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Egypt

Paymob–RTG strike regional partnership to merge payments, AI development

Egypt-based fintech Paymob and Robusta Technology Group (RTG) have signed a strategic partnership to build an integrated digital...

Paymob Fintech Robusta Technology Group

Egypt

Rology closes growth round to expand AI-powered teleradiology across MEA

Egypt-based healthtech Rology has closed a growth round with participation from Philips Foundation, Johnson & Johnson Impact...

Rology healthtech

U.A.E

UAE’s Funch raises $500,000 to scale AI-powered food subscription operations

UAE-based foodtech Funch has raised $500,000 in a pre-seed round led by Angelspark, with participation from Mostafa Kandil (Swvl...

Funch foodtech

U.A.E

Mubadala co-leads investment in South Korea's NanoH2O

UAE's Mubadala Investment Company, alongside Glenwood Private Equity and other co-investors, has invested in South Korean...

Mubadala NanoH2O

Saudi Arabia

COGNNA secures $9.2 million Series A to accelerate global expansion

Saudi Arabia-based cybersecurity startup COGNNA raised $9.2 million in a Series A round led by Impact46, co-led by BNVT Capital, with...

COGNNA

U.A.E

UAE's Reno raises $4 million in equity-debt round

UAE-based home renovation tech platform Reno has raised $4 million in equity and debt, led by Sanabil 500, Hub71,...

Reno Sanabil 500

Saudi Arabia

Nabt extends seed round with additional $3.4 million

Nabt, the Saudi agritech, has raised $3.4 million in a seed extension round, bringing total funding to $5 million. The round...

Nabt Merak Capital SHG Group

Saudi Arabia

Taager enters Morocco with new Casablanca operations

Egypt-born and Saudi Arabia-HQ social e-commerce platform Taager has launched operations in Casablanca, marking its official entry...

Taager

Bahrain

Paribu acquires CoinMENA in a transaction valued at up to $240 million

Paribu, Türkiye’s leading digital asset platform, has completed the country’s largest fintech transaction to date by...

Paribu CoinMena

Regional

MENA startup funding falls to $228 million in November 2025, down 71% MoM

Investment activity across the MENA startup ecosystem slowed sharply in November 2025, with 35 startups raising a combined $227.8 million....

Investment investments

U.A.E

Byit secures $1.1 million funding to expand into KSA, deepen UAE operations

UAE-headquartered proptech Byit Capital has raised $1.1 million in strategic funding from A15, Beltone Holding, and a group of...

Byit Proptech

U.A.E

Impact46 backs Hypemasters with $1 million investment

Impact46 has led a $1 million investment round in Hypemasters, with strong participation from GEM Capital. The funding will support...

Hypemasters Impact46

Saudi Arabia

Saudi gametech Qwacks raises $480,000 pre-seed from Merak Capital

Qwacks, a Saudi gametech, has raised $480,000 in pre-seed funding from Merak Capital. Founded in 2024 by Anas Alsahli...

Merak Capital Qwacks

U.A.E

Qadi emerges from stealth after closing pre-seed round

UAE-based regtech Qadi has emerged from stealth after closing a pre-seed funding round led by Incubayt. Founded in 2025 by Mohamad...

Qadi Incubayt

Kuwait

MASAHA App secures fresh seed backing at $1.5 million valuation

Trendle, the parent company of MASAHA, has closed its second Seed investment round at a valuation of $1.5 million. The...

MASAHA App

Regional

Fintech, AI shift the economics of GCC business travel

An article by Andrew Baturin, CMO at Tumodo Business travel across the GCC is entering a new growth cycle, just as companies are under...

oped

Algeria

Algeria’s VOLZ raises $5 million in landmark funding round

Algeria-based traveltech VOLZ has raised $5 million in a Series A funding round led by a consortium of private investors...

Volz traveltech

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