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Impact46 Announces Refreshed Logo and Branding

Impact46 Announces Refreshed Logo and Branding

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Impact46, a leading venture capital firm in Saudi Arabia, announced today its new logo and branding. The company’s new logo reiterates the company's focus and commitment to the market and marks the launch of even more community initiatives that...

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COGNNA Closes $2.25 Million Investment Round Led by IMPACT46

COGNNA Closes $2.25 Million Investment Round Led by IMPACT46

COGNNA, a company specializing in cyber threat detection and response, has announced the successful closure of its Seed investment round, exceeding $2.25 million. This achievement marks a significant milestone as COGNNA becomes the first cybersecurity startup in the...

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2023 Saudi Gaming Market Outlook Report

2023 Saudi Gaming Market Outlook Report

Impact46 and AstroLabs release the flagship 2023 Saudi Gaming Market Outlook Report. in collaboration with PLAYHERA. 81% of surveyed gamers and game developers in Saudi Arabia are highly optimistic about the growth of the gaming industry in the upcoming year. More...

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FinTech Ecosystem in Saudi Arabia Report

FinTech Ecosystem in Saudi Arabia Report

In collaboration with Endeavor, IMPACT46 launched a Detailed Analysis of the FinTech Ecosystem in Saudi Arabia Report identifying 100 homegrown Saudi Arabian fintech startups and interviewing more than 30 entrepreneurs and stakeholders. 

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قطاع الألعاب الإلكترونية يجذب بوصلة صناديق الاستثمار

قطاع الألعاب الإلكترونية يجذب بوصلة صناديق الاستثمار

في هذه النشرة البريدية نشارككم قطاع غابت عنه الفرص الاستثمارية في المنطقة على الرغم من الجمهور الكبير والفرص العديدة الذي يخدمها "قطاع الألعاب الإلكترونية" أكبر عناصر قطاع الترفيه والذي يُعتبر بدوره من أهم محركات الاقتصاد في معظم الدول المتقدمة. ومع التغيير في مفاهيم...

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360VUZ announce its partnership with Saudi Professional League

360VUZ announce its partnership with Saudi Professional League

360VUZ, the immersive virtual mobile app partners with Saudi Professional League (SPL), offering a fully immersive experience to football lovers, enabling them to watch highlights of the SPL games, behind the scenes videos and exclusive interviews with players all in...

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Nejree, secured $15 Million Series A round led by Impact46

Nejree, secured $15 Million Series A round led by Impact46

Nejree, the Saudi online fashion & lifestyle destination that has recently launched “Nejree Closet”, a Try Now Buy Later “TNBL” innovative model, has raised $15 Million (56 Million SAR) in a Series A round led by Impact46 growth fund. Nejree, the Riyadh-based...

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Impact46 participate in Lendo SR 27 Million, Series A Round

Impact46 participate in Lendo SR 27 Million, Series A Round

Saudi-based shari’ah compliant fintech company, Lendo, the leading crowdlending marketplace that offers small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to digitally pre-finance their outstanding invoices, has announced that the company has successfully raised an investment...

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Impact46 team note on 2020

Impact46 team note on 2020

"The year of digitization. Many essentials had to be delivered to us at home, including education healthcare and basic food supplies. We all eventually adapt albeit with an altered perspective on our priorities. Embrace change and never stop trying." Abdulaziz Alomran...

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2020 FinTech Trends To Watch

2020 FinTech Trends To Watch

Payments 1. PoS Lending with the rise of e-commerce activities, “Buy now, Pay later” was developed to ease the payment process and accommodate buyers from different background. The BNPL trend enables consumers to split the cost of large purchases into regular...

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The new era of FinTech DATA

The new era of FinTech DATA

As we’ve been looking into investment opportunities in lending, banking, personal finance, and investment technologies, we noticed that data aggregation was an increasingly important component for a lot of fintech — sometimes even critically important for products...

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The Growth in Technology Stocks

The Growth in Technology Stocks

The high dependency on technology on both professional and personal levels have resulted in an innovational and development growth in multiple verticals within the technology sector. The sector now represents a huge part of the economy, reaching a value of $5.2...

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2020 The Watershed Year For Healthcare

2020 The Watershed Year For Healthcare

The increase of users counting on technology in the past few years, have forced many sectors to shift their offerings into technology-based. With the case of healthcare, several limitations slowed this sector's adaptability to change. Most of which revolved around the...

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Telgani Announces the Closing of Its six-figures Seed Funding

Telgani Announces the Closing of Its six-figures Seed Funding

Telgani, the car rental platform startup based in Saudi Arabia, has announced the closing of a six figure investment for its seed round. Investors in the round included 500 startups, Saudi venture capital company, impact46, and a group of angel investors. Telgani,...

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Nana’s Journey to its 18M USD Series B round

Nana’s Journey to its 18M USD Series B round

Market Overview:Globally, online grocery has grown rapidly. Credit Suisse estimates the market will grow to $285B by 2020. USA and Europe have seen several successful e-grocery start-ups, who have benefited immensely from the fulfilment infrastructure and delivery...

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Sectors Positively impacted by Covid-19

Sectors Positively impacted by Covid-19

With the spread of Covid-19 and the lockdown we will be implmented worldwide, We're highlighting the sectors affected positively and other sectors we see an opportunity for growth during this current circumstances. 1- On-demand delivery platforms (positively affected)...

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How Coronavirus has effected the global economy

How Coronavirus has effected the global economy

It is widely believed that the origins of the coronavirus, and specifically the coronavirus known as 2019-nCoV is China. Many have stated that the virus has its origins in a wet market in Wuhan, China. According to Science, this might not be the case. In fact, the...

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