Regional A look at GOMYCODE’s expansion strategy Following its $8 million Series A round last year, Tunisian edtech startup GOMYCODE has been ramping up its expansion across Africa and now... Dunya Hassanein • 20 November, 2023 GoMyCode EdTech Expansion
Egypt Egypt’s Homzmart expands to Saudi Arabia Cairo-based furniture marketplace Homzmart, has announced the expansion of its operations into Saudi Arabia. Founded in... News • 27 November, 2021 Homzmart furniture Expansion
Saudi Arabia Expanding to Saudi: A path paved with gold? Saudi Arabia cemented its desire to become the regional destination for the digital sector after announcing its $1.2 billion Launch... Nagham Al Eithan • 05 September, 2021 Expansion
Morocco Mubawab raises $7 million Morocco-based real estate platform Mubawab has raised $7 million funding from Emerging Markets Property Group (EMPG), a UAE-based real... Yasmeen Nabil • 14 January, 2020 Real Estate morocco Digital platform
U.A.E Melltoo raises pre-Series A from China’s Gobi Partners Dubai-based online marketplace Melltoo has announced an undisclosed pre-series A funding round co-led by China-based venture capital... Yasmeen Nabil • 30 September, 2019 E-commerce Funding ksa
Egypt Halan to expand to Ethiopia Source: Reuters Halan, an Egyptian technology start-up that uses two- and three-wheeled vehicles to transport passengers and goods, will... News • 19 September, 2019 Expansion ride-hailing
U.A.E China's Didi to set up joint venture in Abu Dhabi Source: Arabian Business Didi Chuxing, a Beijing-based mobile transportation platform with 550 million users, on Monday signed an... News • 23 July, 2019 Expansion Transport venture
U.A.E London-headquartered GuestReady raises $6 million in series A Source: MenaBytes GuestReady, a London-headquartered short-term rental management startup has raised $6 million in its Series A led by... News • 19 June, 2019 Expansion Investment Rental
U.A.E Dubai-based Oliv expands to Singapore Source: MenaBytes Oliv, a Dubai-based youth career platform has expanded to Singapore, the startup announced last month. The... News • 09 June, 2019 Expansion news uae
Egypt Egypt’s Mintrics is raising a $500k funding round earmarked for US expansion Source: VentureBurn Egyptian social video analytics platform Mintrics is currently busy closing a $500 000 investment fund and... News • 30 May, 2019 Vidéo Analytics Expansion
Egypt Cairo-based Yumamia raises $1.5 million Pre-Series A Source: MENABytes Cairo-based foodtech startup Yumamia has raised $1.5 million as its Pre-Series A, the startup announced today, saying... News • 22 May, 2019 foodtech Expansion Investment
Regional Property Finder becomes largest shareholder in Turkish real estate portal Source: The National Property Finder increased its stake in Turkish property marketing website Zingat to almost 40 per cent from 17 per... News • 02 April, 2019 Expansion Stake Investment
Egypt Kuwait’s Carriage expands to Egypt, launches in Cairo after onboarding 600 restaurants Source: Menabytes Kuwait-based food delivery startup Carriage has expanded to Egypt, the startup told MENAbytes today, adding... News • 18 March, 2019 food Delivery Expansion
Kuwait Deliveroo launches in Kuwait with 900 restaurants Source: Arabian Business Deliveroo, the delivery service founded in 2013 by William Shu and Greg Orlowski, has announced its launch in... News • 20 February, 2019 food Delivery Expansion
Egypt E-commerce venture Noon expands operations to Egypt Source: Arabian Business Noon, the e-commerce venture operating in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday announced its expansion into... News • 19 February, 2019 E-commerce Expansion
Regional GetJenny raises $2.3m from Dubai Angel Investors Source: Menabytes Helsinki-based customer service-focused bot building platform GetJenny has raised $2.3 million (€2 million) as... News • 05 February, 2019 Expansion MENA AI
Regional Thinking of expanding to another country? Here are some points to consider Moatassem Moatez has launched and scaled several startups in his role as business partner at Innovest Middle East. Geographical... Thought Leadership • 24 January, 2019 Expansion growth Mentorship
Global What does Careem’s expansion to Sudan mean for local players? Sudan, a country with a population of around 40 million, has gone both unnoticed and untouched by regional and international tech players,... Wamda • 12 June, 2018 careem Sudan Expansion
U.A.E This after school activities marketplace is using bitcoins to go global Unlike loaded school days, which fall heavy and stressful on little ones’ shoulders, extracurricular activities, will help them... Rana Freifer • 03 October, 2017 Afterschool.ae Kids activities Bitcoin
Egypt Amazon to soon launch logistics center in Egypt Amazon is in the process of considering a logistics center in Egypt, as the Daily News Egypt reported. Hany Kesis, former chairperson of... Wamda • 15 March, 2017 Amazon Expansion news watch
Egypt Egypt ed-tech firm eyes home turf for expansion [Wamda TV] One of Egypt’s earliest technology companies is beginning to venture into its local education market, having already conquered the... Rachel Williamson • 18 December, 2014 itworx microsoft EdTech
Can adapted Google algorithm get MENA customers to shop online? According to experts, e-commerce is the fastest growing sector in the Gulf. For the UAE in particular, they expect its value to reach... Eman Mostafa • 31 July, 2014 uae Expansion Egypt
Here's what Morocco-based video advertising agency Buzzeff learned when opening a Dubai office Every three weeks, Casablanca-based Jérôme Mouthon makes the seven-hour flight to Dubai to work for one week at his company’s Dubai off... Aline Mayard • 27 January, 2014 morocco Dubai Video Advertising
Saudi Arabia Saudi startup Feelit provides teenage girls with a forum to express their feelings The rise of social networks has shown just how much people like to express themselves. Feelit, as the name implies, is one social... Reine Farhat • 22 January, 2014 teenagers Bootstrapping Saudi Arabia