Wamda

Saudi Arabia

a16z backs Saudi fintech Stitch in its first-ever GCC deal

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Stitch has raised $25 million in Series A funding led by the US-based VC Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). The...

a16z Stitch Andreessen Horowitz

U.A.E

Zuvees raises fresh capital to expand across the Middle East and global markets

UAE-based gifting platform Zuvees has raised $1.6 million from IvyCap Ventures as part of its ongoing Series A funding round to...

Zuvees IvyCap Ventures

U.A.E

RemotePass secures $17.4 million Series B to accelerate global expansion

Wamda Capital-backed global employment, payroll, and spend platform RemotePass has raised $17.4 million in Series B funding led by...

RemotePass Wamda Capital HRtech

Jordan

JCIF unveils Manara Ventures, a $70 million growth fund for Jordanian tech companies

Jordan Capital and Investment Fund (JCIF) has launched Manara Ventures, a JOD 50 million ($70.5 million) scale-up fund focused on...

Jordan Capital and Investment Fund JCIF Manara Ventures

Tunisia

Tunisian insurtech EYST secures six-figure investment from 216 Capital

Tunisia-based insurtech startup EYST Technology raised a six-figure investment from 216 Capital to support its technological expansion...

EYST 216 Capital Insurtech

Saudi Arabia

Arib targets Saudi digital lending boom with $23.5M funding round

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Arib has raised $23.5 million in a funding round led by Merak Capital. The round included Sharia-compliant...

Arib Fintech Merak Capital

Global

Sweden's PlayReplay targets MENA expansion after new $12M investment

Swedish sportstech PlayReplay has raised $12 million in a funding round led by Alfvén & Didrikson. The round included...

PlayReplay Sportstech

Egypt

GrowthLabs acquires Startup Gate to build unified startup infrastructure across MENA

GrowthLabs, an Egypt-based startup ecosystem builder, acquired Startup Gate, an Egypt-based founder and investor network platform, for...

GrowthLabs Startup Gate

U.A.E

UAE-based eVoost AI expands globally after $2.2M funding round

UAE-based proptech eVoost AI has raised $2.2 million (€2 million) in a funding round led by First Drop VC and joined by...

eVoost AI First Drop VC Hub71

Global

Dealfuze launches AI-powered investor-founder matchmaking platform

Press release: Dealfuze, a London-based platform with deep MEA roots, today announced the launch of its closed beta waitlist alongside...

Dealfuze

Regional

The strategic role of GCC sovereign funds in rebuilding post-war economies

An article by Majd Zghyer, a Palestine-based economist. During the past two decades, the emergence of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs)...

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Lebanon

B&Y Ventures launches Lebanon's first Angel Investor Network

B&Y Venture Partners has launched the Lebanese Angel Investor Network (LAIN), a curated angel investment network targeting...

Lebanese Angel Investor Network (LAIN) B&Y Venture Partners

Saudi Arabia

TruKKer secures up to $300M securitisation facility from ADCB

MENA-based digital freight network TruKKer secured an inaugural trade receivables securitisation facility of up to $300 million arranged...

Trukker ADCB

U.A.E

Peekabox raises $1.5 million to tackle food waste in the UAE

UAE-based surplus food marketplace Peekabox has raised an oversubscribed $1.5 million seed round to scale its operations in the...

Peekabox foodtech E-commerce

U.A.E

Lyrie.ai exits stealth with $2 million pre-seed round

UAE-based cybersecurity startup Lyrie.ai has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding from unnamed investors and officially exited...

Lyrie.ai cybersecurity

Egypt

Egrobots unveils AI-powered harvesting robot built entirely by Egyptian engineers

Egrobots unveiled the first autonomous agricultural harvesting robot developed entirely by Egyptian engineers. The robot uses AI,...

Egrobots Agriculture robotics

United States

Insider One moves deeper into enterprise retail with Bluecore acquisition

US-based agentic customer engagement platform, Insider One has acquired Bluecore to accelerate the shift toward autonomous, end-to-end...

Insider One Bluecore

Qatar

Qatar’s Snoonu backs accounting startup HASIF to support SME digitisation

Qatar-based accounting Saas platform HASIF has received an undisclosed investment from Snoonu through its Startup Factory...

Snoonu Snoonu Startup Factory HASIF

Saudi Arabia

Aumet closes $12 million Series A led by Emkan Capital

Saudi Arabia-based healthtech Aumet has raised $12 million in Series A funding led by Emkan Capital. The round included participation...

Aumet Emkan Capital healthtech

Saudi Arabia

Stream raises additional $5.2M, bringing total seed funding to $9.2M

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Stream has secured a $5.2 million seed extension round led by BECO Capital. The round included...

Stream BECO Capital Fintech

Egypt

Egypt-born proptech Byit expands into UAE

Egypt-born proptech Byit has expanded into the UAE and launched a new suite of AI-powered real estate solutions. The move follows...

Byit Proptech

Saudi Arabia

Gabster secures $500K pre-seed to build unified AI business management platform

Saudi Arabia-based business operations platform Gabster has raised $500,000 in a pre-seed round backed by RAI and T2. Founded in 2024...

Gabster

Saudi Arabia

Hakeem Health raises $1.65 million backed by Merak Capital

Saudi Arabia-based healthtech Hakeem Health has raised $1.65 million in a funding round led by Merak Capital, with participation from...

Merak Capital Sanabil 500 Hakeem Health

Regional

Founders still building in MENA understand what others miss

An article by Darya Nikulina, Director of Operations & Marketing at Dubai-based travel tech company Visarun Whenever a crisis hits,...

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