Wamda

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

Bahrain

Lola closes $3 million seed to scale across GCC

Bahrain-founded D2C foodtech platform Lola has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Vision Ventures. The round included...

Lola Plus VC Vision ventures

United States

VAST Data closes Series F round at $30B valuation

US-based AI infrastructure company VAST Data has raised approximately $1 billion in a Series F round, reaching a $30 billion...

Vast Data

Saudi Arabia

Signit raises $15 million Series A led by Raed Ventures

Saudi Arabia-based startup Signit has raised $15 million in a Series A round to expand its AI-powered contract management...

Signit Raed Ventures STV

Oman

FASCANO closes $10 million round to enhance F&B operations across the region

Oman-based foodtech FASCANO has closed its third investment round at $10 million. The round included participation from His Highness...

Fascano Cyfr Capital Oman Future Fund

Regional

Speedinvest launches MEA fund backed by Mubadala, QIA, and EIB Global

Austria-based VC firm Speedinvest has launched its first flagship fund dedicated to the Middle East and Africa (MEA). The fund is...

Speedinvest QIA Mubadala

Egypt

Egypt's Sinai.ai raises $1.45 million pre-seed to build interactive AI-native books

Egypt-based startup Sinai.ai has raised $1.45 million in a pre-seed round, led by KAUST Innovation Ventures and DisrupTech...

Sinai.ai Maza Ventures KAUST Innovation Ventures

U.A.E

Ray launches in Dubai with $1.2 million investment in hand

UAE-based startup Ray has raised $1.2 million in a seed round to launch its powerbank-sharing service and expand across the GCC, led by...

Ray

Saudi Arabia

Aya closes $7 million Series A to scale on-demand fashion model

Saudi Arabia-based e-commerce platform Aya has raised $7 million (SAR 26 million) in a Series A round, led by RAED Ventures,...

Aya Ra'ed Ventures Nuwa capital

Saudi Arabia

Falak Holding acquires majority stake in AI startup Kernel

Falak Holding has acquired a majority stake in AI startup Kernel, including its operations in Saudi Arabia and Jordan. Kernel develops...

Falak Holding

Qatar

Sufra AI secures $100K from Snoonu as Startup Factory launches

Qatar-based F&B tech startup Sufra AI has secured a $100,000 pre-seed investment from Snoonu, marking the first deal under its...

Sufra AI Snoonu Startup Factory

Egypt

INVIA raises $1.2 million to build AI-powered financial OS for SMEs in Egypt

Egypt-based fintech startup INVIA has raised $1.2 million from angel investors and strategic backers. Founded in 2023 by Yehia Ashour,...

INVIA Fintech

U.A.E

Homegrown Ventures closes $22.8 million Fund I to back MENA consumer brands

UAE-based Homegrown Ventures has closed its debut Fund I at $22.8 million, exceeding its $20 million target. The fund focuses on...

Homegrown Ventures

Egypt

Egypt’s Reme-D secures GIF backing to cut diagnostic costs by 40%

Egypt-based biotech startup Reme-D has raised $500,000 from the Global Innovation Fund (GIF) to scale its molecular diagnostics...

Reme-D biotech Global Innovation Fund

Saudi Arabia

Saudi proptech Jozo closes $2.2 million seed

Saudi-based Jozo has raised $2.21 million (SAR 8.3 million) in a seed round, led by Sheikh Hamad Bin Saedan Real Estate Co. as a...

Jozo Proptech

Morocco

Tamwilcom launches $69 million venture-building programme to support 800 Moroccan startups

Moroccan public financing institution Tamwilcom has launched a $69 million (MAD 700 million) venture-building programme to...

Tamwilcom

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