Wamda

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

Qatar

Qatar’s SkipCash raises $4 million Series A

Qatar-based fintech platform SkipCash has raised $4 million in a Series A round to scale its smart payments infrastructure and expand...

SkipCash Fintech Qatar Development Bank

Qatar

Shorooq, PayLater sign MOU to explore institutional credit facility

UAE-based investment firm Shorooq has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with PayLater during Web Summit Qatar to explore the...

Shorooq PayLater

Qatar

Qatar’s Hydrovest raises $275K to scale agritech production and expand into the UAE

Hydrovest Technology Trading and Contracting W.L.L, a Doha-based agritech company, has closed an investment round worth $275,000 (QAR 1...

Hydrovest agritech

Qatar

Startup Grind Doha honours Qatar’s top startup builders at 2025 Community Awards

Startup Grind Doha has announced the winners of the Tech Startup Community Awards, recognising founders, startups, mentors, investors,...

Startup Grind Doha Community Awards 2025

Qatar

Qatar's EMMA Systems secures seed funding from Plus VC

Qatar-based EMMA Systems, an AI-driven SaaS platform that unifies operational data across airports, has secured seed funding from Plus...

Plus VC EMMA Systems

Qatar

Qatar’s Be My Sense crowned winner at Startup Grind Doha All Star Pitch Battle

Startup Grind Doha hosted the All Star Pitch Battle at Qatar Chamber in Lusail, with 150+ attendees celebrating Qatar’s growing...

Be My Sense Startup Grind Qatar

Qatar

ANAVA commits $4 million to Rasmal Ventures to link Tunisian startups with MENA VC

Tunisia’s ANAVA Fund of Funds has committed $4 million to Qatar’s Rasmal Innovation Fund I to channel more global...

Rasmal Ventures Anava

Qatar

Jahez acquires 76.56% stake in Qatar’s Snoonu in $245 million deal

Saudi-listed Jahez Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 76.56% of Qatar’s Snoonu, a leading e-commerce and on-demand...

Jahez Snoonu

Qatar

Qatar’s ShipBee secures $235,000 pre-seed led by GrowthX

Doha-based logistics startup ShipBee has closed a $235,000 pre-seed round, led by Qatar-based GrowthX and supported by two angel...

ShipBee Logistics

Qatar

Qatar’s PayLater receives strategic investment from LuLu AI

Qatar-based fintech PayLater has secured a "strategic" investment from LuLu Alternative Investments (LuLu AI), the...

LuLu AI PayLater Fintech

Qatar

Alchemist Doha, Startup Grind Qatar unite to strengthen local startup ecosystem

Press release: Alchemist Doha, a sector-agnostic equity fund for distinctive tech entrepreneurs in emerging markets, is proud to an...

Startup Grind Qatar Alchemist Doha

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

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