Morocco

Agritech

Oct 16, 2026

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2 min read

Moroccan agritech YoLa Fresh shuts down after failing to secure fresh funding

The produce distributor had raised $9 million in disclosed funding from investors including Al Mada Ventures, Algebra Ventures and FMO.

Jamie Lane

Climatetech

Catalyst Fund reaches $30M for debut pan-African climate fund

Jul 3, 2026

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2 min read

Catalyst Fund reaches $30M for debut pan-African climate fund

The second close brings IFC, Shell Foundation, Trafigura Foundation and Speedinvest onto the register of a fund targeting $40 million to back 40 climate resilience startups, a portfolio that already includes Egypt's Bekia, NoorNation and VAIS alongside Morocco's Sand to Green.

Jamie Lane

Fintech

Jun 26, 2026

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2 min read

Morocco's central bank puts Revolut entry on ice, says fintech's services already covered by local banks

Governor Abdellatif Jouahri said Bank Al-Maghrib is tied up with more urgent regulatory work and sees no pressing need for a new foreign player.

Jamie Lane

Morocco

Jun 11, 2026

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1 min read

Morocco's Agenz raises $5M seed co-led by Breega, Attijariwafa Ventures and Saviu to digitise property transactions

The oversubscribed round marks Paris-based Breega's first investment in Morocco and brings the corporate venture arm of North Africa's largest bank onto the cap table of a platform drawing more than 730,000 monthly visits.

Jamie Lane

Morocco

Moroccan founders raise $5.5m pre-seed from Heartcore and Balderton for AI platform compressing real estate development timelines

May 8, 2026

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1 min read

Moroccan founders raise $5.5m pre-seed from Heartcore and Balderton for AI platform compressing real estate development timelines

Founded by Mehdi Rais and Amine Chraibi, who met through Entrepreneur First's Bridge programme in Germany and became one of the fastest teams in EF's history to receive IC approval.

Jamie Lane

Morocco

Speedinvest launches dedicated Africa fund with €40m EIB anchor for fintech and mobile-first startups

Mar 20, 2026

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5 min read

Speedinvest launches dedicated Africa fund with €40m EIB anchor for fintech and mobile-first startups

The EIB's commitment is structured against a maximum fund size of €200 million under the bank's project terms, though Speedinvest has not disclosed a final fundraising target for the vehicle.

Jamie Lane

Morocco

inDrive acquires Pakistan's Krave Mart as the ride-hailing app pushes deeper into quick commerce

Mar 13, 2026

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3 min read

inDrive acquires Pakistan's Krave Mart as the ride-hailing app pushes deeper into quick commerce

The all-stock deal, first agreed last year, has been approved by Pakistan's Competition Commission. inDrive is already the most downloaded ride-hailing app in Pakistan, Egypt, and Morocco, and has been scaling grocery delivery in the country since January through a partnership with Krave Mart.

Jamie Lane

Morocco

Jan 28, 2026

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3 min read

Yakeey raises $15M in Morocco’s largest proptech Series A to date

The round was backed by Enza Capital, alongside the International Finance Corporation, Egypt’s Beltone Venture Capital, and Morocco’s state-backed CDG Invest.

Jamie Lane

Fintech

Zazu raises $1M pre-seed to build a Mercury-style financial operating system for African SMEs

Dec 4, 2025

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3 min read

Zazu raises $1M pre-seed to build a Mercury-style financial operating system for African SMEs

Zazu is targeting what economists call Africa’s “missing middle”: the continent’s 50 million SMEs that sit between micro-entrepreneurs served by mobile money and large enterprises supported by commercial banks.

Jamie Lane

Fintech

Ora Technologies and Azur Innovation Fund acquire Cathedis in Morocco’s first locally funded startup consolidation

Nov 4, 2025

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2 min read

Ora Technologies and Azur Innovation Fund acquire Cathedis in Morocco’s first locally funded startup consolidation

Founded in 2023 by Omar Alami, ORA offers an integrated app combining peer-to-peer payments, e-commerce, on-demand services, and a forthcoming digital wallet.

Jamie Lane

Fintech

Chari raises $12M Series A to expand merchant super app and build Morocco’s first BaaS platform

Oct 15, 2025

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2 min read

Chari raises $12M Series A to expand merchant super app and build Morocco’s first BaaS platform

Founded in 2020 by Ismael Belkhayat and Sophia Alj, Chari began by digitising procurement for Morocco’s ubiquitous mom-and-pop shops, streamlining FMCG supply chains through its mobile app.

Jamie Lane

Morocco

Ora Technologies acquires Cathedis to bring last-mile delivery in-house

Sep 8, 2025

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2 min read

Ora Technologies acquires Cathedis to bring last-mile delivery in-house

Founded in 2023 by Omar Alami, Ora’s super-app bundles P2P payments, an e-commerce marketplace, on-demand services, chat, and social networking into a single platform.

Jamie Lane

Morocco

Justyol secures $1M to scale Moroccan e-commerce platform with Turkish roots

Sep 2, 2025

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2 min read

Justyol secures $1M to scale Moroccan e-commerce platform with Turkish roots

Founded in Morocco, Justyol connects Turkish fashion and lifestyle products with North African consumers, while recently branching into electronics and household goods.

Jamie Lane

Fintech

Revolut targets Morocco as next North Africa growth play

Jul 31, 2025

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3 min read

Revolut targets Morocco as next North Africa growth play

Revolut is stepping up its North Africa expansion, naming former Uber Southern and Eastern Europe operations director Amine Berrada to lead its push into Morocco.

Jamie Lane

Fintech

ORA Technologies closes $7.5M Series A to deepen digital payments and last-mile reach in Morocco

Jul 15, 2025

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3 min read

ORA Technologies closes $7.5M Series A to deepen digital payments and last-mile reach in Morocco

Founded by Omar Alami in 2023, ORA has taken an ambitious swing at building Morocco’s first true super-app, combining P2P transfers, e-commerce, social networking, chat, on-demand services, and a forthcoming mobile wallet in a single interface.

Jamie Lane