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Shorooq deepens Doha roots as Snoonu founder backs its growth and AI funds

UAE-based investment firm Shorooq has announced that Hamad Al-Hajri, Founder of Snoonu, will invest across two of the firm’s...

Shorooq Snoonu

U.A.E

CedarBridge begins deploying third private equity fund across the GCC

CedarBridge Partners has begun deploying capital from its third private equity vehicle, CedarBridge High Growth III (CBHG III),...

CedarBridge Partners Access Bridge Ventures

Qatar

Shorooq, PayLater sign MOU to explore institutional credit facility

UAE-based investment firm Shorooq has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with PayLater during Web Summit Qatar to explore the...

Shorooq PayLater

U.A.E

AI hiring platform Qureos secures $5 million to scale across MENA

UAE-bassed HRtech Qureos has raised $5 million in a seed round led by Prosus Ventures and Salica Oryx Fund. The round also saw...

Qureos Prosus Ventures Salica Oryx Fund

U.A.E

Kitopi raises $50 million in growth capital led by EvolutionX

UAE-HQ Cloud Kitchens platform Kitopi has raised $50 million in a growth capital round led by EvolutionX (a private credit...

Kitopi EvolutionX foodtech

U.A.E

Shorooq launches $200 million late-stage growth fund backed by QIA

UAE-based investment firm Shorooq has launched a $200 million late-stage growth fund under its Qatalyst Series, backed by Qatar...

Shorooq QIA Web Summit Qatar 2026

U.A.E

Yozo.ai secures $1.7 million to build AI-native revenue engine for e-commerce merchants

UAE-based e-commerce AI startup Yozo.ai has raised $1.7 million in pre-seed funding, co-led by Access Bridge Ventures and...

Yozo.ai E-commerce Access Bridge Ventures

U.A.E

Arabic.AI partners with Stanford to launch the first holistic benchmark for Arabic AI models

Press release: Arabic.AI, the regional leader in Arabic artificial intelligence and enterprise technology solutions, today announced a...

Arabic.AI Stanford

U.A.E

Property Finder secures $170 million investment led by Mubadala

UAE-based proptech Property Finder has raised $170 million in new funding led by Mubadala Investment Company, alongside another UAE...

Property finder Proptech Mubadala Investment Company

U.A.E

Mantas exits stealth with $1.77 million to cover cloud outages

UAE-based insurtech Mantas has emerged from stealth, announcing a $1.77 million Seed funding round to launch parametric insurance...

Mantas Insurtech Plus VC

U.A.E

AppliedAI raises pre-Series B to scale enterprise AI platform

UAE-based AppliedAI has closed a pre-series B funding round led by Mubadala’s MENA Venture Capital Fund and Arbor Ventures, for an...

AppliedAI Mubadala Investment Company

U.A.E

Eat App raises $10 million Series B extension to accelerate India expansion

UAE-based foodtech Eat App has raised $10 million in a Series B extension, exceeding its original $6 million Series B raised in...

Eat App PSG Equity

U.A.E

OpenCX raises $7 million ahead of Saudi expansion

UAE-based customer communication platform OpenCX has raised $7 million in a funding round led by Y Combinator (participating for the...

OpenCX Y Combinator Shorooq

U.A.E

CE-Ventures joins $55 million Series A round in US biotech Think Bioscience

UAE-based CE‑Ventures, the VC arm of Crescent Enterprises, has participated in a $55 million Series A funding round for US-based biotech ...

Think Bioscience CE-Ventures

U.A.E

Arabic.AI launches free Arabic coding courses in partnership with Replit

Arabic.AI has launched free Arabic-language coding courses in partnership with Replit, making Replit’s full learning experience...

Arabic.AI Replit

U.A.E

Ziina becomes first in the UAE to execute live Open Finance payments with Lean

Press release: Lean Technologies, the MENA region’s leading financial infrastructure provider, and Ziina, the UAE’s...

Lean Technologies Ziina open finance

U.A.E

Khosouf Studio closes $600,000 Seed from Merak Capital

UAE-based game-developing studio Khosouf Studio has raised a $600,000 seed round from Merak Capital. Founded in 2020 by...

Merak Capital Khosouf Studio

U.A.E

UAE's Islamic digital bank Mal raises $230 million

UAE-based fintech Mal has raised $230 million in a strategic investment round led by BlueFive Capital, with participation from...

BlueFive Capital Mal Fintech

U.A.E

Halo AI returns to 1Billion Followers Summit, unveils enhanced agentic AI platform

Press release: Halo AI returns to 1Billion Followers Summit with a bold product evolution and a compelling growth story that cements its...

Halo AI 1Billion Followers Summit

U.A.E

Ziina introduces Violet as it evolves into a daily lifestyle platform

Press release: Ziina, the UAE’s leading homegrown consumer and business payments platform, today announced the launch of Ziina...

Ziina

U.A.E

VentureSouq leads $2 million seed investment in MilkStraw AI

UAE-HQ AI startup MilkStraw AI has raised $2 million in seed funding, led by VentureSouq with participation from Ibtikar Fund and M...

MilkStraw AI VentureSouq

U.A.E

EDT&Partners acquires UAE's eFlow to expand AI-powered learning delivery

Singapore-based education and technology consulting firm EDT&Partners has acquired the UAE-based edtech eFlow for an...

eFlow EDT&Partners

U.A.E

Regeny launches fast-charging EV hub near DXB Airport

Press release: Regeny EV Charging, a leading electric vehicle (EV) charging network operator in the UAE, has officially launched a major...

Regeny EV

U.A.E

Lucid Capital closes $2.5 million Seed round, led by Tharawat Holding

UAE-based fintech Lucid Capital has closed a $2.5 million seed funding round, led by Tharawat Holding, with participation...

Lucid Capital Tharawat Holding

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