Weekly Funding Roundup

• MBC Group acquires 14% of Anghami(Lebanon)

• CLUSTERLAB(Tunisia) lands $600K in early funds

• P1 Ventures(Regional) secures $35M to grow AI in Africa

• Pharmacy Marts(Egypt) gets a boost from Acasia Ventures

• Receiptable(Bahrain) bags early funding from Spring Studios

• ISSF Fund(Jordan) boosts Propeller II with $5M for tech leadership

• Mamun(Oman) wraps up first equity crowdfunding for Zamili(Oman)

• InCurA(Egypt) wins pre-seed backing for health tech vision

In The News

• Banque Saudi Fransi and AstroLabs launch the Future Finance Stars program

• Amazon University Esports hits a new peak in Saudi Arabia

• Saudi innovation gets a $100M boost and bets big with a $40B AI fund

• Umniah & Startupbootcamp team up for The Tank Incubator in Jordan

• i-be Hub announces Saudi and Oman franchise expansion

• Orange launches 14th social venture prize in the Middle East and Africa

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Cool Events

• Ramadan Suhoor & Pitch Night, Mar 26, Dubai

• Dive into Iraq's Startup Scene, Mar 26, Online

• Discover the future at Blockchain Life 2024, Apr 15, Dubai

• Don't miss the Web3 Summit, Apr 16, Dubai

• Get coding at Hack Seasons, Apr 17, Dubai

• Unveil the next big thing at CryptoVSummit, Apr 17, Dubai

• Explore what's next in digital at Token 2049, Apr 18-19, Dubai

For all events & bookings, head to our events page

Hot Investment Picks

• TellSaleem(Bahrain): Revolutionizing cross-border healthcare for all

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Techy Bytes

• Apple Loses $113B while Meta, Microsoft, and X unite against its store policies

• Talabat rolls out Ramadan charity drives

• Thmanyah debuts Ad Connect platform

• Neuralink Patient plays games With His Mind

• CharityGPT Launched on Botim for easy Ramadan giving

• Wellx kicks off Ramadan wellness