Okadoc scoops $10 Mn – MENA’s largest Healthtech Series A funding
Dubai-based instant doctor appointment booking platform Okadoc on Wednesday announced at the Step Conference that it has raised $10 million Series A funding...
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Eat – Bahrain-based restaurant booking platform raises $5 Mn
Bahrain-based restaurant booking application Eat on Wednesday (12 February) raised $5 million in Series B funding round led by 500 Startups...
POSRocket partners with Saudi’s Geidea to offer integrated services
Amman, Jordan-headquartered POSRocket, a cloud-based point of sale enabler on Wednesday signed an exclusive deal with Saudi's Geidea...
Tamatem – Jordan-based mobile game developer & publisher raises $3.5 Mn from Wamda
Amman, Jordan-based mobile game development and publisher Tamatem today raised $3.5 million from Wamda.
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[Big News] Microsoft-owned GitHub expands operations to India
The California-based software development platform GitHub, a subsidiary of Microsoft today announced its operations in India as GitHub India Pvt. Ltd
Khalifa Fund partners with Facebook to usher entrepreneurial education for women in UAE
UAE's Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development has signed an agreement with Facebook to foray entrepreneurial education and training for women in the UAE
Vezeeta – Egypt-based healthtech platform raises $40 Mn funding from Gulf Capital
Vezeeta, the Cairo, Egypt-based digital healthtech platform today scooped $40 million in a Series D round led by Gulf Capital
WayCool – Chennai-based Agritech startup raises $32 Mn funding from LightBox
Chennai, Tamil Nadu-based agritech startup WayCool today raised $32 million in a Series C round led by LightBox Ventures...
WeWork expands to the Middle East by launching its first space in Hub 71, Abu Dhabi
Abu-Dhabi's technology park Hub 71 on Monday (3 February) launched WeWork x Hub 71, the first coworking space by WeWork in the Middle East...
Kitopi – Dubai-based cloud kitchen platform raises $60 Mn from Knollwood and Lumia Capital
The Dubai, UAE-based Kitopi, a delivery platform for restaurants across UAE, US, UK, Kuwait and KSA yesterday raised $60 million in a Series B round
Basma – Beirut-based digital dental startup raises $1.2 Mn
The Lebanon, Beirut headquartered Basma has raised $1.2 in a seed funding round led by B&Y Venture Partners and Cedar Mundi Ventures
Flipkart to acquire Walmart’s cash-and-carry business in India
The present case of dissipation of Walmart in India is gravitating its decision of selling its cash-and-carry business to Flipkart.