Wamda

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

U.A.E

ADQ, Gates Foundation commit $40 million to scale responsible AI, edtech across Africa

ADQ and the Gates Foundation have announced a four-year, $40m partnership to scale the responsible use of AI and EdTech to improve...

ADQ Gates Foundation

U.A.E

UAE-headquartered Premialab raises $220 million led by KKR

UAE-headquartered Premialab, a global provider of data, analytics, and risk management solutions for quantitative investing, has raised...

KKR Premialab

U.A.E

Relik raises seed round with backing from KBW Ventures

UAE-based Relik has closed a seed funding round with participation from KBW Ventures, Naatt Holding, Fort Holding, and Ayman...

Relik KBW Ventures

U.A.E

Noon raises $500 million from PIF-backed investors ahead of potential IPO

Saudi Arabia and UAE-headquartered noon has raised $500 million in fresh funding from backers including Saudi Arabia’s sovereign...

Noon PIF

U.A.E

Impact46 backs Hypemasters with $1 million investment

Impact46 has led a $1 million investment round in Hypemasters, with strong participation from GEM Capital. The funding will support...

Hypemasters Impact46

U.A.E

Qadi emerges from stealth after closing pre-seed round

UAE-based regtech Qadi has emerged from stealth after closing a pre-seed funding round led by Incubayt. Founded in 2025 by Mohamad...

Qadi Incubayt

U.A.E

Byit secures $1.1 million funding to expand into KSA, deepen UAE operations

UAE-headquartered proptech Byit Capital has raised $1.1 million in strategic funding from A15, Beltone Holding, and a group of...

Byit Proptech

U.A.E

UAE's Reno raises $4 million in equity-debt round

UAE-based home renovation tech platform Reno has raised $4 million in equity and debt, led by Sanabil 500, Hub71,...

Reno Sanabil 500

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