Wamda

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

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

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

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

Bloomspoon attracts $218,000 investment on Shark Tank

UAE-based greentech Bloomspoon has secured a $218,000 investment in exchange for 49% equity during Season 3 of Shark Tank...

Bloomspoon Shark Tank

Saudi Arabia

Stitch raises $10 million seed to extend services to emerging markets

Saudi Arabia-based fintech infrastructure platform Stitch has raised a $10 million seed round from investors including Arbor Ventures,...

Stitch Arbor Ventures SVC

U.A.E

Qashio closes $19.8 million round to accelerate expansion into Saudi Arabia

UAE-based fintech Qashio has raised $19.8 million in a mix of equity and non-equity funding, led by existing investor...

Qashio Fintech Rocketship

Qatar

Qatar’s PayLater receives strategic investment from LuLu AI

Qatar-based fintech PayLater has secured a "strategic" investment from LuLu Alternative Investments (LuLu AI), the...

LuLu AI PayLater Fintech

Egypt

COREangels launches $10 million fund to support MEA startups

COREangels MEA, in partnership with PTS Holdings and the Arab Academy, has launched a $10 million investment fund targeting early-stage...

COREangels

Saudi Arabia

BirdEye raises $586,000 to drive retail digital transformation in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia-based BirdEye has raised $586,000 in a pre-seed round from a private tech-focused fund. Launched in November...

BirdEye

Iraq

Toolmart secures seed funding to accelerate expansion plans

Iraq-based B2B e-commerce startup Toolmart has secured a seed funding round for an unknown amount, led by Plus VC and Oasis500,...

Toolmart Plus VC

U.A.E

Gainz closes pre-seed round to expand SME lending solutions

UAE-based fintech Gainz has closed a 7-figure USD pre-seed round, structured as a mix of equity and debt The round was led by Antler...

Gainz Antler Fintech

Global

viAct raises $7.3 million to accelerate MENA expansion

viAct, a Hong Kong-based AI company, has raised $7.3 million in a Series A round led by Ireland’s VentureWave Capital, with...

viAct

Regional

Google launches second ‘AI First’ accelerator for MENA, Turkiye startups

Google has launched the second edition of its “Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First” programme for the Middle East,...

Google AI First accelerator

Iraq

EQIQ doubles fund to $30 million to accelerate Iraq’s digital economy

Abu Dhabi-based EQIQ, a venture capital fund and venture builder focused on Iraq, is doubling its fund size from $15 million to $30...

EQIQ Ventures

U.A.E

Wamda Capital joins Tarjama's $15 million Series A

UAE-based tech startup Tarjama has closed a $15 million a Series A funding round, led by Global Ventures, with...

Tarjama Pronoia Wamda Capital

Saudi Arabia

Saudi e-commerce app Ziadah closes Seed round

Saudi-based e-commerce app Ziadah has closed a seed funding round from an undisclosed angel investor. Founded in 2024 by Ali Aldahnin...

Ziadah E-commerce

Saudi Arabia

Saudi spacetech SARsatX raises $2.6 million Seed

Saudi Arabia-based spacetech SARsatX has raised $2.6 million in a Seed round, led by TONOMUS, with participation from Wa’ed...

SARsatX spacetech Wa’ed Ventures

Kuwait

Kuwait's Circle closes $6 million Series A, targeting regional expansion

Kuwait-based q-commerce startup Circle has raised $6 million in Series A funding from unnamed investors, marking a major step toward its...

Circle q-commerce

Egypt

ElGameya secures fresh capital to expand inclusive savings tools

Egypt-based fintech ElGameya has raised a 7-figure USD investment round led by AYADY for Investment and Development. Other participants...

elGameya AYADY Fintech

Egypt

Sylndr closes $15.7 million Series A to drive automotive innovation in Egypt

Cairo-based used-car platform Sylndr has raised $15.7 million in a Series A equity round, led by DPI Venture Capital via the Nclude...

Sylndr DPI Nclude

U.A.E

VUZ secures $12 million from IFC to fuel global immersive media expansion

Saudi Arabia-based immersive media platform VUZ has secured $12 million in a pre-Series C funding round, with the International Finance...

VUZ ifc

Egypt

Egypt’s Thndr raises $15.7 million to expand digital investment offerings

Thndr, the Cairo-based investment platform, announced a $15.7 million funding round led by Prosus, with support from Y Combinator, BECO...

Thndr Fintech stock exchange

Saudi Arabia

Wa’ed Ventures co-leads $19 million Investment in Graphiant

Aramco’s Wa’ed Ventures has co-led a $19 million Series B extension in US-based Graphiant, alongside stc Group’s Tali...

Graphiant NaaS

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