Wamda

Jordan

ISSF commits $5 million to Rua Growth Fund

Jordan-based Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) has invested $5 million in Rua Growth I LP to invest in Jordanian startups Rua...

ISSF Rua Growth Fund

Jordan

Sira members unlock $3.2 million in value within first two years

Jordan-based membership-based business community Sira has announced achieving $3.2 million in value generated by 90 of its members...

Sira Business Community

Jordan

Flat6Labs celebrates graduation of Amman Seed Programme's sixth cohort

MENA-based VC firm Flat6Labs held a demo day to wrap up the sixth cycle 6 of the Amman Seed Programme. The demo day witnessed...

Flat6Labs Amman Seed Programme

Egypt

Egypt's Banknbox join forces with CSC Jordan to drive financial inclusion

Egypt-based fintech Banknbox has partnered with CSC Jordan to drive financial inclusion and offer joint advanced services to customers...

Banknbox CSC Jordan Fintech

Jordan

ISSF pledges $5 million to Oasis500's second fund

Jordan’s Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) has increased its commitment to Oasis Ventures II fund (OVII) managed by...

ISSF Oasis500 OVII

Jordan

ISSF injects $5 million Global Ventures’ third fund to support Jordanian startups

Jordan’s investment fund, the Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF), has invested $5 million in Global Ventures’ Fund...

ISSF Global Ventures

Jordan

ISSF injects $2 million in VentureSouq second fund

Jordan’s Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) has invested $2 million in VentureSouq Fund II, managed by the UAE-based VC fund...

VentureSouq ISSF

Jordan

Numa partners with Mamun to give freelancers access to finance

Oman-based fintech Mamun has partnered with Jordanian fintech “Numa" with the aim of providing freelancers and creators...

NUMA Mamun

Jordan

Jordan’s liwwa secures $5 million loan from DFC

Jordan-based fintech liwwa has secured a $5 million loan from the United States International Development Finance Corporation...

liwwa DFC

Jordan

Arab Therapy closes Seed round at $1 million

Jordan-based healthtech Arab Therapy has secured $1 million in seed funding, led by Flat6Labs, Vision Health Pioneers and supported by a...

Arab Therapy healthtech

Jordan

ISSF increases investment in Propeller's second fund

Jordan’s Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) has increased its commitment to Propeller's second fund, to be increased...

ISSF Propeller Propeller Ventures II

Jordan

Numa partners with Visa to accelerate expansion into Saudi Arabia

Jordan-based fintech Numa has partnered with Visa, including a strategic investment to propel Numa’s plans to expand into Saudi...

NUMA Fintech Visa

Jordan

Sowt acquires Rising Giants Network

Jordan-based Arabic audio content network Sowt Media has acquired the UAE-based podcast producer Rising Giants Network (RGN), for...

Sowt Rising Giants Network

Jordan

ISSF pledges $5 million for MSA Novo's Mena fund

Jordan-based Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) has invested $5 million in the Mena-focused fund, MSA Novo. Founded in...

MSA Novo ISSF

Jordan

Capifly raises $1 million pre-Seed round

Jordan-based fintech Capifly has raised a $1 million pre-Seed funding round from investors including Oasis500, BLDR Ventures, Joa...

Capifly Fintech

Jordan

Jordan’s DigiZag raises Series A funding

Jordan-based digital advertising and performance marketing startup DigiZag, has secured a seven-figure Series A funding round from the...

DigiZag Marketing SME Investment Fund

Jordan

Numa: bridging the fintech gap for freelancers

Any company familiar with freelancers in the Arab world will know how difficult it can be to pay them. Many remain unbanked and still opt...

NUMA banking neobank

Jordan

ISSF invests $1.5 million in Sadu Capital to invest in Jordanian startups

Jordan’s Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) has committed $1.5 million to Saudi Arabia-based Sadu Capital’s...

Sadu Capital ISSF

Jordan

ISSF invests $2 million in Oryx Fund to empower Jordanian startups

Jordan's Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF), has invested $2 million in Hambro Perks' Oryx Fund to empower the Jordanian...

ISSF Oryx Fund

Jordan

How can technology make law more accessible?

Legaltech, an intersection of law and technology, has been transforming the legal industry over the past few years, enabling lawyers to...

Legaltech Qistas CyberLaw

Jordan

UAE’s EDGE acquires majority stake in MARS Robotics

UAE-based advanced technology and defence group EDGE, has acquired a majority stake (80 per cent) in Jordanian autonomous robotic...

Edge Mars Robotics

Jordan

JoPACC launches fintech incubator in Jordan

The Jordan Payments and Clearing Company (JoPACC) has launched the JOIN Fincubator, a fintech incubator that will support the...

JoPACC Rainmaking Join Incubator

Jordan

Flat6Labs launches ‘StartMashreq’ initiative to support entrepreneurs across the Levant region

Seed investor and accelerator Flat6labs, in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the government of the...

Flat6Labs ifc

Jordan

ISSF invests $5 million in Middle East Venture Fund IV

Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) has invested $5 million in Middle East Venture Fund IV (MEVF IV), a $150 million fund recently...

ISSF MEVP

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