Wamda

Egypt

Scale It Forward: A new initiative targets Egypt’s venture debt gap for scaleups

GIZ Egypt and enpact have launched Scale It Forward, a programme to activate venture debt solutions in Egypt. The initiative targets...

GIZ Egypt Enpact

U.A.E

Comfi expands across MENA after raising $65 million pre-Series A

UAE-based fintech Comfi has raised $65 million in a pre-Series A round combining equity and debt to scale SME financing across...

Comfi Fintech Iliad Partners

Bahrain

Lola closes $3 million seed to scale across GCC

Bahrain-founded D2C foodtech platform Lola has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Vision Ventures. The round included...

Lola Plus VC Vision ventures

United States

VAST Data closes Series F round at $30B valuation

US-based AI infrastructure company VAST Data has raised approximately $1 billion in a Series F round, reaching a $30 billion...

Vast Data

Egypt

iSchool moves beyond edtech with Rubikal acquisition

Egypt-based edtech iSchool has acquired software engineering firm Rubikal to accelerate the development of AI-powered education...

iSchool Rubikal EdTech

Saudi Arabia

Signit raises $15 million Series A led by Raed Ventures

Saudi Arabia-based startup Signit has raised $15 million in a Series A round to expand its AI-powered contract management...

Signit Raed Ventures STV

Regional

Arabic.AI partners with HeyBreez to scale Arabic voice AI for enterprises

UAE-based Arabic.AI has partnered with HeyBreez to deliver production-grade Arabic voice AI solutions for enterprises and...

Arabic AI HeyBreez

Oman

FASCANO closes $10 million round to enhance F&B operations across the region

Oman-based foodtech FASCANO has closed its third investment round at $10 million. The round included participation from His Highness...

Fascano Cyfr Capital Oman Future Fund

Regional

Speedinvest launches MEA fund backed by Mubadala, QIA, and EIB Global

Austria-based VC firm Speedinvest has launched its first flagship fund dedicated to the Middle East and Africa (MEA). The fund is...

Speedinvest QIA Mubadala

Egypt

Egypt's Sinai.ai raises $1.45 million pre-seed to build interactive AI-native books

Egypt-based startup Sinai.ai has raised $1.45 million in a pre-seed round, led by KAUST Innovation Ventures and DisrupTech...

Sinai.ai Maza Ventures KAUST Innovation Ventures

Jordan

MENA gaming leader Tamatem acquires Turkey's Playable Factory

Jordan-based gaming company Tamatem has fully acquired Playable Factory, a global playable ads platform. Founded in 2018 in Istanbul,...

Playable Factory tamatem

Egypt

PopArabia acquires Viral Wave, marking A15’s ninth exit

Egypt-based VC firm A15 has marked its ninth exit with the acquisition of its portfolio company Viral Wave by PopArabia. Founded in...

Viral Wave A15

U.A.E

Ray launches in Dubai with $1.2 million investment in hand

UAE-based startup Ray has raised $1.2 million in a seed round to launch its powerbank-sharing service and expand across the GCC, led by...

Ray

Saudi Arabia

Aya closes $7 million Series A to scale on-demand fashion model

Saudi Arabia-based e-commerce platform Aya has raised $7 million (SAR 26 million) in a Series A round, led by RAED Ventures,...

Aya Ra'ed Ventures Nuwa capital

Qatar

Sufra AI secures $100K from Snoonu as Startup Factory launches

Qatar-based F&B tech startup Sufra AI has secured a $100,000 pre-seed investment from Snoonu, marking the first deal under its...

Sufra AI Snoonu Startup Factory

Egypt

INVIA raises $1.2 million to build AI-powered financial OS for SMEs in Egypt

Egypt-based fintech startup INVIA has raised $1.2 million from angel investors and strategic backers. Founded in 2023 by Yehia Ashour,...

INVIA Fintech

Egypt

Edafa Venture acquires Egypt's Cyclex in six-figure deal

Saudi-Egyptian investment firm Edafa Venture has acquired Egypt-based Cyclex in a six-figure deal, facilitated by Startup Sync. Cyclex...

Cyclex Edafa Venture

Saudi Arabia

Falak Holding acquires majority stake in AI startup Kernel

Falak Holding has acquired a majority stake in AI startup Kernel, including its operations in Saudi Arabia and Jordan. Kernel develops...

Falak Holding

U.A.E

Homegrown Ventures closes $22.8 million Fund I to back MENA consumer brands

UAE-based Homegrown Ventures has closed its debut Fund I at $22.8 million, exceeding its $20 million target. The fund focuses on...

Homegrown Ventures

Egypt

Raedbots launches as Egypt’s first industrial robotics manufacturer

Egypt-based Raedbots has launched as a local industrial robotics manufacturer, claiming to be the first in Egypt. Founded in 2026...

Raedbots robotics NVIDIA Inception Program

Egypt

Egypt’s Reme-D secures GIF backing to cut diagnostic costs by 40%

Egypt-based biotech startup Reme-D has raised $500,000 from the Global Innovation Fund (GIF) to scale its molecular diagnostics...

Reme-D biotech Global Innovation Fund

Saudi Arabia

Saudi proptech Jozo closes $2.2 million seed

Saudi-based Jozo has raised $2.21 million (SAR 8.3 million) in a seed round, led by Sheikh Hamad Bin Saedan Real Estate Co. as a...

Jozo Proptech

Morocco

Tamwilcom launches $69 million venture-building programme to support 800 Moroccan startups

Moroccan public financing institution Tamwilcom has launched a $69 million (MAD 700 million) venture-building programme to...

Tamwilcom

Saudi Arabia

Saudi fintech AVA targets cashless growth with Plug and Play backing

Saudi Arabia-based fintech AVA has secured an undisclosed strategic investment from Plug and Play Middle East, following its graduation...

A Virtual Advantage AVA Plug and Play

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