March 02, 2022
Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.
On today’s episode, Etihad Rail has completed construction of the Abu Dhabi to Dubai railway line, and the price of Bitcoin sees a surge due to the war in Ukraine.
Instagram is discontinuing its IGTV video feature, and Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address.
Company name/date started: Seez, set up in September 2015 and the app was released in August 2017
Founder/CEO name(s): Tarek Kabrit, co-founder and chief executive, and Andrew Kabrit, co-founder and chief operating officer
Based in: Dubai, with operations also in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon
Sector: Search engine for car buying, selling and leasing
Size: (employees/revenue): 11; undisclosed
Stage of funding: $1.8 million in seed funding; followed by another $1.5m bridge round - in the process of closing Series A
Investors: Wamda Capital, B&Y and Phoenician Funds
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