All posts tagged "United States"
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8.5KInvestmentsAghaz raises $400,000 pre-seed for its Islamic robo-advisory platform
Seattle-based investment platform Aghaz Investments has raised $400,000 in a pre-seed round, it told MENAbytes today. The money came from angel investors...
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8.9KNewsJumia becomes first African startup to launch US IPO, shares soar over 50% within first hour valuing the company at over $1.5 billion
Almost a month after filing for an initial public offering (IPO) on New York Stock Exchange, the Lagos-headquartered ecommerce startup Jumia today...
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11.5KInvestmentsEgyptian founder raises $2.3 million in San Francisco to build a digital bank for freelancers
Oxygen, a San Francisco-based fintech startup, founded by a solo Egyptian founder, has raised $2.3 million in seed funding from different investors...
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4.8KOpinionsAn open letter to Fred Wilson from a VC based in Gulf
Dear Fred Wilson (and the US VC ecosystem), I’ve been a massive fan of your work ever since I started reading your...
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8.4KInvestmentsNYC-based Halal online investment platform Wahed raises ~$8 million at a valuation of ~$100 million
New York City-based Halal online investment platform Wahed has raised close to $8 million (£6 million) in its latest funding round at...
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8.7KInvestmentsNYC-based hospitality startup Blueground raises $12 million from Jabbar Internet Group and others, to double its presence in Dubai
New York City-based hospitality startup has raised $12 million in its latest funding round from a group of global investors including UAE’s...
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7.8KNewsExclusive: Travis Kalanick to expand his real estate startup City Storage Systems to Dubai
Travis Kalanick, the former Uber CEO is bringing his real estate startup City Storage Systems to United Arab Emirates very soon, MENAbytes...
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5.7KInvestmentsKuwaiti founder raises $1.3 million in New York City to help you spot fake reviews on TripAdvisor, Amazon, and Yelp
New York City-based Fakespot has raised $1.3 million as seed funding with participation from Kuwait’s Faith Capital, the VC firm announced yesterday....
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7.6KNewsSaudi’s Public Invest Fund invests over $1 billion in Tesla competitor Lucid Motors
Saudi Arabia’s foreign wealth fund that is known as Public Investment Fund (or PIF) has agreed to invest over $1 billion in...
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6.4KNewsAlwaleed bin Talal buys 2.3% stake in struggling Snapchat for $250 million
Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has acquired 2.3% stake in Snapchat for $250 million, he announced on Twitter yesterday. The shares...