Last 2 weeks, there were 6 investments and 1 secondary transaction in the MENA between June 23 – July 7:
Investments:
2 United Arab Emirates, 1 Morocco, 1 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), 1 Egypt
Acquisitions:
1 Egypt
Bonus:
1 Switzerland
Sectors Received Investments:
1 Logistics
1 B2B / Fintech
1 Cryptocurrency
1 FoodTech
1 HR Tech
1 PropTech
🎯 Logistics platform Transportr raised funding.
Transportr, a logistics freight marketplace, has completed an eight-figure Seed funding round by Ittihad Ventures Holding, along with Industrial Capital Group.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: –
Investors: Ittihad Ventures Holding, Industrial Capital Group
Co-founders: –
Country: United Arab Emirates (UAE)
🎯 E-commerce and fintech startup Chari raised funding.
Chari, a B2B e-commerce and fintech platform that helps retailers procure inventory for their stores and offers them financial services, has raised $1.5 million from Kepple Africa Ventures.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: $1.500.000
Investors: Kepple Africa Ventures
Co-founders: Ismael Belkhayat, Sophia Alj
Country: Morocco
🎯 Cryptocurrency developer Islamic Coin raised funding.
Islamic Coin, a native currency of Haqq that focuses on empowering the Muslim community with a financial instrument for the digital age, has raised $200 million in private equity from ABO Digital.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: $200.000.000
Investors: ABO Digital
Co-founders: Mohammed AlKaff AlHashmi, Hussein Al Meeza
Country: Switzerland
🎯 Foodtech startup Nomu raised funding.
Nomu, a innovative food-tech supply chain platform set to revolutionise the food and beverage industry in the MENA region, has raised a $5 million in Seed funding round. The investment round was joined by DIV Capital, Shurfah, Core Vision, Purity for Information Technology, Altoukhi Family Office and Bakr Family Office.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: $5.000.000
Investors: DIV Capital, Shurfah, Core Visioni Purity for Information Technology, Altoukhi Family Office, Bakr Family Office
Co-founders: Salman Attieh, Shehab Mokhtar, Yassir El ISMAILI EL IDRISSI
Country: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
🎯 Digital payment service Masroofi raised funding.
Masroofi, which focuses on digital payment services for children, received an investment of $1.5 million from undisclosed investors.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: $1.500.000
Investors: Undisclosed investors
Co-founders: Sayed Elshemy, Mostafa Abd Elkhabir
Country: Egypt
🎯 HRtech startup alfii raised funding.
HR-tech platform alfii, has raised $2.5 million in pre-Seed funding round, led by Preface Ventures. Wayfinders, Kayan Ventures and Aditum Ventures also participated in the investment round.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: $2.500.000
Investors: Preface Ventures, Wayfinders, Kayan Ventures, Aditum Ventures
Co-founders: Yousef Albarqawi, Becky Jefferies, Dina Mohammad-Laity
Country: United Arab Emirates (UAE)
🎯 Proptech platform Agenz raised funding.
Agenz, which allows users to list and find properties to buy or rent, has raised $1.3 million in a pre-Series A funding round from Azur Innovation Fund, Maroc Numeric Fund II and Beenok.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investment Amount: $1.300.000
Investors: Azur Innovation Fund, Maroc Numeric Fund II, Beenok
Co-founders: Malik Belkeziz, Badr Belkeziz
Country: Morocco
🛒 Saudi VMS acquires minority stake in Cash Cows.
Startup accelerator Saudi VMS has acquired a minority stake in its counterpart Cash Cows.
Transaction Type: Acquisition
Investors: Saudi VMS
Co-founders: –
Country: Egypt
Other News:
📌 Global incubator DMZ Cairo and EBank has launched a fintech bootcamp for early-stage startups.
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