Saudi Arabia Merak Capital invests $82.8 million in SHIFT to spur its growth Saudi Arabia-based mobility startups SHIFT has raised $82.8 million in investment from Merak Capital. Founded in 2017 by Khalid... News • 25 September, 2024 Shift mobility
U.A.E Shorooq Partners leads Zyp Technologies $1.5 million pre-Series A UAE-based VC fund Shorooq Partners has led a $1.5 million in pre-Series A round in Pakistan’s mobility startup Zyp Technologies,... News • 23 July, 2024 Zyp Technologies Shorooq Partners mobility
Egypt UAE's Hala expands into Egypt by partnering with MwaslaTech UAE-based mobility company Hala has announced plans to enter into the Egyptian market with local partner MwaslaTech. Hala, founded in... News • 11 July, 2024 Hala MwaslaTech mobility
U.A.E Mubadala leads $76 million in debt, equity funding for Nigeria’s Moove UAE sovereign investor Mubadala Investment Company has led a $76 million in equity and debt financing for Nigeria-based mobility fintech... News • 10 August, 2023 Mubadala Investment Company Moove mobility
U.A.E Cafu: on the road to world domination Few startups born in the Middle East have managed to expand outside of the region and scale across the world, but this is a mission that... Triska Hamid • 20 July, 2023 CAFU mobility
Tunisia Tunisia’s Kaco secures new funding round Tunisia-based mobility startup Kaco has raised an undisclosed amount in a fundraising round from UGFS North Africa. Founded in 2018 by... News • 18 July, 2023 Kaco UGFS mobility
Saudi Arabia Saudi mobility startup Telgani closes $6 million Series A round Saudi Arabia-based mobility startup Telgani has closed a $6 million Series A funding round, co-led by Hala Auto and Elm... News • 15 February, 2023 Telgani Hala Auto Elm Company
Jordan Meet JAZARI, the deeptech company working to improve vehicle engines Electric vehicles are becoming more commonplace in many parts of the world, but traditional, petrol-powered cars still dominate and will... Dunya Hassanein • 29 December, 2022 AlJazari mobility deeptech
U.A.E More layoffs at SWVL as company risks delisting from NASDAQ Mirroring its global peers, Egypt-born and UAE-based mass mobility startup SWVL is bracing itself for drastic monetary belt-tightening... Dunya Hassanein • 24 November, 2022 Swvl mobility
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
Egypt SWVL debuts on Nasdaq, sets initial offer price at $9.95 per share UAE-based mobility startup SWVL, has completed its SPAC merger with Queen's Gambit Growth Capital and began trading on the US NASDAQ... News • 31 March, 2022 Swvl Nasdaq mobility
Egypt BlinkApp raises six-figure pre-Seed Egypt-based mobility road assistance startup BlinkApp has raised a six-figure pre-Seed round, led by investors located in UAE and... News • 11 November, 2021 blinkapp mobility Transport
Saudi Arabia Car rental platform Telgani closes $2.5 million pre-Series A led by Impact46 Saudi Arabia-based car rental and mobility startup Teglani, has raised $2.5 million in a pre-Series A round led by Impact46 with... News • 11 November, 2021 Telgani mobility
U.A.E AlgoDriven secures $2 million in Series A UAE-based automotive data platform AlgoDriven, has raised $2 million in a Series A round led by Global Ventures. Other investors... News • 07 October, 2021 mobility AlgoDriven Global Ventures
U.A.E Seez raises $5 million in pre-Series B UAE-based automative retail platform Seez has raised $5 million in a pre-Series B round from Nuwa Capital, Crealize, BY Venture... News • 04 October, 2021 mobility Seez
Egypt Ride-hailing in Egypt: A global tug-of-war Egypt has one of the fastest-growing populations in the Middle East, growing at a rate of approximately one million every six months.... Dunya Hassanein • 24 August, 2021 mobility ride-hailing Uber
Global Lessons for Mena: The rise of bus-sharing in Bangladesh Wes Schwalje is the co-founder of Tahseen Consulting, a boutique consulting, government relations and development firm based in the UAE.... Thought Leadership • 03 August, 2021 mobility buses
Regional Is Mena the next big market for micromobility? Transportation is often described as the lifeblood of an economy. For any major city, the ability to transport goods and people along a... Dunya Hassanein • 17 June, 2021 mobility e-scooter micromobility
Regional FENIX completes $5 million Seed investment UAE-based micromobility operator FENIX has completed its $5 million Seed round, after securing a $1.2 million second close led by Saudi... News • 24 February, 2021 mobility Seed funding Investment
U.A.E ONE MOTO secures seven-figure investment Electric motorcycle and e-bike startup ONE MOTO, has raised a bridge round, via crowdfunding platform Eureeca. The investment was led by... News • 07 February, 2021 mobility Electric vehicles One Moto
Saudi Arabia Telgani: Partnering for profit in Saudi’s mobility sector In countries that lack a robust public transport infrastructure, car ownership and renting tend to dominate. Over the past couple of years,... Dunya Hassanein • 28 January, 2021 Telgani mobility
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... Thought Leadership • 09 November, 2020 mobility udrive car rental
Regional Future of mobility: Rise in private vehicle demand This is the fourth part in a series of features examining the impact of Covid-19 on the region's transport and mobility... Dunya Hassanein • 23 September, 2020 mobility car rental car share
Regional Future of mobility: Can carpooling survive? This is the third part in a series of features examining the impact of Covid-19 on the region's transport and mobility... Dunya Hassanein • 03 September, 2020 mobility carpooling