Wamda

U.A.E

AI proptech Daleel raises $3 million in pre-seed round

Daleel has raised $3 million in a pre-seed round from an unnamed angel investor. Founded in 2025 by Ilan Cohen and Ely...

Daleel Proptech

Saudi Arabia

MUHIDE closes Series A round backed by Asyad Group

Saudi Arabia-based fintech MUHIDE has closed a Series A funding round with Asyad Group for an unknown amount. Founded in 2023 by...

MUHIDE Asyad Group

Saudi Arabia

Mersal Media Capital secures $1.3 million in first funding round

Saudi Arabia-based media-focused investment platform Mersal Media Capital (MMS) has raised $1.3 million (SAR 5 million) in its...

Mersal Media Capital

Qatar

Shorooq deepens Doha roots as Snoonu founder backs its growth and AI funds

UAE-based investment firm Shorooq has announced that Hamad Al-Hajri, Founder of Snoonu, will invest across two of the firm’s...

Shorooq Snoonu

Qatar

Qatar’s SkipCash raises $4 million Series A

Qatar-based fintech platform SkipCash has raised $4 million in a Series A round to scale its smart payments infrastructure and expand...

SkipCash Fintech Qatar Development Bank

Saudi Arabia

Viero secures $1.2 million to build a fintech operating layer for logistics

Saudi-based fleet and logistics platform Viero has raised $1.2 million in seed funding to build a unified operating layer for...

Viero Logistics Watheeq Capital

U.A.E

CedarBridge begins deploying third private equity fund across the GCC

CedarBridge Partners has begun deploying capital from its third private equity vehicle, CedarBridge High Growth III (CBHG III),...

CedarBridge Partners Access Bridge Ventures

Qatar

Shorooq, PayLater sign MOU to explore institutional credit facility

UAE-based investment firm Shorooq has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with PayLater during Web Summit Qatar to explore the...

Shorooq PayLater

U.A.E

AI hiring platform Qureos secures $5 million to scale across MENA

UAE-bassed HRtech Qureos has raised $5 million in a seed round led by Prosus Ventures and Salica Oryx Fund. The round also saw...

Qureos Prosus Ventures Salica Oryx Fund

U.A.E

Kitopi raises $50 million in growth capital led by EvolutionX

UAE-HQ Cloud Kitchens platform Kitopi has raised $50 million in a growth capital round led by EvolutionX (a private credit...

Kitopi EvolutionX foodtech

Lebanon

HAQQ Legal AI raises $3 million to digitise legal work at scale

Lebanon-based regtech HAQQ Legal AI has raised $3 million to date to accelerate the development and global rollout of its Legal AI and...

HAQQ Legal AI regtech

U.A.E

Shorooq launches $200 million late-stage growth fund backed by QIA

UAE-based investment firm Shorooq has launched a $200 million late-stage growth fund under its Qatalyst Series, backed by Qatar...

Shorooq QIA Web Summit Qatar 2026

Qatar

Qatar’s Hydrovest raises $275K to scale agritech production and expand into the UAE

Hydrovest Technology Trading and Contracting W.L.L, a Doha-based agritech company, has closed an investment round worth $275,000 (QAR 1...

Hydrovest agritech

Regional

MENA startups raise $563 million in January 2026

Investment activity across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) startup ecosystem picked up at the start of the year, with 42 MENA-based...

Investment investments

U.A.E

Yozo.ai secures $1.7 million to build AI-native revenue engine for e-commerce merchants

UAE-based e-commerce AI startup Yozo.ai has raised $1.7 million in pre-seed funding, co-led by Access Bridge Ventures and...

Yozo.ai E-commerce Access Bridge Ventures

Morocco

Beltone joins $15 million Series A round in Moroccan proptech Yakeey

Morocco-based proptech Yakeey has raised $15 million in a Series A round, with Beltone Venture Capital joining as a strategic...

Yakeey Beltone Venture Capital

U.A.E

Property Finder secures $170 million investment led by Mubadala

UAE-based proptech Property Finder has raised $170 million in new funding led by Mubadala Investment Company, alongside another UAE...

Property finder Proptech Mubadala Investment Company

Saudi Arabia

Vennre closes $9.6 million pre-Series A in hybrid equity-debt structure

Saudi Arabia-based wealthtech Vennre has raised $9.6 million (SAR 36 million) in a pre-Series A round through a hybrid equity and...

Vennre Vision ventures Plus VC

Saudi Arabia

Flat6Labs backs Juthor in $500K pre-seed round

Saudi Arabia-based e-commerce startup Juthor has raised $500,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by Flat6Labs, with...

Juthor Flat6Labs

U.A.E

Mantas exits stealth with $1.77 million to cover cloud outages

UAE-based insurtech Mantas has emerged from stealth, announcing a $1.77 million Seed funding round to launch parametric insurance...

Mantas Insurtech Plus VC

Egypt

Egypt’s NowPay enters Saudi market with $20 million-backed Tas’heel partnership

Egypt-based fintech NowPay is launching in Saudi Arabia through NowAccess, a joint venture with United International...

NowPay Fintech

U.A.E

AppliedAI raises pre-Series B to scale enterprise AI platform

UAE-based AppliedAI has closed a pre-series B funding round led by Mubadala’s MENA Venture Capital Fund and Arbor Ventures, for an...

AppliedAI Mubadala Investment Company

U.A.E

Eat App raises $10 million Series B extension to accelerate India expansion

UAE-based foodtech Eat App has raised $10 million in a Series B extension, exceeding its original $6 million Series B raised in...

Eat App PSG Equity

Saudi Arabia

GBT closes $1.3 million pre-seed to expand smart city technologies in KSA

Saudi Arabia-based geospatial data company GulfBoost Technology (GBT) has closed a $1.3 million (SAR 5 million) pre-seed round to...

GulfBoost Technology

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