Wamda

U.A.E

Cointel raises $7.4 million to enhance AI-driven crypto education

UAE-based edtech platform Cointel has raised $7.4 million led by Avalanche and joined by Sugafam Inc. Launched in...

Saudi Arabia

Zetta secures $12 million to reinforce footprint in Saudi market

Zetta, a Saudi DaaS (Device-as-a-Service) company, closed a $12 million investment round led by Core Vision Investment and...

Zetta Technologies CoreVision DaaS

Saudi Arabia

Blomal Capital secures pre-seed funding from Falak

Saudi fintech Blomal Capital has raised a pre-seed round investment round (amount undisclosed) from Falak Investment...

Blomal Fintech Falak investment hub

Saudi Arabia

Impact46 acquires Saudi gaming studio Kammelna for $53 million

Saudi Arabia-based VC Impact46 has acquired the Saudi game development studio "Kammelna" for $53 million. Founded in...

Impact46 Kammelna

U.A.E

Holo secures $22 million Series A to expand digital mortgage solutions across GCC

Holo, a UAE-based proptech, has raised a $22 million Series A led by Saudi Arabia’s Impact46, with support from Mubadala, Rua...

Holo Impact46 Proptech

Saudi Arabia

Gathern raises $72 million Series B ahead of Tadawul IPO

Saudi Arabia-based Gathern, a peer-to-peer (P2P) vacation rental marketplace, has raised a $72 million Series B at a valuation of...

Gathern STV Proptech

Saudi Arabia

Starvania lands $1.1 million investment to expand Saudi gaming innovation

Starvania Studios, a Saudi indie studio, has secured a $1.1 million investment from Merak Capital and Impact46. Founded in...

Starvania Studios Merak Capital Impact46

U.A.E

CE-Ventures backs $100 million round in US-based Aalo Atomics

UAE-based CE-Ventures, the corporate VC arm of Crescent Enterprises, has joined the $100 million Series B of US-based Aalo Atomics,...

CE-Ventures Aalo Atomics

U.A.E

Arabic.AI launches AI academy to empower Arab talent

Press release: Arabic.AI, the region’s pioneer in secure Arabic-first artificial intelligence solutions, today announced the...

Arabic.AI AI Academy

Saudi Arabia

Jahez secures $40 million Shariah-compliant facility from NBB

Saudi Arabia's Jahez has secured a $40 million Shariah-compliant facility from the National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) to finance...

Jahez

U.A.E

Professional.me secures $3.1 million seed round led by Raha Beach Ventures

Professional.me, an Abu Dhabi-based HRtech, raised $3.1 million in seed funding led by Raha Beach Ventures, bringing its total to $4.6...

Professional.me Raha Beach Ventures HRtech

Saudi Arabia

Fahy lands $1.75 million investment to build Saudi gaming hits

Saudi Arabia-based Fahy Studios has secured $1.75 million in investment from Impact46 and Merak Capital to accelerate mobile game...

Fahy Studios Impact46

Morocco

Hypeo Ai secures investment to simplify brand–creator collaborations

Morocco-based influencer marketing startup Hypeo Ai has secured an undisclosed investment from Renew Capital to scale its AI-powered...

Hypeo Ai Renew Capital Marketing

U.A.E

UAE’s Coraly.ai raises $2 million pre-seed to accelerate Saudi expansion

UAE-based proptech Coraly.ai (formerly Coralytics) has raised $2 million in a pre-seed round led by Salica Oryx Fund, with participation...

Coraly.ai Proptech Oryx Fund

Jordan

Sira marks three years with $4.2 million in collective member growth

Press release: Sira, the regional community for like-valued professionals to connect authentically and grow personally and...

Sira

Egypt

Breadfast bags $10 million from EBRD, nears $400 million valuation

Breadfast, Egypt’s quick-commerce grocery app, has raised $10 million from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development...

Breadfast q-commerce EBRD

Saudi Arabia

Saudi VC Impact46 expands gaming portfolio with multi-studio investments

Impact46 invests over $6.6 million in five gaming studios—Fahy, NJD, Game Cooks, Starvania, and Alpaka—as part of its...

Impact46

Egypt

Digified secures FRA approval for AI-powered digital onboarding services in Egypt

Press release: Digified is proud to announce that it has secured regulatory approval from the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA)...

Digified

Egypt

F6 Group unveils F6 Ventures to propel seed-stage investments in MENA

F6 Group launches F6 Ventures, a new seed-stage investment firm, alongside Flat6Labs, to support startups across the Middle East and...

F6 Ventures Flat6Labs F6 Group

U.A.E

Alaan raises $48 million Series A to transform spend management in MENA

UAE-based B2B fintech Alaan has raised $48 million in a Series A funding round led by Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia...

Alaan Fintech Peak XV Partners

Saudi Arabia

Saudi AI startup Deep.SA secures $1.2 million pre-seed

Press release: Deep.SA, a Saudi-based artificial intelligence startup, has successfully raised $1.2 million (SAR 4.5 million) in a...

Deep.SA Raed Ventures

Iraq

Boxy emerges from stealth after $1.5 million boost from EQIQ

Iraq-based logistics aggregator Boxy has closed a $1.5 million pre-seed investment provided by EQIQ, as part of EQIQ’s...

Boxy EQIQ Ventures

Egypt

Suplyd raises $2 million pre-Series A to build next-gen restaurant infrastructure

Egypt-based digital procurement platform Suplyd has raised $2 million in a pre-Series A round led by 4DX Ventures, Camel Ventures,...

suplyd 4DX Ventures Camel Ventures

Saudi Arabia

RIFD secures strategic investment from Antler

Saudi Arabia-based RIFD, a Shariah-compliant SME receivables securitisation platform, secured "strategic" investment from...

RIFD Antler

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