Wamda

Global

Abu Dhabi Capital Group invests in China's MissFresh

Source: Reuters Chinese online grocery startup MissFresh said on Thursday it has raised $495 million in its latest round of...

MissFresh Abu Dhabi Capital Group

U.A.E

Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in blockchain firm Circulor

Source: Trade Arabia Trading Enterprises, the exclusive distributor of Volvo cars in the UAE, has announced that Volvo Cars has made an...

Volvo Cars

U.A.E

Eve virtual raises $1 million in seed funding

Source: WAYA Eve virtual – MENA’s first virtual hosting platform announced it has raised $1 million in a seed funding...

Eve virtual 3Dprinting

U.A.E

Periscope Media raises seed funding

Dubai-based edutainment startup Periscope Media has raised its initial seed round funding. Founded in early 2020, Periscope Media is...

edutainment Periscope Media

U.A.E

Nomad Homes raises $4 million in seed funding

Dubai-based digital real estate platform Nomad Homes, has raised a $4 million in a seed round led by Comcast Ventures, with participation...

Protech Nomad homes

Global

Privity invests in Verofax

UAE-based advisory firm Privity has invested in Abu Dhabi-based Verofax Limited’s pre-seed investment round. Founded in 2018,...

Verofax Privity Blockchain

Bahrain

Al Waha Fund of Funds invests in Bedaya Fund

Source: Gulf Daily News Al Waha Fund of Funds invested an undisclosed amount in the Bedaya Fund I of seed-stage venture capital firm...

Bedaya fund Shorooq Partners AlWaha Fund of Funds

U.A.E

In5 startups raise Dh65 million in first half of 2020

Dubai-based incubator In5, today announced that its startups have raised more than Dh65 million ($17.7 million) in the first half of...

in5 Tecom 2020 H1

U.A.E

MidChains closes new funding round

Source: The National MidChains, an upcoming Abu Dhabi-based virtual asset trading exchange, said it closed its latest funding round with...

Mubadala Capital Blockchain MidChains

U.A.E

Spotii raises investment from Daman Investments

UAE-based “shop now, pay later” startup Spotii has raised investment from Daman Investments. Founded by Anuscha Iqbal and...

Fintech Spotii

U.A.E

GrubTech raises $2 million seed

UAE-based GrubTech, a foodtech startup has raised $2 million in seed funding to fund its growth and product development. The...

foodtech GrubTech

Global

Mubadala Capital invests in France's Owkin

Source: Crunsh base Owkin, a French company applying machine learning to medical research, has secured $18 million in funding...

Mubadala Capital machine learning Owkin

U.A.E

Play:Date raises investment from Modus Capital

UAE-based Play:Date, an application that helps parents build their child’s social circle, has secured a $250,000 investment from New...

Play:Date Modus Capital

Global

VentureSouq invests in Nigeria's Wallets Africa

Source: Disrupt Africa Nigerian fintech startup Wallets Africa has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from a host of investors as...

Wallets Africa Fintech

Pakistan

Shorooq Partners invests in Pakistan-based Airlift

Source: Dawn Bus ride-hailing service Airlift has raised an impressive $10 million in seed financing, taking its total investment to...

Airlift ride hailing Shorooq Partners

U.A.E

Felix closes $800,000 seed round

UAE-based Felix, an insurance e-commerce and automation platform for insurance brokers launched in January 2019, announced that it has...

Insurance Felix seed

U.A.E

Wamda invests in freelance marketplace Ureed.com

Wamda, the Middle East region's leading startup ecosystem enabler, has participated in Ureed.com’s seed funding round along with...

Ureed wamda seed

U.A.E

KRISPR raises $600,000 pre-seed

UAE-based urban indoor vertical farming startup KRISPR, has raised $600,000 in pre-seed funding from Dubai-based family office...

Vertical farming agritech

Saudi Arabia

Munch:On - Going beyond lunch

Most food delivery platforms witnessed a slowdown in business once lockdown came into effect. Working from home gave people enough time to...

Lunch:On Munch:On

Global

Fincasa Ventures invests $50 million in US-based MediSponsor.Inc

Source: Zawya Fincasa Ventures, a UAE Based advisor to Multi-Royal-Family fund Houses has invested 50 million USD into MediSponsor.Inc -...

Fincasa Ventures MediSponser

U.A.E

Steppi raises $720,000

UAE-based Steppi, a corporate health and community engagement platform that encourages users to be more active by allowing them to...

health tech Steppi

Regional

Edtech and its roadmap to new realities

Wamda, in partnership with Columbia Global Centers, is hosting an online panel discussion, ‘Edtech and its roadmap to...

Global

W3BCLOUD raises $20.5 million

W3BCLOUD, a joint venture between US-based Advanced Micro Devices and ConsenSys, announced today that it has completed its initial close of...

W3BCLOUD ethereum ConsenSys

U.A.E

KBW Ventures invests in TurtleTree Labs seed round

UAE-based KBW Ventures, the venture capital (VC) firm founded by Saudi Arabia’s Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed, has participated in a...

KBW Ventures

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