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Saudi PIF Partners With AeroFarms to Build Vertical Farms Across MENA
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Saudi PIF Partners With AeroFarms to Build Vertical Farms Across MENA

04 Feb 2023
The first farm will be built in Saudi Arabia, and it is expected to be the largest indoor vertical farm in the region. [...]
Paymob Partners with Egypt’s Khazenly to Digitise Businesses
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Paymob Partners with Egypt’s Khazenly to Digitise Businesses

02 Feb 2023
To date, the startup serves 170,000 merchants in the MENAP region. [...]
Saudi F&B Startup Lugmety Expands Its Service Across the MENA Region
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Saudi F&B Startup Lugmety Expands Its Service Across the MENA Region

02 Feb 2023
Since its founding, the startup has raised $6 million from Saudi investors and at a $20 million post-money valuation. [...]
Egypt’s Fintech Startup MNT-Halan Valued at $1B After $400M Investment
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Egypt’s Fintech Startup MNT-Halan Valued at $1B After $400M Investment

01 Feb 2023
Last year, MNT-Halan raised $120 million from private equity firms. [...]
Egypt Ranks Third in Venture Debt Funding in MENA
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Egypt Ranks Third in Venture Debt Funding in MENA

31 Jan 2023
It received a total of $88 million in debt funding from 2018 to 2022 [...]
Egypt’s Startups Record $517 Million in Funding in 2022
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Egypt’s Startups Record $517 Million in Funding in 2022

30 Jan 2023
The Arab world’s most populous country also ranked first across the region in terms of deals. [...]
Swvl Backtracks on Its Acquisition of Turkey’s Volt Lines
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Swvl Backtracks on Its Acquisition of Turkey’s Volt Lines

30 Jan 2023
Although the acquisition was valued at $40 million, Swvl is only obligated to pay $5 million to Volt Lines. [...]
UAE’s Fintech Startup Wafeq Raises $3 Million Seed Round
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UAE’s Fintech Startup Wafeq Raises $3 Million Seed Round

26 Jan 2023
The new funding will be used to support Wafeq’s entry into the Egyptian market. [...]
UAE-Based Workspace Booking Platform Hotdesk Acquires Spain’s YADO
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UAE-Based Workspace Booking Platform Hotdesk Acquires Spain’s YADO

25 Jan 2023
Founded in 2019, Hotdesk has grown from 15 bookings in its first month to over 10,000 monthly bookings in a year. [...]

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10th Edition of RiseUp Summit to Take Place This March

Having impressed and inspired thousands over the years, RiseUp promises that this year’s edition will be “the summit of the decade.” [...]

Egypt’s Startups Record $517 Million in Funding in 2022

The Arab world’s most populous country also ranked first across the region in terms of deals. [...]

Egypt Ranks Third in Venture Debt Funding in MENA

It received a total of $88 million in debt funding from 2018 to 2022 [...]

Egypt’s Fintech Startup MNT-Halan Valued at $1B After $400M Investment

Last year, MNT-Halan raised $120 million from private equity firms. [...]

Swvl Backtracks on Its Acquisition of Turkey’s Volt Lines

Although the acquisition was valued at $40 million, Swvl is only obligated to pay $5 million to Volt Lines. [...]

Digital Saving Solution Menthum Launches in Egypt

Menthum, a digital saving solution, is establishing the country's first purpose-built digital money market fund. [...]

10th Edition of RiseUp Summit to Take Place This March

Having impressed and inspired thousands over the years, RiseUp promises that this year’s edition will be “the summit of the decade.” [...]

Forbes Will Build First Middle East Tower in Egypt’s New Capital

The Forbes International Tower will be designed to be fully sustainable. [...]

UK’s Climate Finance Accelerator Launches Its First Cohort in Egypt

Nine Egyptian projects have been chosen for the third wave of the UK’s Climate Finance Accelerator. [...]

Egyptian Esports Platform GBarena Acquires Tunisian Galactech for $15M

Looking to the future, GBarena is eyeing more acquisition opportunities, particularly in the areas of gaming, Web3 and AI. [...]

Egypt Chosen Among Six African Nations to Host Unicorn Group Incubator

The Lagos-based Unicorn Group is seeking nnovative ideas, startups and early-stage companies in tech and tech-enabled sectors. [...]

The Real Deal With General Partner at Algebra Ventures Laila Hassan

Laila Hassan, General Partner at Algebra Ventures and Venture Partner at 500 Startups MENA, shares how blindingly bright success stories [...]

UAE’s MBRIF Opens Applications for Latest Innovation Accelerator

Since launching in 2018, some of the programme’s notable alumni have include Rizek, Sarwa and Hawa Water. [...]

She Strikes: The New Platform Empowering Egyptian Women in Business

Launched by Cairo-based Creative Industries Summit, the first cycle strikes on May 24th, bringing together experts and gurus from across [...]

Executive Insights ft Mohamed Sekkina, General Manager talabat Mart

StartupScene sits with the General Manager of talabat Mart to get his insights on what it takes to drive growth in one of the most [...]

10th Edition of RiseUp Summit to Take Place This March

Having impressed and inspired thousands over the years, RiseUp promises that this year’s edition will be “the summit of the decade.” [...]

Egypt’s Startups Record $517 Million in Funding in 2022

The Arab world’s most populous country also ranked first across the region in terms of deals. [...]

Egypt Ranks Third in Venture Debt Funding in MENA

It received a total of $88 million in debt funding from 2018 to 2022 [...]

Egypt’s Fintech Startup MNT-Halan Valued at $1B After $400M Investment

Last year, MNT-Halan raised $120 million from private equity firms. [...]

Swvl Backtracks on Its Acquisition of Turkey’s Volt Lines

Although the acquisition was valued at $40 million, Swvl is only obligated to pay $5 million to Volt Lines. [...]

Saudi PIF Partners With AeroFarms to Build Vertical Farms Across MENA

The first farm will be built in Saudi Arabia, and it is expected to be the largest indoor vertical farm in the region. [...]

Paymob Partners with Egypt’s Khazenly to Digitise Businesses

To date, the startup serves 170,000 merchants in the MENAP region. [...]

Saudi F&B Startup Lugmety Expands Its Service Across the MENA Region

Since its founding, the startup has raised $6 million from Saudi investors and at a $20 million post-money valuation. [...]

Egypt’s Fintech Startup MNT-Halan Valued at $1B After $400M Investment

Last year, MNT-Halan raised $120 million from private equity firms. [...]

Egypt Ranks Third in Venture Debt Funding in MENA

It received a total of $88 million in debt funding from 2018 to 2022 [...]

10th Edition of RiseUp Summit to Take Place This March
INVESTMENTS & NEWS

10th Edition of RiseUp Summit to Take Place This March

29 Jan 2023
Having impressed and inspired thousands over the years, RiseUp promises that this year’s edition will be “the summit of the decade.” [...]
Saudi’s Food Tech Startup Matbakhi Raises $2.3 Million Pre-Seed Round
INVESTMENTS & NEWS

Saudi’s Food Tech Startup Matbakhi Raises $2.3 Million Pre-Seed Round

24 Jan 2023
The funding will be used to establish a hotel cloud kitchen model to further scale and expand its reach across Saudi Arabia. [...]
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