The Elephant in the Room: Absence of International Services, Root Causes, and Missed Opportunities
In this jointly developed article, Rawaz Rauf sheds the light on the missing financial services and the impact on the Iraqi market, while...
State of Capital Market of Iraq
In its seventh issue, Business LANDSCAPE spoke with Mr. Shwan Ibrahim Taha, chairman of Rabee Securities, who reflected upon the current...
PODCAST: Stories from Investing in Iraqi Startups - Rawaz Rauf - Tajarib #6
Rawaz is a partner at Euphrates Ventures, which is a fund that invests in some of the most popular Iraqi startups, like the food delivery...
Iraq's start-ups herald an economic shake-up as the ‘winds of change’ begin
The new entrants to tech sector raised $7m in 2021, up 162% year-on-year, through seven deals, Magnitt data shows. Read more here :...
Nakhla, an Iraqi agri-tech company, receives its first investment from Euphrates Ventures
Nakhla, an Iraqi-based Agri-tech social enterprise, has received a six-figure investment from Euphrates Ventures, an Iraq-focused venture...
A Speaker Series’ State of Investment in Iraq
The panel tackled the startup landscape, investment opportunities, and investor activity in Iraq.
Baghdad-based Alsaree3 Group Ltd. raised a $3.5M bridge round , led by Euphrates Ventures
Baghdad-based Alsaree3 Group, consisting of Alsaree3 (food-delivery) and Al Zajel Express (last-mile delivery services), closed an...
Startups to Watch: KESK
Five One Invest sat down with Basima Abdulrahman, Founder and CEO of KESK, to discuss her remarkable startup journey, the challenges...
Iraq’s Miswag raises $1.6 million pre-Series A
Iraq's largest e-commerce marketplace, Miswag, has raised over $1.6 million USD in Iraq’s first Pre-Series A round, on an undisclosed...
A Conversation with Iraq’s Latest Venture Capital Fund
Five One Invest sat down with Geoffrey Batt founder of Euphrates Advisors (EA) to discuss the launch of Euphrates Venture Capital Fund....
Iraq: MENA's next emergent ecosystem?
Recently, Euphrates Iraq Fund announced the launch of their new Euphrates Venture Capital fund. The new venture fund was joined by Rawaz...
How capital markets grow? Shwan Ibrahim Taha
In the weekly stock financial market program, Shwan Ibrahim Taha discusses how capital markets grow and how can the private sector grow...
Baghdad-based Alsaree3 Group raises Bridge funding round
Alsaree3 Group, consisting of Alsaree3 (food-delivery) and Al Zajel Express (last-mile delivery services), has closed a 7-figure Bridge...
The Investor’s Mindset: A Speaker Series Session with Rawaz Rauf
Have you ever wondered what goes through an investor's mind when he or she is looking for the next great startup? In February, we had the...
Iraq-based E-commerce platform Miswag closes Seed funding round
Miswag, the Iraq-based E-commerce platform, has announced the successful closing of its second round of Seed funding. This brings the...
Miswag closes second seed round
Iraq-based e-commerce platform Miswag has closed its second round of seed funding. The round was led by Euphrates Iraq Fund and Shwan...
KAPITA's Business Meetup with Shwan Ibrahim Taha
KAPITA hosted a friendly and open Business meetup with Shwan Ibrahim Taha, an investor and Chairman of Rabee Securities. The meetup...
