U.A.E Yozo.ai secures $1.7 million to build AI-native revenue engine for e-commerce merchants UAE-based e-commerce AI startup Yozo.ai has raised $1.7 million in pre-seed funding, co-led by Access Bridge Ventures and... News • 28 January, 2026 Yozo.ai E-commerce Access Bridge Ventures
Morocco Beltone joins $15 million Series A round in Moroccan proptech Yakeey Morocco-based proptech Yakeey has raised $15 million in a Series A round, with Beltone Venture Capital joining as a strategic... News • 28 January, 2026 Yakeey Beltone Venture Capital
Jordan Jordan's Abwaab acquires Egyptian edtech Apex Education Jordan-based edtech platform Abwaab has acquired Apex Education, an Egypt-based college admissions advisory, for an undisclosed... News • 28 January, 2026 abwaab Apex Education
U.A.E Arabic.AI partners with Stanford to launch the first holistic benchmark for Arabic AI models Press release: Arabic.AI, the regional leader in Arabic artificial intelligence and enterprise technology solutions, today announced a... Press Release • 28 January, 2026 Arabic.AI Stanford
Morocco Morocco’s Enakl raises $2.3 million to scale intelligent shared mobility Morocco-based mobility startup Enakl has closed a $2.3 million Seed round, led by Azur Innovation Fund, Witamax, and MFounders,... News • 28 January, 2026 Enakl Azur Innovation Fund WitaMax
Qatar Startup Grind Doha honours Qatar’s top startup builders at 2025 Community Awards Startup Grind Doha has announced the winners of the Tech Startup Community Awards, recognising founders, startups, mentors, investors,... News • 27 January, 2026 Startup Grind Doha Community Awards 2025
U.A.E Property Finder secures $170 million investment led by Mubadala UAE-based proptech Property Finder has raised $170 million in new funding led by Mubadala Investment Company, alongside another UAE... News • 27 January, 2026 Property finder Proptech Mubadala Investment Company
Saudi Arabia Glamera moves to acquire Bookr as it scales lifestyle tech platform in GCC Saudi Arabia-based lifestyle technology platform Glamera has acquired Bookr, a Kuwait-based salon Saas and booking platform,... News • 27 January, 2026 Glamera Bookr
Saudi Arabia Vennre closes $9.6 million pre-Series A in hybrid equity-debt structure Saudi Arabia-based wealthtech Vennre has raised $9.6 million (SAR 36 million) in a pre-Series A round through a hybrid equity and... Nesma Abdel Azim • 27 January, 2026 Vennre Vision ventures Plus VC
U.A.E Mantas exits stealth with $1.77 million to cover cloud outages UAE-based insurtech Mantas has emerged from stealth, announcing a $1.77 million Seed funding round to launch parametric insurance... News • 27 January, 2026 Mantas Insurtech Plus VC
Saudi Arabia Flat6Labs backs Juthor in $500K pre-seed round Saudi Arabia-based e-commerce startup Juthor has raised $500,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by Flat6Labs, with... News • 26 January, 2026 Juthor Flat6Labs
Saudi Arabia Manara, AWS bring Cloud Catalyst Tech Forum to Riyadh Press release: Manara, the MENA region's leading upskilling platform which accelerates the careers of computer science and AI talent... Press Release • 26 January, 2026 Manara AWS
Egypt Egypt’s NowPay enters Saudi market with $20 million-backed Tas’heel partnership Egypt-based fintech NowPay is launching in Saudi Arabia through NowAccess, a joint venture with United International... News • 22 January, 2026 NowPay Fintech
U.A.E AppliedAI raises pre-Series B to scale enterprise AI platform UAE-based AppliedAI has closed a pre-series B funding round led by Mubadala’s MENA Venture Capital Fund and Arbor Ventures, for an... News • 22 January, 2026 AppliedAI Mubadala Investment Company
United States Wamda Capital leads Breez AI in $1.3 million pre-seed round US-Jordanian no-code voice orchestration platform Breez AI has raised $1.3 million in a pre-seed round to scale its voice automation... News • 22 January, 2026 Breez AI Wamda Capital
U.A.E Eat App raises $10 million Series B extension to accelerate India expansion UAE-based foodtech Eat App has raised $10 million in a Series B extension, exceeding its original $6 million Series B raised in... News • 21 January, 2026 Eat App PSG Equity
