Tunisia Tunisia's Kumulus Water closes $3.5 million seed round Kumulus Water, a startup launched in 2021 between France and Tunisia, has raised $3.5 million in a seed round to scale its off-grid... News • 04 June, 2025 Kumulus Water Climatetech Plus VC
Saudi Arabia Stride Ventures scales up in the GCC with strong focus on Saudi Arabia Stride Ventures, a global venture debt firm, has announced the expansion of its operations in the Gulf Cooperation Council, with Saudi... News • 03 June, 2025 Stride Ventures
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... News • 03 June, 2025 ShipBee Logistics
U.A.E Arab Fund invests in Shorooq’s Nahda Fund II to expand SME credit access in MENA The UAE-based Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, through its Badir Fund for SMEs, has invested in Shorooq’s Nahda Fund... News • 02 June, 2025 Nahda Fund II Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development Shorooq
U.A.E Bloomspoon attracts $218,000 investment on Shark Tank UAE-based greentech Bloomspoon has secured a $218,000 investment in exchange for 49% equity during Season 3 of Shark Tank... News • 29 May, 2025 Bloomspoon Shark Tank
Egypt Valu prepares EGX debut after securing 25% market share in consumer finance Egypt's buy now pay later (BNPL) fintech Valu has announced its intention to list on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) following an... News • 28 May, 2025 valu Fintech BNPL
Saudi Arabia Stitch raises $10 million seed to extend services to emerging markets Saudi Arabia-based fintech infrastructure platform Stitch has raised a $10 million seed round from investors including Arbor Ventures,... News • 28 May, 2025 Stitch Arbor Ventures SVC
U.A.E Qashio closes $19.8 million round to accelerate expansion into Saudi Arabia UAE-based fintech Qashio has raised $19.8 million in a mix of equity and non-equity funding, led by existing investor... News • 28 May, 2025 Qashio Fintech Rocketship
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... News • 27 May, 2025 LuLu AI PayLater Fintech
U.A.E Tech Universal Ventures expands footprint with dual acquisitions in UAE, Sweden UAE-based Tech Universal Ventures (TUV) has acquired FixSquad (UAE) and ELVA11 (Sweden) as part of a strategic push to expand its... News • 27 May, 2025 Tech Universal Ventures TUV FixSquad
Egypt COREangels launches $10 million fund to support MEA startups COREangels MEA, in partnership with PTS Holdings and the Arab Academy, has launched a $10 million investment fund targeting early-stage... News • 27 May, 2025 COREangels
Lebanon LIFE mobilises diaspora to back Lebanese startups at international pitch nights As part of its ongoing commitment to empower Lebanese entrepreneurs worldwide, LIFE, a global network of Lebanese professionals in the... Press Release • 27 May, 2025 LIFE Pitch Night
Saudi Arabia BirdEye raises $586,000 to drive retail digital transformation in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia-based BirdEye has raised $586,000 in a pre-seed round from a private tech-focused fund. Launched in November... News • 26 May, 2025 BirdEye
Iraq Toolmart secures seed funding to accelerate expansion plans Iraq-based B2B e-commerce startup Toolmart has secured a seed funding round for an unknown amount, led by Plus VC and Oasis500,... News • 26 May, 2025 Toolmart Plus VC
U.A.E Gainz closes pre-seed round to expand SME lending solutions UAE-based fintech Gainz has closed a 7-figure USD pre-seed round, structured as a mix of equity and debt The round was led by Antler... News • 25 May, 2025 Gainz Antler Fintech
Global viAct raises $7.3 million to accelerate MENA expansion viAct, a Hong Kong-based AI company, has raised $7.3 million in a Series A round led by Ireland’s VentureWave Capital, with... News • 22 May, 2025 viAct
