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10 biggest MENA tech investment deals in Q3 2017
Since we started MENAbytes, we've been trying to track tech investments in the region, most of them through direct communication with startups, VCs & accelerators....
Why most of the investors won't even waste their time on you [Opinion]
With so many startups competing for funding, it has now become more difficult than ever to secure a seed funding round. So...
Arzan VC set to launch its Pre-Seed Platform, plans to invest in 180 MENA-based startups
Last few months have been very exciting for MENA's startup ecosystem. We've seen some really big investments coming in with Careem leading the...
Dubai-based Souqalmal.com raises $10 million in Series B funding
Souqalmal.com, the Dubai-based finance comparison startup has raised $10 million in Series B funding. The investment came from GoCompare, a UK-based finance...
WideBot, a platform that lets users build bots without any coding knowledge wins Seedstars Egypt
Seedstars World organized their startup competition for Egyptian startups in Alexandria this Saturday. The event was part of Techne Summit, one of the...
Digital health platform Altibbi raises $6.5 million in Series B round led by MEVP & DASH Ventures
Altibbi, the largest health platform of the region has raised an investment of $6.5 million in its Series B round. The investment...
Noon vs Souq vs Wadi: who offers best prices for mobile phones, laptops, tablets & smartwatches
After almost ten months of delay, Noon.com finally launched in UAE. Founded by Emirati real-estate tycoon Mohamed Alabbar and backed by Saudi Public Investment, Kuwait's...
Beehive, Dubai-based peer-to-peer lending platform raises $5 million
Beehive, a Dubai-based peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform has raised $5 million as part of its Series A round. The investment was led...
Noon goes live in UAE, to launch in Saudi in coming few weeks
As reported by MENAbytes last week, Noon, the billion-dollar ecommerce venture of Mohamed Alabbar is now live and can be accessed in...
How to invest in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other Cryptocurrencies smartly [A Guide]
Over the past couple of weeks, a lot of friends, family, and associates have been asking me if they ought to invest...
Exclusive: Pakistani female fitness startup AimFit raises $1 million seed
Pakistani female fitness startup AimFit has raised $1 million in a seed round led...
Exclusive: Pakistani B2B ecommerce marketplace Bazaar raises $1.3 million in country's largest pre-seed round
Karachi-based B2B ecommerce marketplace Bazaar has raised $1.3 million in Pakistan's largest pre-seed round....
Dubai's Awok shuts down just a year after raising $30 million Series A
Dubai-based ecommerce platform Awok has shut down just a little over a year after...
Egypt's Fawry is now a billion-dollar company
Egyptian electronic payments company Fawry now has a market cap of over $1 billion....
Careem lays off 31 percent of its workforce as business takes a big hit due to Covid-19
Dubai-headquartered ride-hailing (super-app) company Careem that was acquired by Uber earlier this year is...
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