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$680M worth of BioNTech’s acquisition of Tunisia’s AI startup InstaDeep
Arabic BioNTech and InstaDeep announced that they have entered into an agreement under which BioNTech will acquire InstaDeep in a...
UAE’s Astra Tech Acquires BOTIM to Develop Ultra App Serving the MENA Region
Arabic Astra Tech (Astra), a UAE-based technology development group, has successfully acquired BOTIM, the MENA region’s leading VoIP (Voice over...
HSBC Egypt Finances KarmSolar With $3M to Develop Farafra Solar Grid
Arabic Solar power developer and electricity distributor KarmSolar has announced the development of Farafra Solar Grid, the company’s 2nd Grid...
$1M Crowdfunding to Boost the Expansion of the UAE Social App ASKWHO
Arabic UAE-based ASKWHO simplifies making friends and organizing get-togethers through a community-focused social app. Dubai’s go-to social app, ASKWHO has...
$1.9M Total Pre-Series A Funding for Qatar’s Healthcare Platform At Home Doc
Arabic HealthTech platform At Home Doc has raised $1.9M in Pre-Series A funding led by Elaj Group’s investment arm Tawasol...
Bunat Ventures Leads Pre-SEED Funding Round for KSA’s Ninja
Arabic Q-commerce startup Ninja closes a Pre-SEED round led by Bunat Ventures, alongside multiple VCs from the region, the USA,...
Rowad 2030 and VictoryLink sign MoU to Stimulate Entrepreneurship and Startups in Egypt
Arabic Under the auspices of the Egyptian Minister of Planning and Economic Development, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed...
Manafa, a Crowdfunding Platform Successfully Raises $28 Million in Series A Round
Arabic Manafa, the leading debt and Investment company, announced the closing of its Series A round of SAR 106 million...
Meet 5 Female Entrepreneurs Co-founding the Most Funded Startups in the MENA Region in 2022 (Updated 2025)
Arabic Despite the turmoil in the global economy and investor reticence, startups in the MENA region have attracted colossal funding....
UAE’s Fintech Galaxy acquires Egypt’s Underlie
Arabic UAE-based Fintech Galaxy has acquired the Open Banking Platform Underlie, based in Egypt. The deal will help to speed...
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