Wamda

U.A.E

BILRS raises pre-Seed investment from Haatch

UAE-based fintech BILRS has raised a pre-Seed investment from Haatch for an unknown amount. Founded in 2022 by Rupert Shaw, BILRS...

BILRS Haatch Fintech

U.A.E

UAE Startup Competition: ScaleUp 2023

Are you ready to take your startup to the next level and gain the support you need to thrive in the competitive UAE business landscape?...

aramex

U.A.E

ClearPier acquires UAE’s MQuest for $35 million

Canadian performance advertising company ClearPier has acquired UAE-based Media Quest Group (MQuest) for $35 million. Founded in...

ClearPier MQuest Advertising

U.A.E

Cypherleak raises $750,000 Seed round

UAE-based cyber risk monitoring and scoring startup Cypherleak, has closed a $750,000 Seed round from investors based in Abu Dhabi,...

Cypherleak cyber security

U.A.E

Fanzword secures $1.2 million pre-Seed led by XVC Tech

UAE-based e-sports startup Fanzword has raised a $1.2 million pre-Seed round led by XVC Tech and other regional angel...

Fanzword XVC Tech

U.A.E

Zero Carbon Ventures closes $5 million Seed investment

UAE-based cleantech Zero Carbon Ventures has raised a $5 million Seed funding round, from Emirati businessman and member of Dubai's...

Zero Carbon Cleantech

U.A.E

Web3 startup Cultos Global secures new funding

UAE-based Web3 startup Cultos Global, has raised an undisclosed investment round from the founder and CEO of Boat Sameer Mehta, founder...

Cultos Global Web 3.0

U.A.E

The Surpluss becomes first Race to Zero accelerator in GCC

UAE-based online sustainability exchange, The Surpluss, has been officially designated as an accelerator by Race to Zero. Founded in...

The Surpluss Race to Zero

U.A.E

Fuze closes $14 million Seed round

UAE-headquartered digital assets infrastructure provider Fuze, has raised a $14 million Seed round, led by Abu Dhabi-based Further...

Fuze Further Ventures

U.A.E

DIEZ launches innovations accelerator in partnership with MIT

Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ) has partnered with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to launch the MIT...

MIT

U.A.E

Thrift for Good wins $50,000 grant from She’s Next

UAE-based charity platform Thrift for Good has won a $50,000 grant from She’s Next programme, organised by Visa and First Bank of...

She's Next Thrift for Good

Saudi Arabia

SVC invests $5 million in VentureSouq’s fintech fund

UAE-based VentureSouq has raised $5 million from Saudi Venture Capital (SVC). The investment will go towards VentureSouq’s...

VentureSouq SVC Fintech

U.A.E

Archie to aid fintech startups through new regional accelerator

Archie, a new fintech accelerator in Dubai has officially launched to help fintech startups scale across Europe and Australia. The...

Archie Fintech accelerator

U.A.E

GAM3S.GG raises $2 million Seed round

UAE-based Web3 gaming platform GAM3S.GG, has closed a $2 million Seed funding round, led by Mechanism Capital with the participation...

GAM3S.GG Gaming

U.A.E

Pulsar Capital acquires controlling stake in TruDoc

Pulsar Capital has acquired a majority stake in UAE-based healthtech TruDoc. Founded in 2011 by Raouf Khalil, TruDoc is a telehealth...

TruDoc Pulsar Capital healthtech

U.A.E

myZoi raises$14 million, obtains regulatory licences

UAE-based fintech myZoi has raised $14 million from SC Ventures and SBI Holdings. Founded in 2022 by Christian Buchholz and Syed...

myZoi SC Ventures Fintech

U.A.E

UAE’s Lyvely raises Seed round from Cypher Capital

UAE-based Lyvely has raised a Seed round from early-stage VC firm, Cypher Capital. As part of the transaction, Bijan Alizadeh,...

Cypher Capital

U.A.E

Maly secures $1.6 million pre-Seed to speed up GCC expansion plans

UAE-based fintech MALY has raised $1.6 million in pre-Seed funding from a group of regional angel investors. Established in 2022 by Mo...

Maly Fintech

U.A.E

e& capital invests in AI startup Ikigai Labs

UAE-based VC firm e& capital, the VC arm of communication company e&, has participated in the $25 million Series A of the...

e& capital Ikigai Labs

U.A.E

BitOasis secures new investment from CoinDCX and Wamda Capital

UAE-based cryptocurrency exchange platform BitOasis has raised new investment from CoinDCX, India’s highest valued crypto...

Bit Oasis Cryptocurrencies crypto

U.A.E

e& capital invests $5 million in Maxbyte’s Series A round

UAE-based robotics solutions provider Maxbyte has raised a $5 million Series A from e& capital. Founded in 2016 by...

e& capital Maxbyte robotics

U.A.E

GPT-5 and beyond: trends, predictions and the impact on the future jobs market

Tarjama, as a leader in the Arabic language space in MENA, is hosting a leading expert in AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) from DeepMind...

generative AI Tarjama

U.A.E

Generative AI Lumi raises first round of funding ahead of launch

UAE-based Lumi AI has closed its first round of funding from New York-based B2B SaaS investors Forum Ventures and UAE-based Annex...

Lumi

U.A.E

Dubai Generative AI Programmes

The Dubai Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DCAI) is inviting global AI startups and companies to participate in one of its two new...

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