Browsing: MENA
MENA startups from Egypt, Saudi and the UAE stood out this October, with fintech, e-commerce and logistics standing out.
Telda, an Egyptian consumer money app, has raised USD 20 million and seeks to ““revolutionize finance for the MENAP region.”
VentureSouq, an Egypt-based VC firm, has interests across the MENA region. Here we sit with Suneel Gokhale to discuss the firm’s take on the African market.
MENA startups raised USD 173 million last month as investment levels continue to fall in 2022, according to WAMDA and Digital Digest.
Flat6Labs is one of the region’s most active VC firms. In this exclusive interview we talk with CEO Ramez El-Serafy about the company and the startup environment in Africa.
Fintech accounts for 23% of VC investments in the region since 2020, according to the MENA Data Insight Report from GPCA.
MENA unicorns set to emerge due to favorable regional conditions, according to a recent report by Saudi firm STV.
EU wheat is being purchased by African and Middle Eastern states as exports from Ukraine continue to be disrupted by war amid food security concerns.
MENA region startups have raised USD 1.8 billion in investment in the first half of 2022, according to a report by MAGNITT, fintech leads the way.
Startups saw record levels of VC investments, according to reports by CB Insights, a leading technology insights firm, which reported global investments of USD 621 billion last year.