Wamda

Saudi Arabia

Sukna Capital, Partners for Growth launch $50 million lending initiative to back MENA tech growth

Saudi Arabia-based Sukna Capital has partnered with Partners for Growth (PFG) to launch a $50 million specialty lending initiative...

Sukna Capital Partners for Growth

Egypt

Avanz Capital Egypt joins Algebra Ventures Fund II as Limited Partner

Avanz Capital Egypt (ACE) has joined Algebra Ventures’ second fund as a Limited Partner through a secondary transaction executed...

Algebra Fund II Avanz Capital Egypt

U.A.E

Presight, Shorooq launch $100 million global fund to accelerate AI innovation

Abu Dhabi’s Presight and Shorooq have launched Presight–Shorooq Fund I, a $100 million global AI innovation fund...

Presight Shorooq

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

Tunisia

216 Capital, Plug and Play launch new accelerator to empower local startups

Tunisian VC firm 216 Capital has partnered with Plug and Play, Silicon Valley’s global innovation platform, to...

216 Capital Plug and Play Capital Venture Accelerator

U.A.E

VentureSouq closes second fintech fund backed by major regional LPs

VentureSouq, a UAE-based VC firm, has closed its second fintech Fund (FinTech Fund II), backed by sovereign and institutional LPs,...

VentureSouq SVC Jada Fund of Funds

Egypt

F6 Group unveils F6 Ventures to propel seed-stage investments in MENA

F6 Group launches F6 Ventures, a new seed-stage investment firm, alongside Flat6Labs, to support startups across the Middle East and...

F6 Ventures Flat6Labs F6 Group

Saudi Arabia

Sukna Capital secures CMA approval to offer flexible, non-dilutive SME financing

Saudi Arabia-based VC Sukna Capital has received CMA approval to launch the Sukna Fund for Direct Financing (SFDF), an open-ended,...

Sukna Capital

Saudi Arabia

Saudi fintech Tarmeez Capital raises strategic round from Tali Ventures

Saudi Arabia-based sukuk fintech Tarmeez Capital has raised a strategic funding round led by Tali Ventures, the corporate VC arm of stc...

tali ventures STC Tarmeez Capital

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...

Stride Ventures

Iraq

EQIQ doubles fund to $30 million to accelerate Iraq’s digital economy

Abu Dhabi-based EQIQ, a venture capital fund and venture builder focused on Iraq, is doubling its fund size from $15 million to $30...

EQIQ Ventures

Saudi Arabia

Wyld VC launches $50 million AI-native fund

Wyld VC, a Saudi-based early-stage venture capital firm, has launched its inaugural $50 million fund, marking the first AI-native VC...

Wyld VC AI

Saudi Arabia

Nama Ventures secures CMA license to operate as fully regulated VC in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia-based Nama Ventures Capital Co. has received regulatory approval from the Capital Market Authority (CMA) to commence...

Nama Ventures

Saudi Arabia

Jaree launches in Saudi Arabia to democratise venture capital access

Press release: A new player has entered the Saudi startup ecosystem. Jaree Platform, a platform for matching venture capital, officially...

Jaree Venture Capital

Jordan

Jordan's ISSF injects $3 million into Antler's MENAP Fund

Jordan's Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) has invested $3 million in the Antler MENAP Fund LP. The $60 million...

ISSF Antler

Egypt

DPI acquires Egypt’s fintech fund Nclude, launches Africa-focused VC arm

UK-based VC firm Development Partners International (DPI), an Africa-focused private equity firm, has taken over management of Nclude,...

Development Partners International DPI Nclude

U.A.E

Yango Group launches $20 million venture fund

UAE-based tech ecosystem company Yango Group has launched Yango Ventures, a $20 million corporate venture fund designed to empower...

Yango Group Yango Ventures

U.A.E

Phoenix Venture completes second closing of its innovation fund

UAE-based VC firm Phoenix Venture Partners has announced the second close of its $50 million Phoenix Venture...

Phoenix Venture Partners

Regional

LoftyInc Capital secures $43 million first close for its pan-African fund

Press release: LoftyInc Capital Management has secured a $43 million first close for its new LoftyInc Alpha Fund, a late-seed...

LoftyInc Capital LoftyInc Alpha Fund

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

Egypt

Foundation Ventures concludes first close of $25 million fund

Egypt-based venture capital firm Foundation Ventures has announced the first close of its $25 million fund, FVFII, backed by the...

Foundation Ventures

Regional

500 Global launches new MENA-focused fund

US-based VC firm 500 Global has launched the 500 MENA L.P. fund, dedicated to investing in high-growth technology startups across the...

500 Global

U.A.E

Sigma Capital launches first fund at $100 million to accelerate Web3 innovation

Global Web3 early-stage venture asset manager Sigma Capital has launched the $100 million Sigma Capital Fund I dedicated to accelerating...

Sigma Capital Sigma Capital Fund I

Saudi Arabia

SVC invests in Global Ventures’ $150 million third fund

Press release: Saudi Venture Capital (SVC) has announced its investment in Global Ventures III, an early-stage venture capital fund...

SVC Global Ventures

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