Valar Ventures Leads USD20m Series A for UAE’s baraka
Valar Ventures led a USD20m Series A for baraka, a UAE-based stock trading app for retail investors, with participation from Knollwood. Read more… Read More
Gulf Capital Sells 100% Stake in UAE’s Chef Middle East for USD100m
Gulf Capital exited its 100% stake in Chef Middle East, a UAE-based foodservice distribution business, to US-listed food distributor The Chef’s Warehouse, generating a 2.5x return. Gulf Capital acquired Chef Middle East in June 2013 through Gulf Equity Partners Fund II. Read more… Read More
MEVP Leads USD10m Series A for UAE’s Invygo
Middle East Venture Partners led a USD10m Series A for Invygo, a UAE-based car subscription app, with participation from Al Rajhi Partners, Arab Bank, Amaana Capital and Palm Drive Capital, and follow-on from Signal Peak Ventures and Knollwood Investment Advisory. Read more… Read More
Impact46 Leads USD50m Funding Round for Saudi Arabia’s Zid
Impact46 led a USD50m round for Zid, a Saudi Arabia-based e-commerce solution for retailers, with participation from Wa’ed Ventures and Endeavour Catalyst, and follow-on from Global Ventures, Elm Company, Arzan and MSA Capital. Read more… Read More
UAE’s VUZ Raises USD20m Series B from Caruso Ventures, Vision Ventures, Others
VUZ (formerly 360VUZ), a UAE-basedVR content platform, raised a USD20m Series B led by Caruso Ventures, Vision Ventures, e& capital, Dubai Future District Fund, SRMG and Webit Investment Network. Elbert Capital, Yasta Partners, Faith Capital and Panthera Capital participated with follow-on from seven additional investors. Read… Read More
Osool & Bakheet and iMENA’s Rua Growth Fund Leads USD10m Round for Saudi Arabia’s ZenHR
Rua Growth Fund, a joint venture of Osool & Bakheet Investment Company and iMENA Group, led a USD10m investment in ZenHR, a HR software provider based in Saudi Arabia, with follow-on from Endeavor Catalyst and others. Read more… Read More
DPI Exits 34% Stake in Egypt’s B.TECH to Saudi Arabia’s PIF for USD150m
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) acquired a 34% stake in Egypt-based household appliances and consumer electronics retailer B.TECH from DPI for USD150m. DPI acquired the stake in B.TECH for EGP300m (~USD34m) in July 2016 through African Development Partners II. Read more… Read More
Investcorp Acquires Saudi Arabia’s NourNet
Investcorp, through its Investcorp Saudi Pre-IPO Growth Fund, acquired a majority stake in Nour Internet for Communication and Information Technology Company (NourNet), a Saudi Arabia-based digital solutions company providing services such as cybersecurity, domain registration and cloud computing. Read more… Read More
UAE’s Eat App Raises USD11m Series B Led by 500 Global, Middle East Venture Partners, Derayah VC, Others
Eat App, a UAE-based restaurant reservations platform, raised a USD11m Series B from 500 Global, Middle East Venture Partners, Derayah VC, Dallah Albaraka, Ali Zaid Al Quraishi & Brothers Company, Rasameel Investment Company and others. Read more… Read More
Global Ventures, Wa’ed Ventures Lead USD10.5m Series A for Saudi Arabia’s Elevatus; Global Ventures Leads USD4.4m Seed Round for Nigeria’s Remedial Health
Global Ventures and Wa’ed Ventures led a USD10.5m Series A for Saudi Arabia-based human resources platform Elevatus with participation from otf Jasoor Ventures. Global Ventures also led a USD4.4m seed round for Remedial Health, a Nigeria-based healthtech platform for digital procurement and patient medication records, with participation from Tencent, Y… Read More
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