Wamda

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

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's Infobrim secures angel funding at $3.5M valuation

Saudi Arabia-based AI startup Infobrim has secured its first strategic angel funding round at a $3.5 million valuation from unnamed...

Infobrim SAAS

Egypt

VMS to back seven Egyptian startups through new Cairo accelerator

Saudi Arabia's Venture studio Value Makers Studio (VMS) has launched VMS Accelerate in Cairo, a three-month accelerator aimed at...

VMS VMS Accelerate

Regional

AI capital is flooding the world, with the GCC emerging as the next hub

An article by Alexander Rugaev, the Founder of AR Ventures. Artificial intelligence has rapidly become the primary destination for...

AI GCC oped

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

Egypt

Converted acquires Egypt’s Mitcha to expand AI-driven e-commerce ecosystem

US-based AI-powered advertising tech company Converted has acquired Mitcha, an Egyptian e-commerce platform supporting local...

Converted Mitcha

Saudi Arabia

Muhlah closes $7.5 million seed led by BIM Ventures

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Muhlah has raised $7.5 million in a seed round led by BIM Ventures and Japan’s SBI Group,...

Muhlah Fintech BIM Ventures

Regional

Investment in MENA startups hits $327 million in February 2026

Investment activity across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) startup ecosystem slowed notably in February 2026, as the region...

investments Investment

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

Saudi Arabia

Rimal Semiconductors raises bridge round to scale Saudi chip design

Saudi-based chip design startup Rimal Semiconductors has secured a bridge funding round from Keheilan Asset Management and an...

Rimal Semiconductors Keheilan Asset Management

Qatar

Qatar’s iQtech secures first funding round to scale XR medical training platform

Qatar-based healthtech startup iQtech has closed its first investment round with backing from European assessment technology firm Selexi...

iQtech healthtech

Morocco

Weego raises $1.1 million to strengthen enterprise mobility solutions

Moroccan–Senegalese mobility startup Weego has raised $1.1 million in a funding round led by Azur Innovation Fund to expand...

Weego Azur Innovation Fund

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

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 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

Saudi Arabia

Wa’ed Ventures invests in Resemble AI to combat AI-generated fraud

Wa’ed Ventures, the $500 million VC arm of Saudi Aramco, has made a strategic investment in US-based Resemble AI, a company...

Resemble AI Wa'ed Ventures

Egypt

Qualiphi acquires Career Club to expand AI-powered career services in MENA

Egypt-based recruiting platform Qualiphi has acquired Career Club, a virtual career platform previously owned by iCareer, in a...

Qualiphi Career Club

Algeria

Algeria’s Yassir expands into adtech with Kawarizmi acquisition

Algeria-based super app Yassir has acquired Paris-based adtech company Kawarizmi as part of its strategy to build an integrated retail...

Yassir Kawarizmi

Syria

Syrian proptech Miftah raises pre-seed round

Syria-based proptech Miftah has raised a pre-seed round for an undisclosed value, ahead of its market launch, aiming to build...

Miftah Proptech

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

Egypt

Beltone secures initial FRA approval for Egypt’s first silver investment fund ‘Fadda’

Egypt-based Beltone Asset Management has secured initial FRA approval to launch “Fadda”, Egypt’s first silver...

Beltone Fadda Fund

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

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

Morocco

WafR secures $4 million seed to expand last-mile financial services in Morocco

Morocco-based fintech WafR has closed $4 million in an oversubscribed seed round, co-led by LoftyInc Capital, Attijariwafa...

WafR Fintech LoftyInc Capital

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