Wamda

Egypt

AMAN, Bokra and Erada join GIZ-backed venture debt programme in Egypt

Press release: AMAN Holding, Bokra and Erada Finance have joined Scale It Forward, an initiative launched by GIZ Egypt and enpact to...

Scale It Forward GIZ Egypt AMAN Holding

Egypt

Breadfast expands into restaurant delivery with Breadfast Food

Breadfast Expands Its Everyday Convenience Platform with Breadfast Food Breadfast announces the official launch of Breadfast Food,...

Breadfast Breadfast Food

Jordan

Sira Community Jordan marks four-year anniversary

Press release: Four years after Sira Community first began bringing professionals together in Jordan, the community celebrated its...

Sira

Saudi Arabia

BRKZ secures $31 million to scale AI-powered construction procurement

Saudi Arabia-based construction technology startup BRKZ has secured $31 million in new capital, comprising a $13 million Series B equity...

BRKZ contech Wa'ed Ventures

U.A.E

Synapse Analytics secures $13 million Series A led by Partech

UAE-based AI startup Synapse Analytics has raised $13 million in a Series A round led by Partech, with participation from Algebra...

Synapse Analytics Partech Algebra Ventures

Egypt

Zeal secures $10 million for global expansion

Egypt-based fintech Zeal has raised $10 million in a new funding round, bringing its total funding to $14 million. The company did not...

Zeal

Saudi Arabia

STV’s Emerging Tech & AI Fund secures backing from Arcapita

Saudi venture capital firm STV has secured an investment from global alternative investment manager Arcapita for its Emerging Tech &...

STV Arcapita Tech & AI Fund

U.A.E

Keep Converting closes $2 million pre-seed led by Nuwa Capital, COTU Ventures

UAE-based AI-powered e-commerce startup Keep Converting has raised $2 million in a pre-seed round led by Nuwa Capital and COTU Ventures...

Keep Converting COTU Ventures Nuwa capital

Saudi Arabia

Carly secures investment from Pinnacle to support next phase of growth

Saudi Arabia’s Pinnacle Growth & Secondary Fund has invested in Carly, a Saudi automotive commerce platform, through a...

Pinnacle Capital Carly

Saudi Arabia

Saudi AI startup Gaia secures $1.5 million to scale enterprise platform

Saudi Arabia-based enterprise AI startup Gaia has raised $1.5 million in a pre-Seed round led by Seedra Ventures. Founded in 2026 by...

Gaia Seedra Ventures

Kuwait

Kuwait's Dawraty secures $2 million seed backed by Qatar Development Bank

Kuwait-based edtech startup Dawraty has secured an investment from Qatar Development Bank (QDB) as part of a $2 million seed round,...

Dawraty Qatar Development Bank

Saudi Arabia

PayTabs strikes $100 million+ deal for Amazon Payment Services MENA

Saudi Arabia-based fintech PayTabs Group has agreed to acquire Amazon Payment Services’ operations in the Middle East and North...

paytabs Amazon Payment Services

U.A.E

Creative Investments Holding secures $20 million first close, targets $50 million

Abu Dhabi-based Creative Investments Holding (Creative Holding) has secured $20 million in initial commitments at the first close of its...

Creative Investments Holding

Saudi Arabia

Velents enters Bahrain through strategic partnership with stc Bahrain

Saudi Arabia-based AI startup Velents has expanded into Bahrain through a strategic partnership with stc Bahrain, signed on the...

Velents AI STC

U.A.E

Phoenix Venture Partners leads $3.5 million round in UAE fintech Sav

UAE-based consumer fintech Sav has raised $3.5 million in a pre-Series A round led by Abu Dhabi-based Phoenix Venture Partners (PVP),...

Sav Phoenix Venture Partners Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Salla acquires Saudi payments company Paylink

Saudi Arabia-based e-commerce platform Salla has acquired Saudi fintech Paylink as part of its strategy to expand its financial services...

Paylink Salla

Saudi Arabia

Saudi autotech Syarah raises $12 million from Impact46

Saudi Arabia-based autotech startup Syarah has raised $12 million in a new funding round from Impact46 to expand its online marketplace...

Syarah Impact46

Saudi Arabia

Rwaj raises $1.2 million to scale live shopping marketplace

Saudi Arabia-based live shopping startup Rwaj has raised $1.2 million (SAR 4.5 million) in a pre-Seed funding round to scale its social...

Rwaj

Saudi Arabia

Saudi AQAR plans up to $480,000 strategic investment in Syria’s Doushesh

Saudi Arabia-based real estate platform AQAR has signed a memorandum of understanding with Syrian classifieds company Doushesh for a...

Doushesh aqar

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Nayla lands $18 million to expand micro-business financing

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Nayla has secured approximately $18 million in a pre-Series A round, comprising a mix of equity and debt...

Nayla Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Sirdab raises $10 million Series A to expand across GCC

Saudi Arabia-based logistics startup Sirdab has raised $10 million (SAR 37.5 million) in Series A funding, co-led by PIF-backed digital...

Sirdab Logistics BECO Capital

Saudi Arabia

Saudi FlyAkeed secures $25.15 million to scale enterprise travel platform

Saudi Arabia-based corporate traveltech platform FlyAkeed has secured SAR 94.3 million ($25.15 million) in growth funding, combining an...

FlyAkeed traveltech Sanabil Investments

Saudi Arabia

OmniOps, HPE sign MoU at LEAP to advance sovereign AI solutions

Press release: OmniOps, Saudi Arabia's sovereign AI infrastructure technology company, today announced at LEAP the signing of a...

OmniOps HPE

U.A.E

COFE Tech closes pre-IPO round at $178 million valuation

Kuwait-founded enterprise technology company COFE Tech, formerly COFE App, has closed a pre-IPO funding round at a $178 million...

COFE Wa'ed Ventures

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