Wamda

U.A.E

ZIWO raises strategic debt investment from Amplify Growth Fund

UAE-based AI contact centre platform ZIWO has secured a strategic growth credit investment from Ajeej Capital’s Amplify Growth...

ZIWO Amplify Growth Fund

U.A.E

The true price of scaling AI in the UAE

An article by Matt Spriegel, the Founder and CEO of Atiom The United Arab Emirates has spent the past decade positioning itself as...

oped AI

U.A.E

Singapore's Ascentium acquires Clara to expand footprint in UAE

Singapore-based business services platform Ascentium has acquired Clara, a UAE-based regtech and corporate service provider, for an...

Clara Ascentium

U.A.E

XSquare attracts new investment to automate B2B finance infrastructure

UAE-based B2B fintech XSquare has raised a funding round from AngelSpark, value undisclosed. Founded in 2023 by ...

XSquare AngelSpark Fintech

U.A.E

QuicKart secures $1.5 million to expand fresh commerce across the UAE

UAE-based fresh commerce platform QuicKart has raised $1.5 million in a seed round led by Orbit Ventures, with participation from angel...

QuicKart Orbit Ventures

U.A.E

iBLOXX Studios secures $5 million for global expansion

UAE-based Web3 gaming studio iBLOXX Studios has raised over $5 million from unnamed investors. Founded in 2021 by Domenik Maier,...

iBLOXX Studios

U.A.E

CADO extends GCC footprint with Qatar launch

Press release: CADO, the UAE-founded premium gifting platform, has announced its expansion into Qatar, strengthening its position as one...

CADO E-commerce

U.A.E

Smart Bricks closes $5 million pre-seed to automate real estate investing

UAE-based proptech Smart Bricks has raised $5 million in a pre-seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z Speedrun), with participation...

Smart Bricks Proptech

U.A.E

UAE fintech omnispay raises $2 million pre-Series A

omnispay has raised $2 million in a pre-Series A round, led by Infinity Value Capital Group. Founded in 2022 by Simanta Das, Vimal...

omnispay Fintech

U.A.E

UAE startup ThrowMeNot secures $550k pre-seed

ThrowMeNot has raised $550,000 in a pre-seed round, led by Sheikh Ahmed bin Mana Al Maktoum. Founded in 2025 by Archie Rudyuk,...

ThrowMeNot

U.A.E

InvestSky expands into Saudi Arabia following $4 million seed round

UAE-based fintech InvestSky has officially expanded into Saudi Arabia after raising a $4 million seed round and receiving a Financial...

InvestSky Emkan Capital

Qatar

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

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