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Sharjah-based startup Mughamer.com has recently announced that the primary site in the Middle East to work with sightseers and tourists curation of experience-filled adventures across several destinations like the UAE, Morocco, Brazil, and Comoros Island and it doesn't just stop there at this point. The startup was helped to establish...
vogacloset Brand
Alhokair have made an announcement that they will acquire a total of 51% stake in an online fast fashion platform, Vogacloset, based in the UK and provides her services to the Middle East. The company is a franchise retailer in Arabian Centres Company (ACC) and Saudi Arabia. It is also...
Raqamyah Investment
Raqamyah, a Riyadh-based crowdlending platform has raised about $2.3M in just one investment deal. They announced that the investment round was managed and led by Impact46 later that day. There were other investors included such as Mad’s investment, Al Yusr and Fadeed Investment. Another round of participation was made...
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The Nuwa Capital, a Gulf venture capital fund has announced their first close debut fund of $75 million pretty much after a year of their lunch. This Dubai and Riyadh-based capital fund also known as ‘Nuwa Ventures Fund I’ (NVFI) has become one of the largest ones in the...
Kashat app
The Fintech giant and microloan service solution provider from Egypt Kashat has managed to successfully raise about $1.75M in the latest funding round and it was announced today. The Bridge round was participated by several regional investors. The round was led by Pan-African fund Launch Africa and they’re known...
Vogacloset
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...
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Fawry, the Fintech giant and E-payment solution provider from Egypt has successfully managed to acquire shares in Brimore which is a social commerce marketplace. Their latest minority acquisition comes in a series of efforts by Fawry and it is valued at $1M. This particular acquisition will help Fawry to...
Sheikh receiving corona virus vaccine
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...
GBarena logo
GBarena, the popular esports and tournaments platform from Cairo has managed to successfully raise six-figure in their latest Pre-Series A funding round. The funding round was led by key angel investors Ahmed Aboudoma, Kushal Shah, and HIM Angles VC network. This newly raised fund will be used for creating...
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Digital Finance Holdings, Inc (DFin) a company based in Egypt, has launched a platform focused on Fintech whose aim is to help build Fintech's next-generation in MENA, together with launching Camel Ventures –a new venture debt fund. Currently, the fund is raising fund and its website announced that they...