Regional Mena startups raised $88.7 million in February 2024 Startups in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region raised $88.7 million across 37 deals, a modest growth of just two per cent... Wamda • 04 March, 2024 Investment
Regional Mena startups raised $86.5 million in January 2024 This year has kicked off with a relatively modest funding raise of $86.5 million across 33 deals, a 34 per cent decrease year on year.... Wamda • 08 February, 2024 Investment
Regional What are the startup investment trends in Mena? Dr Jelena Janjusevic is associate professor at the School of Social Sciences at Heriot-Watt University Dubai The Middle East and North... Thought Leadership • 22 January, 2024 Investment
Regional Startup funding in 2023 slows down in majority of Mena markets Startup funding in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) saw a decline in all but three countries. While the overall amount raised grew... Wamda • 08 January, 2024 Investment
Regional Debt financing pushes December 2023 investment to $1.15 billion Sixty startups across the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) raised a mammoth $1.15 billion, the highest amount recorded for the... Wamda • 02 January, 2024 Investment
Regional Startups in Mena raised $764 million in November 2023, highest amount recorded this year Startups in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) have raised $764 million across 42 rounds in November 2023, a jump of 390 per cent... Wamda • 05 December, 2023 Investment
Regional Mena startups raised $156 million in October 2023 Funding in October 2023 saw a turnaround after exhibiting a downward trend for the past four months. Startups in the Middle East and North... Wamda • 06 November, 2023 Investment
Regional Mena startups raised $95 million in July 2023 Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) have raised $95 million across 31 deals in July 2023, a slight dip from the $105... Wamda • 03 August, 2023 Investment
Regional Is the slowdown in investment a good thing for Mena? Issa Aghabi is the co-founder and managing partner of UAE-based VC, Access Bridge Ventures Things over the past six to nine months have... Thought Leadership • 17 July, 2023 Access Bridge Ventures Investment
Regional Mena startups raised $35.6 million in June, pushing half year total to $1.6 billion Startups in Mena raised $35.6 million in June 2023 across 45 deals, pushing the half year funding total to $1.6 billion. While May... Wamda • 02 July, 2023 Investment
Regional Mena startups raised $445 million in May 2023 May was a bounce-back month for VC activity in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena), as venture funding into the region’s startups... Wamda • 08 June, 2023 Investment
Regional Mena startups raised $760 million in February 2023 Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) raised $760 million across 48 deals, up from 22 deals worth $104 million in... Wamda • 06 March, 2023 Investment
Regional Startups in Mena raised almost $4 billion in 2022 Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) raised $3.94 billion in 2022 across 795 deals, a rise of 24 per cent in... Wamda • 29 January, 2023 Investment
Regional Mena startups raised $125 million in December, pushing 2022 total to $3.6 billion Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) raised $125 million in December 2022 across 38 deals, taking the total amount... Wamda • 05 January, 2023 Investment
Regional Startups in Mena raised $439 million in November 2022 Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena), raised $439 million in November 2022 across 39 deals. On a... Wamda • 15 December, 2022 Investment
Regional Mena startups raised $646 million in October 2022 Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena), have raised $646 million across 69 deals, taking the total raised so far this... Wamda • 10 November, 2022 Investment
Regional The gender gap in startup investment Almost two thirds of female founders believe that Middle East and North Africa (Mena) based investors are less likely than global investors... Triska Hamid • 12 October, 2022 women entrepreneurs Investment
Regional Mena startups raised $173 million in September 2022 Startups in Mena raised $173 million across 51 deals as investment levels continue to decline this year. This marks a 54 per cent drop... Wamda • 06 October, 2022 Investment
Regional Mena startups raised $105 million in July, lowest amount so far in 2022 Startups in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) raised $105 million across 44 deals in July 2022, marking a significant slowdown in... Wamda • 04 August, 2022 Investment
Regional Startups in Mena raised $324 million in June 2022, propelling H1 to $1.7 billion Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) raised $323.7 million across 66 deals in June 2022, an 84 per cent increase in... Wamda • 07 July, 2022 Investment Funding
Regional Mena startups raised $297 million in April 2022 Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) raised $297 million across 29 deals in April 2022 a drop of just $2 million... Wamda • 12 May, 2022 Investment
Regional Startups in Mena raised $299 million in March 2022, pushing Q1 funding to $934 million Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) raised $299 million across 79 deals in March 2022, a 22 per cent decrease... Wamda • 14 April, 2022 Investment
Regional Why is there a lack of investment in startups founded by women? In January and February of 2022 alone, startups in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) raised $622 million. To have broken the half a... Wamda • 08 March, 2022 women entrepreneurs Investment
Regional Mena startups raised $247 million in January 2022 Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) raised $247 million across 46 deals, a 20 per cent increase month-on-month and a... Wamda • 17 February, 2022 Investment