Kenz, the Ramallah-based platform aims at helping women to find their preferable fashion and style that suits them. The platform is popular for launching the first Arabic calculator for getting bra and shapewear sizes. Lingerie being the most difficult product category that needs accurate measures, over 80 percent of...
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...
It was announced recently that one of the most popular and leading accelerators, Flat6Labs has finally expanded to Jordan with their launch of a $20M seed fund. The providing fund which is Jordan Seed Fund has effectively completed the first close of $7.4M from the International Finance Corporation (IFC),...
The FSRA of Abu Dhabi Global market has already introduced their latest innovative regulatory system for different fintech firms available for supervising and authorizing them who provide various third-party services to clients from other financial platforms.
TPPs are firms that play an important role as a medium between fintech firms...
With the FIFA World Cup 2022 expected to be held in Qatar, it’s opened up a wealth of new opportunities for start-up companies to take their first steps into the business world in a stack of different industries.
Qatar is making strides in the world of health and sport, supporting...
Beginning a start-up company presents challenges, even in normal circumstances, but in 2020, and now in 2021, start-ups across the globe are suffering financially due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Within the UAE, many small businesses have already folded, have been put on hold or are struggling to...
The Jordanian start-up scene has both regional and international recognition. The ecosystem is mostly shaped by young entrepreneurs in the ICT sector with prominent accelerators like Changelabs and IBDA3. Jordan is one of the key players in MENA’s Information and Communication Technology(ICT) forum. Jordanian start-up ecosystem aims to bring brilliant ideas of domestic...
It was announced that Mohsin Haider Darwish, one of the biggest and leading business houses in the Sultanate of Oman, has consented to an arrangement to turn into a huge investor in the popular worldwide online marketplace “Nabay.com”. This particular partnership will help speed up the platform’s client-centered mission...
Mamo, a Dubai-based Fintech and digital financial platform with different innovative features have brought $8M up in a Pre-Series A financing round. The round was led by Global Ventures, with interest from 4DX Ventures, AlRajhi Partners, Olive Tree Capital, and noticeable Fintech-centered Silicon Valley financial backers and that’s not...
Podro Iran’s delivery and logistics startup raised $12.5 million (300 billion Toman) from Fanap, an old guard of Iran’s digital ecosystem. Podro offers small to medium sized businesses B2B and B2C services, with many Iranians using social media to open store fronts to sell products and goods such as...
