Wamda

U.A.E

YaLLa Esports secures seed funding

Source: Startup MGZN YaLLa Esports, an esports organisation in the MENA region, has completed and secured a seed funding round from...

esports Funding Invesmtment

Regional

MYKI Startup program

Entrepreneurship is all about taking risks, but when it comes to keeping your startup safe and protecting your internal data, some risks...

Regional

Property Finder set to Acquire JRD Group

Source: Benzinga Middle East real estate classifieds website Property Finder has signed an agreement to acquire its competitor JRD...

properties Acqusition

U.A.E

AWOK.com closes US$30 million series A funding

Source: Zawya The UAE mass market e-commerce platform AWOK.com- has closed its first external round of financing to pursue its...

E-commerce Funding Series A

U.A.E

ProTenders raises $3 million in pre-series A

Dubai-based ProTenders, a construction intelligence and procurement company, has secured $3 million in its pre-Series A funding, led by a...

pre-Series A fund Investment

U.A.E

Oliv raises $2 million in Series A

Oliv, the UAE-based careers platform connecting employers with young talent, has closed $2 million Series A funding round led by the...

Investment Funding round

Egypt

ArabyAds secures $6.5 million from Equitrust

ArabyAds, a performance marketing company, has raised $6.5 million in its Series A round from investment arm of Choueiri group Equitrust,...

Invesmtment Funding Marketing

U.A.E

In conversation with Muhammad Chbib of Tajawal

Having been raised and educated in Germany, Muhammad Chbib describes himself as someone with “German thinking paired with Arab...

travel tech sukar Entrepreneur

U.A.E

Fodel raises $2.6 million in pre-Series A

Dubai-based last mile delivery startup Forward Delivery (Fodel), has raised $2.6 million in a pre-series A round from multiple investors...

Logistics Last mile delivery

U.A.E

UAE's The Modist secures investment from Farfetch and Nicola Bulgari

Source: Harper's Bazaar Luxury e-tailers The Modist, who already counts Vaultier7 and Chalhoub Group as investors, has...

modest fashion E-commerce

U.A.E

Abu Dhabi offers startups Dh535 million through new hub

Abu Dhabi will be investing Dh535 million in startups as part of a new entrepreneurship space called Hub71 launched in partnership with...

abu dhabi abu dhabi global market Softbank

U.A.E

UAE’s Masdar City launches new hub for tech startups

Source: Tahawultech Masdar City, Abu Dhabi’s flagship sustainable urban community, has launched Tech Park, a new destination for...

tech abu dhabi hub

U.A.E

Tarjama raises $5 million in Series A

UAE-based language service provider Tarjama has raised $5 million in a Series A round. The investment was led by Saudi Arabia-based Anova...

Series A investement

U.A.E

Mindsalike's Networking event

Mindsalike's exclusive networking event for entrepreneurs, investors and CEOs is launching for the first time in...

U.A.E

Dubai-based VentureSouq invests in Hello Verify

Source: VC Circle Worker screening platform Hello Verify India Pvt. Ltd has raised an undisclosed amount in funding from multiple...

Investment VentureSouq

U.A.E

DIFC launches $10 million fintech fund

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has launched a $10 million Fintech Fund and has appointed both Wamda Capital and Middle East...

Fintech DIFC Wamda Capital

U.A.E

Namshi’s CEO Hosam Arab steps down after company’s full acquisition

Source: Menabytes Hosam Arab, the co-founder and CEO of Dubai-based fashion ecommerce platform Namshi has stepped down from his role...

E-commerce acquisition ceo

U.A.E

Zomato sells UAE business to Delivery Hero

Source: Economic Times Zomato Media, which owns and operates the eponymous online food delivery and restaurant discovery...

India zomato Delivery Hero

U.A.E

Dubai-based Beehive raises $4 million

Source: Menabytes Dubai-based peer to peer lending platform Beehive has raised $4 million as part of its Series B round from Riyad...

Fintech Funding Investment

Regional

Emaar fully acquires Namshi

Dubai’s Emaar Malls has fully acquired e-commerce retailer Namshi. This follows acquiring the remaining stake of Global...

ecommerce Retail Fashion

U.A.E

Seamless Middle East 2019

Seamless Middle East 2019 is one of the largest payments and commerce technology conference and exhibition. The event has separate...

Saudi Arabia

Mad'a invests in Family Souk Ventures

Source: Saudi Gazette Mad’a Investment Company, a private equity & venture capital firm headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,...

Investment E-commerce

U.A.E

Dubai-based Mile raises seed funding

Source: Menabytes Dubai-based delivery and logistics management platform Mile has raised seed funding in a round led by Saudi VC Riyad...

Seed funding Delivery Logistics

U.A.E

4th Global Mentoring Walk

Organized by outstanding local leaders who are key members of the Vital Voices Global Leadership Network, the annual Mentoring Walks bring...

Thought Leadership

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