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11.7KNewsExclusive: Pakistan’s Tajir gets Y Combinator’s backing for its B2B marketplace that sells inventory to mom and pop stores
Lahore-based B2B marketplace for mom and pop stores has made it to Y Combinator, the startup told MENAbytes today. It is part...
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7.6KEcosystemExclusive: Arzan VC raises $20 million in first close of its second fund to invest in Middle Eastern startups
Arzan Venture Capital, the Kuwait-born VC firm that has been investing in the Middle Eastern & North African startups since 2014 has...
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4.9KNewsFact check: Careem has not acquired Algerian ride-hailing startup Yassir
A story about Careem acquiring Algerian ride-hailing startup Yassir that is present in Algeria and Tunisia has been making rounds on social...
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8.8KInvestmentsCairo-based Khazna raises seed funding to provide mobile financial services to underbanked Egyptians
Cairo-based fintech Khazna has raised seed funding in a round led by leading Egyptian VC Algebra Ventures, the startup announced in a...
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15.0KInvestmentsCairo-based fresh bread and grocery delivery platform Breadfast raises seven-figure investment, plans expansion across the region
Y Combinator-backed Egyptian fresh bread and grocery delivery platform Breadfast has raised a seven-figure (USD) investment in a bridge round (pre-Series B),...
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10.9KNewsHalalah and BayanPay get mobile wallet license from Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority
Halalah and BayanPay have become the two latest startups to receive digital wallet license from the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA). The...
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5.1KInvestmentsAbu Dhabi’s Mubadala co-leads $2.25 billion investment in self-driving car company Waymo
Mubadala, the Emirati sovereign wealth fund has co-led the $2.25 billion investment in Waymo, the self-driving company that is owned by Google’s...
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7.0KNewsKuwaiti beauty ecommerce startup Boutiqaat in talks to raise up to $150 million at a valuation of $900 million: report
Boutiqaat, the Kuwaiti beauty ecommerce startup is in talks with banks to raise between $100 and $150 million, Reuters had reported today...
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6.6KInvestmentsSaudi’s Speero raises six-figure investment for its auto parts marketplace
Riyadh-based auto parts marketplace Speero has raised six-figure (USD) in a Pre-Series A round, it announced in a statement to MENAbytes. The...
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5.6KInvestmentsDubai-based last-mile delivery startup iMile raises $10 million, plans expansion to Egypt, Kuwait & Morocco
Dubai-based last-mile delivery startup iMile has raised $10 million in a Pre-Series A round, it announced in a statement to MENAbytes today....
