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U.A.E

UAE’s Swftbox closes $2 million Seed round

UAE-based same-day delivery platform Swftbox has closed a $2 million Seed round, led by MENA Technology Fund, joined by Polymath...

Swftbox E-commerce Delivery

Egypt

Roboost closes six-figure Seed round

Egypt-based delivery management solution Roboost has secured a six-figure Seed round from Falak Startups, AUC Angels, as well as...

Roboost Flat6Labs Delivery

Egypt

Gooo Delivery raises pre-Seed round

Egypt-based on-demand delivery startup Gooo Delivery has closed a pre-Seed round. The amount raised was not disclosed. Founded in 2020...

Gooo Delivery Delivery

Egypt

R2S raises six-figure investment in Pre-Series A

Source: Egypt innovate The leading tech investor A15 pumped a six-figure investment into pioneering Egyptian e-commerce...

Investment Logistics Delivery

Regional

The challenge of delivering goods on time

Faris Fallouh is the Global Express and ground services director at Aramex Peak seasons such as Eid, Christmas and the many popular...

E-commerce aramex Delivery

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...

food Delivery Expansion

Saudi Arabia

Saudi on-demand delivery startup Mrsool raises multi-million Series A

Source: Menabytes Riyadh-based on-demand delivery startup Mrsool has raised a multi-mullion (US Dollar) Series A round led by...

VC Investment Delivery

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...

food Delivery Expansion

U.A.E

Dubai-based Mile raises seed funding

Source: Menabytes Dubai-based delivery and logistics management platform Mile has raised seed funding in a round led by Saudi VC Riyad...

Seed funding Delivery Logistics

U.A.E

Yawmi closes seed round

Dubai-based food and beverage (F&B) e-commerce startup Yawmi, has closed a seed round from Shorooq Investments. The amount of...

Delivery uae food

U.A.E

Souq.com to acquire Wing.ae to enhance fast shipping options

Souq.com today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Wing.ae, a marketplace for merchants and couriers in the...

Souq.com Wing.ae ecommerce

U.A.E

Truck service startups are on the rise in the UAE

While truck companies have been around for decades to transport large shipments of goods, the UAE is now seeing a rise in truck service...

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Egypt

When online groceries delivery reaches new edges in Egypt

Segway and similar transportation options for delivering groceries are increasingly being used in countries such as the US, where one in 10...

Egypt goodsmart Fakahany

Saudi Arabia

Saudi delivery apps that could save you from Ramadan traffic

Traffic in Saudi Arabia is an issue that gets worse every year, especially in Riyadh. With rising heat and fasting during the holy month of...

Mathaqi Marsool Tawseel

U.A.E

Dubai’s El Grocer strengthens foothold with acquisition

El Grocer, a Dubai-based online grocery delivery app, has acquired one of its competitors, Quickshop.ae for an undisclosed...

Delivery el grocer

Jordan

Home-cooked food gets a taste of delivery services in Jordan

When Marwan Oklah Al Zou'bi and Adam Barghouti were studying indoors during Canada’s harsh winters, ordering homemade food...

Jordan Delivery Homecooked meals

U.A.E

From shop to your shelf, El Grocer grows

Delivery services are a part of Dubai’s residential lifestyle, and some residents are even spoilt for choice with stores at the...

el grocer Delivery Logistics

Europe

Aramex leads $8.5M Series B in UK address startup

Aramex has led a $8.5 million Series B funding round in British startup What 3 Words, a company that is creating a universal postal code...

Eddress what3words Locname

U.A.E

Enabling ecommerce with delivery

Cofounders, left to right, Sari Issa and Fares Nimri. (Images via CamelShip) Ecommerce is constantly evolving and becoming more...

Sky Net Parzel CamelShip

Egypt

Elves and Uber, together for Valentines

Valentine’s Day can be stressful. Those behind new startup Elves have decided to team up with Uber to help clients who forgot...

Genie of Arabia Elves Elvesapp

Regional

An ecommerce startup reducing returns in the region

If there’s one industry worth taking a chance on in the region, it’s ecommerce. Arguably still in its infancy in MENA, the...

Return on delivery Virtusize Miella

Regional

Searching for success in MENA's postal address sector

"Yes, I will sign for that package." (Images via Aramex) “So you take the main street, you turn at the pharmacy after the streetlight, t...

addy enwani Boxstop

Saudi Arabia

Going solo with a Saudi ecommerce site

This article has been cross-posted from Firnas.org Saudi Arabia is one of the three largest ecommerce markets in the Gulf in terms of...

Nano E Shop ksa Delivery

How this startup is taking on the region's $15 billion cosmetics market

While Faisal Hakki was working at the Jordanian VC firm Accelerator Technology Holdings, where he screened, evaluated, and helped...

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