Sharif El-Badawi is the Partner at 500 Startups, managing their MENA fund that invests in early-stage startups in Middle East & North...
Until few years ago, there were only handful of startups in MENA. You could literally count them on your fingers. But things have...
TruKKer, a UAE-based truck aggregator, has raised $1.4 million as seed investment in a round, led by Raed VC. The round was...
Cairo-based Eventtus that sells different event management solutions to organizers has raised $2 million in Series A funding from Egypt’s leading VC, Algebra Ventures...
Breadfast, a Cairo-based bakery and breakfast delivery startup, has raised seed investment in a round led by 500 Startups and recently launched...
Malaeb, a Bahrain-based startup that lets people book sports venues has raised seed investment led by Saudi’s Raed Ventures with participation from two other...
Saudi-based Foodics has raised $4 million in its Series A round. This is the first-ever external funding for the startup and was led...
Doha Dojo is a Series A program accelerator in Qatar. Its a collaboration between Qatar Science & Technology Park & 500 Startups. The...