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In a seed funding round, the Egypt-based online portal, Sakneen, that helps home buyers locate properties, has raised $1.1 million with support from Sarwa Capital and Foundation Ventures and led by Algebra Ventures. Others entities that invested in the round were Nakhla VC - a Saudi-based fund, Hem+Spire - a US-based...
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Jawaker, the leading online card game studio from Jordan has sealed their acquisition deal which is pretty much valued at $205M and that’s not all. The gaming startup was acquired by global gaming studio Still-front Group further grounding its position. It’ll also help them expand their gaming portfolio in...
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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...
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NOW, the Dubai-based fintech has already raised about $7M in a fresh fund round which was announced today. The round was led by Anthemis Exponential Ventures and was joined by investors including Wamda Commercial Bank of Dubai, Accion Venture Lab. Hambro Perks’ Oryx Fund, Knuru Capital, DIFC FinTech Fund,...
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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...
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The popular Arabic conversational AI platform from Jordan, Xina AI has managed to raise a $1M seed round and it was announced today. The seed round was led by Jordanian angel investors and a Qatari family office. The platform works by automating customer support queries with the world’s first-ever...
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The popular Egypt-based furniture marketplace platform Kemitt has raised a six-figure seed round to gather pledges from a gathering of Saudi Angel investors and that's not all. These supports will be effective to work with Kemitt's development all through Egypt. They additionally plan to distribute these assets carefully to...
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Led by Salem Khalaf Al Mannai and regional investors the popular Doha-based Fintech startup Dibsy has raised about $300K Pre-Seed round. Established back in 2020 by Ahmed Isse, Anouar El Mekki, and Loyan Farah, Dibsy means to make handling transactions more straightforward. The startup is additionally upheld by the...
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Dubai, UAE – The Food and Beverage (F&B) industry across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is experiencing an unprecedented digital revolution, with food tech emerging as a pivotal force. This technological transformation is empowering restaurants to achieve new heights of efficiency, sustainability, and profitability in a...
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It was announced today that Eyewa, the popular Dubai-based eyewear startup has raised about $21M in a Series B round. The round was co-led by Kingsway Capital and Nuwa Capital. There was also notable participation from French Partners, Endeavor Catalyst, Derayah Ventures, Palm Drive, and Hardy Capital. And it...