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Cairo-Based Cartona Secures $4.5 Million Round Led by Global Ventures

The Egyptian B2B e-commerce platform works by helping retailers access products from a curated network of FMCGs through one centralized [...]

500 Startups Rebrands as 500 Global & Closes Largest Ever Fund

500 Global’s expansion strategy will see the firm write larger investments, lead fundraising rounds and offer later stage co-investment [...]

UAE B2B Food Marketplace Supy Secures $1.5 Million Pre-Seed Round

Supy offers a solution to the fragmented ordering process between restaurants and suppliers with their digital platform centralizing all [...]

Egypt's MSMEDA to Support Female Entrepreneurs with €50M Credit Line

The Egyptian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency’s (MSMEDA) work with The French Agency for Development has already [...]

Regional Online Giftery Joi Raises $2.5M Series A for Global Expansion

Already operating in eight MENA markets, further expansion plans are afoot for the region’s biggest online gifts platform. [...]

How Nawy is Using Tech to Unlock Real Estate Investment for the Masses

StartupScene sits down with members of the founding team of a proptech startup that is looking to break down barriers and inject innovation [...]

Saudi Fintech & Digital POS Provider CashIn Secures $1.6M Investment

With the new investment, the startup is set to take a big leap towards its goal of a fully-integrated fintech platform. [...]

Dubai’s Aleph Hospitality Opens Submissions for Innovation Lab

It hopes to support and promote entrepreneurs to boost the recovery of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry. [...]

myfawry Named as Number 1 Fintech App in the Middle East by Forbes

An early tech-powered pioneer in breaking down the barriers of old formal financial systems, Fawry’s good work in its 14 years of existence [...]

New $50M African Fund Ambo Ventures to Target Green Economy Startups

Led by founders with regional experience and backed by partners on-ground across the continent, Ambo Fund is poised to achieve its lofty [...]

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. [...]

Cairo-Based Cartona Secures $4.5 Million Round Led by Global Ventures

The Egyptian B2B e-commerce platform works by helping retailers access products from a curated network of FMCGs through one centralized [...]

500 Startups Rebrands as 500 Global & Closes Largest Ever Fund

500 Global’s expansion strategy will see the firm write larger investments, lead fundraising rounds and offer later stage co-investment [...]

UAE B2B Food Marketplace Supy Secures $1.5 Million Pre-Seed Round

Supy offers a solution to the fragmented ordering process between restaurants and suppliers with their digital platform centralizing all [...]

Egypt's MSMEDA to Support Female Entrepreneurs with €50M Credit Line

The Egyptian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency’s (MSMEDA) work with The French Agency for Development has already [...]

Regional Online Giftery Joi Raises $2.5M Series A for Global Expansion

Already operating in eight MENA markets, further expansion plans are afoot for the region’s biggest online gifts platform. [...]

UAE’s Selfologi Launches Platform for Regional Cosmetics Treatments

The startup hopes to change the way consumers learn about and book cosmetics treatments in the MENA region whilst tapping into the region’s [...]

Fawry Acquires Minority Stake in Social Commerce Startup Brimore

The flourishing social commerce platform looks set for rapid growth as part of an aggressive investment strategy by Fawry that counts [...]

Moroccan Medtech DataPathology Raises Fresh Investment from WitamaxOne

The online medical diagnosis service has big plans for its late funding round, as it looks to transform its diagnosis system. [...]

Egypt’s State-Owned E-Finance Platform to Go Public with IPO Programme

Egypt’s first ever fintech platform will offer up 14.5% of its capital and list 177.8 million shares on the Egyptian stock Exchange in the [...]

Cairo Marketplace ShipHaly Scores Six-Figure Fund from KSA Investors

The app and platform connects shoppers with travellers who can ship goods back home with them. [...]