MENA Industry Venture Report for 2021 has revealed that based on funding amount, the top 7 industries in MENA all together accounts for 74% of all the invested capital in 2020, while 49% of transactions accounted for the top 7 industries by deals.
In spite of the overall reduction in...
It was announced that Mohsin Haider Darwish, one of the biggest and leading business houses in the Sultanate of Oman, has consented to an arrangement to turn into a huge investor in the popular worldwide online marketplace “Nabay.com”. This particular partnership will help speed up the platform’s client-centered mission...
Bahrain houses various accelerators that have given birth to not only tens but hundreds of start-ups across the country. The fast-growing start-up scene in Bahrain has been supported by the country's initiative to get people connected to the internet. 98% of Bahraini citizens already use the internet which is third in...
Remotebase, a firm that builds connection with US companies and high-performing engineering teams, has raised a Seed funding round to the tune of $1.4M. The startup has its operations in Silicon Valley and Pakistan.
Indus Valley Capital led the round, together with participation from many global investors such as Hustle...
The popular hyper-developing Dubai-based eMarketplace, Tradeling zeroed in on business-to-business (B2B) exchanges across the MENA region and that's not all. They already have proceeded with an arrangement with the Chinese online business leading platform, JD.com. The coordinated effort will give every business across MENA to get access to take...
Almentor, a Dubai-based online video learning platform has raised $6.5M in a Series B round. It was announced today that the round was led by Parth. The round also incorporated the interest of Sawari Ventures, Egypt Ventures, and Sango Capital. The edtech had raised its $4.5M Series A which...
Health-tech start-up MEDZnMORE raised a pre-series A round of $11.5 million from a series of angel and venture capitalist firms. Founded in 2020 based in Karachi Pakistan, in pursuit to solve the medical and wellness delivery service for B2B and B2C clientele of consumers, pharmacies and hospitals.
With the growth...
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...
The Licorne Gulf-advised fintech company Spendwisor of their investment commitment from GEM Global Yield LLC SCS. The investment was roughly $50M from GGY which is a Luxembourg-based private alternative investment group worth $3.4B. With this facility, Spendwisor plans on tapping the full potential of the growing fintech market 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...
