Wamda

Qatar

Beyond the hype, what actually happened in Web Summit Qatar: Pt. 2

An overview of key trends, investment climate, and real opportunities for regional startups from the floor of Web Summit Qatar 2025. An...

Web Summit Qatar 2025 oped

Qatar

Beyond the hype, what actually happened in Web Summit Qatar: Pt.1

An overview of key trends, investment climate, and real opportunities for regional startups from the floor of Web Summit Qatar 2025. An...

Web Summit Qatar 2025 oped

Qatar

Lillia receives $1.7 million grant from Qatar Research Council

Qatar-based AI-enabled healthtech Lillia has raised a $1.7 million grant from the Qatar Research, Development and Innovation (QRDI)...

Lillia Development and Innovation Council QRDI

Qatar

QIA’s $1 billion fund of funds kicks off with Investment in Rasmal Ventures

Qatar-based VC firm Rasmal Ventures LLC has secured funding from Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) as part of its Fund of Funds...

Qatar Investment Authority QIA Rasmal Ventures

Qatar

Startup Grind holds Qatar's first Tech Startup Community Awards ceremony

Press release: Startup Grind Qatar, the local chapter of the global startup community, held its Tech Startup Community Awards Programme,...

Startup Grind Qatar Tech Startup Community Awards

Qatar

Hudhudshop raises six-figure pre-Seed round

Qatar-based e-commerce platform Hudhudshop has closed a six-figure dollar pre-seed funding round from undisclosed investors. Launched...

Hudhudshop E-commerce

Qatar

Qatar Development Bank announces key investments in Nybl, Wahed

Qatar Development Bank (QDB) has signed a strategic investment agreement with Saudi Arabia-based AI startup Nybl and the USA-HQ...

nybl Wahed QDB

Qatar

Qatar’s Pass secures $2.7 million in its pre-Series A

Qatar-based delivery app Pass has raised $2.7 million in its pre-Series A funding round from undisclosed investors. Launched by the...

Pass Logistics

Kuwait

Kuwaiti proptech Sakan acquires Qatar’s Hapondo

Kuwait-based proptech Sakan has acquired the Qatari company Hapondo for an unknown amount. Founded in 2016 by Abdullah Al-Saleh, Sakan...

Sakan Hapondo Proptech

Qatar

Startup Grind Qatar partners with Builder.ai to empower Qatari startup ecosystem

Qatar-based startup community “Startup Grind Qatar” has partnered with UK’s Builder.ai, the AI-powered composable...

Startup Grind Qatar Builder.ai

Qatar

Rasmal Ventures launches $100 million debut VC fund

Qatar-based VC firm Rasmal Ventures LLC has launched its first home-grown fund to drive innovation and investment in Qatar and the MENA...

Rasmal Ventures

Qatar

Golden Gate Ventures launches $100 million MENA-focused fund

Singapore-based VC firm Golden Gate Ventures has launched a $100 million MENA fund, with $20 million commitments from Qatari investors,...

Golden Gate Ventures Al Khor Holding

Qatar

Qatar's tech sector takes centre stage at Web Summit 2024

The recent Qatar Web Summit witnessed the unveiling of initiatives set to revolutionise Qatar's startup ecosystem, heralding potential...

Web Summit qatar

Qatar

Qatari fintech Karty raises $2 million Seed round

Qatar-based fintech KARTY, has raised a Seed funding round of $2 million from local investors. Founded in 2021 by Mohammed Suleiman...

Karty Fintech e-wallet

Qatar

Qatar’s Droobi Health merges with Smit.fit to form DroobiSmit

Qatar-based healthtech Droobi Health has merged with India-based digital healthcare provider Smit.fit to form DroobiSmit. The new entity...

DroobiSmit Droobi Health Smit.fit

Qatar

QIA leads Builder.ai’s $250 million Series D round

Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has led the $250 million Series D funding raised by Builder.ai, along with Iconiq Capital, Jungle...

QIA Builder.ai Qatar Investment Authority

Qatar

Qatar's Snoonu raises $12 million Series B

Qatar-based super app Snoonu, has raised $12 million in a Series B round which was led by the Qatar Development Bank with...

Snoonu qatar

Qatar

Qatari healthtech At Home Doc raises $1.9 million pre-Series A round

Qatari-based healthtech platform At Home Doc, has raised $1.9 million in a pre-series A round led by Elaj Group’s investment arm...

At Home Doc healthtech

Qatar

Qatar’s Sponix Tech receives investment from UK’s Aser Ventures

Qatar-based sportstech Sponix Tech, has received an unknown investment amount from UK-based Aser Ventures, the co-owner of Leeds United...

Sponix Tech Aser Ventures Qatar Sportstech

Qatar

Qatar fintech Karty raises $1.2 million pre-Seed

Qatar-based fintech Karty, has raised a $1.2 million (QR4.3M) pre-Seed round from Visa, Qatar Development Bank (QDB), Qatar Foundation,...

Karty

Qatar

Qatari fintech CWallet raises $875,000 pre-Series A round

Qatar-based fintech CWallet has raised $875,000 in a pre-Series A round led by MBK Holding with participation from Angels.qa, and other...

cwallet MBK Holding W.L.L

Oman

Snoonu acquires Oman’s Akeed

Qatar-based super app Snoonu, has acquired Oman’s food delivery platform Akeed for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2019 by Hamad...

Snoonu Akeed

Qatar

What is holding back Qatar's startup ecosystem?

Qatar’s vast oil and natural gas reserves have served the country’s needs well. It was thanks to these fossil fuels that Qatar...

doha

Qatar

Qatar Investment Authority invests in Checkout.com’s $1 billion Series D round

Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has contributed to the $1 billion Series D round raised by Checkout.com at a valuation of $40 billion,...

Qatar Investment Authority Checkout.com

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