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...
Vogacloset is an online retail platform specializing in fashion, based in the UK. What sets them apart from other platforms is that their main area of catering is for the Middle East. They have recently been acquired by Alhokair, a franchise retail company in Saudi Arabia. The venture is a...
Egypt’s popular and leading VC firm, Algebra Ventures announced today on launching their second fund of around $90M. The fund was specifically dedicated to startups with the main goal to allocate their firm in the MEA region. They are currently aiming at first closing in 2021 on Q3.
Algebra has...
UAE Fintech Startup Klaim Raises $26M to Transform Healthcare Payments
Klaim, a UAE-based healthcare fintech startup, has secured $26 million in funding to accelerate medical insurance claim payments. The funding includes $10 million in Series A equity and $16 million in debt financing. Saudi-based Mad’a Investment led the round, with...
The GSMA declares its most recent Innovation Fund for Digital Urban Services following the accomplishment of three years of centered assets, peering toward African, South Asian, and Southeast Asian new companies that are tending to the critical difficulties in quickly extending metropolitan areas.
Inside a more extensive long haul worldwide...
In 2021, Faisal Rashed established this Bahraini loyalty program known as Ahlan App and has secured a $3 million investment which values the company at 15 million dollars. This was considered Ahlan's first-round investment that was followed and led by Hope Ventures investment group. Besides other angel investors joining...
One of the most popular global organizations for private investors, The Cairo Angels zeroed in on supporting startup openings in Egypt, the Middle East, and Africa. They are very excited and charmed to declare their latest interest in the monetary innovation startup Kashat which has been on their plans...
Knuru Capital, a Venture Capital firm based in Dubai, has signed an agreement to handle a venture portfolio in its early-stage from an investment vehicle - DP Ventures Holdings - set up by Delta Partners senior executives to invest in technology companies in early-stages around the world.
The portfolio which...
The UAE-based healthcare platform Smileneo has raised about $2 million in a seed round. The round is one of the biggest seed rounds that was raised in the MENA region by any teeth-straightening direct-to-consumer business. The round also included a lot of different anchor investments from several leading international...
For the company North Ladder, known to some as BuyBack Bazaar, business is booming. The company has recently secured a $5M Series A funding round, led primarily by their new friends at BECO Capital. North Ladder, a secure trading platform based in the UAE, provides users with instantaneous access...
