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MENA startup investment falls to $148.2 million in June 2026

Investment activity across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) cooled in June 2026, with 41 startups collectively raising $148.2...

Investment investments

Regional

500 Global and Sanabil back eight startups in latest accelerator cohort

500 Global and Sanabil Investments, a wholly owned company of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), have announced the 11th...

500 Global Sanabil Investments Sanabil Accelerator by 500 Global

U.A.E

Whiteshield secures $15 million private credit from Ruya Partners

UAE-based AI company Whiteshield has secured a $15 million private credit facility from Ruya Partners to accelerate the development...

Whiteshield Ruya Partners

U.A.E

Maalexi secures $2.8 million in oversubscribed round led by Tawuniya

UAE-based agri-fintech startup Maalexi has raised $2.8 million in an oversubscribed funding round led by Saudi-listed insurer Tawuniya,...

Tawuniya Maalexi

Kenya

Catalyst Fund secures $30 million to back Africa's climatetech startups

Catalyst Fund, a pan-African climate-focused venture capital fund, has completed the second close of its debut fund, bringing total...

Catalyst Fund africa Climatetech

Egypt

BrainsMingle raises $400,000 seed from BasharSoft Group

US-based AI startup BrainsMingle has secured a $400,000 seed investment from BasharSoft Group, marking the group's first...

BasharSoft BrainsMingle

U.A.E

1001 closes $30 million Series A to build sovereign AI in GCC

1001, a GCC- and London-based AI startup, has raised a $30 million Series A round led by Lux Capital, with participation from Sanabil...

1001 AI 1001 Lux Capital

Egypt

Aramco's LAB7 backs CONIX.AI to advance AI-powered construction compliance

UK-based and Egypt-born architecture SaaS software CONIX.AI has received backing from LAB7, Saudi Aramco's venture-building arm, to...

Conix CONIX.AI LAB7

U.A.E

AXON bags $1 million investment to advance cross-border payments infrastructure

UAE-based fintech AXON has secured an investment of approximately $1 million (SAR 4 million) from Maarej Real Estate following its...

AXON Maarej Real Estate

Egypt

Egypt's ariika and Lychee deepen Saudi presence with backing from Beltone Venture Capital

Beltone Venture Capital (BVC), the venture capital arm of Beltone Holding, has increased its investment in Egyptian consumer brands...

ariika Lychee

Saudi Arabia

Revora raises $2 million to scale AI-driven conversational commerce across MENA

Saudi Arabia-headquartered e-commerce AI startup Revora, formerly known as MyAlice, has raised a $2 million seed round co-led by i2i...

Revora i2i Ventures Oraseya Capital

Saudi Arabia

Terraxy secures $3 million seed, backed by Wa'ed Ventures

Saudi Arabia-based deeptech Terraxy has raised $3 million in a Seed funding round led by Wa'ed Ventures, the venture capital...

Terraxy deeptech KAUST

Tunisia

Tunisia's RoboCare secures six-figure investment from 216 Capital

Tunisia-based agritech RoboCare has secured a six-figure investment from venture capital firm 216 Capital to support its next...

RoboCare 216 Capital

Morocco

Moroccan proptech startup Agenz raises $5 million oversubscribed seed round

Moroccan proptech startup Agenz has raised an oversubscribed $5 million seed round led by BREEGA, Attijariwafa Ventures, and Saviu...

Agenz Proptech

U.A.E

UAE-based Rentify launches Earn AI following $2 million seed round

UAE-based proptech and fintech startup Rentify has raised $2 million in a seed funding round to support the launch of Earn AI, an...

Rentify Proptech

U.A.E

Dubizzle Group deepens proptech footprint with investment in Tern

UAE-based Dubizzle Group has announced a strategic partnership and investment in UAE proptech startup Tern. The platform will be...

Tern Dubizzle

Syria

Syrian healthtech Moadna raises $50,000 in early-stage funding

Syrian healthtech startup Moadna, a digital platform for clinic management and appointment booking, has raised $50,000 in early-stage...

Moadna healthtech

Oman

Zameeli lands Sharia-compliant financing from Sharakah

Oman-based freelance marketplace Zameeli has secured an undisclosed Sharia-compliant financing facility from Sharakah, Oman's SME...

Sharakah Zameeli

Saudi Arabia

Pickappo secures $530,000 to expand on-demand delivery infrastructure

Saudi Arabia-based logistics technology platform Pickappo has raised $530,000 (SAR 2 million) in a pre-seed round backed by an...

Pickappo Logistics

Jordan

ISSF backs Endeavor Catalyst V to strengthen Jordan's venture capital ecosystem

Jordan's Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) has committed $7 million to Endeavor Catalyst V, a global co-investment fund with...

ISSF Endeavor Catalyst

U.A.E

CNTXT AI closes $60 million Series A to deploy secure AI infrastructure worldwide

CNTXT AI, a UAE-based data and AI company, has raised $60 million in a Series A round co-led by AI71 and BlueFive Capital to accelerate...

CNTXT AI AI71 BlueFive Capital

United States

Sovra lands $2 million+ pre-seed led by Pharsalus Capital

MENA-based fintech Sovra has raised more than $2 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Pharsalus Capital, with participation from...

Sovra Pharsalus Capital

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Venture Capital backs Khwarizmi Venture Capital Fund 2

Saudi Venture Capital has invested in Khwarizmi Venture Capital Fund 2. The fund will focus on Seed to Series A technology and...

Khwarizmi Venture Capital Fund 2 Khwarizmi Ventures

U.A.E

Algebra AI secures $7 million to deliver managed AI services for mid-market companies

Algebra AI, an AI transformation company based in the UAE, has officially launched after raising $7 million from Infinity Constellation,...

Algebra AI BECO Capital silicon badia

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