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Saudi Arabia

Rakeez Capital closes $2 million Seed round led by Core Vision

Saudi Arabia-based B2B fintech Rakeez Capital has closed a Seed investment round of $2 million, led by Core Vision...

Kuwait

Kuwait’s Mojo raises seven-figure Seed round

Kuwait-based social commerce Mojo has raised a seven-figure Seed round, led by existing pre-Seed investors, Joa Capital and Emkan...

Mojo social commerce

Jordan

Numa partners with Visa to accelerate expansion into Saudi Arabia

Jordan-based fintech Numa has partnered with Visa, including a strategic investment to propel Numa’s plans to expand into Saudi...

NUMA Fintech Visa

Saudi Arabia

Tawaref Series: A blueprint for foreign investment success in Saudi Arabia

Although Saudi Arabia has gained considerable momentum as one of the hottest hubs for entrepreneurship, actually securing the first riyal...

Tawaref

Egypt

dKilo secures $3.2 million seed round from Upturn Ventures

Egypt-based adtech dKilo has secured $3.2 million in seed funding, mix of equity and financing, from Upturn Ventures, Founded in...

dKilo Upturn Ventures adtech

Saudi Arabia

Mazadak secures $10 million investment led by Revival Lab

Saudi Arabia-based bidding platform Mazadak has secured $10 million in funding, led by Revival Lab and a group of family...

Mazadak Revival Lab Leap24

U.A.E

Zeroe secures Seed investment boost, pushing total funding to $2.3 million

UAE-based cleantech Zeroe has raised a Seed investment boost provided by the VOYAGERS ClimateTech Fund, taking the total raise to $2.3...

Zeroe Cleantech VOYAGERS ClimateTech Fund

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain’s Arcapita launches $500 million logistics fund in Saudi Arabia

Bahrain-based investment management firm Arcapita Capital, a subsidiary of Arcapita Group, has closed $500 million KSA Logistics Fund...

Arcapita Capital Logistics Leap24

Saudi Arabia

Rabeh raises $800,000 Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Rabeh Financial has closed a $800,000 Seed investment round during LEAP 2024, in collaboration with Mjalis...

Rabeh Fintech Leap24

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia deploys $120 million to boost gaming, esports industry

Saudi Arabia’s National Development Fund (NDF) and the Social Development Bank (SDB) will jointly establish two venture capital...

National Development Fund Social Development Bank Gaming and Esports Financing Programme

Saudi Arabia

Zetta Technologies closes $1.5 million pre-Seed

Saudi Arabia-based device as a service (DaaS) provider Zetta Technologies has closed a $1.5 million pre-Seed round led by Core...

Zetta Technologies DaaS Core Vision

Saudi Arabia

BRKZ secures $8 million Series A round

Saudi Arabia-based construction tech (contech) BRKZ has secured an $8 million Series A, co-led by 9900 and BECO Capital, with...

BRKZ Leap24 contech

U.A.E

RemotePass secures $5.5 million in Series A

UAE-based HRtech RemotePass has raised $5.5 million in a Series A funding round, led by 212 VC. Other participating investors include...

RemotePass HRtech 212 VC

Saudi Arabia

Buildnow secures $9.4 million in Seed funding

Saudi Arabia-based proptech Buildnow has raised $9.4 million in Seed funding. The round was a mix of equity ($6.5 million) and debt...

Buildnow Raed Ventures Khwarizmi Ventures

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s Salla raises $130 million pre-IPO investment

Saudi Arabia-based SaaS provider Salla has raised a $130 million pre-IPO investment round, led by Investcorp, along with Sanabil...

Salla Investcorp Sanabil Investments

Saudi Arabia

Extend Group, Rassanah Financial launch $26.6 million fund to support Saudi SMEs

Saudi Arabia-based companies Extend Group and Rassanah Financial have united to launch a $26.6 million Extend Fund (SAR100 million) to...

Extend Group Extend Fund Rassanah Financial

Regional

Mena startups raised $88.7 million in February 2024

Startups in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region raised $88.7 million across 37 deals, a modest growth of just two per cent...

Investment

U.A.E

UAE's CAI Concierge AI raises undisclosed investment round

UAE-based AI startup CAI Concierge AI has raised an undisclosed investment, led by Enlightened Minds and VC SILA. Founded in...

CAI Concierge AI Artificial intelligence

Qatar

Qatar's tech sector takes centre stage at Web Summit 2024

The recent Qatar Web Summit witnessed the unveiling of initiatives set to revolutionise Qatar's startup ecosystem, heralding potential...

Web Summit qatar

U.A.E

COTU Ventures launches $54 million fund to back early-stage startups

UAE-based early-stage VC firm COTU Ventures launched a $54 million inaugural fund, which aims to support startups in the Middle East...

COTU Ventures

Egypt

Egyptian fintech MoneyHash closes $4.5 million Seed round

US-based Egyptian fintech MoneyHash has raised a $4.5 million Seed funding round, co-led by COTU Ventures and Sukna Ventures, with...

MoneyHash

Bahrain

Glamera secures $350,000 investment through Beban TV show

During participation in the Beban TV show, Saudi Arabia-based SaaS platform Glamera raised a $350,000 investment from Hope Ventures, the...

Glamera Beban Hope Ventures

Egypt

Acasia Ventures invests in Kenya’s tappi

Egypt-based venture capital firm (VC) Acasia Ventures has joined a $1.5 million pre-Seed funding round for Kenyan e-commerce enabler...

tappi Acasia Ventures

Saudi Arabia

CoreVision acquires VeFund to boost startup ecosystem

Saudi Arabia-based investment firm CoreVision has acquired a strategic stake in the Mena-focused investment management...

CoreVision VeFund

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