It was announced this Thursday that the popular Tunisiansp-French SaaS startup Expensya has brought $20MÂ up in new assets from Paris-based MAIF Avenir and Amman-based Silicon Badia. This particular Series B round takes Expensya's absolute raise to date to more than $25M. And it makes it the best-subsidized Tunisian...
Start-ups in Iraq hardly get sufficient media coverage. As a result, only a few people know of their existence. Challenges like lack of basic infrastructure, payment solutions, and business registration complications make it difficult for start-ups to succeed. Even with these challenges, small businesses are evolving and maneuvering Iraq’s...
The all-in-one digital school and learning management providing edtech company from Jordan ‘Edunation’ has managed to raise about $3M in a funding round. The round was led by Rubix, a US-based investor. Edunation has already partnered up with some of the most notable leading academic institutions in the MENA...
Ranking Report for 2021 MENA Venture Investor revealed that in 2020, there was a decline in accelerator activity, with ​10%​ of all active investors being accelerators in MENA across all countries for its lowest level in five-years. This indicates a 29% ​reduction from the previous year.
With 2020 bringing a...
The UK-based ride-hailing application UVA is dispatching its expansion in Egypt next month and is set to mix rivalry in the nation's ride-share market. The platform was established by Ibrahim Aldaajani, UVA flaunts a set-value highlight in requesting a ride through their application, vowing to take out unnecessary charges...
The Licorne Gulf-advised fintech company Spendwisor of their investment commitment from GEM Global Yield LLC SCS. The investment was roughly $50M from GGY which is a Luxembourg-based private alternative investment group worth $3.4B. With this facility, Spendwisor plans on tapping the full potential of the growing fintech market in...
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...
The popular b2b eCommerce platform Chari has managed to successfully raise about $5M in its latest seed funding round right after finishing up the summer’21 batch of Y Combinator. They also acquired Karny.ma, a Morocco-based FinTech platform before this funding round. This particular seed funding round was Co-led by...
The global fintech and fund manager Liquidity Capital has announced its latest joint venture with Yas Investments from Dubai. While being focused on financing Tech startups from the MENA region, this latest partnership will culminate in a Venture Debt Fund of $100 Million in Abu Dhabi’s global markets.
Venture Debt...
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...
