Dubai kidtech startup Periscope Media raises seed funding
Dubai, UAE-based Periscope Media, a startup that develops kidtech and edutainment today announced that it has closed a seed funding round.
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Lean Technologies – Riyadh-based fintech startup scoops $3.5 Mn seed funding
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based Lean, a fintech platform today announced that it has raised $3.5 million in a seed round from RAED Ventures
Dubai’s Nomad Homes raises $4 Mn seed funding from Comcast Ventures
Dubai-based digital real estate platform Nomad Homes, raised a $4 million in a seed round led by Comcast Ventures, with participation from Abstract Venture...
Storytel acquires competitor Kitab Sawti to create world’s largest Arabic audiobook offering
Storytel, one of the largest audiobook and e-book streaming service globally has reportedly acquired Kitab Sawti, Dubai-based Arabic audio content platform
Dubai’s Mawaad raises $6.5 million in a Series A round
Dubai-based Mawaad Environmental Services (formerly, Ecofer Global Services) has raised a $6.5 million sum in a Series A funding round
OnePay – Moroccan fintech startup raises $409K funding from Maroc Numeric Fund II
Moroccan fintech startup OnePay that operates as a distributor of means of payment and aggregator of payment and value-added services in electronic transactions
[Exclusive] Andra PR kicks off their FinTech Series 2020 Edition in partnership with Brinc Batelco
Andra Public Relations, a Bahrain based Public Relations firm kicked off their virtual FinTech Series 2020 Edition in partnership with Brinc Batelco
Galactech – Tunisian telecom content aggregator scoops six-figure Pre-Series A funding
Galactech today announced that the company has raised a six-figure sum in its Pre-Series A funding round from Oman Technology Fund (OTF) and some angel investors.
DIFC Presidential Directive Ends on 31 July 2020
The directive was declared as DIFC Presidential Directive No 4. 2020 on 26 April 2020 to address the pressing need for firms based in the Centre and...
Play:Date scoops $250K funding from Modus Capital
Dubai's Play:Date offers an application that helps parents build their child's social circle. The company last week raised $250,000 from Modus Capital.
Tabby – UAE’s first ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ solution launches KSA
Tabby, UAE-based fintech startup and the region’s first 'Buy Now Pay Later' solution today announced that it has been launched in Saudi Arabia
Dubai’s VentureSouq invests in Wallets Africa – a Nigerian startup
Founded by John Oke in 2018, Wallets Africa enables people and businesses to send and receive payments seamlessly through its mobile app.