Wamda

U.A.E

1001 closes $30 million Series A to build sovereign AI in GCC

1001, a GCC- and London-based AI startup, has raised a $30 million Series A round led by Lux Capital, with participation from Sanabil...

1001 AI 1001 Lux Capital

U.A.E

Lean and Ziina launch UAE's first one-tap Pay by Bank experience under Open Finance

Lean Technologies and UAE fintech Ziina have launched the UAE's first One-Tap Pay by Bank experience under the country's Open...

Lean Technologies Ziina One-Tap Pay

U.A.E

AXON bags $1 million investment to advance cross-border payments infrastructure

UAE-based fintech AXON has secured an investment of approximately $1 million (SAR 4 million) from Maarej Real Estate following its...

AXON Maarej Real Estate

U.A.E

Keiretsu Forum MENA, FinBursa join forces to digitise startup investments in MENA

Keiretsu Forum MENA, the regional chapter of the global angel investor network 'Keiretsu Forum', has entered into a strategic...

FinBursa Keiretsu Forum MENA

U.A.E

Numi debuts with AI-powered financial agents designed for GCC consumers

Dubai-based fintech startup Numi has emerged from stealth as what it describes as the GCC's first AI-native personal finance...

Numi Fintech

U.A.E

UAE-based Rentify launches Earn AI following $2 million seed round

UAE-based proptech and fintech startup Rentify has raised $2 million in a seed funding round to support the launch of Earn AI, an...

Rentify Proptech

U.A.E

Dubizzle Group deepens proptech footprint with investment in Tern

UAE-based Dubizzle Group has announced a strategic partnership and investment in UAE proptech startup Tern. The platform will be...

Tern Dubizzle

U.A.E

CNTXT AI closes $60 million Series A to deploy secure AI infrastructure worldwide

CNTXT AI, a UAE-based data and AI company, has raised $60 million in a Series A round co-led by AI71 and BlueFive Capital to accelerate...

CNTXT AI AI71 BlueFive Capital

U.A.E

Algebra AI secures $7 million to deliver managed AI services for mid-market companies

Algebra AI, an AI transformation company based in the UAE, has officially launched after raising $7 million from Infinity Constellation,...

Algebra AI BECO Capital silicon badia

U.A.E

Arabic.AI partners with Stanford to introduce HELM Arabic Enterprise

Press release: Arabic.AI, a regional leader in Arabic artificial intelligence and enterprise technology, announced the launch of HELM...

Arabic.AI Stanford HELM Arabic Enterprise

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

UAE's CNTXT AI acquires Actualize to expand enterprise-grade Arabic AI agents

UAE-based AI company CNTXT AI has acquired Actualize, an enterprise AI startup specialising in dialect-aware Arabic voice agents, to...

CNTXT AI Actualize

U.A.E

Anara Impact Capital announces $48 million first close of MENA-focused fund

MENA-focused impact venture capital firm Anara Impact Capital has announced the first close of its debut fund at $48 million, nearing...

Anara Impact Capital KfW ISSF

U.A.E

du, Shorooq partner on $50 million fund to to back regional startups

UAE-based telecom operator du has launched du Ventures, a $50 million corporate venture capital fund, in partnership with investment...

du Shorooq

U.A.E

CargoX secures $250 million led by BlueFive Capital for driverless logistics expansion

UAE-based autonomous logistics startup CargoX has raised $250 million from an investor group led by BlueFive Capital. The company is...

CargoX BlueFive Capital

U.A.E

Uber increases Careem ownership after $100 million stake purchase from e&

UAE-based super app Careem is set to return to closer control under Uber after Uber agreed to acquire a 12.5% stake from e& for $100...

Uber careem e&

U.A.E

Private markets are entering their AI-native era, and FinBursa is here to lead it

For decades, private markets have operated through relationships, networks, and institutional trust. Yet behind the sophistication of...

FinBursa AI

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

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

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

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

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

Beltone VC and Citadel exit Bosta with 75% IRR

Egypt's Beltone Venture Capital and the UAE's Citadel International Holdings have exited Bosta through their joint investment...

Beltone Venture Capital Bosta Citadel International Holdings

U.A.E

Mubadala leads CredibleX Series A within broader $15 million round

UAE-based fintech CredibleX has closed a Series A funding round led by Mubadala Investment Company, as part of a broader $15...

CredibleX Mubadala

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