Wamda

Saudi Arabia

Saudi FlyAkeed secures $25.15 million to scale enterprise travel platform

Saudi Arabia-based corporate traveltech platform FlyAkeed has secured SAR 94.3 million ($25.15 million) in growth funding, combining an...

FlyAkeed traveltech Sanabil Investments

U.A.E

COFE Tech closes pre-IPO round at $178 million valuation

Kuwait-founded enterprise technology company COFE Tech, formerly COFE App, has closed a pre-IPO funding round at a $178 million...

COFE Wa'ed Ventures

U.A.E

Enhance raises $18.2 million in equity-debt round

GCC-based fitness technology company Enhance has raised $18.2 million in equity and venture debt, with Global Ventures participating in...

Enhance healthtech Stride Ventures

Egypt

3C Coding School raises $3 million seed for Saudi expansion

Egypt-based edtech startup 3C Coding School has raised $3 million in a seed round led by MRG Economic Group, with participation from...

3C Coding School MRG Economic Group

Palestine

Ibtikar Fund invests in AI retention startup Churn Solution

Ibtikar Fund has made a Seed investment in Palestine-based Churn Solution, an AI-powered customer retention platform for...

Churn Solution Ibtikar Fund

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Remedium secures $1.5 million to expand sustainability accounting

Saudi Arabia-based climatetech startup Remedium has raised $1.5 million in a pre-Seed round led by Kaltaire Investments. Founded in...

Remedium Climatetech Kaltaire Investments

Syria

Arada partners with Syrian Sovereign Fund on $7 billion joint venture project

UAE-based real estate developer Arada has entered Syria through a joint venture with the state-owned Syrian Sovereign Fund to develop a...

Arada Syrian Sovereign Fund

Saudi Arabia

Arabic.AI secures strategic investment from HUMAIN

Arabic.AI has secured a strategic investment from Saudi Arabia-based HUMAIN, a PIF company, as part of a partnership to expand Arabic...

Humain Arabic AI Tarjama

Saudi Arabia

Saudi AI startup Gaia secures $1.5 million to scale enterprise platform

Saudi Arabia-based enterprise AI startup Gaia has raised $1.5 million in a pre-Seed round led by Seedra Ventures. Founded in 2026 by...

Gaia Seedra Ventures

U.A.E

Oro raises $3 million to scale AI-powered financial execution platform

UAE-based financial AI platform Oro has raised $3 million in a strategic funding round co-led by MH Ventures and Mapleblock Capital,...

M2M Capital Oro MH Ventures

U.A.E

GMNSM raises $2 million for GCC and European expansion

UAE-based martial arts and holistic education company GMNSM has raised $2 million in funding from VEYRA Capital and a private...

GMNSM

U.A.E

Swvl secures $13 million investment led by Sawiris-backed Coefficient

Dubai-headquartered mobility company Swvl has secured a $13 million private investment in public equity (PIPE) led by US investment firm...

Swvl Sawiris Coefficient

U.A.E

UAE’s Stellaria secures $6.8 million to scale geospatial AI platform

UAE-based AI and geospatial intelligence startup Stellaria, formerly known as Farmin, has raised $6.8 million (AED25 million) in a...

Stellaria geospatial

Saudi Arabia

Raff raises $1.7 million to bridge online brands with physical retail

Saudi Arabia-based retailtech startup Raff has raised $1.7 million in a pre-seed round led by Vision Ventures, with participation from...

Raff Vision ventures 500 Global

Qatar

Qatar’s DineNORDER expands into Egypt

Qatar-based restaurant technology startup DineNORDER has expanded into Egypt as part of its wider regional growth strategy. Founded in...

DineNORDER foodtech SAAS

U.A.E

Fasset hits $1 billion valuation after $68 million Series C

UAE-based fintech Fasset has raised $68 million in a Series C round led by Japan’s SBI Group and joined by Speedinvest, valuing...

Fasset SBI Group

Saudi Arabia

Aramco Ventures backs Twin1 AI in $20 million seed round

Saudi Arabia's Aramco Ventures has co-led a $20 million seed round in US enterprise AI startup Twin1 AI, alongside Bessemer Venture...

Twin1 AI Aramco Ventures

U.A.E

XSquare raises pre-Seed round to expand into Saudi Arabia

UAE-based fintech XSquare has raised an undisclosed pre-Seed round. The round saw participation from Raed Ventures, AngelSpark, 500...

XSquare Raed Ventures AngelSpark

Oman

Cyfr Capital backs five Omani startups in new Seed Fund investments

Oman-based venture capital firm Cyfr Capital has completed investments in five Omani startups through its Seed Fund, in collaboration...

Cyfr Capital

Saudi Arabia

AILA raises $3 million pre-Series A to expand personalised learning platform

Saudi Arabia-based edtech company AILA has raised $3 million in a pre-Series A round led by Rua Growth Fund, with participation from Jo...

AILA Rua Growth Fund 500 Global

Global

Voice AI startup HeyBreez raises $2.5 million Seed round

MENA-born enterprise voice AI startup HeyBreez has raised $2.5 million in an oversubscribed Seed round led by Lunara Partners, with...

Lunara Partners HeyBreez

Iraq

Rozenama raises $150,000 pre-Seed to scale e-commerce platform across Iraq

Iraq-based e-commerce startup Rozenama has raised $150,000 in a pre-seed round from Iraqi entrepreneur and Aljasmi Perfumes CEO Mohammed...

Rozenama E-commerce

U.A.E

Tax Star closes $1.75 million Seed round to expand across GCC

UAE-based taxtech startup Tax Star has raised $1.75 million in a Seed round, primarily backed by angel investors. Founded in 2023 by...

Tax Star

Saudi Arabia

Pinnacle launches VC fund to back Saudi growth companies, secondary deals

Saudi Arabia-based Pinnacle has launched a venture capital fund focused on growth-stage and secondary investments in the Kingdom. The...

Pinnacle Capital

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