• Pakistan fishermen pose for photograph with their catch, in Karachi Pakistan, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. (AP Photo / Fareed Khan)
    Pakistan fishermen pose for photograph with their catch, in Karachi Pakistan, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. (AP Photo / Fareed Khan)
  • A snowy scene in Independence Square, Kyiv. Reuters
    A snowy scene in Independence Square, Kyiv. Reuters
  • A statue of Athena during a preview of the exhibition Fidia at the Capitoline Museums, Rome. AP
    A statue of Athena during a preview of the exhibition Fidia at the Capitoline Museums, Rome. AP
  • An injured Palestinian in a school in Khan Younis, Gaza, having been transferred from the Indonesian Hospital, which is under Israeli siege. AFP
    An injured Palestinian in a school in Khan Younis, Gaza, having been transferred from the Indonesian Hospital, which is under Israeli siege. AFP
  • A boatman steers through the polluted waters of the Yamuna river in New Delhi. AFP
    A boatman steers through the polluted waters of the Yamuna river in New Delhi. AFP
  • British Foreign Secretary David Cameron visits a damaged building in Kibbutz Be'eri, southern Israel. Reuters
    British Foreign Secretary David Cameron visits a damaged building in Kibbutz Be'eri, southern Israel. Reuters
  • The aftermath of a landslide in Las Calaveras, Guatemala City. At least six people are missing. AFP
    The aftermath of a landslide in Las Calaveras, Guatemala City. At least six people are missing. AFP
  • Workers inflate and secure giant helium balloons to feature in the 97th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. EPA
    Workers inflate and secure giant helium balloons to feature in the 97th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. EPA
  • Supporters of Moise Katumbi, one of the main opponents of President Felix Tshisekedi, at a Katumbi election rally in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. AFP
    Supporters of Moise Katumbi, one of the main opponents of President Felix Tshisekedi, at a Katumbi election rally in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. AFP
  • A car and a bus set alight at the junction of Bachelors Walk and the O'Connell Bridge during unrest in Dublin, Ireland. AFP
    A car and a bus set alight at the junction of Bachelors Walk and the O'Connell Bridge during unrest in Dublin, Ireland. AFP
  • Ava Max performs during F1 weekend at Etihad Park, Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Ava Max performs during F1 weekend at Etihad Park, Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • A child stands in the rubble of a school in Rafah hit during an Israeli strike before the start of a four-day truce in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
    A child stands in the rubble of a school in Rafah hit during an Israeli strike before the start of a four-day truce in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • Rohingya refugees rest on a beach on Sabang island, Aceh province, Indonesia. AFP
    Rohingya refugees rest on a beach on Sabang island, Aceh province, Indonesia. AFP
  • Edema Bibi, 66, has her registration card checked during a door-to-door verification drive for undocumented Afghans, in a camp on the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan. Reuters
    Edema Bibi, 66, has her registration card checked during a door-to-door verification drive for undocumented Afghans, in a camp on the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan. Reuters
  • Villagers gather at a well to draw water in Telamwadi, north-east of Mumbai, India. AP
    Villagers gather at a well to draw water in Telamwadi, north-east of Mumbai, India. AP
  • Voting at the Dutch parliamentary elections in Amsterdam. Reuters
    Voting at the Dutch parliamentary elections in Amsterdam. Reuters
  • A human tower being formed at an event in Zocalo Square, Mexico City. AFP
    A human tower being formed at an event in Zocalo Square, Mexico City. AFP
  • US President Joe Biden stands next to Liberty, one of the two national Thanksgiving turkeys, after pardoning them at a ceremony on the White House's South Lawn in Washington. AP
    US President Joe Biden stands next to Liberty, one of the two national Thanksgiving turkeys, after pardoning them at a ceremony on the White House's South Lawn in Washington. AP
  • Choudhary holds up a picture of his son Manjeet Kumar, one of 41 construction workers who have been trapped in a collapsed road tunnel for 10 days in the Uttarkashi district of India's northern Uttarakhand state. AFP
    Choudhary holds up a picture of his son Manjeet Kumar, one of 41 construction workers who have been trapped in a collapsed road tunnel for 10 days in the Uttarkashi district of India's northern Uttarakhand state. AFP
  • A peacock poses on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai. AFP
    A peacock poses on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai. AFP
  • Northern Lights, also called Aurora Borealis, illuminate the night sky over a boat on the shore in Sommaroy, Norway. Reuters
    Northern Lights, also called Aurora Borealis, illuminate the night sky over a boat on the shore in Sommaroy, Norway. Reuters
  • People walk beneath autumnal Chinar trees on a foggy morning in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA
    People walk beneath autumnal Chinar trees on a foggy morning in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA
  • An MP from the Democratic Party lights a smoke bomb as a sign of protest during a parliament session in Tirana, Albania. Reuters
    An MP from the Democratic Party lights a smoke bomb as a sign of protest during a parliament session in Tirana, Albania. Reuters
  • Participants run through a street carrying a palm hut during the annual Hut Race in Ugong Village, Philippines. EPA
    Participants run through a street carrying a palm hut during the annual Hut Race in Ugong Village, Philippines. EPA
  • Thousands of demonstrators in downtown Madrid protesting against the government's decision to grant amnesty to Catalan separatist leaders. EPA
    Thousands of demonstrators in downtown Madrid protesting against the government's decision to grant amnesty to Catalan separatist leaders. EPA
  • Japanese soldiers take part in a marine landing drill at Tokunoshima island, southwestern Japan. Reuters
    Japanese soldiers take part in a marine landing drill at Tokunoshima island, southwestern Japan. Reuters
  • Red Bull's Max Verstappen in action during the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix in Las Vegas, Nevada. Reuters
    Red Bull's Max Verstappen in action during the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix in Las Vegas, Nevada. Reuters
  • A Greenpeace ship, The Rainbow Warrior, sails around the island of Bilangbilangban, while visiting sinking islands in the Philippines, 10 years after the devastating Typhoon Haiyan. Getty Images
    A Greenpeace ship, The Rainbow Warrior, sails around the island of Bilangbilangban, while visiting sinking islands in the Philippines, 10 years after the devastating Typhoon Haiyan. Getty Images
  • An employee at a petrochemical complex in Lianyungang, in China's Jiangsu province. AFP
    An employee at a petrochemical complex in Lianyungang, in China's Jiangsu province. AFP
  • Hot air balloons fly the city during the 21st International Hot Air Balloon Festival in Leon, Mexico. AFP
    Hot air balloons fly the city during the 21st International Hot Air Balloon Festival in Leon, Mexico. AFP

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November 24, 2023

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Name: Thndr

Started: October 2020

Founders: Ahmad Hammouda and Seif Amr

Based: Cairo, Egypt

Sector: FinTech

Initial investment: pre-seed of $800,000

Funding stage: series A; $20 million

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