Wamda

U.A.E

Ogram raises $3 million investment from Tenami Capital

UAE-based HRtech Ogram has secured a $3 million investment from Tenami Capital. Founded in 2017 by Karim Kouatly and Shafiq...

Ogram HRtech Tenami Capital

Egypt

Egypt’s Talent 360 secures six-figure investment led by C.STAR

Egypt-based HRtech Talent 360 has raised a six-figure investment round led by C.STAR, a Saudi business development and startup...

Talent 360 HRtech

Palestine

Ibtikar Fund, Flat6Labs co-invest in Palestine’s DataQueue

The Netherlands and Palestine-based AI-training startup DataQueue raised a funding round from Ibtikar Fund and Flat6Labs Jordan Seed...

Ibtikar Fund DataQueue Flat6Labs

Oman

Oman’s Sampo AI raises $750,000 Pre-Seed

Oman-based SaaS provider Sampo AI has closed its pre-seed funding round, securing $750,000 co-led by Omantel Innovation Labs and Waad...

Sampo AI SAAS Omantel Innovation Labs

Saudi Arabia

On-demand laundry services app Wilow secures pre-Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based e-services provider Wilow has secured an undisclosed pre-Seed investment round from undisclosed group of angel...

Wilow e-services

Egypt

MoneyHash closes $5.2 million pre-Series A for MEA expansion plans

US-based Egyptian fintech MoneyHash has secured $5.2 million in pre-Series A funding. The round is led by Flourish Ventures, along...

MoneyHash Fintech Flourish Ventures

Saudi Arabia

Saudi agritech Arable closes $2.55 million Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based agritech Arable has closed a $2.55 million Seed funding round, led by undisclosed investors. Founded in 2024 by...

Arable agritech

Saudi Arabia

Rize closes $35 million Series A led by Raed Ventures

Saudi Arabia-based proptech Rize has closed a Series A investment round worth $35 million in a mix of equity and debt. The round...

Rize Proptech Raed Ventures

U.A.E

Uktob.ai rebrands to Teammates.ai following successful funding round

UAE-based AI solutions provider Teammates.ai has raised an undisclosed funding round from Hustle Fund, Access Bridge Ventures, Oraseya...

Teammates.ai Hustle Fund AI

U.A.E

UAE-based contech Opteam raises pre-Seed round, led by Plus VC

UAE-based contech Opteam has raised an undisclosed pre-Seed round, led by Plus VC, with participation from Dar Ventures, SIAC Ventures...

Opteam contech Plus VC

U.A.E

Sigma Capital launches first fund at $100 million to accelerate Web3 innovation

Global Web3 early-stage venture asset manager Sigma Capital has launched the $100 million Sigma Capital Fund I dedicated to accelerating...

Sigma Capital Sigma Capital Fund I

U.A.E

Bank Alfalah invests in UAE fintech Jingle Pay for 9.9% stake

UAE-based remittances fintech Jingle Pay has raised funding from Bank Alfalah, a Pakistan-based bank, for a 9.9% stake. Founded...

Jingle Pay Bank Alfalah Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Halo AI closes $6 million Seed led by Raed Ventures, Shorooq

Saudi Arabia-based AI-powered networking platform Halo AI closed a $6 million Seed funding round, led by Raed Ventures and Shorooq,...

Halo AI Raed Ventures Shorooq

Regional

MENA startups raised $279 million in December 2024, 44% was debt

The startup ecosystem in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) showed a significant deceleration in December 2024, raising $$279 million...

Investment

Saudi Arabia

SVC invests in Global Ventures’ $150 million third fund

Press release: Saudi Venture Capital (SVC) has announced its investment in Global Ventures III, an early-stage venture capital fund...

SVC Global Ventures

Saudi Arabia

Revie secures $2.5 million Seed from Sanabil Venture Studio

Saudi Arabia-based interior design marketplace Revie has raised a $2.5 million Seed funding round led by Sanabil Venture Studio by...

Revie Sanabil Venture Studio Stryber

Palestine

Palestine’s TAP secures $1 million to scale AI-powered platform

Palestinian-Dutch company TAP has raised $1 million in investment, led by Invest International in the Netherlands, besides other...

TAP HRtech EdTech

Saudi Arabia

Wa’ed Ventures leads Zension Technologies’ $30 million Series A round

Saudi Arabia-based aftersale services provider Zension Technologies has closed a Series A funding round at $30 million, led by Saudi...

Wa’ed Ventures E-commerce Zension Technologies

U.A.E

MilkStraw AI raises $600,000 pre-Seed to propel MENA expansion plans

UAE-HQ AI startup MilkStraw AI has raised $600,000 in pre-seed funding, led by Flat6Labs, with participation from Angel Spark, Beyond...

MilkStraw AI AI Flat6Labs

Saudi Arabia

Vreal closes pre-Seed round led by numu Angels

Saudi Arabia-based AR/VR experience provider “Vreal” has secured an undisclosed pre-seed investment round from numu Angels...

Vreal Numu Angels Investment Community VR

Egypt

Egypt's ReNile secures $450,000 investment

Egypt-based agritech ReNile has raised $450,000 in investment from Keheilan Fund. Founded in 2017 by Hazem Eltawab, ReNile...

ReNile agritech Shark Tank

Egypt

EdVentures commits six-figure investment to Schoolz and Ibn Sina

Egypt-based edtech-focused VC EdVentures, the investment arm of Nahdet Misr, has pledged six-digit investments to two Egyptian edtech...

EdVentures EdTech Schoolz

Saudi Arabia

Calo raises $25 million Series B, eying Saudi IPO by 2027

Saudi Arabia-HQ foodtech Calo has raised $25 million in its Series B funding round, led by Nuwa Capital, with participation from STV and...

Calo foodtech

Saudi Arabia

Wa’ed Ventures leads YNMO’s $5 million investment round

Saudi Arabia-based edtech YNMO has raised $5 million in investment, led by Wa’ed Ventures, with participation from Qatar...

Ynmo Wa'ed Ventures EdTech

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