Doha, Qatar – PayLater, Qatar’s leading and licensed Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) platform, has announced the successful closing of a USD 10 million Seed funding round. The round was led by LuLu Alternative Investments Portfolio, with strategic participation from Qatar Development Bank and KBN Holding, alongside a group of angel investors. This funding round ranks among […]
Bahrain, Manama – [28-09-2025]: Ajyad Capital, a leading investment management firm licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), has announced a new strategic partnership with prime global brokerage EXANTE which extends Ajyad’s global reach, providing investors with exposure to a wide range of financial instruments in international markets, through its upcoming digital investment platform. Commenting on the […]
Tunisia’s ANAVA Fund of Funds has invested $4 million in Rasmal Innovation Fund I, the debut fund launched by Qatar-based Rasmal Ventures. The investment aims to channel more international venture capital into Tunisia’s startup ecosystem and strengthen cross-border collaboration between MENA’s emerging innovation hubs. Founded in 2023, Rasmal Ventures focuses on investing in Qatari and […]
Doha, Qatar – [11 September 2025] – Rasmal Ventures, a Qatar-based leading venture capital fund with backing from the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), proudly announced its investment in NEXX, a dual-headquartered Hong Kong and Qatar-based AI-driven logistics technology company, during the 10th Belt & Road Summit held in Hong Kong from the 10 – 11 September. The […]
Ajyad Capital, a leading Shari’ah-compliant investment firm established in Bahrain and licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain since 2003, today announced a strategic partnership with Ratings Intelligence, a UK-based provider of Shari’ah advisory services. This collaboration will integrate advanced Shari’ah-compliance technology into Ajyad Capital’s upcoming fully digital trading application, made for investors throughout the […]
The Qatar Investment Authority is a first-time investor in Artbio. The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has emerged as a key investor in a $132 million Series B funding round for Artbio, a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical biotech company. This marks the Qatari sovereign wealth fund’s first investment in the US-headquartered firm, which is pioneering a new class of alpha […]
Doha, Qatar – June 2, 2025 – ShipBee , an innovative & AI-powered one-stop-shop digital logistics marketplace, providing end-to-end logistics solutions, incubated & supported by the mobility incubator of Qatar Development Bank and the Digital Incubation Center, today announced the successful closure of its Pre-Seed funding round, raising a total of QR855,000 from institutional and […]
Doha, Qatar – May 2025: In a landmark move announced at the Qatar Economic Forum 2025, LuLu AI, the fintech investment arm of LuLu Financial Holdings, has made a strategic undisclosed investment in PayLater Qatar, one of the country’s pioneering licensed providers of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) and embedded finance solutions. The announcement was […]