MENA
General
MENA Digest: Car rental service Ejaro, two others raise early-stage funding
Funding activity in the Middle East and North Africa region this week was led by a Saudi peer-to-peer car rental ......
TMT
Fintech unicorn CredAvenue rebrands as ‘Yubi'; eyes international expansion
Fintech debt marketplace, CredAvenue has rebranded itself as ‘Yubi’ with an aim to expand into international markets and widen its ......
General
Reliance Industries, Abu Dhabi chemical company form $2 billion production JV, MENA
Abu Dhabi state-owned Chemicals Derivatives Company (TA'ZIZ) and Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries have agreed to start a more than $2 ......
Finance
Around 3-4 MENA portfolio firms set for IPO in 2-3 years: 500 Global MENA's Ahmad
US multi-stage venture capital firm 500 Global, which has backed over 275 startups in the MENA region since 2012, currently ......
Finance
Oman investor comes onboard for Singapore VC Golden Gate Ventures' debut MENA fund
Golden Gate Ventures, a Singapore-based early-stage venture capital firm that expanded to the Middle East and North Africa region last ......
Finance
Flashback 2024: How startup funding fared in MENA region
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region recorded a further moderation in startup funding activity in 2024, in line ......
General
MENA Digest: UAE's SaaS startup Seez leads funding activity this week
UAE-based automotive SaaS startup Seez led fundraising activity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region this week, as ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Two Egyptian startups snag funding; Riyadh's Blend raises pre-seed round
Egyptian fintech startups led funding activity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region this week, even as overall ......
Finance
Singapore VC Golden Gate Ventures sets timeline for close of MENA fund
Golden Gate Ventures, a Singapore-based early-stage venture capital firm that expanded to the Middle East and North Africa region with ......