Wamda

U.A.E

Oqood raises $1 million seed round to expand AI-powered legal solutions

UAE-based Oqood has raised $1 million in seed funding from a group of angel investors. Founded in 2024 by Khaled Al Rasheed, Oqood...

Oqood Legaltech

U.A.E

Abu Dhabi’s MGX joins $6.6 billion OpenAI share sale, valuing ChatGPT maker at $500 billion

Abu Dhabi’s artificial intelligence investment platform MGX has participated in a $6.6 billion secondary share sale in OpenAI,...

open AI MGX

Saudi Arabia

Saudi healthtech Nuxera AI secures $2.5 million pre-seed

Saudi Arabia-based healthtech Nuxera AI has secured $2.5 million in pre-seed investment from Sanabil Venture Studio by...

Nuxera AI Sanabil Venture Studio healthtech

Qatar

Qatar's EMMA Systems secures seed funding from Plus VC

Qatar-based EMMA Systems, an AI-driven SaaS platform that unifies operational data across airports, has secured seed funding from Plus...

Plus VC EMMA Systems

Saudi Arabia

Engagesoft raises $3.5 million pre-Series A led by Silicon Badia

Saudi Arabia-based Engagesoft, an AI-powered employee engagement and organisational effectiveness platform, has raised $3.5 million in a...

Engagesoft silicon badia

Turkey

Turkish fashion brand Touché Privé secures $5 million to fuel GCC expansion

The Turkish fashion platform Touché Privé has raised $5 million in Sharia-compliant growth funding from Amplify Growth...

Touché Privé Amplify Growth Partnership

Egypt

Egypt's Tagaddod raises $26.3 million Series A to power regional expansion

Egypt-based cleantech Tagaddod has raised $26.3 million in a Series A round led by The Arab Energy Fund (TAEF). The round also saw...

Tagaddod

U.A.E

UPFRONT secures $10 million pre-seed in debt-equity mix

UAE-based fintech UPFRONT has raised $10 million in pre-seed funding, a mix of equity and debt, to address cash flow inefficiencies...

UPFRONT Palm Ventures Fintech

U.A.E

Turbostart leads $2 million round in Climaty AI

India-founded and UAE-based martech Climaty AI has raised $2 million in early-stage funding led by Turbostart, with participation from...

Climaty AI martech

Saudi Arabia

Tadawulcom closes $400,000 seed to advance proptech services in KSA

Saudi Arabia–based Tadawulcom Real Estate, a proptech SaaS platform, has raised $400,000 in a Seed round led by an angel...

Tadawulcom

U.A.E

Tokinvest raises $3.2 million pre-seed, secures VARA multi-asset licence

UAE-based Tokinvest, a regulated marketplace for real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation, has closed a $3.2 million pre-seed round backed by...

Tokinvest

Global

Rebellions closes $250 million Series C, powering AI chip deployment across KSA

South Korea’s Rebellions raised $250 million in a Series C round at a $1.4 billion valuation, backed by Arm, Samsung Ventures,...

Rebellions Wa'ed

U.A.E

YAL.ai secures $12 million Series A

UAE-based YAL.ai, a communication safety startup, has raised $12 million from unnamed ivestors. Founded in 2024, YAL.AI is Quantum...

YAL.ai

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh to host Biban Forum 2025, attracting 140K visitors from 150+ countries

Monsha’at will host Biban Forum 2025 from November 5–8 at Riyadh Front Exhibition and Conference Center, under the theme...

Biban

U.A.E

Iliad Partners completes second close of $50 million fund targeting MENA startups

UAE-based venture capital firm Iliad Partners has announced the second closing of its $50m fund. The closing features key players in...

Iliad Partners

U.A.E

Dubai marks 10 years of Expand North Star with record global participation

Press release: Since 2016, Dubai has hosted Expand North Star, the world’s largest event for startups and investors. The...

Expand North Star

Saudi Arabia

DOO lands $1.7 million funding to deepen AI adoption

Saudi Arabia-headquartered DOO, an AI-powered customer experience platform, has raised $1.7 million in funding led by Merak...

DOO Merak Capital Plus VC

U.A.E

Aydi raises $7.5 million seed to launch its AI agronomy assistant

UAE-based agritech platform Aydi has raised $7.5 million in a seed round from COTU Ventures, Daltex, and Nuwa Capital, with...

Aydi agritech COTU Ventures

U.A.E

Careem acquires minority stake in Swapp, doubling down on car rentals

Careem has acquired a minority stake in Swapp, the UAE-based car rental and subscription platform, deepening the partnership that began...

careem Swapp

Egypt

Egypt’s Sabika raises strategic funding from M-Empire Angels

Egypt-based Sabika, a Sharia-compliant digital platform for gold and silver investment, has secured a six-figure USD investment to grow...

Sabika M-Empire Angels

U.A.E

BECO Capital closes $370 million dual-fund raise to back Gulf founders

UAE-based BECO Capital has closed $370 million across two new funds — $120 million BECO Fund IV for early-stage investments...

BECO Capital

Saudi Arabia

Sukna Capital, Partners for Growth launch $50 million lending initiative to back MENA tech growth

Saudi Arabia-based Sukna Capital has partnered with Partners for Growth (PFG) to launch a $50 million specialty lending initiative...

Sukna Capital Partners for Growth

Saudi Arabia

Sadq secures $1 million pre-Series A extension

Saudi Arabia-based Sadq has closed a $1 million pre-Series A extension led by Impact46. Founded in 2022 by Abdullah Allahuo and...

Sadq Impact46

United States

Epic Padel secures $10 million to launch to back global padel ventures

Epic Padel, a US-based padel operator and investor, closed an oversubscribed $10 million seed round led by NowaisWorld and Stryde...

Epic Padel

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