The report findings are based on data collected from 48 investors and accelerators in the MENA region, specifically in the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Kuwait, Palestine, Algeria, Tunisia and Bahrain.
The report also aggregates information from publicly announced investments, and those listed on public databases such as Crunchbase, AngelList and others. The report analyzes a total of 480 investments in regional startups by regional and global investors. However, due to the private and proprietary nature of the investments, there may be deals that have not been included in the analysis. In the case where investments were announced without official investment values by either investor or startup, ArabNet has estimated the values based on history of involved investors, age of the company, and stage of the investment.
This research report provides an overview of the technology investment landscape in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The first section focuses on the investor community, and examines the availability of funding sources across markets, ticket sizes, and how this has developed over time. The second section focuses on the investments that took place between 2013 and 2015, and analyzes them by market, ticket size, industry, life span and gender. The third section analyzes investments made by corporate venture funds across markets. The aim of the report is to provide a holistic perspective on the industry, identifying trends and pinpointing gaps in the market.