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Retailo Raises $36M million in Landmark Series A Round For Empowering Community Commerce in MENA Region - Yahoo Finance

Last updated Tuesday, February 1, 2022 01:07 ET

MENA's fastest growing B2B start-up focusing on regional expansion and many new initiatives to carry momentum forward
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Retailo, the fastest growing startup in Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan (MENAP) which is digitizing the region's retail supply chains, has raised $36 million in its Series A investment round which was a mix of equity and venture debt. Retailo is a regional B2B marketplace in MENAP and has raised a total investment of $45 million in less than 1.5 years of operations, a landmark for any startup in the region.
Retailo's Series A round has attracted leading investors with proven track records of impactful investments. The round was led by Silicon Valley based Graphene Ventures which was an investor of tech giants Snapchat and Lyft.
For Retailo's Series A, Graphene is joined by leading investors that include 500 Global, Agility, Aujan, Tech Invest Com and Mentor's Fund, all of which have the relevant exposure and investments in the retail industry's technology companies. The venture debt was raised from Nahda Fund - one of the Middle East's first venture debt funds which is backed by IMM Investment Global, based in Hong Kong. Additionally, Shorooq Partners, Abercross Holdings, Arzan VC, AgFunder also participated in the round as repeat investors which demonstrates their continuing belief in Retailo's successful future.
Retail in MENAP is a $500 billion industry which consists of over 10 million small...



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