U.A.E BitOasis partners with Mastercard to launch crypto-linked cards UAE-based cryptocurrency trading platform BitOasis, has partnered with Mastercard to launch crypto card programmes. The new... News • 26 October, 2022 BitOasis MasterCard crypto
U.A.E Aliph Capital secures $125 million investment from ADQ UAE-based private equity firm Aliph Capital has secured a $125 million investment for its maiden fund, Aliph Fund I (LP), from Abu... News • 24 October, 2022 Aliph Capital ADQ
U.A.E MBRIF provides $680,000 guarantee to Avani Eco UAE-based cleantech Avani Eco Middle East has been granted a guarantee of $680,000 in funding support from the Mohammed Bin Rashid... News • 24 October, 2022 MBRIF Avani Eco
Saudi Arabia UAE's Seafood Souq secures $500,000 from FII UAE-based Seafood Souq, has raised $500,000 from The Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute. The announcement was made at the... News • 24 October, 2022 Seafood Souq
U.A.E VUZ raises $20 million Series B investment UAE-based social app VUZ has raised $20 million in Series B investment, from Caruso Ventures, Vision VC Fund, e& capital, Dubai... News • 13 October, 2022 VUZ Social App XR
U.A.E Saudi Arabia’s Unifonic acquires Turkish Sestek Saudi Arabia-based communication platform as a service (CPaaS) provider Unifonic, has acquired the Turkish conversational automation... News • 13 October, 2022 Unifonic Sestek CPaaS
U.A.E Yellow Door Energy raises $400 million in equity investment UAE-based cleantech Yellow Door Energy has raised $400 million in an equity raise provided by Actis, with participation from existing... News • 12 October, 2022 Yellow Door Energy solar energy Sustainability
Oman Mexico’s Kavak merges with Carzaty to expand to GCC Mexico-based pre-owned cars platform KAVAK has expanded its operations to the UAE and Oman by merging with regional player... News • 12 October, 2022 Kavak Carzaty
U.A.E Five FS closes $3.5 million Seed round UAE-based fintech Five FS has raised $3.5 million in Seed funding led by Romanian VC firm Zeyshare Ventures at a $30 million... News • 11 October, 2022 Five FS Zeyshare Ventures Fintech
U.A.E Mindshift Capital participates in Wellbees’ $2.2 million Seed round UAE-based VC firm Mindshift Capital has taken part in US employee wellness platform Wellbees’ latest $2.2 million Seed funding... News • 10 October, 2022 Mindshift Capital Wellbees HR solutions
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia’s anb invests in Cashee’s Series A round Saudi Arabia-based bank anb has participated in UAE-based fintech Cashee’s Series A round. The amount invested was not... News • 09 October, 2022 Cashee ANB financial inclusion
U.A.E Nadeera wins $100,000 grant from PepsiCo UAE-based cleantech Nadeera has won a $100,000 grant as part of PepsiCo’s Greenhouse Accelerator Programme. Founded in... News • 09 October, 2022 Nadeera Pepsico Cleantech
Egypt SWVL launches clean mobility solutions in Switzerland Egypt-founded and UAE-based mobility startup Swvl, has expanded its services to Switzerland under the brand name, my Bux, where it... News • 05 October, 2022 Swvl Switzerland mobility
U.A.E MoneyGram acquires minority stake in UAE’s Jingle Pay UAE-based fintech Jingle Pay has raised an unknown amount of investment from US firm MoneyGram International, Inc., for a 12 per cent... News • 05 October, 2022 MoneyGram Jingle Pay
U.A.E Twofour54 launches The Community Hub co-creating space in Abu Dhabi UAE-based media, entertainment, and gaming zone twofour54, has launched ‘The Community Hub’ located at Yas Creative Hub, a... News • 29 September, 2022 uae startup Community Hub
U.A.E UAE’s Eat App raises $11 million Series B round UAE-based restaurant reservations platform Eat App has closed an $11 million Series B round from MEVP, 500 Startups, Derayah VC, Dallah... News • 28 September, 2022 Eat App foodtech
U.A.E LinkedIn reveals top UAE startups for 2022 LinkedIn has announced its annual ranking of the top 10 UAE-based startups that have demonstrated exceptional growth in the past year... News • 28 September, 2022 LinkedIn startups
Egypt Tabby partners with Paymob to offer BNPL to Egyptian retailers UAE-based fintech Tabby, has partnered with Egypt’s digital payment solution fintech Paymob to create a seamless buy now pay later... News • 27 September, 2022 Tabby Paymob BNPL
U.A.E Further Ventures launches $200 million fund UAE-based investment firm Further has launched a $200 million fund dedicated to co-creating ventures focused on digital assets, fintech... News • 27 September, 2022 Further Ventures ADQ
U.A.E NIFTY Souq closes $1.5 million Seed round UAE-based NFT marketplace NIFTY Souq has secured $1.5 million in Seed investment from Palm Ventures, Falak Investment Hub and Fitzy Fund... News • 21 September, 2022 NIFTY Souq Palm Ventures Falak investment hub
U.A.E Verity: Driving financial access for the region's children It was during one of his evening jogs that Kamal Al-Samarrai wondered why he found himself in a position of financial difficulty. At the... Triska Hamid • 19 September, 2022 Verity app financial literacy Open banking
U.A.E UAE’s MetaFi raises $3 million UAE-based metaverse startup MetaFi, has raised $3 million from DoublePeak Group, Maven Capital, OKX Blockdream Ventures, Megala... News • 15 September, 2022 MetaFi
U.A.E The Cloud closes $10 million Series A round UAE-based cloud kitchen The Cloud has raised a $10 million Series A round, led by Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) and Olayan... News • 14 September, 2022 The Cloud
Global LYVE acquires majority stake in Shopini World Abu Dhabi-based B2B logistics SaaS platform Lyve Global, has acquired a majority stake in Shopini World, a cross-border e-commerce... News • 13 September, 2022 Lyve