Wamda

Saudi Arabia

Gathern raises $72 million Series B ahead of Tadawul IPO

Saudi Arabia-based Gathern, a peer-to-peer (P2P) vacation rental marketplace, has raised a $72 million Series B at a valuation of...

Gathern STV Proptech

Saudi Arabia

Starvania lands $1.1 million investment to expand Saudi gaming innovation

Starvania Studios, a Saudi indie studio, has secured a $1.1 million investment from Merak Capital and Impact46. Founded in...

Starvania Studios Merak Capital Impact46

U.A.E

CE-Ventures backs $100 million round in US-based Aalo Atomics

UAE-based CE-Ventures, the corporate VC arm of Crescent Enterprises, has joined the $100 million Series B of US-based Aalo Atomics,...

CE-Ventures Aalo Atomics

U.A.E

Arabic.AI launches AI academy to empower Arab talent

Press release: Arabic.AI, the region’s pioneer in secure Arabic-first artificial intelligence solutions, today announced the...

Arabic.AI AI Academy

Saudi Arabia

Jahez secures $40 million Shariah-compliant facility from NBB

Saudi Arabia's Jahez has secured a $40 million Shariah-compliant facility from the National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) to finance...

Jahez

U.A.E

Professional.me secures $3.1 million seed round led by Raha Beach Ventures

Professional.me, an Abu Dhabi-based HRtech, raised $3.1 million in seed funding led by Raha Beach Ventures, bringing its total to $4.6...

Professional.me Raha Beach Ventures HRtech

Saudi Arabia

Fahy lands $1.75 million investment to build Saudi gaming hits

Saudi Arabia-based Fahy Studios has secured $1.75 million in investment from Impact46 and Merak Capital to accelerate mobile game...

Fahy Studios Impact46

Morocco

Hypeo Ai secures investment to simplify brand–creator collaborations

Morocco-based influencer marketing startup Hypeo Ai has secured an undisclosed investment from Renew Capital to scale its AI-powered...

Hypeo Ai Renew Capital Marketing

U.A.E

UAE’s Coraly.ai raises $2 million pre-seed to accelerate Saudi expansion

UAE-based proptech Coraly.ai (formerly Coralytics) has raised $2 million in a pre-seed round led by Salica Oryx Fund, with participation...

Coraly.ai Proptech Oryx Fund

Jordan

Sira marks three years with $4.2 million in collective member growth

Press release: Sira, the regional community for like-valued professionals to connect authentically and grow personally and...

Sira

Egypt

Breadfast bags $10 million from EBRD, nears $400 million valuation

Breadfast, Egypt’s quick-commerce grocery app, has raised $10 million from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development...

Breadfast q-commerce EBRD

Saudi Arabia

Saudi VC Impact46 expands gaming portfolio with multi-studio investments

Impact46 invests over $6.6 million in five gaming studios—Fahy, NJD, Game Cooks, Starvania, and Alpaka—as part of its...

Impact46

Egypt

Digified secures FRA approval for AI-powered digital onboarding services in Egypt

Press release: Digified is proud to announce that it has secured regulatory approval from the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA)...

Digified

Egypt

F6 Group unveils F6 Ventures to propel seed-stage investments in MENA

F6 Group launches F6 Ventures, a new seed-stage investment firm, alongside Flat6Labs, to support startups across the Middle East and...

F6 Ventures Flat6Labs F6 Group

U.A.E

Alaan raises $48 million Series A to transform spend management in MENA

UAE-based B2B fintech Alaan has raised $48 million in a Series A funding round led by Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia...

Alaan Fintech Peak XV Partners

Saudi Arabia

Saudi AI startup Deep.SA secures $1.2 million pre-seed

Press release: Deep.SA, a Saudi-based artificial intelligence startup, has successfully raised $1.2 million (SAR 4.5 million) in a...

Deep.SA Raed Ventures

Iraq

Boxy emerges from stealth after $1.5 million boost from EQIQ

Iraq-based logistics aggregator Boxy has closed a $1.5 million pre-seed investment provided by EQIQ, as part of EQIQ’s...

Boxy EQIQ Ventures

Egypt

Suplyd raises $2 million pre-Series A to build next-gen restaurant infrastructure

Egypt-based digital procurement platform Suplyd has raised $2 million in a pre-Series A round led by 4DX Ventures, Camel Ventures,...

suplyd 4DX Ventures Camel Ventures

Saudi Arabia

RIFD secures strategic investment from Antler

Saudi Arabia-based RIFD, a Shariah-compliant SME receivables securitisation platform, secured "strategic" investment from...

RIFD Antler

Saudi Arabia

Salasa closes $30 million Series B to leverage AI fulfilment capabilities

Saudi Arabia's e-commerce fulfilment company Salasa has raised $30 million in a Series B round led by Artal Capital, with...

Salasa Logistics Artal Capital

Regional

Wamda, Inc. Arabia collaborate to strengthen startup storytelling in MENA

Press release: Dubai, UAE – August 4, 2025 — Wamda, the platform dedicated to supporting entrepreneurship and innovation in...

wamda inc.arabia

Egypt

Wuilt raises $2 million to expand free website builder across MENA

Egypt-based Saas provider Wuilt has raised $2 million in a funding round led by follow-on investment from Flat6Labs and MTF VC,...

Wuilt Flat6Labs SAAS

Saudi Arabia

Kamco Invest acquires a stake in Foodics

Saudi Arabia-based foodtech Foodics has raised an undisclosed investment from Kuwait's Kamco Invest for an unspecified...

Foodics Kamco Invest SAAS

Libya

Libya’s Mataa closes seed round from local angel investors

Mataa, the Libya-based e-commerce platform, has closed its first Seed investment round with participation from a group of Libyan...

Metaa E-commerce

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