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GoDaddy Teams-Up with Egyptian Fintech Fawry to Support Digitisation
MENA ECOSYSTEMS

GoDaddy Teams-Up with Egyptian Fintech Fawry to Support Digitisation

22 Jan 2022
This new tech-based collaboration is aimed at helping startups step into the world of digitisation and digital payments. [...]
Saudi Fintech Lean Technologies Raises $33 Million Series A Round
INVESTMENTS & NEWS

Saudi Fintech Lean Technologies Raises $33 Million Series A Round

23 Jan 2022
With offices in Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Cairo and London, Lean plans to use its new funds to expand its team. [...]
Egyptian Ecommerce Startup ExpandCart Raises $2.7M for MENA Expansion
INVESTMENTS & NEWS

Egyptian Ecommerce Startup ExpandCart Raises $2.7M for MENA Expansion

21 Jan 2022
With this new funding, ExpandCart looks to expand in current markets while focusing on R&D, developing new products including their chatbot solution ExpandBot. [...]
Neighbourhood Networking App Hayi to Expand Across UAE After New Funds
INVESTMENTS & NEWS

Neighbourhood Networking App Hayi to Expand Across UAE After New Funds

20 Jan 2022
A new $325K round will fuel the UAE-based startup’s expansion of its unique fusion of hyper-local networking and social media. [...]
Cairo’s 3attar Raises Funds to Expand Healthy Food E-commerce Platform
INVESTMENTS & NEWS

Cairo’s 3attar Raises Funds to Expand Healthy Food E-commerce Platform

20 Jan 2022
The fresh funds will help the B2C platform expand its customer base, diversify its offerings and develop its tech stack to drive volume and revenue. [...]
Bahraini Crypto Exchange Platform Rain Raises $110 Million Investment
INVESTMENTS & NEWS

Bahraini Crypto Exchange Platform Rain Raises $110 Million Investment

20 Jan 2022
The Series B investment will be channelled into geographical expansion, upgrading the platfrom's tech and onboarding more team members. [...]
KSA’s Procure-to-Pay Platform Penny Software Raises $5 Million
INVESTMENTS & NEWS

KSA’s Procure-to-Pay Platform Penny Software Raises $5 Million

19 Jan 2022
These fresh funds will help cement its market position by developing its tech stack and expanding the scope of its digitisation procurement services. [...]
Tunisian Q-Commerce App Lamma Starts North African Expansion
INVESTMENTS & NEWS

Tunisian Q-Commerce App Lamma Starts North African Expansion

18 Jan 2022
The startup has expanded into Morocco as step one of a plan that will see it expand further across North Africa. [...]
Egyptian Edtech Orcas Raises $2.1 Million for Regional Expansion Plans
INVESTMENTS & NEWS

Egyptian Edtech Orcas Raises $2.1 Million for Regional Expansion Plans

17 Jan 2022
The live learning platform will channel the new investment into expanding its in-person and online services across the MENAP region. [...]

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Egyptian Ecommerce Startup ExpandCart Raises $2.7M for MENA Expansion

With this new funding, ExpandCart looks to expand in current markets while focusing on R&D, developing new products including their chatbot [...]

Egyptian Online Grocery Startup Tawfeer to Expand Out of Alexandria

The news comes after the q-commerce startup raised a seed round worth $500K. [...]

Cairo’s 3attar Raises Funds to Expand Healthy Food E-commerce Platform

The fresh funds will help the B2C platform expand its customer base, diversify its offerings and develop its tech stack to drive volume and [...]

Egyptian Edtech Orcas Raises $2.1 Million for Regional Expansion Plans

The live learning platform will channel the new investment into expanding its in-person and online services across the MENAP region. [...]

Neighbourhood Networking App Hayi to Expand Across UAE After New Funds

A new $325K round will fuel the UAE-based startup’s expansion of its unique fusion of hyper-local networking and social media. [...]

Saudi Railway & Uber Launch New Service to Improve Rail Travel

The new partnership is looking to promote use of public transportation by having Uber fill in the gaps. [...]

Egyptian B2B Fashion Marketplace Gahez Raises $2 Million Pre-Seed

Launched in late 2021, the startup already boasts presence in 16 governorates, as well as 15,000 retailers, 142 manufacturers and over [...]

Egypt's MINT Inubator by Opens Application for Spring 2022 Cycle

One of Egypt's most dynamic incubation programmes returns in collaboration with leading investment group, the Cairo Angels. [...]

Applications Are Open for 8th Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme

Launched by and named after the famed Nigerian entrepreneur and economist, the programme has already supported over 15,000 entrepreneurs [...]

Egypt’s MoneyFellows to Bring Digital ‘Gam’eya’ to Government Sector

The fintech has been a leading force in wider financial inclusion across Egypt and a new deal with a government backed financial service [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Meet the 10 Startups Chosen for the First ‘Google for Startups Accelerator’ in MENA

Out of over 500 startups, only 10 have been chosen for the tech giant's first ever MENA accelerator, as it seeks to identify the most [...]

In Conversation with Neveen El Tahri: Egyptian Investment Veteran & Founder of 138 Pyramids

The founder of development finance initiative, 138 Pyramids, talks Egyptian youth, the art of listening and the ego of entrepreneurship in [...]

SIGMA Fit: The Trailblazing Tech Startup Driving the Evolution of Sportswear

We sit down with the rowdy, co-founding trio of SIGMA Fit to find out more about a rollercoaster journey filled with rural housewives, [...]

Masr Afdal: Online Platform Championing Egyptian Products Worldwide

StartupScene speaks to Hamed El Ghool, the founder of a platform that is putting Egypt on the global e-commerce map by connecting [...]

Meet the 12 Startups Chosen for Google’s Second MENA Accelerator

The second round has seen the tech giant cherry-pick 12 startups from six countries, covering automotive, agriculture, fitness, fintech, [...]

Egyptian Ecommerce Startup ExpandCart Raises $2.7M for MENA Expansion

With this new funding, ExpandCart looks to expand in current markets while focusing on R&D, developing new products including their chatbot [...]

Egyptian Online Grocery Startup Tawfeer to Expand Out of Alexandria

The news comes after the q-commerce startup raised a seed round worth $500K. [...]

Cairo’s 3attar Raises Funds to Expand Healthy Food E-commerce Platform

The fresh funds will help the B2C platform expand its customer base, diversify its offerings and develop its tech stack to drive volume and [...]

Egyptian Edtech Orcas Raises $2.1 Million for Regional Expansion Plans

The live learning platform will channel the new investment into expanding its in-person and online services across the MENAP region. [...]

Neighbourhood Networking App Hayi to Expand Across UAE After New Funds

A new $325K round will fuel the UAE-based startup’s expansion of its unique fusion of hyper-local networking and social media. [...]

Saudi Fintech Lean Technologies Raises $33 Million Series A Round

With offices in Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Cairo and London, Lean plans to use its new funds to expand its team. [...]

GoDaddy Teams-Up with Egyptian Fintech Fawry to Support Digitisation

This new tech-based collaboration is aimed at helping startups step into the world of digitisation and digital payments. [...]

Egyptian Ecommerce Startup ExpandCart Raises $2.7M for MENA Expansion

With this new funding, ExpandCart looks to expand in current markets while focusing on R&D, developing new products including their chatbot [...]

Cairo’s 3attar Raises Funds to Expand Healthy Food E-commerce Platform

The fresh funds will help the B2C platform expand its customer base, diversify its offerings and develop its tech stack to drive volume and [...]

Neighbourhood Networking App Hayi to Expand Across UAE After New Funds

A new $325K round will fuel the UAE-based startup’s expansion of its unique fusion of hyper-local networking and social media. [...]

SEMD Programme to Support Immigrant Entrepreneurs in 3 MENA Countries
INVESTMENTS & NEWS

SEMD Programme to Support Immigrant Entrepreneurs in 3 MENA Countries

18 Jan 2022
SEMD has partnered with a number of local social entrepreneurship support systems including ACTED in Jordan, Alfanar in Egypt, and Changelabs in Lebanon. [...]
UAE Proptech Huspy Acquires Mortgage Consultancy Firm HomeMatters
INVESTMENTS & NEWS

UAE Proptech Huspy Acquires Mortgage Consultancy Firm HomeMatters

17 Jan 2022
The acquisition is just one step of ambitious expansion plans, as Europe beckons for Huspy. [...]
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