Startup Financing
We Got Funded: Video Content Startup Buzzkito Raises US$1.7 Million From AfricInvest
Morocco-born startup Buzzkito has raised US$1.7 million in a Series A round from AfricInvest
OfficeRock.com Raises Funds From Enabling Future, Jabbar Internet Group, And Other Investors
A boost for the B2B e-commerce market, office supplies platform OfficeRock.com has raised an undisclosed amount from investors Enabling Future, Wamda Capital, Jabbar Internet Group, WOMENA, and more investors
Bayzat Raises US$5 Million From Silicon Badia, BECO Capital And Others As Part Of Its Series A
Originally launching as a tech platform for financial advice and health insurance in the UAE, the startup then pivoted to insurance, and then recently also diversified into automation of HR management with its new product Bayzat Benefits.
Crescent Enterprises' Venture Capital Arm Closes Investment In US-Based MedTech Startups
UAE-based Crescent Enterprises has led a Series A round of investment totaling US$16 million in ColubrisMX and XCath, two US-based micro-robotic medical device enterprises.
MAGNiTT's MENA Funding Evolution Report Traces Growth Of Regional Startup Ecosystem
Titled MENA Funding Evolution- How Has The MENA Investment Landscape Evolved, the study analyzes investments made in MENA's top 200 funded startups during the period of 2005-2017.
Global Fintech Startup TreasuryXpress Closes US$5 Million Funding From MEVP And Others
TreasuryXpress, an on-demand treasury management solutions provider, has closed a Series B investment of US$5 million from an investor consortium that includes Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), iSME Capital, The Luxury Fund, and others.
Here's How You Can Attain The Financial Independence You Want For Yourself
Is your morning latte costing you your retirement?
Partnering For A New Future: Fintech In the MENA Region
A growing number of fintech startups are seeking collaborations with larger, better-established corporations.
Digitizing Payments: Kuwait's Ajar Online Gears Up To Take Its Platform To The Rest Of The GCC
As anyone in the GCC can attest, paying rent in this region can often be a strenuous task for both landlords and tenants. Ajar Online is a platform offering a seamless and hassle-free way to digitize rent payment and collection.
Bahrain-Based Football Community App Malaeb Raises Seed Funding
If you are one of those football fans who often has an itch to play a quality game, but just can't seem to find enough people to get a match started or a good enough space in your city, here's help at hand.
Saudi Arabia-Based Foodtech Startup Foodics Raises US$4 Million Series A Funding
The Foodics software manages sales, transactions, inventory, employee schedules, and customer relationships among other F&B operations using iPads as a point of sale (POS) device at restaurants.
5 Tips for Financing Your Startup
In any economic climate, it is challenging to find the funds to set up a business.
#5 Strategies This Refurbishing Goods Startup Followed to Raise Funds
The company saw refurbish industry as an opportunity but did not venture out without a litmus test
UAE Exchange Group Invests In US-Based Digital Gifting Platform Swych
Currently available only in the US market, Swych looks to leverage the reach of UAE Exchange to grow its digital gifting services in emerging global markets.
VCs Are Starving -- Starving! -- for Solid Investments: 5 Ways to Take Advantage
Believe it or not, it's a founder's market right now.