Endeavor Jordan held its fourth annual DealMakers event in Amman last month, once again providing some of the region’s top entrepreneurs and investors with the opportunity to meet face-to-face. The event was attended by 62 entrepreneurs, representing some of the…
Hikma Pharmaceuticals plans to inject $30 million into digital health startups through a new global investment fund. By Rebecca Irvine Until March Hikma was a FTSE100 listed company, and remains the biggest pharmaceutical company in the Middle East. Now making a…
ArabiaWeather, Jordan’s popular privately-owned weather website, recently raised $5 million in funding that will be used to fund a major expansion drive. Mohammed al Shaker, ArabiaWeather’s founder and CEO, said the investment deal was led jointly by Silicon Badia and…
In a sign that crowdsourcing is set to become an important fundraising option for the region’s cash-starved SMEs, Amman-based peer-to-peer lender Liwwa recently closed a successful financing round involving three major investors. The round was led by DASH Ventures, with…
ArabiaWeather, a leading provider of weather products, services, and solutions to consumers and businesses in the Arab World, today announced it has completed an investment round of two million dollars, led by new investor Badia Impact Fund, a venture capital…
DASH Ventures is fast shaping up to be a major player in the venture capital field. By Sadad Talhouni Photography by Alaa’ al-Sukhny DASH Ventures is a micro venture capital firm that focuses on early stage investments. Since it was…