Wamda

Saudi Arabia

Tabby closes $160 million Series E, eyeing IPO

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Tabby has raised $160 million in a Series E financing round at a $3.3 billion valuation. The round was led...

Tabby Fintech BNPL

U.A.E

AppliedAI closes $55 million Series A, led by G42

UK-founded UAE-HQ Insurtech startup AppliedAI has raised $55 million in a Series A funding round at a pre-investment valuation of $300...

AppliedAI G42 Insurtech

Saudi Arabia

LAHINT announces closing $1 million pre-seed during LEAP 2025

Saudi Arabia-based LAHINT e-services platform has closed a $1 million pre-seed funding round from undisclosed investors. Founded in...

Lahint e-services

Saudi Arabia

With $6.75 million pre-Series B funding round, Taager sets sights on MENA growth

Egypt-born and Saudi Arabia-HQ social e-commerce platform Taager has completed a $6.75 million pre-Series B funding round, led by...

Taager Norrsken22

Saudi Arabia

Salesforce pledges $500 million investments in Saudi Arabia

US-based AI and SaaS provider Salesforce has announced plans to invest $500 million in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, building on its...

Salesforce SAAS AI

Bahrain

Unipal closes pre-Series A round to fuel Saudi expansion

Bahrain-born edtech startup Unipal has raised its Pre-Series A investment round for an unknown amount. The round is led by Plus VC...

Unipal Plus VC EdTech

Saudi Arabia

BRKZ closes $17 million Series A to bolster presence in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia-based contech BRKZ has completed its Series A extension at $17 million, including $8 million raised in March last year...

BRKZ contech

Regional

MENA startups drew $863 million investments in January 2025, 89% was debt

At first glance, the startup ecosystem in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) appears to have experienced a staggering growth in...

Investment

U.A.E

VISARUN.AI secures $700,000 in a pre-Seed round

UAE-based visa-as-a-service platform VISARUN.AI has raised $700,000 in pre-seed funding from unnamed angel investors. Founded in...

VISARUN.AI

Morocco

Beltone VC invests in Morocco’s LNKO to drive expansion across Africa

Egypt-based Beltone Venture Capital, the VC arm of Beltone Holding, has invested in Morocco’s LNKO for an undisclosed...

Beltone Venture Capital LNKO E-commerce

Qatar

QIA’s $1 billion fund of funds kicks off with Investment in Rasmal Ventures

Qatar-based VC firm Rasmal Ventures LLC has secured funding from Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) as part of its Fund of Funds...

Qatar Investment Authority QIA Rasmal Ventures

Egypt

Khazna lands $16 million pre-Series B to boost Saudi expansion

Egypt-based fintech Khazna has closed a $16 million pre-Series B funding round. The round saw participation from new and...

Khazna SANAD Fund Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Saudi AI startup vminds.ai secures six-figure pre-Seed

Saudi Arabia-based AI startup vminds.ai has closed a six-figure pre-Seed investment round from undisclosed angel investors. Founded by...

vminds.ai AI

U.A.E

Wamda Capital participates in qeen.ai’s $10 million Seed round

UAE-based AI startup qeen.ai has secured a $10 million Seed funding round, in one of the largest seed investments in the MENA region to...

AI qeen.ai Wamda Capital

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s Forus bags $60 million debt from Fasanara

Saudi Arabia-based P2P lending platform for SMEs Forus has secured $60 million in a credit facility from Fasanara...

Forus Fasanara Capital Fintech

Tunisia

Tunisian fintech EasyBank secures $370,000 investment

Tunisia-based fintech EasyBank has secured an investment of $370,000 from undisclosed investors. Founded in 2023 by...

EasyBank Fintech

U.A.E

Myne closes $2 million pre-seed led by Scene Holding

UAE-based fintech Myne has raised a $2 million pre-seed funding round, led by Scene Holding, followed by Raz Holding with participation...

Myne Scene Holding Plus VC

Egypt

Foundation Ventures concludes first close of $25 million fund

Egypt-based venture capital firm Foundation Ventures has announced the first close of its $25 million fund, FVFII, backed by the...

Foundation Ventures

Egypt

Simplex secures $13 million to propel Saudi expansion

Egypt-based CNC machine manufacturer Simplex has raised $13 million, led by Saudi Arabia's National Industrial Development...

Simplex

Saudi Arabia

Lendo secures $690 million facility from J.P. Morgan

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Lendo has secured a $690 million warehouse facility led by J.P. Morgan. Founded in 2019 by Osama...

Lendo J.P. Morgan Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Ebana closes $2.66 million in a pre-Series A

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Ebana has secured $2.66 million in a pre-Series A funding round, led by Esnad Legal Consulting and Business...

Ebana Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Ibtikar Fund backs Nabeeh with undisclosed investment

Saudi Arabia-based e-services platform Nabeeh has raised an undisclosed investment from Ibtikar Fund. Founded in Palestine in 2021 by...

Nabeeh Ibtikar Fund e-services

Egypt

Dsquares acquires majority stake in Prepit

Egypt-based loyalty and rewards solutions provider Dsquares has acquired a majority stake in the Egyptian B2B SaaS...

Dsquares Prepit

Saudi Arabia

Saudi edtech UpLevel secures pre-Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based edtech UpLevel has raised an undisclosed pre-Seed funding round from a group of angel investors. Founded in 2024 by...

UpLevel EdTech

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