The SIG-backed, MENA-focused chatroom app developer has filed to raise up to $100m in an offering on the New York Stock Exchange.

China-based social media platform developer Yalla Group filed for a $100m initial public offering yesterday that will give quantitative trading firm Susquehanna International Group (SIG) a chance to exit.

Founded in 2016, Yalla runs an online platform that allows users in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to connect to voice-based chatrooms, play social games and exchange digital gifts. It has 12.5 million monthly active users, 5.4 million of which are paying users.

The company doubled revenue year…

Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.