Wamda

Saudi Arabia

Newera.ai raises $2.1 million pre-seed to scale generative AI in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia-based Ai startup Newera.ai has raised $2.1 million (SAR 8m) in a pre-seed round led by Embark, with participation from...

Newera.ai

Regional

10 tech forces shaping GCC's innovation landscape in 2026

As 2025 draws to a close, the GCC’s technology and startup ecosystem stands at an inflection point. The past year was characterised...

oped AI

Regional

Wamda's most read articles in 2025

In 2025, Wamda was home to many of the MENA ecosystem’s most influential voices. Through their insights and opinions, they helped...

oped

Saudi Arabia

Falak Angels invests in UNITS to reshape flexible warehousing in the region

Saudi Arabia-based logistics startup UNITS has received an undisclosed investment from Falak Angels Network Founded in 2023 by...

Falak Angels UNITS Logistics

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's Rewaa closes $45 million Series B

Saudi Arabia-based retail tech company Rewaa has closed a $45 million Series B round led by Wa’ed Ventures, Idrisi Ventures, and...

Rewaa Wa'ed Ventures

Saudi Arabia

Merak Capital backs DSShield with $54 million investment

Saudi Arabia-based cybersecurity company DSShield has raised a $54 million (SAR203 million) funding round from Merak...

DSShield Merak Capital

Saudi Arabia

Falak Angels تستثمر في Ballurh لتوسيع حلول الذكاء الاصطناعي للمطاعم

Saudi B2B SaaS platform Ballurh has raised a strategic investment from Falak Angels Network. Founded in 2020 by Abdulelah...

Ballurh Falak Angels

Saudi Arabia

Ballurh secures investment from Falak Angels

Saudi B2B SaaS platform Ballurh has raised a strategic investment from Falak Angels Network. Founded in 2020 by Abdulelah...

Ballurh Falak Angels

Regional

Inside CoinMENA’s exit: The $240m deal that redefined MENA crypto’s growth model

CoinMENA’s sale to Paribu crystallises a quiet shift in how value is being priced in MENA’s digital asset market. The Bahrain-...

CoinMena

Egypt

Business For Teens secures six-figure pre-seed ahead of regional expansion

Egypt-based edtech "Business For Teens" has closed a six-figure pre-seed funding round led by a group of angel...

Business For Teens EdTech

Jordan

Sira closes 2025 with Sira Squared, doubling down on confidence and connection

As 2025 came to a close, Sira Community gathered its members and their guests across Jordan and the UAE for Sira Squared, its annual...

Sira

Syria

QNB, Mastercard expand payment services in Syria

Mastercard announced that QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, was granted a Mastercard license to...

QNB MasterCard

Egypt

FitXpert secures seven-figure backing to scale fitness and nutrition SaaS platform

Egypt-based SaaS platform FitXpert has raised a seven-figure investment from Foras Investment under the 0107 Invest...

FitXpert SAAS

U.A.E

VentureSouq leads $2 million seed investment in MilkStraw AI

UAE-HQ AI startup MilkStraw AI has raised $2 million in seed funding, led by VentureSouq with participation from Ibtikar Fund and M...

MilkStraw AI VentureSouq

U.A.E

Ziina introduces Violet as it evolves into a daily lifestyle platform

Press release: Ziina, the UAE’s leading homegrown consumer and business payments platform, today announced the launch of Ziina...

Ziina

Saudi Arabia

Aamar raises $4 million+ seed round to modernise Saudi rental market

Saudi proptech startup Aamar has closed a Seed round exceeding $4 million, with participation from Aqar App, Razm Investment, Al Majdiah...

Aamar Proptech Razm Investment

Saudi Arabia

Red Sea Global, Bunat VC launch Saudi-focused AI venture fund

Red Sea Global has partnered with Bunat Ventures Limited (Bunat VC) to launch a Saudi-focused AI venture fund, targeting early- and...

Bunat Ventures Red Sea Global

Syria

Syrian classifieds platform Doushesh closes pre-seed round

Syrian digital classifieds platform Doushesh has closed a pre-seed funding round, marking progress for the country’s nascent...

Doushesh

Regional

MENA startup funding ends 2025 at $171.5 million in December

Startup investment across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) softened in December 2025, with 44 startups raising $171.5 million,...

Investment investments

U.A.E

EDT&Partners acquires UAE's eFlow to expand AI-powered learning delivery

Singapore-based education and technology consulting firm EDT&Partners has acquired the UAE-based edtech eFlow for an...

eFlow EDT&Partners

Oman

eMushrif secures $7.5 million to accelerate regional expansion plans

Oman-based IoT school management solution eMushrif has raised $7.5 million in a funding round led by Jasoor Ventures, with participation...

eMushrif Phaze Ventures Jasoor Ventures

U.A.E

Halo AI returns to 1Billion Followers Summit, unveils enhanced agentic AI platform

Press release: Halo AI returns to 1Billion Followers Summit with a bold product evolution and a compelling growth story that cements its...

Halo AI 1Billion Followers Summit

Saudi Arabia

NEOM selects five Saudi studios for latest Level Up gaming accelerator

NEOM has selected five Saudi game studios for funding under its flagship Level Up, marking the programme’s largest cycle to date...

NEOM Level Up

Bahrain

Flooss secures $22 million Shorooq-backed credit facility

Flooss, a Bahrain-based Sharia-compliant fintech, has secured a $22 million credit facility structured by Shorooq, marking...

Flooss

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