San Francisco-based ‘Back to the Roots’ secures funding from KBW Ventures’ Prince Khaled
San Francisco's 'Back to the Roots', on Thursday closed a fresh funding round from its existing investors, with participation from Prince Khaled.
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Saudi’s Garage bags $260K in a Pre-Seed funding round from undisclosed investors
Saudi Arabia-based Garage, on Thursday, raised $260,000 in a Pre-Seed funding round various angel investors.
GoBazzar, new price comparison platform launches in Dubai amid e-commerce boom
Dubai's GoBazzar launches on Tuesday to let shoppers compare prices for various items across a number of e-commerce stores.
Aumet, Jordanian healthtech startup acquires Uniorders
Jordanian healthcare marketplace Aumet, on Tuesday, announced that it has acquired another healthtech startup Uniorders
Dubai’s adtech startup ArabyAds acquires AdFalcon
Dubai, UAE-based adtech startup ArabyAds, on Sunday, acquired another advertising and data platform AdFalcon, Dubai.
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Weekly Roundup – Top startup news you ought not to miss [12 – 18 Oct]
Here’s to this week’s news roundup, featuring the top startup news and stories from MENA and India published on LAFFAZ from 12 to 18 October.
Zomato, India’s foodtech giant raises $52 Mn funding from Kora Investments
Zomato, the foodtech giant of India, on Wednesday, 14 October, raised a whopping $52 million from Kora Investments.
Emirates Angel Investors Association launches to boost entrepreneurship
A group of young UAE-based angel investors has launched 'Emirates Angel Investors Association' to accelerate growth for startups in the country,
India’s fashion e-commerce player LimeRoad secures $1.49 Mn funding
One of India's leading fashion e-commerce giants, Limeroad on Saturday, 17 October 2020, raised $1.49 Mn from MA Willmind Holdings.
India’s cricket-legend invests in deeptech startup Harmonizer India
India's former cricketer Kapil Dev on Thursday, 15 October 2020 invested an undisclosed sum in Harmonizer India.
Egypt’s new platform ‘Minly’ launches to connect celebs with fans
Startup news: Egypt-based Minly launches to connect stars with fans - enabling fans to book shoutouts from their favourite celebs seamlessly.
Jordanian ‘Boxeh’ launches as a ‘recipe-in-a-box’ startup
Launched by Sahar Abu Gharbieh in Jordan, Boxeh is a 'recipe-in-a-box' concept that delivers homemade meals to houses.