Erbil Delivery has announced that it has been acquired by Lezzoo for an undisclosed cash and equity deal. Erbil Delivery is an online grocery shopping app in Erbil which launched in 2018. It was the first to offer on-demand grocery delivery and became a city-favourite. Lezzoo, which recently raised a seven-figure seed round, has also […]Read More
Lezzoo has announced that it has raised a seven-figure seed round (at least one million dollars) – the largest funding for a Kurdish-Iraqi startup. The investment was led by New York and Baghdad-based investment firm Northern Gulf Partners and California-based Pay It Forward Venture Capital, with some individual investors from the USA and Latin America. […]Read More
Since our previous article, 10 Technology Startups in Iraq You Need to Know About, we wanted to introduce you to another amazing eight startups making waves in the country’s tech scene. From fintech and tourism to the medical field, these startups in Iraq have overcome significant challenges to launch their businesses and are constantly striving […]Read More
Careem’s $3.1 billion dollar acquisition from Uber has raised mixed emotions among the tech community across the Middle East. But one thing is for sure, the deal will not stop Careem from steadily growing its operations across Iraq... Read More
Civil engineer Azhar Al Madani co-founded Shiffer in March 2018 after facing issues obtaining his daughter’s birth certificate from Syria. The Erbil-based startup is a logistics platform that connects people wanting to ship items and documents with travelers. In return, travelers get paid to deliver documents to their destination. The process is reliable and considerably […]Read More