Wamda

U.A.E

Huspy raises Seed round

Dubai-based property technology (proptech) and digital brokerage startup Huspy has raised a Seed round led by VentureFriends, with...

Proptech seed

U.A.E

Carasti raises $3 million in pre-Series A

UAE-based car subscription platform, Carasti, has raised a $3 million pre-Series A funding round, led by Net Ventures with participation...

Carasti car subsciption

U.A.E

DAFZA launches pay-as-you-grow programme for startups in UAE

The Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA) has launched a pay-as-you-grow programme “Scality” for startups in the UAE,...

Scality DAFZA

U.A.E

Aldar launches second incubator programme

Abu Dhabi-based property developer Aldar launches second edition of its Manassah programme, a six-month entrepreneurship incubator...

Manassah Aldar uae

U.A.E

Smileneo raises $2 million in Seed investment

UAE-based healtech startup Smileneo has raised $2 million in a Seed round led by UK's Kingsway Capital alongside FJ Labs and other...

healthtech

U.A.E

uMore raises $120,000 from TheVentureCity

UAE-based healthtech startup uMore has raised $120,000 from TheVentureCity accelerator, an international venture acceleration programme...

uMore healthtech

U.A.E

DisruptAD, Flat6Labs launch $32.7 million Seed programme

DisruptAD, the newly-launched venture capital platform of Abu Dhabi-based investment firm ADQ, has teamed up with Cairo’s seed...

Flat6Labs Cairo DisruptAD

U.A.E

Wamda participates in Now Money's $7 million round

Wamda has participated in UAE-based NOW Money's $7 million funding round which was led by Anthemis Exponential Ventures. The round also...

now money financial inclusion

U.A.E

Cloud kitchen operator iKcon raises $20 million in Series A

UAE-based cloud kitchen operator iKcon has raised a $20 million Series A funding round led by regional investment groups including Mohamed...

cloud kitchen Series A

Global

Alpha Wave co-leads $400 million funding round in India's Dream Sports

Source: The Economic Times Dream Sports, the Indian sports technology company, which owns the leading fantasy sports platform...

Alpha Capital DreamSports Dream11

Global

UAE's ALFAHIM Group invests in Berlin-based Blacklane

Source: TechCrunch Blacklane — the Berlin startup that provides on-demand black-car chauffeur services in Berlin, London,...

AlFahim Group automotive sustainable mobility

U.A.E

Things to consider when setting up a legal entity in the UAE

Michael Kortbawi is a partner and Taronish Mistry is a paralegal at law firm BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP The early stages...

legal advice

Global

UAE's TCN International invests $10 million in India-based Zaara Biotech

Source: Business Line Zaara Biotech, a student biotech startup fostered under the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development...

Zaara Biotech TCN International foodtech

U.A.E

KLAIM raises $1 million in its Seed round

UAE-based fintech platform, KLAIM has raised $1 million in Seed investment from TechStars and a group of strategic regional investors,...

fin-tech SAAS uae

U.A.E

Grubtech raises $3.4 million in pre-Series A

UAE-based foodtech startup Grubtech, has raised a $3.4 million pre-Series A investment from several regional family offices, a US-based...

foodtech GrubTech

Bahrain

Dtec, OQAL sign MoU to develop startup ecosystem in GCC

Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Campus (Dtec), has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Saudi Arabia-based OQAL Angel...

Oqal dtec GCC

U.A.E

Pure Harvest announces sukuk funding, raises $60 million this year

UAE-based, agritech Pure Harvest Smart Farms has raised $50 million in growth funding through a sukuk, an Islamic structured finance...

Pure Harvest Smart Farms agritech

U.A.E

Dubai SME launches Tjaarz Business Incubation Centre

Source: WAM Dubai SME, the agency of Dubai Economy mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, announced the...

Dubai SME ecommerce Tjaarz Business Incubation Centre

Global

TechWadi ‘21: the virtual tech conference bridging Silicon Valley & the MENA region

TechWadi, the leading non-profit organization building bridges between Silicon Valley and the MENA region to support the growth and...

Regional

How Covid-19 unlocked the adoption of e-commerce in the Mena region

Wamda, in partnership with MIT Legatum Entrepreneurship Center, will be hosting an online panel to launch a report on ‘How...

Qatar

Joi Gifts looks to Series A round after raising $750,000 this year

UAE-based e-commerce gifting platform, Joi Gifts has expanded to Qatar, its eighth country after raising $750,000 in a pre-Series A funding...

joi gifts qatar doha

U.A.E

ADQ consolidates venture capital efforts under DisruptAD platform

Abu Dhabi-based investment firm ADQ, has consolidated its venture capital activities under a single global venture capital investment...

ADQ VC activities DisruptAD

U.A.E

baraka launches trading app after raising $1 million

UAE-based fintech baraka is launching its commission-free mobile trading platform following a $1 million pre-Seed funding round led by...

Fintech pre-Seed

U.A.E

Service My Car raises $10 million Seed round for expansion

UAE-based digital auto service and repair platform Service My Car, has raised $10 million from Oman-based Bahwan. Founded in 2018,...

Service My Car GCC seed round

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