Wamda

Egypt

FitXpert secures seven-figure backing to scale fitness and nutrition SaaS platform

Egypt-based SaaS platform FitXpert has raised a seven-figure investment from Foras Investment under the 0107 Invest...

U.A.E

VentureSouq leads $2 million seed investment in MilkStraw AI

UAE-HQ AI startup MilkStraw AI has raised $2 million in seed funding, led by VentureSouq with participation from Ibtikar Fund and M...

MilkStraw AI VentureSouq

U.A.E

Ziina introduces Violet as it evolves into a daily lifestyle platform

Press release: Ziina, the UAE’s leading homegrown consumer and business payments platform, today announced the launch of Ziina...

Ziina

Saudi Arabia

Aamar raises $4 million+ seed round to modernise Saudi rental market

Saudi proptech startup Aamar has closed a Seed round exceeding $4 million, with participation from Aqar App, Razm Investment, Al Majdiah...

Aamar Proptech Razm Investment

Saudi Arabia

Red Sea Global, Bunat VC launch Saudi-focused AI venture fund

Red Sea Global has partnered with Bunat Ventures Limited (Bunat VC) to launch a Saudi-focused AI venture fund, targeting early- and...

Bunat Ventures Red Sea Global

Syria

Syrian classifieds platform Doushesh closes pre-seed round

Syrian digital classifieds platform Doushesh has closed a pre-seed funding round, marking progress for the country’s nascent...

Doushesh

Regional

MENA startup funding ends 2025 at $171.5 million in December

Startup investment across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) softened in December 2025, with 44 startups raising $171.5 million,...

Investment investments

U.A.E

EDT&Partners acquires UAE's eFlow to expand AI-powered learning delivery

Singapore-based education and technology consulting firm EDT&Partners has acquired the UAE-based edtech eFlow for an...

eFlow EDT&Partners

Oman

eMushrif secures $7.5 million to accelerate regional expansion plans

Oman-based IoT school management solution eMushrif has raised $7.5 million in a funding round led by Jasoor Ventures, with participation...

eMushrif Phaze Ventures Jasoor Ventures

U.A.E

Halo AI returns to 1Billion Followers Summit, unveils enhanced agentic AI platform

Press release: Halo AI returns to 1Billion Followers Summit with a bold product evolution and a compelling growth story that cements its...

Halo AI 1Billion Followers Summit

Saudi Arabia

NEOM selects five Saudi studios for latest Level Up gaming accelerator

NEOM has selected five Saudi game studios for funding under its flagship Level Up, marking the programme’s largest cycle to date...

NEOM Level Up

Bahrain

Flooss secures $22 million Shorooq-backed credit facility

Flooss, a Bahrain-based Sharia-compliant fintech, has secured a $22 million credit facility structured by Shorooq, marking...

Flooss

Saudi Arabia

Madeed closes $400,000 to build data-driven preventive healthcare in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia-based healthtech Madeed has raised $400,000 in a pre-seed round led by Vision Ventures, with participation from Saudi angel...

Madeed healthtech Vision ventures

U.A.E

UAE's Islamic digital bank Mal raises $230 million

UAE-based fintech Mal has raised $230 million in a strategic investment round led by BlueFive Capital, with participation from...

BlueFive Capital Mal Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Governata raises $4 million Seed to support enterprise AI adoption

Saudi Arabia-based enterprise data governance and management startup Governata has raised $4 million in seed funding to scale its...

Governata

Saudi Arabia

Flat6Labs hosts sixth Riyadh Seed Program Demo Day

Flat6Labs hosted the sixth Demo Day of its Riyadh Seed Program (RSP), marking the completion of six accelerator cycles since the...

Flat6Labs Riyadh Seed Program F6 Ventures

Saudi Arabia

Outliers, SVC launch 2026 Fellowship to build Saudi and MENA tech leaders

Press release: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - 13th January, 2026 - Outliers Venture Capital has announced the launch of...

Outliers Venture Capital SVC

U.A.E

Khosouf Studio closes $600,000 Seed from Merak Capital

UAE-based game-developing studio Khosouf Studio has raised a $600,000 seed round from Merak Capital. Founded in 2020 by...

Merak Capital Khosouf Studio

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