managing to raise about $2.1M in a Pre-Seed round. This particular pre-seed round was led by Indus Valley Capital. The round was also joined by Alter Global, Fatime Gobi Ventures along with several founders of different startups both in Pakistan and...
The Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor Mubadala has finally invested about $75M in 5-year pre-IPO convertible bonds of Telegram. Telegram is an open-source popular social media platform mainly known for its security-focused services over other popular social media.
The investment and partnership aimed at creating a new collaboration of opportunities between...
The Doha-based E-commerce startup, Snoonu raises $5 million in a Series A funding round this week and that’s not all. The round was led by a mutual strategic partner of the startup, QDB or Qatar Development Bank along with several other investors.
Snoonu was founded by Hamad Al Hajri back...
The powers in Saudi Arabia have recently announced they have established a bank for the small and medium enterprises in the country. They made the announcement during the weekly meeting of the cabinet, which is where the elected officials in Saudi Arabia discuss developments on a regional, global, and...
