Thobi – Riyadh’s e-commerce platform raises $650K in seed funding from ABN Ventures
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based Thobi, an e-commerce platform that sells customised thobes for men has reportedly raised SAR 2.5 million from ABN Ventures
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Opaala – Dubai’s hospitality startup boosting F&B venue Sales through its Smart Service
Dubai, UAE-based Opaala, a hospitality-tech startup comes in as a solution to tackle the hospitality industry pitfalls following the COVID-19 outbreak.
Halal Angels Network teams up with UK’s Delio to create Shariah-compliant deal opportunities
Halal Angels Network in a statement recently told LAFFAZ that it has partnered with UK's Delio to penetrate the $5 trillion Halal consumer market.
ADEK and startAD open applications for inaugural YouthTech Competition
Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) has joined forces with startAD to launch the inaugural edition of the YouthTech Competition.
Eve Virtual – MENA region’s first 3D virtual hosting platform scoops $1 Mn funding
Dubai Media City-based, Eve virtual, MENA’s very first virtual hosting platform, today announced that it has raised $1 million seed funding from Wiz Holdings and angels.
Fatura – Egypt’s B2B e-commerce platform scoops 7-figure seed funding from Disruptech
Egypt's Fatura, a B2B e-commerce platform that connects FMCG wholesalers to retailers has rraised a 7-figure investment in a seed round led by Disruptech.
Sopsy – Turkey’s e-commerce platform provider for SMEs raises $291K funding
Istanbul, Turkey-based startup that enables small e-commerce businesses to develop their platforms earlier this raised TRY 2 million (around $291K)
Turkey’s fintech Mobilexpress scoops $2 Mn funding from Instanbul’s Collective Spark
Mobilexpress, an Istanbul, Turkey-based fintech startup has recently raised a whopping $2 million in a Series A round led by Istanbul's Collective Spark.
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[Exclusive] Rainmaking pioneers ‘RISE’ – world’s first virtual startup accelerator for departing employees
Rainmaking, a corporate innovation and venture development firm, and the parent of Startupbootcamp launches RISE programme for departing employees
Hub71 – Abu Dhabi’s tech accelerator appoints ex-Mubadala as the new CEO
Hub71, one of Abu Dhabi's most popular tech startup accelerators on July 6 announced that they have appointed Hanan Harhara Al Yafei as its new CEO.
WeMENA and Spotii partners to introduce dynamic payment instalment offering
The online B2B e-commerce marketplace that servers across the whole MENA region has entered into a partnership with 'buy-now pay later' startup Spotii
Legaltech startup Clara to incorporate in Abu Dhabi Global Market and Cayman Islands
London, UK-based legaltech startup Clara has secured the rights to establish their companies in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and the Cayman Islands.