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...
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...
The Angel Investment Network of the Middle East (MAIN), which promotes angel investing in the region, has announced a free standard Egyptian legal document for early-stage founders and investors.
This was done in collaboration with the Development Cooperation in Germany implemented by GIZ Egypt (GIZ), a network of MENA’s leading...
Mind the Bridge, the International Chamber of Commerce and innovation advisory firm has teamed up to launch their CSS competition awards for the second year in a row and that’s not all. As a respective part of the MENA Digital Scaleup Summit, this team is to identify and expand...
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Saudi Arabia and global investment platform Techstars have teamed up to launch the latest Riyadh Techstars Accelerator project. This particular accelerator program will help improving entrepreneurs and startups to help them innovate and grow their businesses in the MENA region. Their...
The popular water solution app from Saudi Arabia, Moya App has finally managed to successfully raise about $2M in their latest funding round. The funding round was led by MLM Invest Company. The platform was first launched back in 2019Â by Abdulrhman Almustafa, Abdullah Alshuaibi & Ahmed Alkadi. Ever...
It was announced that Arrow Labs, a popular Dubai-based software startup has managed to raise $5M in Series A from Tim Draper’s Draper Associate. There were participation in the round by Global Ventures and B&Y Ventures. The investment is notably the first investment ever made in the Middle East...
Pavegen is very popular for developing and installing kinetic walkways that convert several things into psycho-graphic and emotional insights. They mainly take footsteps into off-grid, data, and clean electricity and then use the conversion methods. The generated energy then is used to power applications including LED lighting and e-link...
A new website was set up by The Egyptian-Saudi Joint Committee with a goal to develop MSMEs aka micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises. The website is to help intermediaries to acquire funding along with highlighting their activities and that’s not all. IT’ll also help them showcase their achievements in...
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...
