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Majarra logo
The US-based global digital media investor NBM aka North Base Media of their investment in Majarra which is an Abu-Dhabi-based Arabic online content provider. The investment included other strategic GCC individuals which were said in a statement. “We’re delighted to have a high quality and specialized investor like North Base...
Sotech logo
Sotech, the popular Egypt-based IoT solutions, and Health-tech startup about their successful raising of $1M in their latest Pre-Seed funding round. The pre-seed funding round was led by Innlife investments and key corporate investor Al Raya Kuwaiti. Sotech was founded back in 2020 in the middle of the pandemic. Ever...
Kitopi logo
It was announced today that Kitopi, the popular cloud kitchen startup from Dubai has managed to raise about $415M in a Series C round. The round was led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2. The round is notably one of the biggest financing rounds led by a venture-back company in...
ruya ignite partnership
DUBAI, UAE – Ruya, the pioneering digital Islamic bank, and Ignyte, the government-backed startup ecosystem, have officially forged a strategic partnership. This collaboration aims to accelerate innovation across the UAE by integrating Ruya’s Shari’ah-compliant digital banking expertise with Ignyte’s comprehensive support for entrepreneurs. The UAE continues to lead the MENA...
Grubtech team
The popular food delivery platform Grubtech has teamed up with Foodics to give the clients with admittance to Foodics' high-level point of sale (POS), an association that will coordinate 7k restaurants served by Foodics with a small bunch of food aggregators including Careem, Talabat, and Jahez. As a business-to-business...
Google pay
Google today announced a significant expansion of its digital payment ecosystem, with the official launch of Google Pay in Lebanon and Oman. This strategic move underscores Google's commitment to enhancing access to secure and convenient digital payment tools across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The service...
Mubadala revolut
Mubadala, Abu Dhabi's prominent sovereign wealth fund, is reportedly in advanced discussions to significantly increase its investment in Revolut, the UK-based digital banking and payments powerhouse. The potential deal, valued at approximately US$100 million (£78 million), would see Mubadala acquire an additional stake in Revolut, which is now commanding...
UAE economy ministry
It was recently announced by the UAE Ministry of Economy that the coming protocol on Commercial Companies Law will happen on the first day of next month, empowering unfamiliar financial backers and business people to set up and completely own inland organizations. With there being 3K+ UAE-based new companies...
getir logo
Getir is been popular very recently for offering 10-minute grocery delivery. This Istanbul-based platform is turning into a revolutionized grocery delivery platform and they deliver about 1,500 items every day to the customers. Their delivery system is active 24 hours a week and they offer their fast delivery option...
Ayana
A start-up based in UAE, XPLOR, which seeks to bring about massive change in the real estate and construction industries in MENA, has raised $3 million from Ayana Holding in a seed funding round. The start-up was founded in 2015. It is a digital twin, 3D tech, and master planning tool which...