Wamda

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CredibleX secures $100 million facility from Pollen Street

UAE-based fintech CredibleX has secured a $100 million senior secured credit facility from Pollen Street Capital. Founded in...

CredibleX Pollen Street

U.A.E

TERN Group closes $24 million Series A to accelerate Europe expansion

TERN Group, a UK- and UAE-based AI-powered global healthcare talent mobility platform, has raised a $24 million Series A,...

TERN Group Notion Capital HRtech

U.A.E

VentureSouq closes second fintech fund backed by major regional LPs

VentureSouq, a UAE-based VC firm, has closed its second fintech Fund (FinTech Fund II), backed by sovereign and institutional LPs,...

VentureSouq SVC Jada Fund of Funds

U.A.E

Metric raises funding to accelerate AI-driven financial solutions for SMEs

UAE-based AI fintech Metric has secured investment from A-typical Ventures, with participation from 500 Global, Hub71, i2i...

Metric A-typical Ventures 500 Global

U.A.E

Property Finder sells minority stake to Permira and Blackstone for $525 million

UAE-based real estate classifieds platform Property Finder has raised $525 million via a minority stake sale to Permira and...

Property finder Permira Blackstone

U.A.E

General Catalyst finances PRYPCO's pre-Series A round

UAE-bssed proptech platform PRYPCO has closed a pre-Series A round for an undisclosed value led by General Catalyst. Founded in...

Prypco General Catalyst

U.A.E

WheelsOn raises $12.5 million to modernise UAE car rentals

UAE-based autotech WheelsOn has raised $12.5 million, comprising $2.2 million in equity from MENA-focused private investors...

WheelsOn autotech

U.A.E

Seraya closes $1.8 million seed in equity-debt mix

UAE-based proptech startup Seraya has raised $1.8 million in seed funding (equity + debt), led by a KSA family...

Seraya Proptech

U.A.E

Maalexi secures $20 million shariah-compliant facility from Amwal Capital

UAE-based B2B agriculture-focused fintech Maalexi has secured a shariah-compliant credit facility of up to $20...

Maalexi Amwal Capital agritech

U.A.E

Cointel raises $7.4 million to enhance AI-driven crypto education

UAE-based edtech platform Cointel has raised $7.4 million led by Avalanche and joined by Sugafam Inc. Launched in...

Cointel Avalanche Sugafam

U.A.E

Holo secures $22 million Series A to expand digital mortgage solutions across GCC

Holo, a UAE-based proptech, has raised a $22 million Series A led by Saudi Arabia’s Impact46, with support from Mubadala, Rua...

Holo Impact46 Proptech

U.A.E

CE-Ventures backs $100 million round in US-based Aalo Atomics

UAE-based CE-Ventures, the corporate VC arm of Crescent Enterprises, has joined the $100 million Series B of US-based Aalo Atomics,...

CE-Ventures Aalo Atomics

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Arabic.AI launches AI academy to empower Arab talent

Press release: Arabic.AI, the region’s pioneer in secure Arabic-first artificial intelligence solutions, today announced the...

Arabic.AI AI Academy

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Professional.me secures $3.1 million seed round led by Raha Beach Ventures

Professional.me, an Abu Dhabi-based HRtech, raised $3.1 million in seed funding led by Raha Beach Ventures, bringing its total to $4.6...

Professional.me Raha Beach Ventures HRtech

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UAE’s Coraly.ai raises $2 million pre-seed to accelerate Saudi expansion

UAE-based proptech Coraly.ai (formerly Coralytics) has raised $2 million in a pre-seed round led by Salica Oryx Fund, with participation...

Coraly.ai Proptech Oryx Fund

U.A.E

Alaan raises $48 million Series A to transform spend management in MENA

UAE-based B2B fintech Alaan has raised $48 million in a Series A funding round led by Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia...

Alaan Fintech Peak XV Partners

U.A.E

Journify doubles valuation after securing fresh investment

UAE-based Journify has secured strategic investment from Shorooq Partners, Bunat Ventures, and Plug and Play, ...

Journify

U.A.E

Qlub closes $30 million round backed by Shorooq, e&, and Mubadala

UAE-based fintech Qlub has raised $30 million in a new funding round to fuel global expansion. The round was co-led by Shorooq...

Qlub Mubadala Investment Company Shorooq Partners

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UAE femtech Ovasave secures $1.2 million to expand in Saudi, GCC

UAE-based femtech startup Ovasave, backed by Abu Dhabi’s Hub71, has raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding from regional and...

Ovasave Hub71 femtech

U.A.E

XPANCEO secures $250 million Series A at $1.35 billion valuation

UAE-based deeptech startup XPANCEO has raised $250 million in Series A funding at a $1.35 billion valuation. The round was led by...

XPANCEO deeptech Opportunity Venture

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BlueFive Capital closes oversubscribed round at $120 million valuation

BlueFive Capital, a UAE-based investment platform, closed its Founding Shareholders Circle round with a $120...

BlueFive Capital

U.A.E

icogz raises $1.4 million pre-seed to boost MENA, Asia expansion plans

UAE-based icogz, a business intelligence platform, has raised $1.4 million in pre-seed funding from angel investors in...

icogz

U.A.E

Proptech startup Huspy closes $59 million Series B, eyes Saudi expansion

Huspy, the UAE and Spain-based proptech company, has raised $59 million in a Series B round led by Balderton Capital, with participation...

huspy Proptech Balderton Capital

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BioSapien extends pre-Series A to $8 million, onboards Globivest as investor

UAE and US-based healthtech BioSapien has extended its pre-Series A round to over $8 million, adding Globivest to its list of backers,...

BioSapien Globivest

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