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Algeria

Algerian startup Talenteo raises six-figure round backed by 216 Capital

Algeria-based HRTech Talenteo has raised an undisclosed investment from 216 Capital. Founded in 2022 by Tarik...

Regional

Why should MENA family offices rethink direct startup investments

When a family sells a company, cashes out of a long-held asset, or completes a lucrative IPO, a common question often arises: What...

family offices

Iraq

Netaj launches Nawat, Iraq’s first VC studio to back high-potential startups

Iraq-based innovation platform Netaj has launched "Nawat", a venture capital studio that offers a six-month hands-on...

Netaj Nawat

U.A.E

Stryde acquires Qora71, launches Stryde71 to expand global VC access

UAE-based digital investment platform Stryde has acquired Qora71 and rebranded it as Stryde71. The move marks Stryde’s entry...

Stryde Qora71

Egypt

Valu begins trading on EGX with Amazon as investor

Egyptian fintech Valu has officially begun trading on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX). The listing was executed via an in-kind dividend...

valu Fintech BNPL

Egypt

Nowlun raises additional $600,000 to close $2.3 million seed round

Egypt-based logistics startup Nowlun has raised $600,000 in a seed round extension led by Ingressive Capital, bringing total...

Logistics Nowlun Ingressive Capital

Egypt

Aria Ventures launches $1 million fund to bolster deeptech investment in Egypt

Aria Ventures, an Egypt-based venture studio focused on building deeptech startups, has announced the launch of a $1 million (EGP...

Aria Ventures Deep-tech

U.A.E

Related secures $8 million investment from Equivator

UAE-based loyalty and rewards company Related has secured an $8 million investment from Equivator, a Saudi alternative investment...

Equivator Related

U.A.E

MEVP joins AppliedAI's Series A round

UAE's MEVP has joined AppliedAI's $55 million Series A round, along with G42, Bessemer Venture Partners, and strategic partner...

AppliedAI MEVP

Egypt

Roomz.rent raises pre-seed round led by Qora71

Egypt-based Roomz.rent has secured pre-seed funding led by Qora71 (Hub71 angel syndicate), with participation from additional regional...

Roomz.rent Qora71

Regional

MENA startups raised $289 million in May 2025, led by Egypt

The startup ecosystem in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) showed renewed momentum in May 2025, raising a total of $289 million...

Investment investments

U.A.E

Arab Fund invests in Shorooq’s Nahda Fund II to expand SME credit access in MENA

The UAE-based Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, through its Badir Fund for SMEs, has invested in Shorooq’s Nahda Fund...

Nahda Fund II Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development Shorooq

Qatar

Qatar’s ShipBee secures $235,000 pre-seed led by GrowthX

Doha-based logistics startup ShipBee has closed a $235,000 pre-seed round, led by Qatar-based GrowthX and supported by two angel...

ShipBee Logistics

Saudi Arabia

Stride Ventures scales up in the GCC with strong focus on Saudi Arabia

Stride Ventures, a global venture debt firm, has announced the expansion of its operations in the Gulf Cooperation Council, with Saudi...

Stride Ventures

Regional

The future of MENA SMEs depends on smarter CFO tools

An article by Adnan Murudi, Associate, and Simon Sharp, Partner at Global Ventures CFOs sit at the centre of strategic...

CFO

Tunisia

Tunisia's Kumulus Water closes $3.5 million seed round

Kumulus Water, a startup launched in 2021 between France and Tunisia, has raised $3.5 million in a seed round to scale its off-grid...

Kumulus Water Climatetech Plus VC

U.A.E

CorroHealth invests in UAE's SANTECHTURE to advance AI-powered RCM

UAE-based healthtech SANTECHTURE has secured a "strategic" investment from US-based CorroHealth. Founded in 2019 by Anas...

CorroHealth SANTECHTURE

U.A.E

UAE regtech Qanooni raises $2 million in pre-seed round

UAE-based regtech Qanooni has raised $2 million in a pre-seed round led by Village Global, Oryx Fund by Salica Investments, TA...

Qanooni regtech Village Global

U.A.E

eVoost AI secures seed funding from Qora71

eVoost AI, an Abu Dhabi-based proptech founded in 2024 by Cristian Pastrana, raised seed funding from Qora71, marking the...

eVoost AI Qora71

U.A.E

Lottery.com acquires majority stake of Nook Holdings, rebrand as Sports.com hub

Lottery.com has signed a $2.5 million agreement to acquire a 90% stake in Nook Holdings, a sports and wellness incubator based in...

Lottery.com Nook

Saudi Arabia

STV backs Morni via its newly launched NICE fund

Saudi Arabia-based automotive services platform Morni has raised an investment from STV, via its newly launched $100...

Morni STV

Regional

Why startups can't afford to ignore customer experience

An article by Georges Al Feghali, Board Member, Executive Vice President, Consulting & Transformation at CXG In a recent...

oped customer experience

Lebanon

XFOLIO closes $2 million seed backed by MEVP

French-Lebanese fintech XFOLIO has raised $2 million in Seed funding from Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP). Founded by Anis Rahal...

XFOLIO Fintech MEVP

Regional

Egypt’s DisrupTech backs Nigerian agri-fintech Winich Farms

DisrupTech Ventures, an Egypt-based early-stage fintech fund, has made its first Sub-Saharan Africa investment by backing Winich Farms,...

Disruptech Winich Farms

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