Wamda

Tunisia

Tunisian insurtech EYST secures six-figure investment from 216 Capital

Tunisia-based insurtech startup EYST Technology raised a six-figure investment from 216 Capital to support its technological expansion...

EYST 216 Capital Insurtech

Saudi Arabia

Arib targets Saudi digital lending boom with $23.5M funding round

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Arib has raised $23.5 million in a funding round led by Merak Capital. The round included Sharia-compliant...

Arib Fintech Merak Capital

Global

Sweden's PlayReplay targets MENA expansion after new $12M investment

Swedish sportstech PlayReplay has raised $12 million in a funding round led by Alfvén & Didrikson. The round included...

PlayReplay Sportstech

U.A.E

UAE-based eVoost AI expands globally after $2.2M funding round

UAE-based proptech eVoost AI has raised $2.2 million (€2 million) in a funding round led by First Drop VC and joined by...

eVoost AI First Drop VC Hub71

Saudi Arabia

TruKKer secures up to $300M securitisation facility from ADCB

MENA-based digital freight network TruKKer secured an inaugural trade receivables securitisation facility of up to $300 million arranged...

Trukker ADCB

Saudi Arabia

a16z backs Saudi fintech Stitch in its first-ever GCC deal

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Stitch has raised $25 million in Series A funding led by the US-based VC Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). The...

a16z Stitch Andreessen Horowitz

U.A.E

Lyrie.ai exits stealth with $2 million pre-seed round

UAE-based cybersecurity startup Lyrie.ai has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding from unnamed investors and officially exited...

Lyrie.ai cybersecurity

Qatar

Qatar’s Snoonu backs accounting startup HASIF to support SME digitisation

Qatar-based accounting Saas platform HASIF has received an undisclosed investment from Snoonu through its Startup Factory...

Snoonu Snoonu Startup Factory HASIF

Saudi Arabia

Aumet closes $12 million Series A led by Emkan Capital

Saudi Arabia-based healthtech Aumet has raised $12 million in Series A funding led by Emkan Capital. The round included participation...

Aumet Emkan Capital healthtech

Saudi Arabia

Stream raises additional $5.2M, bringing total seed funding to $9.2M

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Stream has secured a $5.2 million seed extension round led by BECO Capital. The round included...

Stream BECO Capital Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Gabster secures $500K pre-seed to build unified AI business management platform

Saudi Arabia-based business operations platform Gabster has raised $500,000 in a pre-seed round backed by RAI and T2. Founded in 2024...

Gabster

Saudi Arabia

Hakeem Health raises $1.65 million backed by Merak Capital

Saudi Arabia-based healthtech Hakeem Health has raised $1.65 million in a funding round led by Merak Capital, with participation from...

Merak Capital Sanabil 500 Hakeem Health

Egypt

Beltone VC and Citadel exit Bosta with 75% IRR

Egypt's Beltone Venture Capital and the UAE's Citadel International Holdings have exited Bosta through their joint investment...

Beltone Venture Capital Bosta Citadel International Holdings

Saudi Arabia

Khwarizmi Ventures launches Fund II with $70M+ first close to back GCC startups

Saudi Arabia-based venture capital firm Khwarizmi Ventures has launched Fund II, completing its first close at $70 million+ (SAR 270...

Khwarizmi Ventures

U.A.E

Mubadala leads CredibleX Series A within broader $15 million round

UAE-based fintech CredibleX has closed a Series A funding round led by Mubadala Investment Company, as part of a broader $15...

CredibleX Mubadala

Bahrain

Siin hits $3 million in funding as it bets on live commerce in MENA

Bahrain-born e-commerce platform Siin has secured new funding, bringing its total capital raised to $3 million. The round was led...

Siin Plus VC VentureSouq

Saudi Arabia

Metafare secures $1 million to scale virtual wellness solutions

Saudi Arabia-based healthtech Metafare has raised $1 million in its first funding round, backed by Harmonics Ventures and family...

Metafare Harmonics Ventures

Saudi Arabia

Madeed closes $925K pre-seed to scale personalised preventive healthcare in KSA

Saudi Arabia-based healthtech Madeed has secured additional pre-seed funding, bringing its total raised to $925,000. The round...

Madeed Seedra Ventures

Regional

After March slump, MENA startup funding rebounds to $150 million in April 2026

Investment activity across the Middle East and North Africa showed early signs of recovery in April 2026, with total funding climbing to...

Investment investments

U.A.E

Udora secures $10 million as it prepares Saudi market entry

UAE-based gifting platform Udora has raised $10 million in a private funding round, according to Entrepreneur Middle East. Founded in...

Udora

Saudi Arabia

BRKZ secures strategic investment from SIC

Saudi Arabia-based contech BRKZ has secured a strategic investment from Saudi Industrial Investment Company, the investment arm of...

BRKZ contech Saudi Industrial Investment Company

U.A.E

Peekabox raises $1.5 million to tackle food waste in the UAE

UAE-based surplus food marketplace Peekabox has raised an oversubscribed $1.5 million seed round to scale its operations in the...

Peekabox foodtech E-commerce

Egypt

Scale It Forward: A new initiative targets Egypt’s venture debt gap for scaleups

GIZ Egypt and enpact have launched Scale It Forward, a programme to activate venture debt solutions in Egypt. The initiative targets...

GIZ Egypt Enpact

U.A.E

Comfi expands across MENA after raising $65 million pre-Series A

UAE-based fintech Comfi has raised $65 million in a pre-Series A round combining equity and debt to scale SME financing across...

Comfi Fintech Iliad Partners

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