Wamda

Jordan

Sowt Media acquires UAE’s Finyal Media

Jordan-based Sowt Media has acquired UAE-based podcast production company Finyal Media for an undisclosed amount, financed by the US...

Finyal Sowt Media production

Jordan

UAE-based fintech Ziina set to expand to Jordan

UAE-based fintech Ziina will extend its services to Jordan. Founded in 2020 by Faisal Toukan and Sarah Toukan, Ziina helps...

Fintech Ziina

U.A.E

UAE’s Tabby expands to Egypt

UAE-based fintech Tabby has expanded to Egypt, announcing partnerships with several retailers to offer shoppers the chance to pay for...

Tabby BNPL

U.A.E

CarLogik raises $272,000 pre-Seed round

UAE-based autotech CarLogik, has raised $272,000 in a pre-Seed round funded by angel investors. Founded in March 2022 by Ali Omari and...

CarLogik autotech

U.A.E

Stake raises $8 million pre-Series A round

UAE-based proptech Stake, has secured $8 million in pre-Series A funding round, backed by MEVP and BY Ventures, with participation from...

Stake Proptech

U.A.E

Talpods: Mentoring a new generation of software engineers

Ask any entrepreneur what the most important element is to their survival and success and the answer almost always will be...

Talpods software engineering

U.A.E

Mintroute DMCC raises minority investment from Razer Gold

UAE-based e-vouchers and digital cards’ aggregator Mintroute DMCC, has raised a minority investment from US-based Razer...

Razer Gold Mintroute DMCC

U.A.E

Cargoz secures pre-Seed funding from Nama Ventures

UAE-based logistics startup Cargoz has secured pre-Seed funding for unknown amount from Nama Ventures Founded in January 2022 by...

Cargoz Nama Ventures Logistics

U.A.E

Huspy acquires Just Mortgages, Finance Lab

UAE-based proptech Huspy, has acquired two mortgage brokerages: Just Mortgages and Finance Lab. The founding teams of both companies are...

huspy

U.A.E

Neobank Zywa raises $3 million Seed round

UAE-based neobank Zywa, has raised $3 million in a Seed round from Goodwater Capital, Dubai Future District Fund, Rebel Fund, Trampoline...

Fintech neo banking Zywa

U.A.E

Al Maya Group acquires majority stake in Conektr

UAE-based retailer Al Maya Group has bought a majority stake in the e-commerce platform Conektr for an undisclosed...

Al Maya Group Conektr E-commerce

U.A.E

Emaar to sell Namshi to Noon for $335.2 million

Dubai real estate developer Emaar will sell its fashion e-commerce platform Namshi to Noon for $335.2 million. Emaar, which is listed...

Namshi Noon Emaar

U.A.E

G42 launches $10 billion technology growth fund

UAE-based AI and cloud computing technology company G42, has launched a $10 billion G42 Expansion Fund, in partnership with Abu...

G42 ADG G42 Expansion Fund

U.A.E

Dukkantek secures $10 million Pre-Series A funding

UAE-based store management platform Dukkantek, has raised a $10 million pre-Series A funding round, led by BECO Capital with significant...

Dukkantek Wamda Capital BECO Capital

U.A.E

Logistics platform Cartlow acquires Melltoo

UAE-based reverse logistics platform Cartlow, has acquired Melltoo platform for an unknown sum. Founded in 2019 by Anas ALkhaldi, M...

Cartlow melltoo Logistics

U.A.E

How to address the lack of engineering and tech talent in the UAE

Toni Allen is director of international, strategic marketing and engagement at the Institution of Engineering and Technology The...

talent Skills

U.A.E

AstraTech acquires fintech app PayBy

UAE-based technology and Investment Group AstraTech, has acquired fintech platform PayBy for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2019 by...

Astra tech

Global

SWVL announces $20 million private placement

Dubai-based mobility and transport solutions provider SWVL, has signed an agreement with US-based institutional investors for the sale and...

Swvl

U.A.E

Bayzat receives funding support from MBRIF

UAE-based HR solutions platform Bayzat has raised investment for an unknown amount from The Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund [MBRIF],...

Bayzat MBRIF Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund

U.A.E

Produze raises $2.6 million to digitise agri value chain

UAE-based B2B marketplace Produze, has raised $2.6 million in a Seed round led by Accel, with participation from All In Capital, and...

Produze

U.A.E

Everdome raises $10 million from GEM Digital

UAE-based metaverse startup Everdome, has raised $10 million from Bahamian digital asset investment firm GEM Digital Limited. The...

Everdome

U.A.E

COTU Ventures raises capital from Dubai Future District Fund

COTU Ventures, a venture capital firm offering capital for early stage startups, has raised investment from Dubai Future District Fund...

COTU Ventures

U.A.E

Procurified raises $1.1 million Seed funding

UAE-based construction bid management platform Procurified has raised a $ 1.1 million Seed Round, led by UAE-based Aditum Investment...

Procurified Aditum Investment Management

U.A.E

BNPL Tabby secures $150 million credit facility

UAE-based fintech Tabby, has secured $150 million in debt financing from Atalaya Capital Management and existing investor Partners for...

Tabby BNPL Fintech

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