| Date | Title | Description |
| 09.10.2025 | Los Angeles World Affairs Council Elects Global Leaders to Board of Directors | The Los Angeles World Affairs Council has elected five distinguished leaders to its Board of Directors: Amir Barsoum, Danny Chen, Esq., Dr. Sana Khan, Yesenia Monsour, and Dr. Nicholas Nikolov. Together, they bring decades of international ... |
| 28.06.2022 | Egyptian healthtech startup Vezeeta cuts 10% of 500-person staff | Vezeeta, a healthtech startup operating in the Middle East and Africa, reportedly laid off about 10% of its staff last week. The number of affected employees isn’t known; however, multiple sources who posted the news on LinkedIn, including ... |
| 04.06.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [04/06/2020] | Droppa, a Johannesburg based on-demand platform for trucks and bakkies, announced yesterday that it had expanded its recently launched Droppa Express service beyond a 25km delivery radius.
This as Joburg-based fintech startup uKheshe has l... |
| 04.06.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [04/06/2020] | Droppa, a Johannesburg based on-demand platform for trucks and bakkies, announced yesterday that it had expanded its recently launched Droppa Express service beyond a 25km delivery radius.
This as Joburg-based fintech startup uKheshe has la... |
| 29.04.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [29/04/2020] | SA fintech Yoco is set to retrench staff, due to the effect the Covid-19 pandemic is having on the business.
Meanwhile, other tech companies appear to be faring a little better. Egyptian healthtech Vezeeta has launched its doctor booking pl... |
| 29.04.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [29/04/2020] | SA fintech Yoco is set to retrench staff, due to the effect the Covid-19 pandemic is having on the business.
Meanwhile, other tech companies appear to be faring a little better. Egyptian healthtech Vezeeta has launched its doctor booking p... |
| 25.03.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [25/03/2020] | As South Africa heads for a lockdown set to start at midnight tomorrow, the government revealed more details on financial support for small businesses.
This, while two SA billionaires have pledged to donate R2-billion to support small firms... |
| 25.03.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [25/03/2020] | As South Africa heads for a lockdown set to start at midnight tomorrow, the government revealed more details on financial support for small businesses.
This, while two SA billionaires have pledged to donate R2-billion to support small firm... |
| 12.02.2020 | Vezeeta Raises $40M in Series D Funding | Vezeeta, an Egypt-based healthcare services booking platform in the Middle East and Africa, raised $40m in Series D funding.
The round was led by Gulf Capital, with participation from existing backer Saudi Technology Ventures.
The company i... |
| 11.02.2020 | Middle East healthcare platform Vezeeta raises $40M Series D led by Gulf Capital | Vezeeta, a healthcare platform operating in the Middle East and Africa, has raised a $40 Million Series D funding round led by UAE-based Gulf Capital, alongside further investment from existing Riyadh-based investor Saudi Technology Venture... |
| 11.02.2020 | Egypt’s Vezeeta raises $40m in Series-D round | Egyptian healthtech Vezeeta has secured $40-million in a Series-D round led by Gulf Capital, one of the Middle East’s largest alternative asset management firms.
The company, which was founded in 2012 by Amir Barsoum (pictured above seated ... |
| 11.02.2020 | Egypt’s Vezeeta raises $40m in Series-D round | Egyptian healthtech Vezeeta has secured $40-million in a Series-D round led by Gulf Capital, one of the Middle East’s largest alternative asset management firms.
The company, which was founded in 2012 by Amir Barsoum (pictured above seated... |
| 24.01.2020 | Top African startups are upbeat over plans for 2020 – here’s why | It might still be early days, but 2020 seems set to be a good year for African tech startups.
This is the general sentiment from some of Africa’s top tech startups — such as Egyptian healthtech firm Vezeeta, Nigerian mobility platform Max.... |
| 24.01.2020 | Top African startups are upbeat over plans for 2020 – here’s why | It might still be early days, but 2020 seems set to be a good year for African tech startups.
This is the general sentiment from some of Africa’s top tech startups — such as Egyptian healthtech firm Vezeeta, Nigerian mobility platform Max.n... |
| 12.11.2019 | A Dubai startup that helps patients book doc appointments online raises $2.5M | In a blog post, the CEO of the company – Haris Afghadi – wrote that the startup founded in 2016 has filters through which people can find the doctor best suited for their needs and help to book an appointment with that person. Aside from a ... |
| 02.10.2019 | BECO Capital closes $100m MENA-focused tech startup fund | Dubai-based early-stage venture capital (VC) firm BECO Capital has announced it has closed a capital raise for a $100-million Middle East and North Africa (MENA) focused tech startup fund, BECO Fund II.
The VC said in a statement today that... |
| 02.10.2019 | BECO Capital closes $100m MENA-focused tech startup fund | Dubai-based early-stage venture capital (VC) firm BECO Capital has announced it has closed a capital raise for a $100-million Middle East and North Africa (MENA) focused tech startup fund, BECO Fund II.
The VC said in a statement today tha... |
| 17.12.2018 | Are these the 10 biggest disclosed African tech startup deals of 2018? [Updated] | A whole lot of money. That’s what over 60 African tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made quite a packet — over $178-million going on data from 48 venture capital... |
| 17.12.2018 | Are these the 10 biggest disclosed African tech startup deals of 2018? [Updated] | A whole lot of money. That’s what over 60 African tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made quite a packet — over $178-million going on data from 48 venture capital ... |
| 07.12.2018 | Kobo360 lands $6-million equity investment from World Bank’s IFC | The IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced a $6-million equity investment in Nigerian tech startup Kobo360.
The startup’s e-logistics platform helps connect the supply of trucks with the demand for transportation services by c... |
| 07.12.2018 | Egyptian healthtech Vezeeta does it again with $1-million raise from the IFC [Updated] | Egyptian healthtech startup Vezeeta has raised a new, $1-million investment from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of World Bank Group — less than three months after closing a $12-million Series C funding round led by Sa... |
| 07.12.2018 | Kobo360 lands $6-million equity investment from World Bank’s IFC | The IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced a $6-million equity investment in Nigerian tech startup Kobo360.
The startup’s e-logistics platform helps connect the supply of trucks with the demand for transportation services by ... |
| 07.12.2018 | Egyptian healthtech Vezeeta does it again with $1-million raise from the IFC [Updated] | Egyptian healthtech startup Vezeeta has raised a new, $1-million investment from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of World Bank Group — less than three months after closing a $12-million Series C funding round led by Sa... |
| 21.09.2018 | Egypt’s Healthcare Start-up, Vezeeta Lands $12M Series C Fund | A digital healthcare start-up in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), called Vezeeta, has landed $12 million Series C investment round, led by one of the largest VC funds in the region – STV.
Vezeeta connects patients and doctors throug... |
| 21.09.2018 | Term Sheet — Friday, September 21 | ‘WHO CARES’
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In a Medium post (with a photo too dramatic for a post on venture capital), Palihapitiya explains that it became “easi... |
| 20.09.2018 | Digital Healthcare Platform Vezeeta Raises $12M | Vezeeta, an Egyptian digital healthcare platform, raised $12m in Series C funding.
The round was led by STV with participation from BECO Capital, Vostok New Ventures, Silicon Badia and Crescent Enterprises’ CE Ventures.
The company intends ... |
| 19.09.2018 | Egyptian healthtech Vezeeta raises $12m in Series-C round led by Riyadh VC STV | Egyptian healthtech startup Vezeeta has closed a $12-million Series C funding round led by Riyadh-based venture capital fund Saudi Technology Ventures (STV).
At least three of Vezeeta’s existing investors — BECO Capital, Vostok New Venture... |
| 19.09.2018 | Vezeeta, the leading MENA healthcare startup, secures $12M Series C led by STV | One of the major structural issues in the Middle East is the lack of consistent healthcare across the region. So this market was clearly waiting to be disrupted by technology.
In 2011 Vezeeta came along to change that. Launched initially in... |
| 19.09.2018 | Egyptian healthtech Vezeeta raises $12m in Series-C round led by Riyadh VC STV | Egyptian healthtech startup Vezeeta has closed a $12-million Series C funding round led by Riyadh-based venture capital fund Saudi Technology Ventures (STV).
At least three of Vezeeta’s existing investors — BECO Capital, Vostok New Ventures... |
| 19.09.2018 | Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Wednesday, September 19 | Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Wednesday, September 19.
Daimler leads $155 million investment in Silicon Valley Electric Bus startup Proterra. In a deal that could transform the school bus marke... |
| 15.06.2018 | Ahead of the Pharoahs’ Group A match, meet Egyptian healthtech Vezeeta | This afternoon at 2pm, Egypt kicks off Africa’s campaign at the 2018 Fifa World Cup with its Group A match against Uruguay. With Mo Salah having been cleared to play, after sustaining a shoulder injury last month, all eyes will be on the fo... |
| 15.06.2018 | Ahead of the Pharoahs’ Group A match, meet Egyptian healthtech Vezeeta | This afternoon at 2pm, Egypt kicks off Africa’s campaign at the 2018 Fifa World Cup with its Group A match against Uruguay. With Mo Salah having been cleared to play, after sustaining a shoulder injury last month, all eyes will be on the fo... |
| 06.01.2017 | Egyptian Vezeeta picks up $5M in funding | Egyptian health-tech startup Vezeeta, which allows users to book doctor’s appointments via an online platform, announced it has raised $5 million bringing its total funding to date to $7.4 million. The startup offers a website and a mobile ... |
| - | Egypt’s Healthcare Start-up, Vezeeta Lands $12M Series C Fund | A digital healthcare start-up in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), called Vezeeta, has landed $12 million Series C investment round, led by one of the largest VC funds in the region – STV.
Vezeeta connects patients and doctors throug... |
| - | A Dubai startup that helps patients book doc appointments online raises $2.5M | Meddy, a startup based in Dubai, one of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates, recently completed a $2.5 million Series A funding round to support its online doctor appointment booking platform.
The money comes from New York City-based M... |
