Eyewa

Lead: General Atlantic

Investors: General Atlantic, Badwa Capital, Turmeric Capital

Standalone article quoting co-CEO Anass Boumediene; founded 2017 by Anass Boumediene, Mehdi Oudghiri, Abdullah Al-Rugaib. The Dec 9 stats article labels Eyewa UAE; the standalone piece says Riyadh-based. | Described as Dubai- and Riyadh-headquartered. General Atlantic's investment was first... Also: https://www.arabnews.com/startups/mena-startups-raise-258m-in-november-in-92-monthly-rise-wamda-2582353 https://www.menabytes.com/eyewa-general-atlantic/ https://www.arabianbusiness.com/business/retail/eyewa-raises-100m-in-series-c-funding-round-plans-100-new-stores-in-2025 https://www.menabytes.com/eyewa-series-c/ https://gulfnews.com/business/retail/saudi-retailer-eyewa-picks-up-100-million-in-new-funding-round-set-to-open-riyadh-hub-1.1732686757996 Confidence: confirmed (round 13, Arab News).

Lead: Kingsway; Nuwa Capital (co-leads)

Investors: Kingsway, Nuwa Capital, French Partners, Endeavor Catalyst, Derayah, Palm Drive, Hardy Capital

Company release said this brought total funding to $30M (it counted seed + Series A + Series B, omitting the $2.5M bridge). Also: https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/local/eyewa-raises-21m-in-latest-series-b-funding-round https://www.imagesretailme.com/omnichannel-retailer-eyewa-raises-21-million-in-series-b-funding-round/ Confidence: confirmed (round 13, Wamda).

Investors: Wamda Capital, EQ2 Ventures, Nuwa Capital

Company called it a 'pre-series B bridge round'; total raised stated as $11.1M. Also: https://www.menabytes.com/eyewa-pre-series-b/ https://www.zawya.com/en/press-release/uae-e-commerce-startup-eyewa-has-raised-a-total-of-us111-million-since-2017-launch-quo6px41 Confidence: confirmed (round 13, PR Newswire (company release)).

Lead: Wamda Capital

Investors: Wamda Capital, GS Shop, Equitrust, 500 Startups, Faith Capital, French Partners, Usus Al Khawarizmi

Wamda names GS Shop, Equitrust, 500 Startups, Faith Capital; the company's June 2021 release adds French Partners and Usus Al Khawarizmi. Total raised after this round stated as $8.6M. Also: https://www.zawya.com/en/press-release/eyewa-raises-75mln-in-series-a-funding-ioddt4sv https://www.menabytes.com/eyewa-series-a/ https://www.globalprivatecapital.org/newsroom/wamda-capital-leads-usd7-5-million-series-a-funding-round-for-eyewa/ Confidence: confirmed (round 13, Wamda).

Lead: Equitrust

Investors: Equitrust (Choueiri Group)

MENAbytes and Crunchbase date it January 2018 (Crunchbase 2018-01-08). Led by Equitrust (now EQ2 Ventures) with unnamed UAE and KSA investors. Company later confirmed $1.1M seed in its Aug 2020 and Jun 2021 releases. Also: https://www.menabytes.com/eyewa-seed/ https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/eyewa-raises-us2-5million-pre-series-b-bridge-round-301109212.html Confidence: confirmed (round 13, Entrepreneur Middle East).