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Singapore's Rently secures $12 million credit facility to expand into UAE

Singapore-based proptech startup Rently has secured a $12 million growth credit facility from January Capital to expand its rental...

Rently Proptech January Capital

Saudi Arabia

INVE raises $300,000 from Outliers VC to scale eventtech platform across GCC

Saudi Arabia-based eventtech startup INVE has raised $300,000 in a Pre-Seed funding round from Outliers VC, which previously served as...

INVE Outliers VC

Kuwait

theQA raises over $550,000 to scale AI-driven consumer research in Kuwait

Kuwait-based AI-powered market research startup theQA has raised more than $550,000 in a Pre-Seed funding round, backed by a Kuwaiti...

theQA

United States

Databuddy Analytics raises $500,000 from Y Combinator

US-based AI-powered analytics startup Databuddy Analytics has raised more than $560,000 in total funding, including $500,000 in Seed...

Databuddy Y Combinator Maza Ventures

U.A.E

CapQuest closes $1 million pre-Seed funding to expand globally

UAE-based fintech startup CapQuest has raised $1 million in a pre-Seed funding round, led by Oraseya Capital and AMKM Family Office, to...

CapQuest Oraseya Capital Fintech

Egypt

Egyptian proptech Aqar Exit attracts investment at $2 million valuation

Egypt-based proptech startup Aqar Exit has secured a $200,000 (EGP 10 million) investment from businessman Ayman Mamdouh Abbas,...

Aqar Exit Ayman Abbas

U.A.E

UAE healthtech Vitalls secures $1.5 million investment from EST Growmore

UAE-based healthtech startup Vitalls has secured a $1.5 million investment commitment from Singapore-based EST Growmore, the investment...

Vitalls healthtech EST Growmore

Egypt

Tactful AI attracts fresh investment from Hatem Dowidar ahead of 2027 Series A

Egypt-based AI startup Tactful AI has secured an undisclosed investment from Hatem Dowidar, former Group CEO of e&, as part of an...

AI Tactful AI

U.A.E

Nabta Health advances $3 million pre-Series A with backing from PVP

UAE-based healthtech startup Nabta Health has secured a fresh investment from Phoenix Venture Partners (PVP), which led the second close...

Nabta Health Phoenix Venture Partners healthtech

U.A.E

Popcorn Studio AI secures $1 million to expand AI-powered filmmaking platform

UAE-based creative technology startup Popcorn Studio AI has secured a $1 million pre-seed funding package, led by Emirati entrepreneur...

Popcorn AI Studio Film industry

Syria

Salehli raises $100,000 to expand home maintenance services in Syria

Syrian home maintenance services startup Salehli has secured a $100,000 investment from EBLA Ventures, marking the investment...

Salehli EBLA Ventures

U.A.E

UAE's JustAd attracts $5 million to expand into new markets

UAE-based adtech startup JustAd has secured a $5 million investment from angel investor Imad Jomaa to support its expansion into new...

JustAd adtech

Saudi Arabia

Saudi proptech Ghanem raises $1.5 million pre-seed extension

Saudi Arabia-based proptech startup Ghanem has raised an additional $1.5 million in a pre-seed extension round, backed by real estate...

Ghanem Proptech

Saudi Arabia

Foodics invests in Funding Souq to expand restaurant financing in KSA, UAE

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Funding Souq has secured a strategic investment from Foodics, making it a major investor in this...

Foodics Funding Souq

Syria

Syrian healthtech Alo Hakeem raises $165,000 pre-seed led by EBLA Ventures

Syrian healthtech startup Alo Hakeem has raised $165,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by EBLA Ventures, with participation from other...

EBLA Ventures Alo Hakeem healthtech

Regional

MENA startup funding jumps to $1.65 billion in Q3, with Saudi Arabia taking the lead

Startup investment across the Middle East and North Africa more than doubled in the third quarter of 2026, driven by a wave of large Saudi...

Investment investments

Saudi Arabia

Saudi autotech Autobia raises $12 million Series A led by Artal Capital

Saudi B2B autotech startup Autobia has raised $12 million (SAR 45 million) in a Series A funding round, led by Artal Capital, with...

Autobia

United States

Endeavor Catalyst raises $320 million to back startups beyond Silicon Valley

Endeavor Catalyst, the venture capital arm of the global entrepreneurship network Endeavor, has closed its fifth fund at $320 million,...

Endeavor Catalyst

Kuwait

COFE Tech receives new backing from Phoenix Venture Partners

Saudi Arabia-HQ enterprise technology company COFE Tech has secured an undisclosed investment from Abu Dhabi-based Phoenix Venture...

COFE COFE Tech Phoenix Venture Partners

Saudi Arabia

Saudi AI startup Echelon secures backing from East40, RAED Ventures and Avra

Saudi AI startup Echelon has raised an undisclosed investment round, backed by East40, RAED Ventures and Avra, alongside Ben Horowitz...

Echelon Raed Ventures East40

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Vrtx secures $3.6 million for embedded finance platform

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Vrtx has raised $3.6 million in a pre-Seed round, backed by SC Ventures by Standard Chartered, Sadu...

Vrtx SC Ventures

Egypt

Beltone, Amtaar plan $38 million multi-issuance real estate fund

Beltone Asset Management, a subsidiary of Beltone Holding and Egypt's fractional real estate investment platform Amtaar Capital...

Amtaar Beltone Beltone Asset Management

Regional

MENA startup funding surges to $1.1 billion in September 2026

MENA startup funding staged a sharp comeback in September, crossing the $1 billion mark for the first time in months as a string of large...

Investment investments

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Project Suppliers raises $1 million pre-seed

Saudi Arabia-based construction and procurement technology startup Project Suppliers has raised $1 million (SAR3.75 million) in a...

Project Suppliers contech

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