MENA

ZON, the region’s first fully decentralized mobile-only e-commerce platform on Thursday, March 26 closed a seed funding round of $8 million

DubaiStore, a UAE-based e-commerce platform that synergises growth for small and medium businesses has been launched by Dubai Economy Solutions (DES)

Nana today raised a whopping sum of $18 million in a Series B round led by Saudi Technology Ventures (STV) and Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)

Cairo, Egypt-based fitness startup ElCoach raised six-figure in a seed funding round on 18 March led by Endure Capital, 500 Startups, Wise Capital

Bahrain-based Al Waha fund of funds last week invested a substantial sum in the San Francisco based venture capital firm Lumia Capital for its Lumia Capital Fund II

The Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-headquartered data analytics and AI startup on Tuesday (March 17) raised $1.2 million in a Pre-Series A funding round from BIAC.

DIFC today announced the appointment of its Supervisory Board members of its newly launched DIFC Employee Workplace Savings Scheme (DEWS).

Jordan-based Abwaab, an edtech startup has reportedly raised $2.4 million in a Pre-Seed round led by Adam Tech Ventures with Endure Capital, Equitrust and more

The first case of Coronavirus or COVID-19 was identified on January 29. MoHAP on March 11 announced a total of 85 Coronavirus cases in UAE.

Middle East Economic Digest yesterday announced the finalists and national winners for the tenth edition of its MEED Project Awards