Wamda

U.A.E

Homegrown Ventures closes $22.8 million Fund I to back MENA consumer brands

UAE-based Homegrown Ventures has closed its debut Fund I at $22.8 million, exceeding its $20 million target. The fund focuses on...

Homegrown Ventures

U.A.E

estaie secures 7-figure pre-seed led by Plus VC

UAE-based proptech estaie has raised a 7-figure pre-seed round led by PlusVC and Orbit Ventures, with participation from Falak Angels...

estaie Plus VC Proptech

U.A.E

Mezza launches in the UAE with fresh seed backing

UAE-based hospitality platform Mezza has raised a seed funding round at an undisclosed value, from prominent angel investors. Founded...

Mezza

Jordan

Arabic.AI partners with Qistas to deliver sovereign Arabic legal AI

Press release: Arabic.AI and Qistas announced today a strategic partnership to offer secure and sovereign artificial intelligence...

Qistas Arabic AI

U.A.E

CarniStore attracts $12.2 million strategic investment to scale premium food operations

UAE-based e-commerce platform CarniStore has secured a $12.2 million (AED 45 million) strategic minority investment from Emirates...

CarniStore Emirates Growth Fund (EGF)

U.A.E

Buy, license, or build? Why most firms struggle to enter the UAE

An article by Hasnae Taleb, the Managing Partner of Mintiply Capital The question is no longer whether global firms should enter...

oped

U.A.E

Submissions now open for the Zayed Sustainability Prize 2027

The Zayed Sustainability Prize is pleased to announce that submissions are now open for the 2027 awards cycle. Established in 2008,...

Zayed Sustainability Prize

U.A.E

Blackstone leads $250 million investment in UAE payments platform ADGT

ADGT, a UAE-based payments and data intelligence platform, has secured a $250 million investment from Blackstone alongside Raya Holding,...

Blackstone ADGT Advanced Digital Gaming Technology

U.A.E

zypl.ai closes $5.5 million bridge round at $80 million valuation

UAE-based credit scoring platform zypl.ai has raised $5.5 million in a bridge round led by Carbide Ventures and investors including...

zypl.ai Carbide Ventures

U.A.E

Phoenix Venture Partners reaches third close of debut fund

UAE-based VC firm Phoenix Venture Partners (PVP) has completed the third closing of its inaugural fund (PVPIF), attracting...

Phoenix Venture Partners

U.A.E

SpaceX’s Starlink officially launches in the UAE

Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet service, has launched in the UAE, offering residential plans starting at AED 230 per month...

Starlink

U.A.E

UAE blockchain startup Utexo raises $7.5 million seed led by Tether

UAE-based blockchain infrastructure startup Utexo has raised $7.5 million in a seed funding round led by Tether, with participation...

Tether Utexo Blockchain

U.A.E

Kudwa lands $1.1 million funding to scale its AI finance manager platform

UAE-USA-based finance Saas platform Kudwa has raised $1.1 million in a funding round backed by 1818 Venture Capital, F6 Ventures,...

Kudwa F6 Ventures 1818 Venture Capital

U.A.E

Shorooq invests in AMI Labs as AI startup hits $3.5 billion valuation

UAE-based investment firm Shorooq has participated in the $1.03 billion seed funding round of AMI Labs, the artificial intelligence...

AMI Labs Shorooq

U.A.E

TruDoc Healthcare raises $15 million from Al Nahyan and Al-Ketbi families

UAE-based healthtech TruDoc Healthcare has raised $15 million in a pre-Series B funding round with participation from the Al Nahyan...

TruDoc healthtech Pulsar Capital

U.A.E

Skipr secures $2 million seed to build AI-to-AI trust layer

UAE-based Skipr has closed a $2 million seed round at a $10 million valuation to scale its sovereign AI infrastructure, expanding from...

Skipr Hub71

U.A.E

Rewa launches in UAE after closing strategic seed round

UAE-based proptech Rewa has officially launched its digital rent payment and rewards app across the country after closing a strategic...

Rewa Proptech Qatar Development Bank

U.A.E

Paquik closes $85K pre-seed to back P2P cross-border shipping

UAE-based crowdshipping startup Paquik has closed an $85,000 pre-seed round from angel investors to scale its cross-border...

Paquik Logistics

U.A.E

Ledgers raises $250K to reduce operational risk for founder-led startups

UAE-based Ledgers has raised $250,000 in an angel round from unnamed angel investors to build an AI operating system that enables...

Ledgers AI

U.A.E

$100M Presight–Shorooq AI Fund backs five frontier AI companies in first quarter

The Presight–Shorooq Fund I, a $100 million global AI fund launched in September 2025, has deployed capital into five AI startups...

Shorooq Presight-Shorooq Fund I

U.A.E

Immensa secures DFDF backing to expand digital supply chain platform

KSA-headquartered deeptech company Immensa has secured investment from Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), alongside Global Ventures...

immensa DFDF

U.A.E

At Family Office Summit Dubai, governance and AI redefine wealth strategy

As global volatility reshapes capital markets and artificial intelligence redraws competitive advantage, family offices are quietly...

oped family offices

U.A.E

UAE’s Takeem secures backing from Second Century Ventures through REACH Middle East

UAE-based proptech Takeem has secured investment from REACH Middle East, an accelerator backed by Second Century Ventures, the...

Second Century Ventures Takeem Proptech

U.A.E

Origen attracts $50 million strategic investment from Bluefive Capital

UAE-based AI tech company Origen has raised a $50 million strategic investment from Bluefive Capital to accelerate the deployment of...

Origen BlueFive Capital

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