Wamda

Egypt

Egypt's Tagaddod raises $26.3 million Series A to power regional expansion

Egypt-based cleantech Tagaddod has raised $26.3 million in a Series A round led by The Arab Energy Fund (TAEF). The round also saw...

Tagaddod

U.A.E

UPFRONT secures $10 million pre-seed in debt-equity mix

UAE-based fintech UPFRONT has raised $10 million in pre-seed funding, a mix of equity and debt, to address cash flow inefficiencies...

UPFRONT Palm Ventures Fintech

U.A.E

Turbostart leads $2 million round in Climaty AI

India-founded and UAE-based martech Climaty AI has raised $2 million in early-stage funding led by Turbostart, with participation from...

Climaty AI martech

Saudi Arabia

Tadawulcom closes $400,000 seed to advance proptech services in KSA

Saudi Arabia–based Tadawulcom Real Estate, a proptech SaaS platform, has raised $400,000 in a Seed round led by an angel...

Tadawulcom

U.A.E

Tokinvest raises $3.2 million pre-seed, secures VARA multi-asset licence

UAE-based Tokinvest, a regulated marketplace for real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation, has closed a $3.2 million pre-seed round backed by...

Tokinvest

Global

Rebellions closes $250 million Series C, powering AI chip deployment across KSA

South Korea’s Rebellions raised $250 million in a Series C round at a $1.4 billion valuation, backed by Arm, Samsung Ventures,...

Rebellions Wa'ed

U.A.E

YAL.ai secures $12 million Series A

UAE-based YAL.ai, a communication safety startup, has raised $12 million from unnamed ivestors. Founded in 2024, YAL.AI is Quantum...

YAL.ai

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh to host Biban Forum 2025, attracting 140K visitors from 150+ countries

Monsha’at will host Biban Forum 2025 from November 5–8 at Riyadh Front Exhibition and Conference Center, under the theme...

Biban

U.A.E

Iliad Partners completes second close of $50 million fund targeting MENA startups

UAE-based venture capital firm Iliad Partners has announced the second closing of its $50m fund. The closing features key players in...

Iliad Partners

U.A.E

Dubai marks 10 years of Expand North Star with record global participation

Press release: Since 2016, Dubai has hosted Expand North Star, the world’s largest event for startups and investors. The...

Expand North Star

Saudi Arabia

DOO lands $1.7 million funding to deepen AI adoption

Saudi Arabia-headquartered DOO, an AI-powered customer experience platform, has raised $1.7 million in funding led by Merak...

DOO Merak Capital Plus VC

U.A.E

Aydi raises $7.5 million seed to launch its AI agronomy assistant

UAE-based agritech platform Aydi has raised $7.5 million in a seed round from COTU Ventures, Daltex, and Nuwa Capital, with...

Aydi agritech COTU Ventures

U.A.E

Careem acquires minority stake in Swapp, doubling down on car rentals

Careem has acquired a minority stake in Swapp, the UAE-based car rental and subscription platform, deepening the partnership that began...

careem Swapp

Egypt

Egypt’s Sabika raises strategic funding from M-Empire Angels

Egypt-based Sabika, a Sharia-compliant digital platform for gold and silver investment, has secured a six-figure USD investment to grow...

Sabika M-Empire Angels

U.A.E

BECO Capital closes $370 million dual-fund raise to back Gulf founders

UAE-based BECO Capital has closed $370 million across two new funds — $120 million BECO Fund IV for early-stage investments...

BECO Capital

Saudi Arabia

Sukna Capital, Partners for Growth launch $50 million lending initiative to back MENA tech growth

Saudi Arabia-based Sukna Capital has partnered with Partners for Growth (PFG) to launch a $50 million specialty lending initiative...

Sukna Capital Partners for Growth

Saudi Arabia

Sadq secures $1 million pre-Series A extension

Saudi Arabia-based Sadq has closed a $1 million pre-Series A extension led by Impact46. Founded in 2022 by Abdullah Allahuo and...

Sadq Impact46

United States

Epic Padel secures $10 million to launch to back global padel ventures

Epic Padel, a US-based padel operator and investor, closed an oversubscribed $10 million seed round led by NowaisWorld and Stryde...

Epic Padel

Egypt

Avanz Capital Egypt joins Algebra Ventures Fund II as Limited Partner

Avanz Capital Egypt (ACE) has joined Algebra Ventures’ second fund as a Limited Partner through a secondary transaction executed...

Algebra Fund II Avanz Capital Egypt

Qatar

Qatar’s Be My Sense crowned winner at Startup Grind Doha All Star Pitch Battle

Startup Grind Doha hosted the All Star Pitch Battle at Qatar Chamber in Lusail, with 150+ attendees celebrating Qatar’s growing...

Be My Sense Startup Grind Qatar

Regional

PayPal commits $100 million to boost digital commerce growth in MENA, Africa

US-based PayPal will deploy $100 million across the Middle East and Africa through minority investments, acquisitions, PayPal...

PayPal

Egypt

El Gouna to host Entlaq's Entrepreneurship Sector Diagnostic Report launch

Press release: Entlaq today announced the launch of the third edition of the Egyptian Entrepreneurship Sector Diagnostic Report (SDR...

Entlaq

U.A.E

Presight, Shorooq launch $100 million global fund to accelerate AI innovation

Abu Dhabi’s Presight and Shorooq have launched Presight–Shorooq Fund I, a $100 million global AI innovation fund...

Presight Shorooq

Qatar

ANAVA commits $4 million to Rasmal Ventures to link Tunisian startups with MENA VC

Tunisia’s ANAVA Fund of Funds has committed $4 million to Qatar’s Rasmal Innovation Fund I to channel more global...

Rasmal Ventures Anava

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