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NFTY Arabia: New NFT Marketplace For Digital Art to Launch Across MENA
INVESTMENTS & NEWS

NFTY Arabia: New NFT Marketplace For Digital Art to Launch Across MENA

25 Nov 2021
The nascent marketplace will be a first-of-its-kind NFT platform dedicated to buying, selling and collecting rare digital art from across the region. [...]
Egyptian Phone Handler App Raseedi Raises $850,000 Pre-Series A Round
INVESTMENTS & NEWS

Egyptian Phone Handler App Raseedi Raises $850,000 Pre-Series A Round

02 Dec 2021
The live Android app targets Egypt’s 40 million dual mobile SIM users, offering an automatic dialer that chooses the cheapest SIM for calls, thereby optimising their monthly telecom expenses. [...]
Algerian Logistics & Delivery App Yassir Raises $30 Million Series A
INVESTMENTS & NEWS

Algerian Logistics & Delivery App Yassir Raises $30 Million Series A

01 Dec 2021
The new funding will be allocated to tripling the size of the on-demand delivery company’s engineering team and consolidating its growth in its existing markets [...]
Egypt’s Bosta to Expand Last Mile Delivery Service to KSA & UAE
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Egypt’s Bosta to Expand Last Mile Delivery Service to KSA & UAE

30 Nov 2021
After bringing their GCC expansion to fruition, Bosta will target the ripe African market with eyes on Kenya, Morocco and South Africa in particular [...]
Egyptian Furniture Marketplace Homzmart Expands to Saudi Arabia
INVESTMENTS & NEWS

Egyptian Furniture Marketplace Homzmart Expands to Saudi Arabia

30 Nov 2021
The online furniture seller has experienced incredible growth in the last two years and is now poised to take over one of MENA's biggest markets. [...]
KSA's HealTec Raises $1.2 Million for Medical Manufacturing Facility
INVESTMENTS & NEWS

KSA's HealTec Raises $1.2 Million for Medical Manufacturing Facility

29 Nov 2021
HealTec capitalises on the kingdom’s dearth of local facilities manufacturing medical devices, targeting the underserved segment of rehabilitation patients and amputees in need of prosthetics. [...]
UAE's YallaMarket Eyes Expansion After USD 2.3 Million Pre-Seed Round
INVESTMENTS & NEWS

UAE's YallaMarket Eyes Expansion After USD 2.3 Million Pre-Seed Round

29 Nov 2021
UAE-based on-demand grocery delivery startup YallaMarket looks to establish 100 new dark stores in Dubai and Adu Dhabi, and support its expansion into Qatar next year. [...]
Luxury Catering Company Foodlink Raises $8 Million for UAE Expansion
INVESTMENTS & NEWS

Luxury Catering Company Foodlink Raises $8 Million for UAE Expansion

25 Nov 2021
Born in India, the company already has a prolific profile with several brands in the UAE. [...]
UAE-Based VentureSouq Officially Launches $50M MENA FinTech Fund I
MENA ECOSYSTEMS

UAE-Based VentureSouq Officially Launches $50M MENA FinTech Fund I

24 Nov 2021
The fund will look to startups working in and around strategic sub-sectors including PropTech, InsurTech, digital banking and payments infrastructure. [...]

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Egyptian Phone Handler App Raseedi Raises $850,000 Pre-Series A Round

The live Android app targets Egypt’s 40 million dual mobile SIM users, offering an automatic dialer that chooses the cheapest SIM for [...]

Egypt’s DXwand Among 10 Startups Chosen for SOSV Accelerator in US

The conversational AI and chatbot specialist has been chosen by US-based SOSV to receive $150,000 in funding and to take part a six-month [...]

Cairo-Based Inspection Management Platform beXel Set for GGC Expansion

The startup's expansion plans come after it secured an undisclosed six-figure investment. [...]

UAE's YallaMarket Eyes Expansion After USD 2.3 Million Pre-Seed Round

UAE-based on-demand grocery delivery startup YallaMarket looks to establish 100 new dark stores in Dubai and Adu Dhabi, and support its [...]

Germany's IFE Offers Funding for Green Projects by Egyptian Companies

Grants from Investing for Employment can range from €1 million to €10 million. [...]

Egypt-Based Fintech Sympl Scores New Investment from Leading VC A15

With A15’s critical early investment and support, Sympl is on track to spearhead Egypt’s ongoing transition to a cashless society. [...]

Egyptian Edtech Startup Educatly Raises $1 Million Pre-Seed Round

With its newly acquired funds, Educatly looks to develop its product, bring on more team members, and scale its marketing and sales [...]

10 Unmissable Speakers at RiseUp 2021

This year's edition of Egypt's biggest entrepeneurial gathering has secured some huge names from across the world. [...]

Egyptian B2B E-commerce Startup Capiter Opens New Office in Dubai

On the back of a $33 million funding round, the startup is poised to fulfill its ambitious regional expansion plans. [...]

Egyptian E-Grocery Startup Appetito Raises $2 Million Investment

The startup will use the Pre-Series A investment to follow through with rapid scaling plans, including pan-African expansion. [...]

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 [...]

Egyptian Book Summary App Akhdar Raises Six-Figure Investment from EdVentures

The startup will look to expand its library and introduce new smart learning experiences. [...]

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, [...]

Egypt’s Raya Holding Announces New Fintech-Focused Fund Worth over $6 Million

The fund will look to back innovative startups working in e-commerce, distribution, edtech and more. [...]

Egyptian Phone Handler App Raseedi Raises $850,000 Pre-Series A Round

The live Android app targets Egypt’s 40 million dual mobile SIM users, offering an automatic dialer that chooses the cheapest SIM for [...]

Egypt’s DXwand Among 10 Startups Chosen for SOSV Accelerator in US

The conversational AI and chatbot specialist has been chosen by US-based SOSV to receive $150,000 in funding and to take part a six-month [...]

Cairo-Based Inspection Management Platform beXel Set for GGC Expansion

The startup's expansion plans come after it secured an undisclosed six-figure investment. [...]

UAE's YallaMarket Eyes Expansion After USD 2.3 Million Pre-Seed Round

UAE-based on-demand grocery delivery startup YallaMarket looks to establish 100 new dark stores in Dubai and Adu Dhabi, and support its [...]

Germany's IFE Offers Funding for Green Projects by Egyptian Companies

Grants from Investing for Employment can range from €1 million to €10 million. [...]

Cairo-Based Inspection Management Platform beXel Set for GGC Expansion

The startup's expansion plans come after it secured an undisclosed six-figure investment. [...]

Germany's IFE Offers Funding for Green Projects by Egyptian Companies

Grants from Investing for Employment can range from €1 million to €10 million. [...]

Egypt’s DXwand Among 10 Startups Chosen for SOSV Accelerator in US

The conversational AI and chatbot specialist has been chosen by US-based SOSV to receive $150,000 in funding and to take part a six-month [...]

Dubai’s iMile to Expand Delivery Services Following $40M Series A

This latest round will accelerate the development of its proprietary technology that’s set on completely disrupting conventional shipping [...]

Egyptian Payment Fintech KlickIt Closes First Funding Round

Boasting partnerships with the likes of Banque Misr, the startup is now poiased to take a giant leap on Egypt's bustlign fintech sector. [...]

Cairo-Based Legaltech Hekouky Raises Undisclosed Pre-Seed Round
INVESTMENTS & NEWS

Cairo-Based Legaltech Hekouky Raises Undisclosed Pre-Seed Round

29 Nov 2021
The startup is on a mission to empower entrepreneurs by taking the legal burden off their shoulders by making legal transactions sampler, faster and more transparent. [...]
PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator Comes to MENA
MENA ECOSYSTEMS

PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator Comes to MENA

23 Nov 2021
Through grants, mentorship and opportunities the accelerator will nurture the new generation of entrepreneurs and startups dedicated to promoting sustainable practices around the world. [...]
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