Wamda

Egypt

Zeal secures $10 million for global expansion

Egypt-based fintech Zeal has raised $10 million in a new funding round, bringing its total funding to $14 million. The company did not...

Zeal

Saudi Arabia

STV’s Emerging Tech & AI Fund secures backing from Arcapita

Saudi venture capital firm STV has secured an investment from global alternative investment manager Arcapita for its Emerging Tech &...

STV Arcapita Tech & AI Fund

Kuwait

Kuwait's Dawraty secures $2 million seed backed by Qatar Development Bank

Kuwait-based edtech startup Dawraty has secured an investment from Qatar Development Bank (QDB) as part of a $2 million seed round,...

Dawraty Qatar Development Bank

Saudi Arabia

Carly secures investment from Pinnacle to support next phase of growth

Saudi Arabia’s Pinnacle Growth & Secondary Fund has invested in Carly, a Saudi automotive commerce platform, through a...

Pinnacle Capital Carly

U.A.E

Keep Converting closes $2 million pre-seed led by Nuwa Capital, COTU Ventures

UAE-based AI-powered e-commerce startup Keep Converting has raised $2 million in a pre-seed round led by Nuwa Capital and COTU Ventures...

Keep Converting COTU Ventures Nuwa capital

U.A.E

Creative Investments Holding secures $20 million first close, targets $50 million

Abu Dhabi-based Creative Investments Holding (Creative Holding) has secured $20 million in initial commitments at the first close of its...

Creative Investments Holding

U.A.E

Phoenix Venture Partners leads $3.5 million round in UAE fintech Sav

UAE-based consumer fintech Sav has raised $3.5 million in a pre-Series A round led by Abu Dhabi-based Phoenix Venture Partners (PVP),...

Sav Phoenix Venture Partners Fintech

Regional

MENA startup funding jumps to $375 million in August 2026

Startup funding across the Middle East and North Africa more than doubled in August 2026, even as dealmaking slowed sharply, with 27...

Investment investments

Saudi Arabia

Saudi autotech Syarah raises $12 million from Impact46

Saudi Arabia-based autotech startup Syarah has raised $12 million in a new funding round from Impact46 to expand its online marketplace...

Syarah Impact46

Saudi Arabia

Rwaj raises $1.2 million to scale live shopping marketplace

Saudi Arabia-based live shopping startup Rwaj has raised $1.2 million (SAR 4.5 million) in a pre-Seed funding round to scale its social...

Rwaj

Saudi Arabia

Saudi AQAR plans up to $480,000 strategic investment in Syria’s Doushesh

Saudi Arabia-based real estate platform AQAR has signed a memorandum of understanding with Syrian classifieds company Doushesh for a...

Doushesh aqar

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Nayla lands $18 million to expand micro-business financing

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Nayla has secured approximately $18 million in a pre-Series A round, comprising a mix of equity and debt...

Nayla Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Sirdab raises $10 million Series A to expand across GCC

Saudi Arabia-based logistics startup Sirdab has raised $10 million (SAR 37.5 million) in Series A funding, co-led by PIF-backed digital...

Sirdab Logistics BECO Capital

Saudi Arabia

Saudi FlyAkeed secures $25.15 million to scale enterprise travel platform

Saudi Arabia-based corporate traveltech platform FlyAkeed has secured SAR 94.3 million ($25.15 million) in growth funding, combining an...

FlyAkeed traveltech Sanabil Investments

U.A.E

COFE Tech closes pre-IPO round at $178 million valuation

Kuwait-founded enterprise technology company COFE Tech, formerly COFE App, has closed a pre-IPO funding round at a $178 million...

COFE Wa'ed Ventures

U.A.E

Enhance raises $18.2 million in equity-debt round

GCC-based fitness technology company Enhance has raised $18.2 million in equity and venture debt, with Global Ventures participating in...

Enhance healthtech Stride Ventures

Egypt

3C Coding School raises $3 million seed for Saudi expansion

Egypt-based edtech startup 3C Coding School has raised $3 million in a seed round led by MRG Economic Group, with participation from...

3C Coding School MRG Economic Group

Palestine

Ibtikar Fund invests in AI retention startup Churn Solution

Ibtikar Fund has made a Seed investment in Palestine-based Churn Solution, an AI-powered customer retention platform for...

Churn Solution Ibtikar Fund

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Remedium secures $1.5 million to expand sustainability accounting

Saudi Arabia-based climatetech startup Remedium has raised $1.5 million in a pre-Seed round led by Kaltaire Investments. Founded in...

Remedium Climatetech Kaltaire Investments

Syria

Arada partners with Syrian Sovereign Fund on $7 billion joint venture project

UAE-based real estate developer Arada has entered Syria through a joint venture with the state-owned Syrian Sovereign Fund to develop a...

Arada Syrian Sovereign Fund

Saudi Arabia

Arabic.AI secures strategic investment from HUMAIN

Arabic.AI has secured a strategic investment from Saudi Arabia-based HUMAIN, a PIF company, as part of a partnership to expand Arabic...

Humain Arabic AI Tarjama

Saudi Arabia

Saudi AI startup Gaia secures $1.5 million to scale enterprise platform

Saudi Arabia-based enterprise AI startup Gaia has raised $1.5 million in a pre-Seed round led by Seedra Ventures. Founded in 2026 by...

Gaia Seedra Ventures

U.A.E

Oro raises $3 million to scale AI-powered financial execution platform

UAE-based financial AI platform Oro has raised $3 million in a strategic funding round co-led by MH Ventures and Mapleblock Capital,...

M2M Capital Oro MH Ventures

U.A.E

GMNSM raises $2 million for GCC and European expansion

UAE-based martial arts and holistic education company GMNSM has raised $2 million in funding from VEYRA Capital and a private...

GMNSM

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