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Jordan

Jordan's Sira expands to UAE to build inclusive, trust-based networks across MENA

Jordan-based professional community platform Sira has expanded to the United Arab Emirates as part of its mission to foster authentic,...

Sira

Jordan

Jordan's ISSF injects $3 million into Antler's MENAP Fund

Jordan's Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) has invested $3 million in the Antler MENAP Fund LP. The $60 million...

ISSF Antler

Jordan

Seesaw acquires Little Thinking Minds to expand learning solutions globally

US-based edtech Seesaw has acquired Jordan's Little Thinking Minds for an unknown value. Founded in 2004 by Lamia Tabbaa...

Seesaw little thinking minds EdTech

Egypt

Egypt's Basata acquires additional stake in Madfoatcom

Egypt-based fintech Basata has increased its stake in Jordan’s MadfoatCom to 25%. This acquisition will further strengthen...

Basata MadfoatCom

Jordan

InvoiceQ closes $1.2 million pre-Series A round to accelerate GCC expansion

Jordan-headquartered SaaS provider startup InvoiceQ has raised a pre-Series A funding round of $1.2 million, backed by Oasis 500, Orange...

InvoiceQ SAAS Oasis 500

Jordan

Naif Al Rajhi Investment buys strategic stake in Jordan’s Mawdoo3

Saudi Arabia-based investment company Naif Al Rajhi Investment has invested in Jordan’s AI Arabic content platform Mawdoo3 for a...

Mawdoo3 Naif Al Rajhi Investment

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

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