U.A.E Telr secures funding from existing investors UAE-based Telr, an online payment gateway startup, has closed an undisclosed institutional round of funding led by its three largest... News • 11 December, 2019 payment gateway Telr iMENA
U.A.E Abu Dhabi's Group 42 invests in Chinese 3D printing firm Source: 3D Printing Industry Chinese 3D printer provider and service bureau HeyGears Technology has reported the raising of... News • 11 December, 2019 abu dhabi 3d printing
U.A.E Wamda invests in UAE-based fintech startup FlexxPay Wamda has invested in UAE-based financial technology (fintech) startup FlexxPay (flexxpay.com). The social impact company provides... Wamda • 08 December, 2019 Fintech Wamda Capital
U.A.E In conversation with Rita Huangzhen of iMile When Rita Huangzhen left China in 2008 to work for Huawei in Dubai, she had no idea that the emirate would become the place she would get... Triska Hamid • 05 December, 2019 Logistics Last mile delivery china
U.A.E Fetchr raises $10 million in emergency funding Source: Bloomberg Courier app Fetchr, once one of the Middle East’s largest startups, raised as much as $10 million in... News • 04 December, 2019 Dubai emergency Funding
U.A.E Mubadala leads $32 million funding in London-based Cazoo Source: EU-startups Cazoo, a new platform transforming the purchase of used cars, today launches with a triple announcement. In addition... News • 04 December, 2019 Used cars Investment
U.A.E Invygo raises $1 million in seed funding Source: MenaBytes Dubai-based car subscription startup Invygo has raised $1 million in a seed round, the startup announced in a... News • 29 November, 2019 car subscription seed
U.A.E QiDZ raises $1 million in seed round Source: Gulf News QiDZ, a one-stop destination for kids-related fun, education and entertainment in the UAE, announced earlier today... News • 26 November, 2019 Education kids Entertainment
U.A.E Coded Minds acquires US-based EdgeMakers Source: Gulf Business Dubai-based education company, Coded Minds, acquired EdgeMakers STEM Learning Lab, a global education company, it... News • 26 November, 2019 Education STEM Acqusition
Kuwait Faith Capital invests in Justmop Kuwait-based venture capital (VC) fund Faith Capital has announced a round of investment in Justmop, the UAE-based on-demand cleaning... News • 25 November, 2019 Justmop on-demand laundry On-demand startups
U.A.E Volkswagen Mobility Challenge 2.0 The Volkswagen Mobility Challenge is returning to the region this year and is looking for young entrepreneurs based in the... Wamda • 21 November, 2019
U.A.E Pivots and Failures with Repeat's Omer Aslan Gurel Omer Aslan Gurel could have easily followed the path that was laid out for him – go to university and eventually join his family... Wamda • 20 November, 2019 food tech Entrepreneur podcast
U.A.E Hikma Ventures invests in Winterlight Labs Source: Prn newswire Hikma Pharmaceuticals announced that its venture capital arm, Hikma Ventures has led... News • 19 November, 2019 AI Healthcare Dubai
U.A.E Statys closes pre-seed round UAE-based financial technology (fintech) startup Statys, has closed its pre-seed funding round led by Dtec Ventures, the venture capital... News • 18 November, 2019 Fintech pre-Seed
Saudi Arabia ekar expands to Riyadh after closing $17.5m Series B Carshare startup, ekar has closed a $17.5 million Series B round led by Polymath Ventures with participation from Al Yemni Group and... News • 17 November, 2019 ekar car sharing
U.A.E Addenda closes seed round UAE-based Addenda, an insurance blockchain consortium, has announced that it has closed its fundraising seed round for an undisclosed... News • 17 November, 2019 Fintech Fintech Hive Blockchain
U.A.E A case for Dubai as a fintech hub Salmaan Jaffery is the chief business development officer at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Authority This is an... Thought Leadership • 17 November, 2019 DIFC Fintech Hive Fintech
U.A.E WEEGS 2019 : 'Opportunity to Grow' session - apply before Nov 21 The Women’s Economic Empowerment Global Summit (WEEGS) is a significant collaboration between NAMA and UN Women, addressing women... Wamda • 12 November, 2019
Regional TruKKer raises $23 million in Series A UAE-based on-demand truck aggregator TruKKer has raised $23 million in one of the largest Series A funding rounds in the Middle East... Yasmeen Nabil • 12 November, 2019 trucks freight Series A
U.A.E Are people paying online in the UAE? UAE e-commerce seems to be booming as the country’s tech-savvy, young population embraces online shopping, but consumer wariness... Matt Smith • 12 November, 2019 E-commerce Online shopping cash-on-delivery
U.A.E A.R.M. Holding launches a Dh10 million 10-year fund Dubai-based A.R.M. Holding announced that it has established a Dh10 million ($2,722,719 million) 10-year fund, dedicating Dh1 million... Yasmeen Nabil • 07 November, 2019 fund talents grad
Regional Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival, happening on November 25-26, 2019, at The Expo Center Sharjah, and is... Wamda • 06 November, 2019
Kuwait Keno raises funding from JustClean Dubai based Keno, a car-care on-demand application, raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Kuwait-based technology company... Yasmeen Nabil • 03 November, 2019
U.A.E Repeat raises $2.5 million in Series A funding Dubai-based Repeat, a smart loyalty platform for restaurants, has raised $2.5 million in a Series A funding round from several investors to... Yasmeen Nabil • 29 October, 2019 Series A loyalty program