Wamda

U.A.E

Longevium to open AI-powered longevity research lab in Dubai after $7 million raise

UAE-based longevity healthtech company Longevium has raised $7 million in its first funding round to establish an AI-powered Longevity...

Longevium healthtech Dubai Science Park

U.A.E

Web3 startup Bundle launches with $5.5 million pre-Seed round

Bundle, a UAE-based Web3 rewards startup founded by Bader Kalooti alongside Mostafa Wanas, has emerged from stealth after raising...

Bundle Ethereal Ventures

U.A.E

UAE's Epic Markets raises $10 million pre-Seed round

UAE-based fintech Epic Markets has raised $10 million in a pre-Seed funding round from Karatage, the round's sole investor, to...

Epic Markets Karatage

Lebanon

BY Venture Partners backs ChatFeatured in $2 million pre-Seed round

UAE- and Lebanon-based BY Venture Partners has participated in an oversubscribed $2 million pre-Seed round for Canadian AI startup...

BY Venture Partners ChatFeatured

U.A.E

Deep Finance Capital launches as DIFC's first AI-native asset manager

UAE-based Deep Finance Capital has launched as the first AI-native asset management company in the Dubai International Financial Centre...

Deep Finance Capital DIFC

U.A.E

The missing piece in Dubai's AI strategy is talent

An article by Abdullah Al Jaafari, CEO and Founder of Resquad AI In May, Dubai did something few governments do: it set a deadline....

oped

U.A.E

AVELIN AI closes $3.7 million pre-seed to expand sovereign AI platform

UAE-based sovereign AI platform AVELIN AI has raised $3.7 million in a pre-seed funding round from unnamed angel...

AVELIN AI Sovereign AI

U.A.E

Keyper raises $11 million Series A to digitise UAE rental market

UAE-based proptech Keyper has raised an $11 million Series A round led by Speedinvest, with participation from NeoVentures (Mashreq),...

Keyper Speedinvest Proptech

U.A.E

UAE's Planno raises strategic investment from Incubayt

UAE-based climatetech Planno has secured a strategic investment from Incubayt Investments, the sustainability-focused venture firm...

Planno Incubayt Investments Incubayt Investments

U.A.E

Dubizzle Group invests in Takeem to strengthen UAE rental ecosystem

Dubizzle Group has announced a strategic partnership and investment in the UAE-based proptech Takeem, making Bayut and...

Dubizzle Group Dubizzle Takeem

U.A.E

Whiteshield secures $15 million private credit from Ruya Partners

UAE-based AI company Whiteshield has secured a $15 million private credit facility from Ruya Partners to accelerate the development...

Whiteshield Ruya Partners

U.A.E

Maalexi secures $2.8 million in oversubscribed round led by Tawuniya

UAE-based agri-fintech startup Maalexi has raised $2.8 million in an oversubscribed funding round led by Saudi-listed insurer Tawuniya,...

Tawuniya Maalexi

U.A.E

REACH Middle East opens applications for second UAE proptech accelerator

REACH Middle East, the regional arm of the global proptech accelerator, has opened applications for the second edition of its UAE-based...

accelerator REACH Middle East Proptech

Lebanon

OSN seeks full ownership of Anghami in proposed take-private deal

OSN Streaming, Anghami's controlling shareholder, has submitted a preliminary non-binding proposal to acquire all remaining Anghami...

anghami OSN+

U.A.E

1001 closes $30 million Series A to build sovereign AI in GCC

1001, a GCC- and London-based AI startup, has raised a $30 million Series A round led by Lux Capital, with participation from Sanabil...

1001 AI 1001 Lux Capital

U.A.E

Lean and Ziina launch UAE's first one-tap Pay by Bank experience under Open Finance

Lean Technologies and UAE fintech Ziina have launched the UAE's first One-Tap Pay by Bank experience under the country's Open...

Lean Technologies Ziina One-Tap Pay

U.A.E

AXON bags $1 million investment to advance cross-border payments infrastructure

UAE-based fintech AXON has secured an investment of approximately $1 million (SAR 4 million) from Maarej Real Estate following its...

AXON Maarej Real Estate

U.A.E

Keiretsu Forum MENA, FinBursa join forces to digitise startup investments in MENA

Keiretsu Forum MENA, the regional chapter of the global angel investor network 'Keiretsu Forum', has entered into a strategic...

FinBursa Keiretsu Forum MENA

U.A.E

Numi debuts with AI-powered financial agents designed for GCC consumers

Dubai-based fintech startup Numi has emerged from stealth as what it describes as the GCC's first AI-native personal finance...

Numi Fintech

U.A.E

UAE-based Rentify launches Earn AI following $2 million seed round

UAE-based proptech and fintech startup Rentify has raised $2 million in a seed funding round to support the launch of Earn AI, an...

Rentify Proptech

U.A.E

Dubizzle Group deepens proptech footprint with investment in Tern

UAE-based Dubizzle Group has announced a strategic partnership and investment in UAE proptech startup Tern. The platform will be...

Tern Dubizzle

U.A.E

CNTXT AI closes $60 million Series A to deploy secure AI infrastructure worldwide

CNTXT AI, a UAE-based data and AI company, has raised $60 million in a Series A round co-led by AI71 and BlueFive Capital to accelerate...

CNTXT AI AI71 BlueFive Capital

U.A.E

Algebra AI secures $7 million to deliver managed AI services for mid-market companies

Algebra AI, an AI transformation company based in the UAE, has officially launched after raising $7 million from Infinity Constellation,...

Algebra AI BECO Capital silicon badia

U.A.E

Arabic.AI partners with Stanford to introduce HELM Arabic Enterprise

Press release: Arabic.AI, a regional leader in Arabic artificial intelligence and enterprise technology, announced the launch of HELM...

Arabic.AI Stanford HELM Arabic Enterprise

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