Over $1bn piled into MENA-based startups in 2020 0 Comments Get daily business news from the region delivered straight to your inbox I agree to the terms and conditions SIGN UP Over $1bn piled into MENA-based startups in 2020 The UAE, Egypt and Saudi Arabia accounted for 68 per cent of the total deals disclosed in 2020 by Zainab Mansoor January 12, 2021 A staggering $1.031bn was plowed into MENA-based startups in 2020, marking a 13 per cent increase from 2019, startup data platform MAGNiTT has confirmed. Despite crossing the $1bn mark for the first time, the region’s total deal count pared by 13 per cent, down to 496 transactions last year, the