Wamda

United States

Journify raises $12 million at fourfold valuation increase

US-headquartered adtech startup Journify has raised $12 million in Series A funding round led by Al Mada Ventures and co-led by existing...

Al Mada Ventures Journify silicon badia

United States

YouTube allows in-video product sale for viewers in KSA, UAE and Egypt

YouTube is expanding its Shopping affiliate programme to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Egypt, making it easier to buy products directly...

YouTube

United States

FinBursa unveils AI-native platform to streamline private markets operations

FinBursa has launched FinBursa 360, an AI-powered platform designed to integrate investment management workflows, deal execution,...

FinBursa FinBursa 360

United States

Databuddy Analytics raises $500,000 from Y Combinator

US-based AI-powered analytics startup Databuddy Analytics has raised more than $560,000 in total funding, including $500,000 in Seed...

Databuddy Y Combinator Maza Ventures

United States

Endeavor Catalyst raises $320 million to back startups beyond Silicon Valley

Endeavor Catalyst, the venture capital arm of the global entrepreneurship network Endeavor, has closed its fifth fund at $320 million,...

Endeavor Catalyst

U.A.E

Shorooq, Presight join Maven Robotics’ $100 million Series A

UAE-based Shorooq and Presight, a G42 company, have invested in US industrial robotics startup Maven Robotics as part of its $100...

Maven Robotics Presight Shorooq

United States

Sovra lands $2 million+ pre-seed led by Pharsalus Capital

MENA-based fintech Sovra has raised more than $2 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Pharsalus Capital, with participation from...

Sovra Pharsalus Capital

U.A.E

Uber increases Careem ownership after $100 million stake purchase from e&

UAE-based super app Careem is set to return to closer control under Uber after Uber agreed to acquire a 12.5% stake from e& for $100...

Uber careem e&

United States

Insider One moves deeper into enterprise retail with Bluecore acquisition

US-based agentic customer engagement platform, Insider One has acquired Bluecore to accelerate the shift toward autonomous, end-to-end...

Insider One Bluecore

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

Aramco Ventures backs Via Separations in $36 million round

Saudi Arabia's Aramco Ventures participated in a $36 million funding round for the US-based deeptech startup Via Separations,...

Via Separations Aramco Ventures

United States

WHOOP attracts Gulf sovereign funds and global athletes in $575M round

US-based healthtech company WHOOP has raised $575 million in a Series G round at a $10.1 billion valuation, led by Collaborative...

Whoop QIA Mubadala

Saudi Arabia

Wa’ed Ventures invests in Resemble AI to combat AI-generated fraud

Wa’ed Ventures, the $500 million VC arm of Saudi Aramco, has made a strategic investment in US-based Resemble AI, a company...

Resemble AI Wa'ed Ventures

Iraq

MoneyHash expands into Iraq with Wayl alliance

US-based Egyptian fintech MoneyHash has partnered with Iraqi fintech Wayl to support its expansion into Iraq. Through the...

MoneyHash Wayl Fintech

Saudi Arabia

HUMAIN takes significant minority stake in xAI through $3 billion Series E

Saudi Arabia’s HUMAIN has invested $3 billion in xAI’s Series E round, shortly before the artificial intelligence...

xAI Humain

U.A.E

Arabic.AI partners with Stanford to launch the first holistic benchmark for Arabic AI models

Press release: Arabic.AI, the regional leader in Arabic artificial intelligence and enterprise technology solutions, today announced a...

Arabic.AI Stanford

United States

Wamda Capital leads Breez AI in $1.3 million pre-seed round

US-Jordanian no-code voice orchestration platform Breez AI has raised $1.3 million in a pre-seed round to scale its voice automation...

Breez AI Wamda Capital

United States

Coursera, Udemy agree $2.5 billion all-stock merger

Coursera and Udemy have signed a definitive all-stock merger agreement, valuing the combined company at $2.5bn based on December 16,...

Udemy Coursera

U.A.E

DataCamp enters the Middle East with Optima acquisition

US- and London-based edtech DataCamp has acquired UAE-based Optima, an AI-native learning platform that personalises lessons, pacing,...

DataCamp Optima EdTech

United States

MidLyr closes $2.5 million pre-seed to advance MENA expansion plans

US-based fintech MidLyr has raised $2.5 million in pre-seed funding led by Silicon Badia, with participation from Wedbush Ventures,...

MidLyr silicon badia Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Wa’ed Ventures leads $10 million pre-Series A in US-based Kure Cells

Wa’ed Ventures, the $500 million venture capital fund backed by Aramco, has led a $10 million Pre-Series A round in Kure Cells, a...

Wa'ed Ventures Kure Cells

Saudi Arabia

MoneyHash partners with Tabby to enable BNPL for merchants across MEA

Press release: MoneyHash, the first and leading payment orchestration platform in emerging and global markets, has partnered with Tabby,...

Tabby MoneyHash BNPL

United States

Epic Padel secures $10 million to launch to back global padel ventures

Epic Padel, a US-based padel operator and investor, closed an oversubscribed $10 million seed round led by NowaisWorld and Stryde...

Epic Padel

Saudi Arabia

Wa’ed Ventures co-leads $19 million Investment in Graphiant

Aramco’s Wa’ed Ventures has co-led a $19 million Series B extension in US-based Graphiant, alongside stc Group’s Tali...

Graphiant NaaS

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