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4.0KInvestmentsYassir becomes first Algerian startup to get Y Combinator’s backing, aims to become super-app for French-speaking Africa
Algerian ride-hailing startup Yassir has become country’s first to make it to Y Combinator. The startup was part of Y Combinator’s Winter...
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2.2KNewsCovid-19: Pakistani mass transit startup Airlift temporarily suspends its services
Pakistani mass transit startup Airlift has temporarily suspended its services in the country due to the spread of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) in the...
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4.7KInvestmentsExclusive: Egypt’s ElCoach raises six-figure seed to offer personalized fitness and nutrition programs in MENA
Cairo-based fitness startup ElCoach has raised six-figure (USD) in seed funding, it told MENAbytes today, without disclosing the exact amount. The investors...
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4.3KInvestmentsJordan’s Abwaab raises $2.4 million in region’s largest pre-seed for its online tutoring platform
Jordanian edtech Abwaab has raised $2.4 million in a pre-seed round, it announced today in a statement to MENAbytes. According to our...
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8.5KNewsExclusive: 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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5.5KEcosystemExclusive: 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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3.5KNewsFact 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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5.8KInvestmentsCairo-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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12.4KInvestmentsCairo-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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8.2KNewsHalalah 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...
