Wamda

U.A.E

Alinma Bank invests in Qashio to develop corporate spend management solutions

Alinma Bank has announced a strategic investment and partnership with Qashio, a UAE-based fintech, adding it to Alinma’s fintech...

Qashio Alinma Bank Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Wadaie closes seed round led by VentureSouq

Saudi Arabia-based Wadaie has raised a seed round led by VentureSouq, joined by Graphene Ventures, RZM Investments, Arab National Bank,...

Wadaie Fintech VentureSouq

Saudi Arabia

Lendo partners with Jadwa Investment on $50 million financing to boost SME lending

Saudi fintech Lendo has signed a $50 million Murabaha facility with Jadwa GCC Private Credit Fund, managed by Jadwa Investment, to...

Lendo Jadwa Investment

Saudi Arabia

Value Makers Studio invests in Ballurh and Arab Therapy to back Saudi innovation

Saudi Arabia's Value Makers Studio (VMS) has joined the current investment rounds for Ballurh and Arab Therapy as part of its VMS...

VMS Value Makers Studio Ballurh

U.A.E

Armoir closes $500,000 seed to disrupt premium luggage market

UAE-based Armoir, a luxury luggage startup inspired by French wardrobe trunks, has raised $500,000 in seed funding led by Salica...

Armoir Plus VC

Global

Wamda Capital backs Clarity’s $12 million round

Wamda Capital has participated in the $12 million funding round for Clarity, an AI-powered customer experience and voice-of-customer...

Clarity Anecdote Wamda Capital

Morocco

Nucleon Security raises $3.5 million to scale AI-driven cybersecurity solutions

Morocco- and France-based cybersecurity startup Nucleon Security has raised $3.5 million, led by NewFund Capital and joined by...

Nucleon Security NewFund Capital 212Founders

Saudi Arabia

LDUN secures $4.8 million to expand factoring solutions for SMEs

Saudi Arabia-based fintech LDUN has raised a $4.8 million seed round led by Sadu Capital, with participation from Suhail Ventures...

LDUN Sadu Capital

Saudi Arabia

Oumla secures $2.4 milliom to build digital asset infrastructure in KSA

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Oumla has raised a $2.4 million seed round led by Core Vision, with participation from Avalanche and...

Oumla Fintech Core Vision

Saudi Arabia

Saudi fintech Spare closes $5 million pre-Series A

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Spare has raised $5 million in pre-Series A led by anb Seed Fund, with participation from 500 MENA,...

spare anb Seed Fund 500 MENA

Egypt

Duaya acquires EXMGO in six-figure deal, relaunches as Duaya Go

Egypt-based healthtech Duaya has acquired EXMGO, an Egyptian SaaS provider for pharmacies and medical businesses, in a six-figure...

Duaya EXMGO

Morocco

Jobzyn raises undisclosed round to expand AI recruitment tech across Africa

Morocco-based HRtech Jobzyn has raised an undisclosed investment from Janngo Capital, a gender-lens tech investor, to accelerate its...

Jobzyn Janngo Capital

U.A.E

Amaani secures $3 million seed to launch Arab beauty brand AÏZA

UAE-based beauty and wellness platform Amaani has raised $3 million in seed funding for its debut Arab beauty brand, AÏZA. The...

AÏZA Amaani

Egypt

Egypt's Farid expands to Saudi Arabia

Egyptian edtech Farid has expanded to Saudi Arabia, opening a central operations office in Riyadh. The move comes ahead of a...

Farid EdTech

Oman

Rihal secures $7.5 million first close in $15 million Series A

Oman-based enterprise SaaS provider Rihal has closed the first tranche of its $15 million Series A round, raising $7.5...

Rihal SAAS

Bahrain

Fintologya arises $1 million seed to power GCC payment infrastructure

Bahrain-based fintech infrastructure startup Fintologya has raised $1 million in a seed round led by a Gulf holding company to build...

Fintologya Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Tamara secures record $2.4 billion facility backed by Goldman Sachs

Tamara, Saudi Arabia’s first homegrown fintech unicorn, has secured an asset-backed facility of up to $2.4 billion from Goldman...

Tamara BNPL Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Zahib secures seed round to modernise Saudi laundry market

Saudi Arabia-based startup Zahib has closed a seed funding round for an undisclosed value from an unnamed angel...

Zahib

Saudi Arabia

HALA raises $157 million in landmark Series B round

Saudi Arabia-based fintech HALA has raised $157 million in a Series B round. The funding round is led by The Rise Fund,...

HALA Payments Hala Fintech

U.A.E

CredibleX secures $100 million facility from Pollen Street

UAE-based fintech CredibleX has secured a $100 million senior secured credit facility from Pollen Street Capital. Founded in...

CredibleX Pollen Street

Tunisia

216 Capital, Plug and Play launch new accelerator to empower local startups

Tunisian VC firm 216 Capital has partnered with Plug and Play, Silicon Valley’s global innovation platform, to...

216 Capital Plug and Play Capital Venture Accelerator

Jordan

Jordan's DawaDose closes pre-seed round, launches Saudi HQ

Jordan-founded pharmaceutical e-commerce platform DawaDose has raised a pre-seed funding round from angel investors for an undisclosed...

DawaDose healthtech

Jordan

21Doctors secures pre-seed round to build AI-powered medical infrastructure

Jordan-founded and Saudi Arabia-headquartered healthtech 21Doctors has raised a pre-seed funding round from angel investors...

21Doctors healthtech

U.A.E

TERN Group closes $24 million Series A to accelerate Europe expansion

TERN Group, a UK- and UAE-based AI-powered global healthcare talent mobility platform, has raised a $24 million Series A,...

TERN Group Notion Capital HRtech

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