Wamda

Global

Mubadala invests in TIER

Source: Reuters SoftBank Group Corp’s Vision Fund 2 has led a $250 million investment in Berlin-based e-scooter company Tier...

TIER micromobility e-scooter

U.A.E

Car rental during Covid: Calculating the minutes between expansion and survival

Hasib Khan is the founder and CEO of Udrive, a UAE-based on-demand mobility startup that is now looking to raise investment...

mobility udrive car rental

U.A.E

Brand Ripplr raises $1 million in Series A

UAE-based influencer and marketing platform Brand Ripplr, has raised $1 million Series A investment from Dubai Angel Investors and other...

Digital Marketing Brand Ripplr Dubai Angel Investors

Global

Library21 MEA acquires UK's Inspirational Development Group

Source: Arab News Library21 MEA Holdings Limited, a UAE-based education technology (edtech) company, has announced the acquisition of...

Library21 MEA Inspirational Development Group EdTech

Global

Mubadala leads $700 million funding for US-based Reef Technology

Source: Zawya AbuDhabi's Mubadala Investment Company has led a $700 million funding round for Reef Technology, a US-based...

Mubadala Investment Company Reef technology mobility and logistics

U.A.E

Hub71 chooses startups for third cohort

Abu Dhabi-based accelerator Hub71 has chosen the 19 startups that will partake in the third cohort of its accelerator...

Hub71 AI big data

U.A.E

Cartlow raises $2 million in pre-Series A, launches VASCART

UAE-based "re-commerce" platform Cartlow, has raised a $2 million (AED 7.3 million) pre-series A investment round from Arzan...

Recommerce pre-owned indsutry market Cartlow

Bahrain

Dubai's ICD, Bahrain-based Investcorp invest in India's FreshToHome

Source: Money Control FreshToHome, an online retailer of seafood and poultry said on October 28 that it has raised $121 million in a...

FreshToHome ICD Investcorp

U.A.E

TIER marks return of e-scooters in Dubai

Berlin-based micro-mobility provider TIER, has launched its first fleet of e-scooters in Dubai. This marks the first launch of an e-scooter...

E-scooters micromobility TIER

U.A.E

Dubai Crown Prince launches Nasdaq Dubai Growth Market for SMEs

Source: WAM H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, has launched the Nasdaq Dubai Growth Market, a...

smes Nasdaq Dubai Growth Market Dubai Financial Market

U.A.E

Dubai's Jabbar Internet Group invests in India's Arzooo

Source: Money Control B2B Retail-tech firm, Arzooo on Tuesday said it has raised $7.5 million (about Rs 55.3 crore) in a funding round...

Arzooo Jabbar Internet Group

U.A.E

SCA approves crypto assets regulation

Source: Unlock The UAE SCA ,(Securities and Commodities Authority) during its recent Board of Directors virtual meeting headed by H.E....

cryptocurrency SCA

Global

KBW Ventures invests in US-based Back to the Roots

UAE-based KBW Ventures, the venture capital (VC) firm founded by Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed, has participated in US-based startup gardening...

KBW Ventures Back to the Roots Organic Food

U.A.E

ArabyAds acquires AdFalcon

Dubai-headquartered online advertising startups (adtech) ArabyAds, has acquired Dubai-based advertising and data platform...

ArabyAds AdFalcon mobile advertising

Global

UAE's Amanat invests in US-based BEGiN

Source: Gulf Business Dubai’s education and healthcare investment firm Amanat Holdings has made a Dhs18.4m ($5m) investment in...

Amanat Holdings EdTech

Lebanon

JGroup invests $15 million in Dubai-based FoxPush

Source: Khaleej times JGroup, a Lebanon-based holding company with a vast portfolio of subsidiaries across the Middle East, Europe,...

FoxPush JGroup Advertising

U.A.E

Emirates Angels Investors Association launched

Source: Trade Arabia To boost the UAE economy’s competitiveness, a group of young investors has launched the...

Emirates Angels Investors Association entrepreneurship UAE's economy

U.A.E

Restaurant chain to cloud kitchen: Man'oushe Street's evolution to kaykroo

Cloud kitchen and virtual brands operator kaykroo has launched today with 15 locations in the UAE following a $4 million pre-Series A...

cloud kitchen kaykroo

Global

Hub71, Bpifrance set to unlock funding opportunities for startups

Source: WAM Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem powered by Mubadala Investment Company, has forged a strategic partnership...

Hub71 Bpifrance Funding

U.A.E

Sweetheart Kitchen CEO leads its €15 million Series C round

Dubai-based cloud kitchen operator Sweetheart Kitchen, today announced the raise of €15 million ($17.7 million) in Series C funding, a...

cloud kitchen Series C

U.A.E

The state of subscription-based businesses in Mena [Survey]

Wamda's Research Lab and Microsoft for Startups have partnered with Subsbase, a subscribers lifecycle management and...

Global

Emirex Exchange raises investment from Alpha Sigma

UAE-based Emirex Exchange has raised an undisclosed amount from US-based blockchain and crypto fund Alpha Sigma Capital (ASC). Founded...

cryptocurrency Blockchain Alpha Sigma

U.A.E

Adopting a blended learning approach for the future

Jamal Al Jassmi is the general manager at Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies (EIBFS) As the world resets to...

EdTech

U.A.E

Mango Sciences secures investment from Spartech Ventures

UAE-based Mango Sciences, a data science company focused on emerging markets, has secured investment from Spartech Ventures, a Dubai-based...

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