Funding
Zywa closes a $1 million pre-Seed round backed by Y Combinator
Dubai-based fintech Zywa gets backed by Y Combinator and closes a $1 million pre-Seed round for its teen neobank. Besides Y Combinator, the strategic investors from the United States and the Middle Ea...
Livspace and KKR announce a US$180 million Series F fundraising
Livspace, one of Asia’s largest omni-channel home interior and renovation platforms, and KKR, a global investment firm, today announced a US$180 million Series F fundraising in which KKR will particip...
JobPixel raises an undisclosed amount in a seed funding round
JobPixel has announced that it has raised an undisclosed amount in a seed funding round from Nama Ventures. As hiring becomes increasingly challenging and time-consuming, JobPixel’s video hiring platf...
Sustainability focused Slurrp Farm secures $7mln in funding
Launched in 2016, children’s millet-based food brand Slurrp Farm has been a pioneer in bringing back the supergrain millet to the centre of plates across India and more recently, the UAE.
InstaDeep raises $100 M in Series B
InstaDeep, a leader in advanced AI decision-making systems for solving real-world problems has raised $100M and closed a Series B round led by Alpha Intelligence Capital together with CDIB. And the ot...
Mental health technology startup, Takalam raises $1 million
Since its launch less than two years ago, the UAE based mental health technology startup, Takalam has grown rapidly propelled by an increased demand for behavioral health care services during the COVI...
MENA region attracts funding of $2.87 billion in 2021
According to a latest study by Wamda, the year 2021 saw several records broken that included the largest funding round to date, the highest number of deals, and the arrival of Softbank and Sequoia Cap...
GRAID Technology secures $15M in Series A Funding
GRAID Technology announced today that it has secured a $15 million Series A funding round, led by Capital TEN. Additional investors include Cathay Venture Inc., China Investment & Development Comp...
Deliverect raises $150 million in Series D funding
Deliverect, a global scale-up that simplifies online ordering for more than 20,000 locations across 40 markets, has secured more than $150 million in Series D funding.