Almentor, a Dubai-based online video learning platform has raised $6.5M in a Series B round. It was announced today that the round was led by Parth. The round also incorporated the interest of Sawari Ventures, Egypt Ventures, and Sango Capital. The edtech had raised its $4.5M Series A which...
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...
Aldar Properties has launched its six-month entrepreneurship incubator program on its second round of the Manassah program. Their program is mainly aimed at attracting exceptional talents from all over the GCC and advance them under their wings. Aldar had held their partnership with startAD before and this global startup...
Fintech NymCard which has its headquarters in Abu Dhabi, announced in a statement that it has launched an Open API platform for issuing and processing of payment cards.
The announcement is coming on the heels of NymCard’s $7.6 million Series A which the company had raised the previous month. The...
Under the oversight of the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), Saudi Payments reported the dispatch of Saudi Arabia's instant payment platform 'sarie' in collaboration with IBM and Mastercard and that makes it one of the fastest ways to make transactions in the region.
As of now, 'sarie' upholds all Saudi banks...
E-FINANCE for Digital and Financial Investments, the first fintech platform in Egypt of their offer up to 14.5% of its capital in an IPO and that’s not all. The offer also involves listing its shares on the EGX in the final quarter of this year.
E-FINANCE has already claimed to...
This funding round was led by Flat6Labs, Vision Health Pioneers ( German based incubator) and supported by a group of expat angel investors from the USA, EU, Australia, and KSA. Their investment underlines a shared commitment to improving mental health care quality and accessibility in our region.
Arab Therapy's strategy...
A platform for esports and gaming, SaudiGamer.com, has been acquired by Webedia Esports Agency, an international gaming experts via Webedia Arabia Group –it’s local arm (based in UAE, KSA, and Lebanon).
The involvement of Webedia Arabia Group will consolidate SaudiGamer.com and her social channels to firmly establish it as the...
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...
Despite decreasing funding in the African continent, Nigerian startups succeeded in raising their funding to $160 million in the first Q1. Four countries including Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Egypt accounted for %87 of startup investments during Q1, and the founding breakdown showed, Nigeria is leader with $160 m...
