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... News • 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
Saudi Arabia GBT closes $1.3 million pre-seed to expand smart city technologies in KSA Saudi Arabia-based geospatial data company GulfBoost Technology (GBT) has closed a $1.3 million (SAR 5 million) pre-seed round to... News • 21 January, 2026 GulfBoost Technology
U.A.E OpenCX raises $7 million ahead of Saudi expansion UAE-based customer communication platform OpenCX has raised $7 million in a funding round led by Y Combinator (participating for the... News • 21 January, 2026 OpenCX Y Combinator Shorooq
U.A.E CE-Ventures joins $55 million Series A round in US biotech Think Bioscience UAE-based CE‑Ventures, the VC arm of Crescent Enterprises, has participated in a $55 million Series A funding round for US-based biotech ... News • 20 January, 2026 Think Bioscience CE-Ventures
Egypt Egypt’s eYouth expands into Iraq with first Arabic digital learning platform Egypt-founded edtech eYouth has expanded into Iraq with the launch of eYouth Iraq, introducing the country’s first... News • 20 January, 2026 EYouth
Saudi Arabia Saudi agritech Grove secures $5 million seed funding led by Outliers VC Saudi Arabia-based agritech startup Grove has closed a $5 million Seed round led by Outliers VC, with participation from angel... News • 20 January, 2026 Outliers VC Grove
Egypt KNOT Technologies raises $1 million pre-seed led by A15 Egypt- and UK-based online ticketing platform KNOT Technologies has raised $1 million in a pre-seed round led by A15. Founded in... News • 19 January, 2026 KNOT Technologies A15
Saudi Arabia Resquad AI secures $1.5 million Seed to scale AI-powered technical recruitment Saudi Arabia-based talent management SaaS provider Resquad AI has raised $1.5 million in a Seed round led by SRG, with participation... News • 16 January, 2026 Resquad AI SRG
