Posts By Zubair Naeem Paracha
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2.7KNewsCareem launches its delivery app Careem NOW, to invest $150 million in the new vertical, available initially in Dubai and Jeddah for food deliveries
Careem has announced the launch of its delivery app called Careem NOW today. The app will deliver everything from food to pharmaceuticals,...
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2.3KEcosystemWamda launches Wamda X, a pre-idea grant-based program to invest in entrepreneurs in MENA
Earlier this year, we had joked about launching Why Not Ventures, a fund to invest in pre-idea ‘startups’ of the region. Published as...
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3.3KInvestmentsEgypt’s Wasla raises $180,000 pre-seed to bring free internet to 500 million people in emerging markets through its mobile browser
Cairo-based Wasla has raised $180,000 in pre-seed funding from a group of angel investors led by a Cairo-based investment banker Omar Barakat,...
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4.5KInvestmentsEgypt’s Nawah Scientific raises $1 million pre-Series A to empower scientists and scientific research in MENA
Cairo-based Nawah Scientific has raised $1 million in pre-Series A funding, the startup announced today, in a statement to MENAbytes. The round...
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9.8KInvestmentsExclusive: Egypt’s Halan raises multi-million Series A to disrupt transportation for masses in emerging markets
Cairo-based Halan has raised a multi-million Series A round from international investor Battery Road Digital Holdings and Egypt’s largest VC Algerba Ventures,...
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1.7KInvestmentsRiyadh-based Gathern raises seed funding for its chalet booking platform
Riyadh-based Gathern has raised seed funding from a group of investors, the startup announced today. The investors include Saudi-based Inspire Ventures and...
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3.2KInvestmentsDubai-based real estate classifieds website ‘Property Finder’ raises $120 million at a valuation close to $500 million
Dubai-based real estate classifieds website Property Finder has raised $120 million in a round led by General Atlantic, a New York-headquartered global...
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4.9KInvestmentsEgyptian transportation startup Swvl raises tens of millions in Series B at valuation close to $100 million, plans expansion to Southeast Asia
Cairo-based transportation startup Swvl has raised tens of millions in its Series B round, the startup announced yesterday. The round comes at...
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1.8KNewsFatakat founder Mohamed Hossam Khedr joins Endure Capital
Mohamed Hossam Khedr, the founder of Fatakat, one of the largest online Arabic platforms for women, has joined Endure Capital, the firm...
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1.1KAdviceFounders should perform due diligence on investors and potential acquirers, says JadoPado founder Omar Kassim
Omar Kassim, the founder of JadoPado, an ecommerce platform that was acquired by Noon last year, has said that the founders in...