US Volanews

Singapore Exchange, Nasdaq Agree to Streamline Dual Listing Process In a joint statement, SGX RegCo and Nasdaq said the enhanced cooperation agreement will "facilitate the regulatory exchange of information" on issuers that are dual-listed on both exchanges.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-07-22

ISRAEL US GIANT

Netapp Completes Spot.io Acquisition for $450 Million NetApp offers hybrid cloud data services for management of applications and data across cloud and on-premises environments and is traded at a company value of $9.5 billion.

by CalcalisTech

2020-07-14

ISRAEL AI OptimalPlus

National Instruments Acquires Israel-Based Data Analytics Startup OptimalPlus for $365 Million OptimalPlus develops AI tools for the automotive, semiconductor, and electronics industries that provide real-time product analytics and extract insights from data across the entire supply chain.

by CalcalisTech

2020-06-03

RWANDA Babylon INVESTMENT

Babylon, Rwanda’s Bably’s Parent Firm Leads $30m Round into Higi’s Health Kioks Babylon’s investment will support the expansion and enhancement of Higi’s station network and further development of its digital capabilities, assessments and programs.

by TechMoran

2020-06-01

ISRAEL SOFTWARE AnyVision

Microsoft to sell AnyVision stake Although no evidence was found that AnyVision's facial recognition technology is used for mass surveillance in the West Bank, Microsoft will divest from the Israeli startup.

by GLOBES

2020-03-30

US Healthcare GOOGLE

Google Commits $800 Mn Covid-19 Fund To Support SMBs, Healthcare The tech giant is offering $340 Mn as Google Ads credits to SMBs

by Inc42

2020-03-30

EGYPT Information Security SecureMisr

SecureMisr acquired by Cysiv, a Trend Micro Group Company SecureMisr is a leading cyber security services provider, based in Cairo, Egypt and serving clients across the Middle East and Africa.

by magnitt

2020-03-25

ISRAEL Information Security Checkmarx

H&F to Acquire Cybersecurity Startup Checkmarx According to $1.15 Billion Valuation The American private equity firm is buying Checkmarx from current owner Insight Partners, which acquired it in 2015 for $100 million.

by CalcalisTech

2020-03-17

CHINA REAL ESTATE SOHO China

Blackstone in talks to take developer SOHO China private in $4b deal The price represents an almost 100% premium to the HK$3.03 average price of SOHO China’s shares in January.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-03-11

NIGERIA FINTECH Paga

Nigerian Fintech Paga Follows Up Acquisition Of Ethiopia’s Apposit With Visa Partnership Founded in 2009, Paga has created a multi-channel network to transfer money, pay bills, and buy things digitally.

by WeeTracker

2020-03-11

US GIANTS GOOGLE

Google scrubs coronavirus misinformation on search, YouTube Since Covid-19 began to spread, Google has aggressively intervened in some of its most popular online services to limit the spread of misinformation.

by LiveMint

2020-03-11

US FINTECH Quona Capital

Quona Capital closes US$203M round to focus on fintech companies in emerging markets Quona Capital targets fintech companies in Asia.

by e27

2020-03-11

US FOOD HUNGRY Marketplace

HUNGRY Raises $19.7M in Series B Funding to Fuel Expansion into 23 Cities Led by Walter Robb and Evolution VC Partners, the latest investment round will drive HUNGRY’s mission to provide extraordinary, ultra-reliable and cost-efficient business and event catering.

by Jade Quatro

2020-03-09

UAE Motor Vehicle Waymo

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala co-leads $2.25 billion investment in self-driving car company Waymo It is the first-ever external investment round by Waymo that had started in 2009 as Google’s self-driving car project.

by MENAbytes

2020-03-04

NIGERIA ENTERTAINMENT Netflix

Netflix Continues African Affair By Setting Up Shop In Nigeria Where It Will Invest In More Originals Barely 24 hours after setting up an official Twitter account and announcing its presence in Nigeria with a picture that featured some of the A-Listers in the Nigerian film industry.

by WeeTracker

2020-03-03

KENYA MANUFACTURING Deere & Co.

World’s Leading Farm Equipment Maker & Nigerian Agtech Firm Using Uber-Like Tech To Enable ‘Tractor-Hailing’ In Africa The company also revealed plans to roll out the devices across Africa in the second half of this year, offering it to all contractors who buy its equipment on the continent.

by WeeTracker

2020-02-26

ISRAEL INSURANCE At-Bay

Cyber Insurance Startup At-Bay Raises $34 Million At-Bay analyzes the digital systems of its clients to determine their level of exposure to cyberattacks.

by CalcalisTech

2020-02-24

ISRAEL Biotechnology Exalenz Bioscience

Unnamed U.S. Company Buys Biomed Company Exalenz Bioscience for $49.4 Million Exalenz first announced it was seeking a buyer in October.

by CalcalisTech

2020-02-20

US VC KKR fund

Financing for social impact and climate businesses gets a billion dollar boost with new KKR fund KKR, the multi-billion dollar, multi-strategy investment firm, has closed on over $1.3 billion for companies focused on social and environmental challenges.

by TechCrunch

2020-02-14

CHINA E-COMMERCE FARFETCH

Tencent, Dragoneer to invest $250m in London’s fashion marketplace Farfetch The investment “elevates the ongoing relationship” between Tencent and Farfetch.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-02-06