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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Khaled Talhouni – Ex-Wamda Managing Partner launches Nuwa Capital at Step 2020
Khaled Talhouni left the organisation this month and launched Nuwa Capital on February 11 at the Step 2020 Conference
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
SellAnyCar raises $35 Mn funding to expand to KSA
The UAE-based SellAnyCar.com yesterday raised $35 million from Sanabil Investments, Gulf investment Corporation (GIC), and Olayan Financing Company.
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
GCC project sector stands at a combined value of $3.1tn
There are an estimated 6,722 active projects with a combined value of more than $3.1tn planned or underway in the GCC...
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
Crowd Analyzer – Dubai-based social media monitoring platform acquires TaskSpotting
Dubai-based Crowd Analyzer, a partner company of Wamda yesterday announced that it has acquired the Dubai-based activation platform TaskSpotting.
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
Climate action could avoid loss of $26 trillion by 2030 globally
Countries in the GCC must accelerate their efforts if they are to meet the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...
Gamiphy – Palestine-based user engagement & acquisition platform raises six figures
Palestine-based user engagement & retention platform Gamiphy yesterday (28 Jan) raised undisclosed six figures in a pre-Series A round led by Ibtikar Fund.