Saudi Arabia Newera.ai raises $2.1 million pre-seed to scale generative AI in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia-based Ai startup Newera.ai has raised $2.1 million (SAR 8m) in a pre-seed round led by Embark, with participation from... News • 26 December, 2025 Newera.ai
U.A.E Regeny launches fast-charging EV hub near DXB Airport Press release: Regeny EV Charging, a leading electric vehicle (EV) charging network operator in the UAE, has officially launched a major... Press Release • 25 December, 2025 Regeny EV
Egypt Croptimus secures strategic investment from Venture X Egypt-based agritech Croptimus has raised an undisclosed investment from Venture X. Founded in 2021 by Ahmed Hassanein and Abdelrahman... News • 23 December, 2025 Venture X Croptimus
U.A.E Lucid Capital closes $2.5 million Seed round, led by Tharawat Holding UAE-based fintech Lucid Capital has closed a $2.5 million seed funding round, led by Tharawat Holding, with participation... News • 23 December, 2025 Lucid Capital Tharawat Holding
Saudi Arabia Q Fund backs AI startup QPioneers in first funding round Saudi Arabia-based AI-powered startup QPioneers has raised its first funding round from Q Fund, the investment arm of Qewam... News • 22 December, 2025 QPioneers Q Fund
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,... News • 22 December, 2025 Udemy Coursera
Egypt Breadfast in talks with IFC for $13 million backing to expand q-commerce footprint International Finance Corporation (IFC) is considering a $13 million equity investment in Egypt’s Breadfast as the... News • 22 December, 2025 Breadfast ifc q-commerce
U.A.E ADQ, Gates Foundation commit $40 million to scale responsible AI, edtech across Africa ADQ and the Gates Foundation have announced a four-year, $40m partnership to scale the responsible use of AI and EdTech to improve... News • 22 December, 2025 ADQ Gates Foundation
Egypt Egypt’s Nawah Scientific raises $23 million Series A to expand cloud lab footprint Egypt-based deeptech startup Nawah Scientific has closed a $23 million Series A round, comprising a mix of equity and debt, as it marks... News • 18 December, 2025 Nawah Scientific
U.A.E UAE-headquartered Premialab raises $220 million led by KKR UAE-headquartered Premialab, a global provider of data, analytics, and risk management solutions for quantitative investing, has raised... News • 17 December, 2025 KKR Premialab
U.A.E Relik raises seed round with backing from KBW Ventures UAE-based Relik has closed a seed funding round with participation from KBW Ventures, Naatt Holding, Fort Holding, and Ayman... News • 17 December, 2025 Relik KBW Ventures
Egypt Athar Accelerator, Plan International Egypt host Cairo AI Hackathon Egypt's Athar Accelerator, in partnership with Plan International Egypt through the Ready for Tomorrow programme, concluded the... News • 17 December, 2025 Athar Accelerator Plan International Egypt
Regional Propeller launches Kernel Camp, an 8-week deep-tech residency in Silicon Valley for MENA founders Propeller has launched Kernel Camp, an eight-week AI infrastructure and deep-tech residency for early-stage founders from the MENA... News • 16 December, 2025 Propeller silicon valley
U.A.E Noon raises $500 million from PIF-backed investors ahead of potential IPO Saudi Arabia and UAE-headquartered noon has raised $500 million in fresh funding from backers including Saudi Arabia’s sovereign... News • 15 December, 2025 Noon PIF
Egypt iVoiceUp secures investment from A15 to accelerate MENA expansion Egypt-based iVoiceUp, an AI-powered ethics and whistleblowing case management platform, has closed an investment round led by A15 to... News • 15 December, 2025 iVoiceUp A15
Algeria Algeria’s VOLZ raises $5 million in landmark funding round Algeria-based traveltech VOLZ has raised $5 million in a Series A funding round led by a consortium of private investors... News • 15 December, 2025 Volz traveltech
