eyewa – e-commerce eyewear player raises $2.5M Pre-Series B Bridge round
UAE's eyewa, an e-commerce player in the eyewear space last week raised $2.5 million from Wamda Capital, EQ2 Ventures and Nuwa Capital
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Myntra eyes GCC expansion after its tie-up with Noon and Namshi
India's fashion e-commerce giant Myntra is now projecting its GCC expansion after launching it proprietory brands with UAE's Noon and Namshi
Circle – Property management app is ‘Best of Ecosystem’ winner in Egypt at AfricArena Virtual Startup Pitch Series 2020
Cairo-based Circle, a property management mobile app was announced the ‘Best of Ecosystem’ winner at the AfricArena Virtual Startup Pitch Series
PayNearby launches insurance, saving, lending and digital payments for the masses amid Covid-19
PayNearby, India’s hyperlocal fintech startup on this Independence Day, has launched a clutch of banking offerings: Nivesh, Udhaar, Suraksha & more
DIFC and Etisalat partners provide advanced digital infrastructure to businesses
DIFC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Etisalat the leading emerging markets telecommunications provider.
Careem’s GM for Levant, Sabri Hakim joins Jordan’s edtech platform Abwaab
Jordan's Abwaab today announced that Sabri Hakim, former general manager at Careem for Levant, has joined Abwaab as the Co-founder & CEO
Beauty brand MyGlamm acquires women-centric content platform POPxo
Mumbai, Maharashtra-based beauty products retailer, MyGlamm has reportedly acquired the popular women-centric content platform POPxo.
Gurugram’s used-car marketplace Spinny acquires Truebil
Gurugram, Haryana-based used car marketplace Spinny has reportedly acquired Truebil, another used-car marketplace from Mumbai
Buzzy247 – UAE’s e-commerce ecosystem to launch B2B & B2C marketplace for SMEs in Dubai
Buzzy247, omnichannel e-commerce marketplace that connects existing local merchants and customers, is set to officially launch in August
ShareChat denies reports around its $40 Mn funding
ShareChat has denied all reports regarding its $200 million fundraising from existing backers to scale its new TikTok-like video offering Moj.
Saudi’s Hazen.ai launches AI-powered software to improve road safety
Hazen.ai, a Saudi Arabia-based startup last week announced the launch of its AI-powered software that aims to improve road safety.
FineDine – Turkey’s restaurant management platform raises $600K funding
Istanbul, Turkey-based FineDine, an AI-driven online ordering and restaurant management platform, has raised $600,000 in a Pre-Series A round