Family Postcard 💌 (ed. May'26)
Hulexo pivoted to Sylus AI (we love their new icon teaser below ^^)
@TruKKerTech closed a $300 million cross-border trade receivables securitization facility with @OfficialADCB@PositiveLuxury recognized @Mejuri as Jewelry Business of the Year
@Favikon_ recognized @Moneyfellows' Ahmed Wadi
@repzoapp got elected for the Google for Startups Accelerator MENA + Türkiye Class of 2026
@zidappcom & @MukatafaFou released "Saudi E-Retail Sector Report"
@tryYamm released "Saudi Returns Benchmark Report 2025 for e-commerce"
Who are the Arab founders building their way into the world’s most concentrated startup ecosystem?
In our very first newsletter in April 2016, we called them Citizens of Silicon Valley.
Our 2026 edition: https://t.co/90eWjwXUPt
@Replit@Get_Writer@vectara@sullyai@WHOOP
Family Postcard 💌 (ed. April'26)
@SwvlEgypt's GCC revenue surges 122% YoY, city rides service is back to Cairo
@Moneyfellows is expanding to Morocco with @WafacashMaroc@CitronDubai opened its infrastructure via “Rise by Citron” – hats off, @ChemmaaSara (the gif is for you!)
▪️@QoyodAPP published a guide on how to prepare businesses for Zakat
▪️@Moneyfellows shared a guide on how to pay off holiday debt fast
▪️@CitronDubai founder Sara Chemmaa got featured in Gulf News
▪️@Mejuri was shortlisted for “Jeweler of The Year Award”
#menabuildersdontpause
Family Postcard 💌 (ed. 03'26)
▪️https://t.co/O5aaKNCiGc voice-to-voice went live
▪️@YasminaIns + @RERSaudi signed a cooperation agreement
▪️Lucky App + Suez Canal Bank
▪️@zidappcom took part in the Farah Clothing Initiative to provide Eid clothing for beneficiary families
Look around and you’ll notice something: MENA’s builders keep building – and hiring. Would you expect anything else though? We wouldn’t.
For example, @TruKKerTech has built resilient overland freight corridors, with fixed pricing.
Our latest newsletter: https://t.co/7exKglWrAO
Some of the open roles below were posted just hours ago. Amid a challenging moment for the region, our portfolio companies continue to build and hire. Here’s the latest scoop of jobs at ArzanVC Family🍦
https://t.co/elhUJ2s32u
Do you ever imagine what kind of food we will eat in 10 years?
Here are 6 hard truths about the future of food: https://t.co/mz08weoji6
#foodtech#nutrition#farming#gcc
About the round: https://t.co/O5aaKNCiGc closed a $1.7 million pre-seed round co-led by Access Bridge Ventures & DisrupTech Ventures with participation from Arzan Venture Capital, Oraseya Capital, Suhail Ventures, Plus VC (+VC), Glint Ventures & M-Empire Angels.
Presenting: Portfolio company no. 51🔥
Hi https://t.co/O5aaKNCiGc!
We're re-welcoming Hossam Ali & his cofounders Abdallah Moheb El-Din, Salma AlBarkouky, Zeiad Haridy and Taha Salah to our family!
After the successful exit of Fund II with Fatura, here's to another success with Yozo ;)
Yozo is building an AI-native Revenue Engine that automates the work traditionally done by e-commerce growth and retention teams.