Iraq, often dubbed one of the last major untapped economies in the Middle East, is poised for a digital revolution. Despite a large, young, and increasingly connected population, its startup ecosystem remains in its nascent stages, fragmented, and largely informal. Enter EQIQ, an innovative venture capital (VC) fund operating...
Capiter, the popular Cairo-based eCommerce marketplace has managed to raise about $33M in a Series A funding round. The series A funding round was co-led by Quota Capital and MSA Capital. The deal had the participation of Saudi-based FMCG and retailer conglomerate Savola, Shorooq Partners, Foundation Ventures, Accion Venture...
It was announced today that the popular Sydney-settled fintech platform Zip has procured Middle Eastern ‘buy now pay later’ platform Spotii for a venture worth $20M. The cash will be paid in Zip's shares, cash, or a bit of both. As a feature of the arrangement, Spotii investors will...
The MSA was selected by the ISSF because of its board experience in the industry, robust track record, global access, and deep roots in the East and China. And this new access to MSA’s resources will certainly allow the ISSF to develop themselves in a competitive and entrepreneurial ecosystem...
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...
Enhance Fitness, the popular Dubai-based on-demand personal training platform has announced today that they’ve successfully managed to raise about $3M in a Series A funding round. This latest Series A funding round was led by Global Ventures which is a UAE-based regional-focused venture capital firm.
Enhance Fitness was founded back...
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...
Colendi, the popular Turkey-based micro-crediting and payment solution platform that has managed to successfully raise about $30M in its latest Series A funding round. The funding round was participated by several key international investors. However, the most remarkable investment was made of a $12M investment by previous Getir backers...
Samurai Incubate Inc, the popular venture capital firm from Tokyo closed its “Samurai Africa 2nd General Partnership” fund very recently. They’ve successfully managed to secure about $18.6 million which is roughly 2.026B yen.
This platform with pretty much an oversubscribed funding firm saw a scope of corporates and several financial...
FII Institute, a Saudi-based investing giant has announced their investment of $500K in Paris-based space technology startup Interstellar Lab. The investment was done as part of their inclusive mission to provide the empowering the most eligible and brightest minds in leveraging scientific innovation for a better future.
The financial equity...
