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Abwaab Acquires Egypt’s Eduact to Expand Education Technology Platform
Abwaab, a Jordan-based education technology company, has acquired Egyptian edtech startup Eduact. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Eduact was founded in Egypt in 2020 by Adham Hamed and Ali Hisham. It provides software tools that help independent teachers and small learning centres manage their work. Its platform allows educators to manage […]
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Enhance Raises $18.2 Mn to Accelerate US Expansion of Its Personal Training SaaS Platform
Enhance, a platform that provides an operating system for personal trainers (PTs), has raised $18.2 million through a mix of equity and debt funding. The round included investment from Global Ventures, a leading MENA venture capital firm, and venture debt from Stride Ventures. The company will use the new funding to speed up its expansion […]
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3C Coding School Raises $3 Mn to Expand AI-Powered Tech Education in Saudi Arabia
3C Coding School, a platform that teaches coding, technology, and artificial intelligence to children and young people, has raised $3 million in Seed funding. The funding came through a direct equity investment led by MRG Economic Group, headed by Egyptian businessman Mahmoud Ramadan. Investor Amr Saad and several strategic angel investors also took part in […]
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Saudi Arabia-based climate tech startup Remedium has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding. The funding round was led by Kaltaire Investments. Remedium plans to expand its sustainability accounting platform by adding new tools for tracking water, waste, and energy use. These new tools will include key performance indicators (KPIs) and document templates. This will help […]
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Bengaluru Startup Oppex AI Raises $442K to Build AI-Powered Production Platform
Bengaluru-based startup Oppex AI has raised Rs 4.2 crore (US$442,000) in pre-seed funding from InfoEdge Ventures. Oppex AI is building an AI-powered platform for production operations. Its technology is designed to help businesses manage and improve their production processes. The company will use the new funding to develop its product, grow its team, and expand […]
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New Zealand Startup Drumbeat Raises $1.17 Mn for Global PR Expansion
Drumbeat, a PR and communications platform for fast-growing companies, has raised NZ$2 million(US$1.17 million) in seed funding. The round was led by Icehouse Ventures, with support from Brand Fund. The company will use the new funding to expand into Australia and the United States. It also plans to grow the technology that helps companies build […]
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AIR Security Raises $50 Million to Protect AI Agents from Cyber Threats
Cybersecurity company AIR Security has raised US$50 million in funding. The round was led by Sequoia Capital and Greenoaks. AIR Security is building a security platform that helps companies protect the AI agent supply chain and keep AI-powered systems safe from security threats. Swish Ventures and Netz also joined the funding round. Several private investors […]
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Arada Enters Syria With $4M-Square-Metre City Project Through Sovereign Fund Partnership
Arada, a fast-growing real estate development company, has entered the Syrian market through a partnership with the Syrian Sovereign Fund, a state-owned investment organisation. The partners’ first project will be a large, fully integrated city on a 4-million-square-metre site west of Damascus. Arada and the Syrian Sovereign Fund will work together on the project. The […]
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