Wikeez Received Seed Funding of $250,000 From Kuv Capital

 

wikeez logo header Wikeez Received Seed Funding of $250,000 From Kuv CapitalWikeez a Lebanon based new social entertainment web site has received USD $250,000 from Kuv Capital, the funding will be used for development and attracting market adoption.

Wikeez allow people to publish and exchange on their favorite subjects centered on entertainment topics (TV shows, movies, celebrities, music and sports).

In wikeez people can have a blog, socialize via social networking tools, and blog owners who write posts centered on TV shows, movies, celebrities, music or sport can submit their content where Wikeez will help them promote their stories.

wikeez test sceen web Wikeez Received Seed Funding of $250,000 From Kuv Capital

Wikeez has not been launched yet, but English version is due to launch soon and Arabic version too.

I have not tested Wikeez yet, as I am waiting for an invitation from them, thus I have little info about their services. (waiting for an answer to my email from Wikazz team,) Though the site looks like a mixture of social/median. dwwen, HydePark plus facebook but for entertainment.

Kuv Capital funder of Wikeez,  is a growth consulting and early stage investment firm in Internet and Mobile sectors. It specializes in Funding, M&A, alliances, and consulting. With offices in Paris, Beirut and Dubai, Kuv Capital investments are focused in Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Kuv Capital is led by a French serial entrepreneur Hervé Cuviliez a technology investor since 1999 who co-founded his first webagency in France (CreaHTM) In 1996 with Ivan Petrovic.

Kuv Capital other recent investments are:

MyID.  which is trying to answer a simple question, how can we provide our users with a digital ID. 

Cashstore which is a shopping engine with a cashback reward system. Available in French Cashstore.fr and Spanish Cashstore.es 

 

 

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  • 5 Comments For “Wikeez Received Seed Funding of $250,000 From Kuv Capital”

    1. David Haddad |

      great to see a lebanese startup getting seed funded. thanks for the news Gaith!

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    3. Gaith |

      welcome David, good to have u here reading and commenting :)

    4. tareq kayyali |

      Great stuff… its really promising to see Angel investors starting to see business potential in Arabic social networks. Its a big market transition we are seeing in the Middle East that will be fueled by growth in internet penetration…

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