Wamda

U.A.E

Shorooq invests in AMI Labs as AI startup hits $3.5 billion valuation

UAE-based investment firm Shorooq has participated in the $1.03 billion seed funding round of AMI Labs, the artificial intelligence...

AMI Labs Shorooq

U.A.E

TruDoc Healthcare raises $15 million from Al Nahyan and Al-Ketbi families

UAE-based healthtech TruDoc Healthcare has raised $15 million in a pre-Series B funding round with participation from the Al Nahyan...

TruDoc healthtech Pulsar Capital

U.A.E

Skipr secures $2 million seed to build AI-to-AI trust layer

UAE-based Skipr has closed a $2 million seed round at a $10 million valuation to scale its sovereign AI infrastructure, expanding from...

Skipr Hub71

U.A.E

Rewa launches in UAE after closing strategic seed round

UAE-based proptech Rewa has officially launched its digital rent payment and rewards app across the country after closing a strategic...

Rewa Proptech Qatar Development Bank

U.A.E

Paquik closes $85K pre-seed to back P2P cross-border shipping

UAE-based crowdshipping startup Paquik has closed an $85,000 pre-seed round from angel investors to scale its cross-border...

Paquik Logistics

U.A.E

Ledgers raises $250K to reduce operational risk for founder-led startups

UAE-based Ledgers has raised $250,000 in an angel round from unnamed angel investors to build an AI operating system that enables...

Ledgers AI

U.A.E

$100M Presight–Shorooq AI Fund backs five frontier AI companies in first quarter

The Presight–Shorooq Fund I, a $100 million global AI fund launched in September 2025, has deployed capital into five AI startups...

Shorooq Presight-Shorooq Fund I

U.A.E

Immensa secures DFDF backing to expand digital supply chain platform

KSA-headquartered deeptech company Immensa has secured investment from Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), alongside Global Ventures...

immensa DFDF

U.A.E

At Family Office Summit Dubai, governance and AI redefine wealth strategy

As global volatility reshapes capital markets and artificial intelligence redraws competitive advantage, family offices are quietly...

oped family offices

U.A.E

UAE’s Takeem secures backing from Second Century Ventures through REACH Middle East

UAE-based proptech Takeem has secured investment from REACH Middle East, an accelerator backed by Second Century Ventures, the...

Second Century Ventures Takeem Proptech

U.A.E

Origen attracts $50 million strategic investment from Bluefive Capital

UAE-based AI tech company Origen has raised a $50 million strategic investment from Bluefive Capital to accelerate the deployment of...

Origen BlueFive Capital

U.A.E

Stake closes $31 million Series B led by Emirates NBD

UAE-based proptech platform Stake has raised $31 million in an oversubscribed Series B round led by Emirates NBD, with participation...

Stake Emirates NBD Proptech

U.A.E

ZIWO raises strategic debt investment from Amplify Growth Fund

UAE-based AI contact centre platform ZIWO has secured a strategic growth credit investment from Ajeej Capital’s Amplify Growth...

ZIWO Amplify Growth Fund

U.A.E

The true price of scaling AI in the UAE

An article by Matt Spriegel, the Founder and CEO of Atiom The United Arab Emirates has spent the past decade positioning itself as...

oped AI

U.A.E

Singapore's Ascentium acquires Clara to expand footprint in UAE

Singapore-based business services platform Ascentium has acquired Clara, a UAE-based regtech and corporate service provider, for an...

Clara Ascentium

U.A.E

XSquare attracts new investment to automate B2B finance infrastructure

UAE-based B2B fintech XSquare has raised a funding round from AngelSpark, value undisclosed. Founded in 2023 by ...

XSquare AngelSpark Fintech

U.A.E

QuicKart secures $1.5 million to expand fresh commerce across the UAE

UAE-based fresh commerce platform QuicKart has raised $1.5 million in a seed round led by Orbit Ventures, with participation from angel...

QuicKart Orbit Ventures

U.A.E

iBLOXX Studios secures $5 million for global expansion

UAE-based Web3 gaming studio iBLOXX Studios has raised over $5 million from unnamed investors. Founded in 2021 by Domenik Maier,...

iBLOXX Studios

U.A.E

CADO extends GCC footprint with Qatar launch

Press release: CADO, the UAE-founded premium gifting platform, has announced its expansion into Qatar, strengthening its position as one...

CADO E-commerce

U.A.E

Smart Bricks closes $5 million pre-seed to automate real estate investing

UAE-based proptech Smart Bricks has raised $5 million in a pre-seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z Speedrun), with participation...

Smart Bricks Proptech

U.A.E

UAE fintech omnispay raises $2 million pre-Series A

omnispay has raised $2 million in a pre-Series A round, led by Infinity Value Capital Group. Founded in 2022 by Simanta Das, Vimal...

omnispay Fintech

U.A.E

UAE startup ThrowMeNot secures $550k pre-seed

ThrowMeNot has raised $550,000 in a pre-seed round, led by Sheikh Ahmed bin Mana Al Maktoum. Founded in 2025 by Archie Rudyuk,...

ThrowMeNot

U.A.E

InvestSky expands into Saudi Arabia following $4 million seed round

UAE-based fintech InvestSky has officially expanded into Saudi Arabia after raising a $4 million seed round and receiving a Financial...

InvestSky Emkan Capital

Qatar

Shorooq deepens Doha roots as Snoonu founder backs its growth and AI funds

UAE-based investment firm Shorooq has announced that Hamad Al-Hajri, Founder of Snoonu, will invest across two of the firm’s...

Shorooq Snoonu

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