Egypt’s Paymob raises $3.5M from Global Ventures and Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank FMO
Cairo, Egypt-based fintech startup Paymob last week raised $3.5 million from Global Ventures and Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank FMO
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eyewa – e-commerce eyewear player raises $2.5M Pre-Series B Bridge round
UAE's eyewa, an e-commerce player in the eyewear space last week raised $2.5 million from Wamda Capital, EQ2 Ventures and Nuwa Capital
Mumbai’s fintech startup Eduvanz bags $5 Mn from Sequoia India
Eduvanz, Mumbai-based NBFC has raised $5 million in a Series A round led by Sequoia India, with participation from its existing investor, Unitus
iKcon – Dubai’s cloud kitchen startup raises $5 Mn funding
Dubai's cloud kitchen platform iKcon has reportedly raised a whopping $5 million in a pre-Series A round led by Arzan VC, AlTouq Group and Nazer Group.
Springboard – Edtech platform raises $31 Mn from Telstra Ventures
Edtech startup Springboard, on Wednesday raised a whopping $31 million in a Series B round led by Telstra Ventures.
ShareChat denies reports around its $40 Mn funding
ShareChat has denied all reports regarding its $200 million fundraising from existing backers to scale its new TikTok-like video offering Moj.
Lebanon’s Lemonade Fashion closes a pre-seed funding round
Lemonade Fashion, an online marketplace for made-to-order designers apparel, received pre-seed investment from Draper University Ventures in San Francisco.
Iraq’s Lezzoo raises 7-figure seed funding
Iraq's Lezzoo, a delivery & e-payment platform last week raised 7-figure seed funding from Northern Gulf Partners and Pay It Forward Venture Capital.
FineDine – Turkey’s restaurant management platform raises $600K funding
Istanbul, Turkey-based FineDine, an AI-driven online ordering and restaurant management platform, has raised $600,000 in a Pre-Series A round
Social-commerce startup BulBul raises $8.7 Mn funding from Info Edge
Gurgaon, Haryana-based BulBul, a social-commerce startup that lets people sell their products by leveraging its video streaming avenue, has raised $8.7 Mn
Freshworks – India’s SaaS unicorn startup scoops $85 Mn from Steadview Capital
Freshworks (formerly, Freshdesk) on Monday announced that it has raised $85 million from Steadview Capital, a London-based alternative asset management firm.
Rology – Egypt’s healthtech startup raises undisclosed funds from DAI
Egypt-based healthtech startup Rology, has raised investment from Dubai Angel Investors (DAI). The amount raised was not disclosed.