Wamda

Saudi Arabia

Wittify.ai secures $1.5 million pre‑seed to upscale Arabic conversational AI

Saudi Arabia-based conversational AI startup Wittify.ai has raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed round from a syndicate of prominent Saudi...

Wittify.ai AI

Egypt

With 4DX, Plus VC on board, PALM closes 7-figure pre-seed round

Egypt-based fintech PALM has raised a 7-figure pre-seed round led by 4DX Ventures, with participation from Plus VC and international...

PALM 4DX Ventures Plus VC

Morocco

ORA Technologies closes Its Series A round with a record $7.5 million

Moroccan superapp ORA Technologies has closed its Series A round at $7.5 million, led by Azur Innovation Fund and joined by three...

Ora Technologies Azur Innovation Fund super app

Saudi Arabia

Saudi insurtech Yasmina closes $2 million Seed

Saudi Arabia-based Yasmina has raised $2 million in a seed round led by Scene Holding, with co-leadership participation from Access...

Yasmina Insurtech Scene Holding

Saudi Arabia

Lucidya secures $30 million in Series B, setting a MENA AI funding record

Saudi Arabia-based SaaS platform Lucidya has raised $30 million in a Series B round. The round was led by Impact46, with participation...

Lucidya SAAS Impact46

U.A.E

XPANCEO secures $250 million Series A at $1.35 billion valuation

UAE-based deeptech startup XPANCEO has raised $250 million in Series A funding at a $1.35 billion valuation. The round was led by...

XPANCEO deeptech Opportunity Venture

Saudi Arabia

Saudi fintech Tarmeez Capital raises strategic round from Tali Ventures

Saudi Arabia-based sukuk fintech Tarmeez Capital has raised a strategic funding round led by Tali Ventures, the corporate VC arm of stc...

tali ventures STC Tarmeez Capital

U.A.E

BlueFive Capital closes oversubscribed round at $120 million valuation

BlueFive Capital, a UAE-based investment platform, closed its Founding Shareholders Circle round with a $120...

BlueFive Capital

Qatar

Jahez acquires 76.56% stake in Qatar’s Snoonu in $245 million deal

Saudi-listed Jahez Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 76.56% of Qatar’s Snoonu, a leading e-commerce and on-demand...

Jahez Snoonu

Egypt

Nawy enters GCC proptech market by acquiring Dubai’s SmartCrowd

Egypt-based proptech Nawy has acquired a majority stake in Dubai-based SmartCrowd, a DFSA-regulated platform that...

Nawy SmartCrowd

U.A.E

icogz raises $1.4 million pre-seed to boost MENA, Asia expansion plans

UAE-based icogz, a business intelligence platform, has raised $1.4 million in pre-seed funding from angel investors in...

icogz

U.A.E

Proptech startup Huspy closes $59 million Series B, eyes Saudi expansion

Huspy, the UAE and Spain-based proptech company, has raised $59 million in a Series B round led by Balderton Capital, with participation...

huspy Proptech Balderton Capital

Saudi Arabia

Rekaz closes $5 million seed to expand AI-driven SMB platform

Saudi Arabia-based SaaS startup Rekaz has raised $5 million in seed funding to expand its operating system for service businesses. The...

Rekaz SAAS COTU Ventures

U.A.E

BioSapien extends pre-Series A to $8 million, onboards Globivest as investor

UAE and US-based healthtech BioSapien has extended its pre-Series A round to over $8 million, adding Globivest to its list of backers,...

BioSapien Globivest

Saudi Arabia

TruKKer raises $15 million debt from Ruya Partners

Saudi Arabia-based digital freight network TruKKer has secured a $15 million private credit investment from Ruya Partners, through its...

Trukker freight Logistics

Regional

MENA startups raised $52 million in June 2025, the steepest monthly drop in a year

Startup funding across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region plummeted in June 2025, with only $52 million raised across 37...

Investment investments

Saudi Arabia

Flawless lands $1.5 million pre-seed to expand its career mentorship platform

Saudi Arabia-based platform Flawless has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding, backed by unnamed angel investors focused on...

Flawless career

Saudi Arabia

Ninja raises $250 million, hits unicorn valuation ahead of planned IPO

Saudi Arabia-based q-commerce Ninja has raised $250 million in a funding round led by Riyad Capital, reaching a $1.5B...

Ninja q-commerce

Saudi Arabia

Jadwa leads $50 million investment in Saudi fueltech PetroApp

Jadwa Investment has led a $50 million investment in PetroApp, Saudi Arabia’s digital fuel and fleet management platform, via its...

Jadwa PetroApp

U.A.E

idea-L closes $1 million pre-seed round to launch AI-powered venture creation platform

UAE-based venture creation platform idea-L has raised a $1 million pre-seed round, backed by unnamed angel...

idea-L

Egypt

AgriCash raises seed round to drive inclusive agri-fintech innovation in Egypt

Egypt-based agri-fintech AgriCash has raised an undisclosed seed funding round led by Alex Angels, with participation from regional...

AgriCash Fintech agritech

U.A.E

Byzanlink secures $1 million backed by Outlier Ventures

UAE-based RWA tokenisation platform Byzanlink has closed a $1 million private funding round backed by Outlier Ventures, NTDP Saudi...

Outlier Ventures Byzanlink

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

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

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