U.A.E Lottery.com acquires majority stake of Nook Holdings, rebrand as Sports.com hub Lottery.com has signed a $2.5 million agreement to acquire a 90% stake in Nook Holdings, a sports and wellness incubator based in... News • 12 June, 2025 Lottery.com Nook
U.A.E UAE regtech Qanooni raises $2 million in pre-seed round UAE-based regtech Qanooni has raised $2 million in a pre-seed round led by Village Global, Oryx Fund by Salica Investments, TA... News • 10 June, 2025 Qanooni regtech Village Global
U.A.E CorroHealth invests in UAE's SANTECHTURE to advance AI-powered RCM UAE-based healthtech SANTECHTURE has secured a "strategic" investment from US-based CorroHealth. Founded in 2019 by Anas... News • 09 June, 2025 CorroHealth SANTECHTURE
U.A.E eVoost AI secures seed funding from Qora71 eVoost AI, an Abu Dhabi-based proptech founded in 2024 by Cristian Pastrana, raised seed funding from Qora71, marking the... News • 05 June, 2025 eVoost AI Qora71
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
