Wamda

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

Regional

MENA family offices explore the future of frontier investments

Family offices are becoming pivotal players in MENA’s investment landscape, but their strategies are evolving fast—and not...

family offices oped

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

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

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

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

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

Regional

GCC family offices shift from preservation to innovation investing

Family offices are becoming pivotal players in MENA’s investment landscape. Initially focused on wealth preservation, these...

family offices

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

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

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

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...

Cointel Avalanche Sugafam

U.A.E

Maalexi secures $20 million shariah-compliant facility from Amwal Capital

UAE-based B2B agriculture-focused fintech Maalexi has secured a shariah-compliant credit facility of up to $20...

Maalexi Amwal Capital agritech

U.A.E

Seraya closes $1.8 million seed in equity-debt mix

UAE-based proptech startup Seraya has raised $1.8 million in seed funding (equity + debt), led by a KSA family...

Seraya Proptech

Saudi Arabia

Merak Capital backs Spoilz as part of Saudi Arabia’s push to lead global gaming

Saudi Arabia-based game development studio Spoilz has secured funding co-led by Merak Capital and Impact46, with...

Spoilz Merak Capital Gaming

Saudi Arabia

Sheba Joy raises $293,000 pre-seed from Merak Capital

Saudi Arabia-based mobile gaming studio Sheba Joy has raised $293,000 (SAR 1.1 million) pre-seed funding led by Merak...

Sheba Joy Merak Capital Gaming

Regional

The balancing act of innovation and growth for scale-ups

An article by Daniel Bryant, CTO of iyris. In the GCC, scale-ups — SMEs that have proven their business models and are targeting...

oped scale-ups

Egypt

Y Combinator leads Munify's $3 million seed round

Egypt-based fintech Munify has raised a $3 million seed round led by Y Combinator, with participation from BYLD and Digital Currency...

Munify Fintech Y Combinator

Egypt

Intella bags $12.5 million in oversubscribed Series A

Saudi Arabia-headquartered AI startup Intella has raised $12.5 million in a Series A round led by Prosus, with participation from...

Intella AI Wa'ed Ventures

U.A.E

WheelsOn raises $12.5 million to modernise UAE car rentals

UAE-based autotech WheelsOn has raised $12.5 million, comprising $2.2 million in equity from MENA-focused private investors...

WheelsOn autotech

Tunisia

216 Capital invests in Tunisia's Addvocate.AI

Tunisia-based startup Addvocate.AI has secured a strategic investment from 216 Capital, supporting its mission to transform sales...

Addvocate.AI 216 Capital

Morocco

Justyol raises $1 million funding to drive regional growth

Morocco-based cross-border e-commerce platform Justyol has secured a $1 million funding and financing package. The package includes...

Justyol

Egypt

Basata Holding to deploy $7 million investments in Egypt

Egypt’s Basata Holding for Financial Payments will invest $7 million in 2026 to strengthen its local market position and pursue...

Basata

Regional

MENA startup funding drops to $337 million in August 2025, 74% higher YoY

Startup funding in the Middle East and North Africa fell sharply in August, with 47 startups raising $337.5 million. The figure is 57% down...

Investment investments

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