Startups

Egyptian digital logistics startup – Khazenly – raises $2.5 million in seed funding

Khazenly, the Cairo-based on-demand digital warehousing and fulfilment platform, announces its successful seed fundraise of $2.5 million.  The funding...

Jun 27 · >

Rider takes off with a $3.1M seed round to courier Pakistan’s businesses into the 21st century

Rider, Pakistan’s first-ever logistics start-up to be backed by YC, is building modern logistics for online sellers across the...

Jun 27 · >

Microsoft for Startups MEA’s GrowthX Accelerator cohort 2 reaches conclusion mark

The second edition of Microsoft for Startups’ GrowthX Accelerator program is nearly through completion, with the cohort of 21...

Jun 22 · >

VEON Ventures reignites Pakistan’s startup economy by investing US$ 15 million in Dastgyr

VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a global digital operator that provides mobile connectivity and services, announces today...

Jun 14 · >

Farmdar, a Pakistan based agritech raises $1.3 million in a Seed round

Farmdar uses deep-tech with high-res, multi-band satellite imagery to create actionable data for farmers and corporates. This data has...

Jun 7 · >

Paymob raises $50 million in Series B Funding Round

Paymob, Egypt’s market-leading omni-channel merchant financial services platform, today announced it has raised US$50 million in Series B funding....

Jun 3 · >

Airlift realigns strategy amidst global recession

In light of the significant downturn in global capital markets, Airlift is undertaking a strategic realignment to reduce the...

May 25 · >

Sustainable Agtech firm – Red Sea Farms – attracts $18.5 million strategic raise as tech performance surpasses expectations

Red Sea Farms, the Saudi Arabia and UAE AgTech business whose one-of-a-kind technology enables commercial farming using a low...

May 22 · >

YAP secures In-Principle Approval from the State Bank of Pakistan for an Electronic Money Institute (EMI) License

YAP, a leading fintech revolutionizing the digital banking experience in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia has announced...

May 20 · >

Y Combinator-backed startup, Pylon, announces $19 million funding round

Pylon, the infrastructure management platform transforming electricity and water companies in emerging markets, announces a $19 million seed funding...

May 2 · >

Paymob aims to empower Pakistani merchants with online, POS and “Tap on Phone” payment solutions

Paymob, MENA’s market-leading digital payments provider, announces its formal market entry, and the start of operations, in Pakistan. Paymob’s...

May 2 · >

Meta, NIBAF collaborate to up-skill women entrepreneurs

Meta is collaborating with the National Institute of Banking and Finance (NIBAF), a subsidiary of the State Bank of Pakistan...

Apr 29 · >

Microsoft for Startups’ GrowthX Accelerator program welcomed the second cohort of B2B tech startups

Microsoft for Startups, in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), welcomed its second cohort of 21 startups...

Apr 21 · >