Wamda

U.A.E

Mastiska closes $10 million seed to advance sovereign silicon for AI compute

UAE-based fabless semiconductor startup Mastiska has raised $10 million in a seed round backed mainly by GCC sovereign wealth funds to...

Mastiska

U.A.E

Revibe lands $17 million to accelerate sustainable electronics adoption in MENA

UAE-based refurbished electronics marketplace Revibe has raised $17 million in a new funding round led by Partech, with...

Revibe Partech

U.A.E

FAST Ventures rolls out $3 million venture studio to back MENA startups

UAE-based VC FAST Ventures has launched FAST Foundry with a $3 million venture studio to back early-stage startups across...

FAST Ventures FAST Foundry

U.A.E

Buildroid emerges from stealth with $2 million pre-seed investment

US-based AI robotics startup Buildroid AI has raised $2 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Tim Draper, allowing it...

Buildroid contech AI

U.A.E

Kingpin concludes $3.5 million seed to build global AI-native distribution platform

UAE-based AI-native SaaS company Kingpin has raised $3.5 million in seed funding to scale its global distribution platform. The round...

Kingpin Hub71 SAAS

U.A.E

Secure.com finalises $4.5 million funding to expand AI security agents

UAE-based Secure.com has closed a $4.5 million funding round, led by Disrupt.com, alongside the launch of its new Digital Security...

Secure.com Disrupt.com

U.A.E

Nabta Health closes $2 million pre-Series A to expand hybrid women’s health model

UAE-based Nabta Health has closed a $2 million Pre-Series A round, bringing its total funding to $4.5 million. The company uses an...

Nabta Health

U.A.E

Noum launches in the UAE to transform hiring process

Noum, a UAE-based HRtech company, has launched an AI-driven hiring infrastructure designed to help organisations across the GCC...

Noum HRtech

U.A.E

DataCamp enters the Middle East with Optima acquisition

US- and London-based edtech DataCamp has acquired UAE-based Optima, an AI-native learning platform that personalises lessons, pacing,...

DataCamp Optima EdTech

U.A.E

Petal Group secures $18 million from Quintas Capital to expand operations in UAE, Ireland

UAE-based Quintas Capital has completed its first Managed Equity investment worth $18 million in Petal Group, a floral gifting and...

Petal Group Quintas Capital

U.A.E

The UAE’s next property boom will be powered by AI

An article by Milad Monshipour, CEO and Founder of AIR In the first half of 2025, Dubai’s real estate market recorded more than...

Proptech AI real esate

U.A.E

Is the UAE building the region's first true open finance economy?

An article by Tewfik Cassis, chief product & technology officer ay Lean Technologies The UAE’s bold move Financial...

oped Fintech Open banking

U.A.E

Property Finder invests in Stake to accelerate MENA’s proptech innovation

UAE-based proptech Property Finder has invested in Stake, a UAE-based digital real estate investment platform, in an undisclosed...

Property finder Stake

U.A.E

UnifyApps secures $50 million Series B to scale GenAI adoption across enterprises

UAE-based SaaS solutions provider UnifyApps has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by WestBridge Capital, with participation...

UnifyApps ICONIQ SAAS

U.A.E

Property Finder receives $250 million debt from Ares Management

UAE-based proptech Property Finder has raised a $250 million debt financing commitment from Ares Credit funds to support its next phase...

Property finder Proptech

U.A.E

Cercli bags $12 million Series A to build AI-native workforce platform

UAE-based workforce management platform Cercli raised $12 million in a Series A funding round led by Germany’s Picus...

Cercli Picus Capital HRtech

U.A.E

1001 AI closes $9 million seed round to accelerate GCC landing

1001 AI, a deeptech startup headquartered between London and Dubai, has raised $9 million in a seed funding round led by CIV, General...

1001 AI deeptech

Saudi Arabia

Qashio acquires Sanad Cash to accelerate Saudi expansion

UAE-based fintech Qashio, the UAE’s leading corporate spend management platform, announced the acquisition of Saudi Arabia’s...

Qashio Sanad Cash

U.A.E

CADO raises $4.5 million pre-seed to drive regional, global expansion

UAE-founded gifting platform CADO has raised $4.5 million in a pre-seed round, led by Sanabil 500 alongside a German family office...

CADO Sanabil 500 E-commerce

Palestine

MENA’s innovation map expands as Syria debuts, Palestine rises at GITEX 2025

At this year’s GITEX Global, the region’s largest technology exhibition, the spotlight quietly shifted to two pavilions that...

Sync Syria GITEX 2025 Expand North Star

U.A.E

TiE Women MENA 2025 crowns regional champions at GITEX Global

Press release: TiE Dubai, the regional chapter of TiE Global, has officially announced the winners of the sixth edition of the TiE Women...

TiE Women MENA GITEX

U.A.E

Crescent Enterprises commits $68 million to build globally competitive ventures from the UAE

UAE-based VC Crescent Enterprises has launched a $68 million investment programme to scale CE-Creates' venture-building...

Crescent Enterprises CE-Creates

U.A.E

Tawuniya leads $5 million investment in TachyHealth

UAE-based healthtech startup TachyHealth has raised $5 million in a Series A round led by Saudi insurance company Tawuniya, with...

TachyHealth healthtech Tawuniya

U.A.E

Oqood raises $1 million seed round to expand AI-powered legal solutions

UAE-based Oqood has raised $1 million in seed funding from a group of angel investors. Founded in 2024 by Khaled Al Rasheed, Oqood...

Oqood Legaltech

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