Startups
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9.2KDubai-based Camelan gets Y Combinator’s backing for its peer-to-peer video-based marketplace
Dubai-based peer-to-peer video-based marketplace Camelan has received Y Combinator’s backing. It is part of Y Combinator’s ongoing Winter 2021 (YC W21) batch,...
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9.0KAbu Dhabi fintech NymCard raises $7.6 million Series A to democratize card issuance in Middle East & Africa
Abu Dhabi-headquartered fintech NymCard has raised $7.6 million in a Series A round, it told MENAbytes today. The round was led by...
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9.7KSaudi fintech Hakbah raises $1.2 million seed for its savings groups platform
Riyadh-based fintech Hakbah has raised $1.2 million in a seed round, it announced in a statement to MENAbytes today. The startup did...
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11.4KSaudi fintech Tamara raises $6 million in country’s largest seed round for its buy now pay later platform
Riyadh-based buy now pay later platform Tamara has raised $6 million in a seed round led by Saudi’s Impact46, it announced in...
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14.7KTurkish 10-minute grocery delivery startup Getir raises $128 million for international expansion, now valued at $850 million
Istanbul-headquartered ultrafast delivery startup Getir has raised $128 million in a Series B round led by Michael Moritz’s Crankstart Investments and Brazil-based...
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26.3KBazaar, Pakistan-based B2B ecommerce marketplace raises $6.5 million in one of region’s largest seed rounds
Bazaar, a Pakistan-based B2B ecommerce startup that had launched just eight months ago to digitize traditional retail in Pakistan, has raised $6.5...
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20.7KDubai fintech Ziina gets Y Combinator’s backing for its social P2P payment app, raises seed round
Dubai-based fintech Ziina has received Y Combinator’s backing and raised a seed round from investors in the United States and the Middle...
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12.4KUnity Retail, a Pakistani logistics aggregator for online sellers raises six-figure seed
Karachi-based ecommerce enablement startup Unity Retail has raised a six-figure (USD) seed round from a local investment firm Boston Equity Partners, it...
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13.4KRain raises $6 million Series A from MEVP & Coinbase to grow its Middle Eastern cryptocurrency exchange
Bahrain-headquartered cryptocurrency exchange Rain has raised $6 million in a Series A round led by Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), it announced...
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8.2KAccess Bridge Ventures launches with first close of its debut fund to invest in MENAP startups
Abu Dhabi-based early-stage VC firm Access Bridge Ventures has announced the launch and first close of its $25 million debut fund today....