Wamda

U.A.E

UAE's JustAd attracts $5 million to expand into new markets

UAE-based adtech startup JustAd has secured a $5 million investment from angel investor Imad Jomaa to support its expansion into new...

JustAd adtech

U.A.E

Ai Everything Abu Dhabi 2026 brings 150 AI startups to the UAE capital

Press release: AI that cuts software incident resolution by more than 90 per cent, monitors industrial safety through more than 400...

Ai Everything Abu Dhabi

U.A.E

TiE Women MENA crowns five regional winners ahead of GITEX Global final

Press release: TiE Dubai, the regional chapter of TiE Global has officially announced the five regional winners, who will compete at the...

TiE Women MENA

U.A.E

Shorooq, Presight join Maven Robotics’ $100 million Series A

UAE-based Shorooq and Presight, a G42 company, have invested in US industrial robotics startup Maven Robotics as part of its $100...

Maven Robotics Presight Shorooq

U.A.E

AÏZA parent Amaani raises $5 million Series A for GCC expansion

UAE-based consumer company Amaani, behind Middle Eastern beauty brand AÏZA, has raised $5 million in Series A funding round led by...

AÏZA Amaani BECO Capital

U.A.E

Huspy enters Italy with Integra Finance acquisition and $86 million investment plan

UAE-founded proptech Huspy has acquired Italian credit intermediary Integra Finance, marking its entry into Italy, where it plans to...

huspy Integra Finance

U.A.E

Synapse Analytics secures $13 million Series A led by Partech

UAE-based AI startup Synapse Analytics has raised $13 million in a Series A round led by Partech, with participation from Algebra...

Synapse Analytics Partech Algebra Ventures

U.A.E

Keep Converting closes $2 million pre-seed led by Nuwa Capital, COTU Ventures

UAE-based AI-powered e-commerce startup Keep Converting has raised $2 million in a pre-seed round led by Nuwa Capital and COTU Ventures...

Keep Converting COTU Ventures Nuwa capital

U.A.E

Creative Investments Holding secures $20 million first close, targets $50 million

Abu Dhabi-based Creative Investments Holding (Creative Holding) has secured $20 million in initial commitments at the first close of its...

Creative Investments Holding

U.A.E

Phoenix Venture Partners leads $3.5 million round in UAE fintech Sav

UAE-based consumer fintech Sav has raised $3.5 million in a pre-Series A round led by Abu Dhabi-based Phoenix Venture Partners (PVP),...

Sav Phoenix Venture Partners Fintech

U.A.E

COFE Tech closes pre-IPO round at $178 million valuation

Kuwait-founded enterprise technology company COFE Tech, formerly COFE App, has closed a pre-IPO funding round at a $178 million...

COFE Wa'ed Ventures

U.A.E

Enhance raises $18.2 million in equity-debt round

GCC-based fitness technology company Enhance has raised $18.2 million in equity and venture debt, with Global Ventures participating in...

Enhance healthtech Stride Ventures

Saudi Arabia

Arabic.AI secures strategic investment from HUMAIN

Arabic.AI has secured a strategic investment from Saudi Arabia-based HUMAIN, a PIF company, as part of a partnership to expand Arabic...

Humain Arabic AI Tarjama

U.A.E

Dubai’s growing role in the global digital economy

An article by Artem Shargin, a UAE-based entrepreneur and co-founder and chief operating officer of 0to8. In the digital economy,...

Global Digital Economy oped

U.A.E

Oro raises $3 million to scale AI-powered financial execution platform

UAE-based financial AI platform Oro has raised $3 million in a strategic funding round co-led by MH Ventures and Mapleblock Capital,...

M2M Capital Oro MH Ventures

U.A.E

GMNSM raises $2 million for GCC and European expansion

UAE-based martial arts and holistic education company GMNSM has raised $2 million in funding from VEYRA Capital and a private...

GMNSM

U.A.E

Swvl secures $13 million investment led by Sawiris-backed Coefficient

Dubai-headquartered mobility company Swvl has secured a $13 million private investment in public equity (PIPE) led by US investment firm...

Swvl Sawiris Coefficient

U.A.E

UAE’s Stellaria secures $6.8 million to scale geospatial AI platform

UAE-based AI and geospatial intelligence startup Stellaria, formerly known as Farmin, has raised $6.8 million (AED25 million) in a...

Stellaria geospatial

U.A.E

Fasset hits $1 billion valuation after $68 million Series C

UAE-based fintech Fasset has raised $68 million in a Series C round led by Japan’s SBI Group and joined by Speedinvest, valuing...

Fasset SBI Group

U.A.E

XSquare raises pre-Seed round to expand into Saudi Arabia

UAE-based fintech XSquare has raised an undisclosed pre-Seed round. The round saw participation from Raed Ventures, AngelSpark, 500...

XSquare Raed Ventures AngelSpark

U.A.E

Tax Star closes $1.75 million Seed round to expand across GCC

UAE-based taxtech startup Tax Star has raised $1.75 million in a Seed round, primarily backed by angel investors. Founded in 2023 by...

Tax Star

U.A.E

Mobility fintech Naran secures $10 million in debt-equity financing

UAE-based mobility fintech Naran has raised $10 million in equity and debt financing from UAE investment firm Landel. Founded in 2025...

Naran Landel

U.A.E

Cobi secures $1 million pre-seed led by Lunara Partners

UAE-based customer intelligence startup Cobi has raised $1 million in a pre-seed round led by Lunara Partners, with participation from...

Lunara Partners Cobi Plug and Play

U.A.E

Shaffra expands beyond the GCC with Azerbaijan launch

GCC-based enterprise AI startup Shaffra has expanded beyond the GCC for the first time by opening a regional headquarters in Azerbaijan,...

Shaffra

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