ArabyAds, an Egyptian ad-tech company that empowers ecommerce marketing has raised US$30 Million in a Pre-Series B funding round.
The funding was led by AfricInvest, a leading pan-African investment platform managing multiple alternative asset classes including private equity, venture capital, and private credit.
Mahmoud Fathy, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of ArabyAds said, “We are delighted to welcome AfricInvest as one of our long-term investors and thank them for placing their trust in our vision to build value for all stakeholders in the ecosystem.ArabyAds is committed to transforming the digital advertising landscape with innovation and has been leading the way to deliver performance advertising with its platform offerings. Our fundamentals are strong, and as one of the fastest and profitably-growing companies in the MENA region.”‘
ArabyAds is now looking to expand its presence in newer markets where it can leverage its scalable, secure, and end-to-end platforms to help e-commerce businesses scale effortlessly across the globe. The new funding will help to expand its footprint and further invest it to accelerate its technological advancement and talent acquisition .
The investment is the eighth investment for AfricInvest’s Maghreb Private Equity Fund IV, which provides growth capital to small and mid-cap companies to expand regionally and across the African continent, spurring productivity growth and sustainable job creation.
Founded in 2013 in Egypt, with headquarters in the UAE and tech hubs across Egypt, Tunisia, and Jordan, ArabyAds helps advertisers in customer acquisition, retention, and monetization by leveraging its technology platforms for influencer marketing (iConnect), Coupon based advertising (Boostiny), retail media (Ritelo), live commerce (Dmenta), and on-device contextual advertising (Deviceboost).
“We welcome AfricInvest to the ArabyAds family and thank them for trusting our capabilities. We have identified new business opportunities and markets that will help us drive the growth momentum in the AdTech space, and the funding will allow us to accelerate our plans. Our single focus is to create unmatched value for all our stakeholders and revolutionize e-commerce businesses through our transformative technology platforms,” said Mohammad Khartabil, Chief Business Development Officer and Co-Founder of ArabyAds.
Skander Oueslati, Chief Investment Officer at AfricInvest said, “We are pleased to partner with ArabyAds at a time when the technology company is looking to further disrupt the AdTech industry through its transformative technology platforms. ArabyAds has established a strong brand and excellent reputation in the MENA region and is widely recognized for its reliability and expertise in digital marketing and advertising.”