Series A

Seed

Others

Post-IPO Equity

Unknown Series Round

Dubai

Stephanie Holden

Sam Barnett

Hussam Alnouri

Dominic Farrell

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Abu Dhabi

Post-IPO Debt

Anghami

Apps

Video Streaming

Entertainment

Art-Media-Entertainment

Music

Music streaming service mobile app that enables users to play and download Arabic and international songs offline, focused on middle east and north africa region.

Series C

Wego

Technology

E-Commerce

Travel

Hospitality

Tourism

Travel Agency

Search Engine

Travel Arrangements

Wego is an award-winning travel search website and the top-ranked mobile app for ​travellers living in the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions. Headquartered in both Singapore and Dubai, Wego presents an unbiased comparison of all travel products and prices ​offered ​in the marketplace ​by ​merchants, both local and global.

Curadim Pharma

Series B

Kharabeesh

Digital Media

Falafel Games

Gaming & E-Sports

Computer Games

Publishing

Software

Falafel Games develops and publishes games with a Middle East flavor. Our strengths that we accumulated over the years are in massively multiplayer genres, in particular Strategy and RPG, and we act as a co-dev partner for such genres as well as for Metaverse applications.

Writer (previously Qordoba)

AI/IoT

Content

Karachi

tapmad

Digital Entertainment

Media & Entertainment

Tapmad is a licensed OTT platform offering affordable access to a vast library of movies, dramas, and live sports, delivering high-quality entertainment across devices through strong partnerships and a user-focused experience.

GlamBox ME

Fashion

Beauty

Lifestyle

GlamBox Middle East was established in January 2012 to help women discover the latest and greatest in makeup, skincare, hair care, and fragrances. For a nominal fee, subscribers receive a gorgeous box with 4-5 beauty minis each month – delivered right to their doorsteps. It’s a great way to keep up to date on seasonal trends and experience newproducts you normally wouldn’t have the chance to try. For more information please visit glambox.me (United Arab Emirates) and glambox.sa (Saudi Arabia) and follow GlamBox.Me on Facebook (www.facebook.com/GlamBoxME), YouTube (www.youtube.com/glamboxme and Instagram (@GlamBoxME, @GlamBoxSA & @GlamBoxForHim).

Cairo

SuperMama

Healthcare

Women's

SuperMama is an online platform for Arab women and families that provides mothers with information and guidance on pregnancy and parenting.

Qsoft Holding

elCinema.com

Internet

Zaytouneh

Tapmad TV, closed a total of $4 million in funding for 2019/20 at a valuation in excess of $20 million. The round was led by MBC Group, the largest private free-to-air satellite broadcasting company in the Middle East & North Africa region and Daman investments.

Tapmad starts original programming after closing $4 million in funding

MBC's third investment, in a round lead by the Wamda Capital Fund, was made in Supermama, an online parenting portal for the Arab World

MBC Ventures Launches, Invests in Falafel Games, Aranim, Supermama

MBC Group, a prominent Saudi Arabian media corporation, has made a notable investment move by securing a 13.7% ownership stake in Anghami, the leading music streaming service across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

The acquisition, carried out through MBC Ventures, involved the purchase of 4,074,533 ordinary shares in Anghami, as revealed in a filing made by Anghami to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

While the financial specifics of the investment remain undisclosed, calculations based on Anghami's closing stock price of $1.00 on March 19 estimate the transaction's value at approximately $4.074 million.

Following the public disclosure of MBC's investment, Anghami experienced a surge in its share price, rising by 59% on Wednesday, March 20, and concluding at $1.59.

This increase propelled the worth of MBC's 13.7% stake to $6.48 million, marking a significant upswing in Anghami's market value.

This spike in Anghami's share price on Wednesday marked its highest level since December 13, 2023.

MBC Group, previously known as Middle East Broadcasting Center, stands as a state-owned media conglomerate in Saudi Arabia.

Having debuted on the Saudi Exchange in January, MBC's initial public offering (IPO) saw overwhelming interest, being oversubscribed by 66 times, or roughly SAR 54.5 billion (approximately USD $14.53 billion).

The IPO successfully raised SAR 831 million ($221.6 million), establishing an implied market capitalization of SAR 8.3 billion ($2.21 billion).

This strategic alignment between MBC, a longstanding media authority, and Anghami, a swiftly expanding digital platform, signals a substantial advancement within the MENA entertainment sector.

MBC Ventures Seizes 13.7% Stake in Anghami, Sparking Market Frenzy

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