Funding

UAE-based FinTech startup YAP raises $41m aiming at expansion

YAP, a digital banking app and start-up in the UAE, has secured $41 million to grow into new markets and…

2 years ago

Spire plans to pump $39.5m into MENA expansion

With assistance from Bahrain Economic Development Board, Spire, a top GCC provider of open banking, plans to increase its operations…

2 years ago

Abu Dhabi’s Pure Harvest raises $181m to fuel expansion into GCC & Asia

Abu Dhabi startup, Pure Harvest Smart Farms raised $181 million as it seeks to grow in the GCC and Asia.…

2 years ago

Sequoia Capital India leads $37mln Series A round in PropTech startup Huspy

Reportedly, Huspy, the EMEA proptech startup, has announced a $37 million Series A funding round led by Sequoia Capital India…

2 years ago

UAE FinTech start-up QFIL Solutions wins ‘Best FinTech AI solution’ at top international industry awards

The QFIL Solutions - a leading UAE FinTech start-up - has scooped the ‘Best Fintech AI Solution’ award in the IFX EXPO International -…

2 years ago

UK tech startups achieve record-high funding

In the first five months of 2022, UK IT startups raised more venture capital financing than they did in the…

2 years ago

The UAE, Egypt & Saudi Arabia continue to dominate venture capital inflow in the region, Wamda says

Start-ups in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region raised $176 million in May from 42 deals, according to data…

2 years ago

Euan Blair’s Multiverse start-up becomes 1st EdTech unicorn with $1.7bn evaluation

The company run by Euan Blair has become the UK’s first EdTech unicorn after being valued at £1.37 billion ($1.7bn) in its…

2 years ago

ADQ and Jordan’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship launch $100mln tech fund

Reportedly, ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company, today announced the launch of a $100 million technology-focused venture capital…

2 years ago