Spades – Dubai’s dine-in Payments startup closes $2.5 Mn Angel Round
Dubai, UAE-based Spades has recently announced its angel round of $2.5 million that included prominent European business angels...
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Manara – Edtech startup raises $3 Mn Pre-Seed funding led by Stripe
San Francisco-based edtech startup Manara, today announced $3 million pre-seed funding round led by the fintech giant Stripe.
Elon Musk faces discord from Saudi Prince Talal over his Twitter buyout plan
Elon Musk who earlier this week refused a board seat on Twitter, is now in a clash with Saudi Arabia’s prince Alwaleed bin Talal.
Tarfin – Turkey’s agro fintech startup launches in Romania
Istanbul, Turkey-based Tarfin, the regional leader in agricultural financial technology (agri-fintech) has recently announced its launch in Romania.
Egypt’s Xpovi raises $300K pre-seed funding
Cairo, Egypt-based robotic advisory startup Xpovi has recently scored a $300K pre-seed round led by some strategic angel investors.
Nabd and Transsion partner to provide personalized Arabic news to Transsion smartphone users in MENA
Nabd, an Arabic news aggregator, has entered a strategic partnership with Transsion, - becoming the Arabic News Provider to its smartphone devices in MENA.
AlJadd Real Estate Development & Investment raises SAR 3 Mn funding
AlJadd Real Estate Development & Investment has recently signed an investment agreement of SAR 3 million with Bafarat Financial Consultancy.
Turkish Dream Games raises $255 Mn Series-C funding round at $2.75 Bn valuation
Istanbul, Turkey-based Dream Games on Tuesday raised a whopping $255 million Series-C funding round at a valuation of $2.75 billion.
Chari closes a bridge round at $100 Mn valuation to pilot BNPL services
Casablanca, Morocco-based Chari, a B2B e-commerce and FinTech startup, on Thursday, closed a bridge round at a valuation of $100 million.
Sprint celebrates two years of success, processing 1 Mn shipments
Cairo, Egypt headquartered Sprint, a leading e-commerce logistics company founded in 2019, celebrates two years of success and processing 1,000,000 shipments.
Step Conference to celebrate a decade with a back in-person edition in February 2022
The conference ecosystem has grown immensely over the last 10 years, expected to attract 8000 international attendees in 2022.
ADGM-based digital wealth manager FinaMaze launches smartfolio products linked to MENA VC funds
FinaMaze, a digital wealth manager based in ADGM has recently launched a smartfolio investment vehicle linked in MENA VCs.