Wamda

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's CQR raises $3 million to scale AI capabilities

Saudi Arabia-based cybersecurity firm CQR has secured a $3 million funding round led by Shorooq. Founded in 2023 by...

U.A.E

Klickl closes $25 million Series A at $125 million valuation

UAE-based Web3 banking startup Klickl has closed a $25 million Series A funding round at a valuation of $125 million. The round was...

Klickl Web 3.0 Fintech

U.A.E

DeChat raises $1 million from Mindspace Solutions

UAE-based Web 3.0 social network DeChat has raised $1 million in a funding round led by Mindspace Solutions. DeChat develops a...

DeChat Mindspace Solutions Web 3.0

U.A.E

UAE’s Sentient Labs secures $85 million Seed round

UAE-based Web3-focused startup Sentient Labs has raised a $85 million Seed investment round, co-led by Pantera Capital, and Framework...

Sentient Labs Web 3.0 AI

U.A.E

Web3 provider U-topia secures $850,000 investment from GDA Capital

UAE-based Web3 services provider U-topia has raised $850,000 in funding from GDA Capital. Founded in 2021 by Jérémy...

U-topia GDA Capital Web 3.0

U.A.E

GameCentric secures $1.5 million in funding

UAE-based gaming platform GameCentric has raised $1.5 million in capital from angel investor, Bilal Merchant. Founded in 2023 by...

GameCentric Gaming Web 3.0

U.A.E

Web3 startup Cultos Global secures new funding

UAE-based Web3 startup Cultos Global, has raised an undisclosed investment round from the founder and CEO of Boat Sameer Mehta, founder...

Cultos Global Web 3.0

U.A.E

Illuminati Capital raises $50 million to back Web3 startups

UAE-based crypto VC fund Illuminati Capital, has raised $50 million for a fund that aims to invest in early-stage blockchain and...

Illuminati Capital VC fund Web 3.0

U.A.E

nealthy raises $1.3 million pre-Seed round

UAE-based virtual asset management platform nealthy, has raised $1.3 million in pre-Seed funding from undisclosed investors. Founded...

nealthy NFT Cryptocurrencies

Global

Community is king in Web3 – here’s what to know before building yours

Sean Pattwell is the founder and CEO of CW8 Communications Despite the cryptocurrency market downturn, the general excitement about the...

Web 3.0

Egypt

Openner launches Web3-focused Qurious Labs

Egypt-based VC firm Openner has launched Qurious Labs, a Web3-focused venture studio, to help develop markets and aid them to access the...

Openner Qurious Labs Web 3.0

Global

Will the crypto crash derail the next web revolution?

Richard Waters and Hannah Murphy in San Francisco and Scott Chipolina in London Ethan Buchman, co-founder of blockchain network Cosmos,...

cryptocurrency Blockchain Web 3.0

Global

Metaverse: the natural evolution to Web 3.0

Professor Paul Hopkinson is the head of Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt University Dubai and academic lead for Heriot-Watt...

metaverse Web 3.0

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