Ziina

Lead: Y Combinator

Investors: Y Combinator

Accelerator investment: Y Combinator W21 batch (early 2021), $125,000 standard deal, per the company as quoted by TechCrunch; ziina.com/about confirms YC W21 acceptance. Also: https://ziina.com/about Confidence: confirmed (round 13, TechCrunch).

Lead: Avenir Growth Capital

Investors: Avenir Growth Capital, Class 5 Global, Wamda Capital, FJ Labs, Graph Ventures, Goodwater Capital, Jabbar Internet Group, Jasoor Ventures (Oman Technology Fund), ANIM, Zinal Growth

Co-led by Avenir Growth Capital and Class 5 Global; angels included Guillaume Pousaz (via Zinal Growth), Krishnan Menon and PayPal/Venmo/Revolut/Stripe/Brex/Notion/Deel operators. TechCrunch calls it the 'latest tranche' and says total raised at that point was 'over $8.6M'. TechCrunch URL slug says $7.4M; body and headline say $7.5M. Also: https://ziina.com/about https://www.electronicpaymentsinternational.com/news/fintech-firm-ziina-raises-funds-for-saudi-expansion/ https://waya.media/ziina-raises-7-5-million-to-launch-new-services/ Confidence: confirmed (round 13, TechCrunch).

Lead: Class 5 Global

Investors: Class 5 Global, Jabbar Internet Group

Plus unnamed angel investors. Also: https://www.fintechfutures.com/paytech/dubai-fintech-ziina-lands-850-000-and-launches-p2p-payment-app https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/07/yc-backed-ziina-raises-7-4m-seed-from-avenir-growth-capital-and-class-5-global/ Confidence: confirmed (round 13, Wamda).