Ecosystem
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132.0KSympl – Egypt’s first ever ‘save your money pay later’ platform raises $6 million seed
Sympl, the first ‘Save Your Money Pay Later’ platform in Egypt, announces it raised $6 million following its soft launch last month. The funding round was led by Beco Capital along with A15, and Global...
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143.0KA15 invests in Egyptian buy now pay later platform Sympl
A15, a leading venture capital firm supporting entrepreneurs in the MENA region, has announced it is the first investor in one of...
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29.1KKuwait’s Zain launches VC arm with investments in Swvl and Pipe
Zain, the leading telecommunications group of the region that’s present in seven markets and serves close to 50 million individuals and businesses...
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12.2KKorean sovereign wealth fund, KVIC, invests in Shorooq Partners
Korean Venture Investment Company (KVIC), a South Korea government-backed fund of funds, has committed to invest in Abu Dhabi-based early-stage VC Shorooq...
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9.2KFlat6Labs launches $20 million seed fund for Jordan
Flat6Labs, one of the leading accelerators in the region has expanded to Jordan with the launch of a $20 million seed fund,...
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8.4KWhat does the 100 percent foreign ownership law mean for startup ecosystem of UAE
The UAE government has recently confirmed that long-awaited changes removing the requirements for certain onshore companies to have a local UAE partner...
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46.3KList: Angels in the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey & Pakistan
There’s hardly any public resource that aggregates information about angel investors actively investing in the region. With this list, we’re trying to...
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14.7KJordan’s Propeller hits first close for its new $15 million fund
Amman-based early-stage VC Propeller has concluded the first close of its second fund, Propeller Ventures II, it announced today. The fund has...
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16.3K500 Startups and Sanabil Investments launch accelerator fund, appoint Amal Dokhan as Partner
500 Startups and Sanabil Investments, a subsidiary of Saudi’s Public Investment Fund have launched a new fund and accelerator program to invest...