Startups
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22.9KMarham raises $1 million seed to grow into a healthcare superapp for Pakistan
Lahore-headquartered healthtech Marham has raised $1 million in a seed round led by Pakistan-focused Indus Valley Capital, it told MENAbytes today. The...
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12.5KBosta appoints Fetchr’s co-founder Omar Yaghmour as Chief Growth Officer
Egyptian ecommerce logistics startup Bosta has appointed Fetchr’s co-founder Omar Yaghmour as its Chief Growth Officer. Omar had co-founded Fetchr about nine...
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27.5KFormer Careem Pay boss launches SimpliFi, a Cards as a Service platform for MENA and Pakistan
SimpliFi, a Cards as a Service platform for Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan has announced its launch. The Dubai-headquartered startup had...
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35.7KA primer on SPACs and PIPEs: How they work
Our portfolio company, Swvl, has recently announced that it will list on NASDAQ through a merger with a SPAC entity and will...
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53.4KThe winners of Swvl’s $1.5 billion SPAC merger
Dubai-headquartered mobility startup Swvl announced on Thursday that it plans to go public by merging with SPAC Queen’s Gambit Growth Capital. The...
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52.8KSwvl is going public via SPAC at a valuation of $1.5 billion
Dubai-headquartered ride-sharing startup Swvl has announced today that it is going public by merging with a merger with a special purpose acquisition...
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24.8KEgypt’s GoodsMart raises $3.6 million to grow its contactless grocery delivery platform
Cairo-based grocery delivery platform GoodsMart has raised $3.6 million in fresh funds in a round led by Sawari Ventures, it announced today....
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14.5KOpinion: The rise of startup acquisitions in the Middle East
If you’re someone who follows the startup space in the Middle East & North Africa, you must have observed an uptick in...
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16.2KPakistan’s Dastgyr raises $3.5 million seed for its B2B ecommerce marketplace
Karachi-headquartered B2B ecommerce marketplace Dastgyr has raised $3.5 million in a seed round led by SOSV, it announced today. The round that...
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14.1KEgypt’s Taager raises $6.4 million seed for its social commerce platform
Cairo-based social commerce platform Taager has raised $6.4 million in a seed round led by 4DX Ventures, it announced in a statement...