VC BACK IN ACTION? 🔍

VC BACK IN ACTION? 🔍

💰 It has just been a little over a week since we got back from Eid and it looks like the VC space sprang right back into action. We saw announcements from Tarabut Gateway that closed a $32M Series A round, Qatar’s Snoonu raised $12MSquatWolf secured $30M in funding, and over in Africa, FinTech Nomba announced that it has raised $30M in a Pre-Series B round. 

🚀 This is a welcome round of announcements for the VC ecosystem after a very soft entry into 2023. To put things into perspective, at least for the MENA region, these past few days of May have raised more than 265% of all the funding raised in the entire month of April!

🤔 But as we venture into the peak summer months, it is likely that VC activity will slow down again...


📊 This Week's Insights and Charts:

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Industries like E-Commerce, Media and Entertainment, Travel, and EdTech saw the highest YoY funding growth. Meanwhile, Transport and Logistics, Food and Beverage, and Enterprise Software, reported the highest YoY funding declines in MENA.
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While the VC space might seem like an independent entity, it is not immune to the effects of any recessionary activity impacting the economy both at a global and regional level. Source: Crunchbase

🚨 We write more about how previous downturns and recessions have impacted startups and some similarities & differences with the current slowdown.

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rising interest of unique investors in MEAPT
As interest from East and Southeast Asian investors continues to rise, we discuss why there is no better time than now to build a VC corridor between SEA and MEAPT.

🇸🇬 This piece covers some of the key reflections from Philip Bahoshy's latest trip to Singapore.

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According to Google’s "The Future of AI in the Middle East and North Africa" report, the MENA region is estimated to amass $320Bn by 2030 from value added by AI.

🤖 In this article, we cover how individual nations in MENA are impacted by AI and which startup industries are expected to adopt AI at a faster pace. 

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