Wamda

Morocco

Morocco’s Enakl raises $2.3 million to scale intelligent shared mobility

Morocco-based mobility startup Enakl has closed a $2.3 million Seed round, led by Azur Innovation Fund, Witamax, and MFounders,...

Enakl Azur Innovation Fund WitaMax

U.A.E

OpenCX raises $7 million ahead of Saudi expansion

UAE-based customer communication platform OpenCX has raised $7 million in a funding round led by Y Combinator (participating for the...

OpenCX Y Combinator Shorooq

U.A.E

CE-Ventures joins $55 million Series A round in US biotech Think Bioscience

UAE-based CE‑Ventures, the VC arm of Crescent Enterprises, has participated in a $55 million Series A funding round for US-based biotech ...

Think Bioscience CE-Ventures

United States

Wamda Capital leads Breez AI in $1.3 million pre-seed round

US-Jordanian no-code voice orchestration platform Breez AI has raised $1.3 million in a pre-seed round to scale its voice automation...

Breez AI Wamda Capital

Saudi Arabia

Saudi agritech Grove secures $5 million seed funding led by Outliers VC

Saudi Arabia-based agritech startup Grove has closed a $5 million Seed round led by Outliers VC, with participation from angel...

Outliers VC Grove

Egypt

KNOT Technologies raises $1 million pre-seed led by A15

Egypt- and UK-based online ticketing platform KNOT Technologies has raised $1 million in a pre-seed round led by A15. Founded in...

KNOT Technologies A15

Regional

Record year for MENA startups as funding climbs to $7.5 billion in 2025

Startup investment across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) reached a new high in 2025, marking the strongest funding performance the...

Investment investments Wamda Annual Investment Report

Saudi Arabia

Resquad AI secures $1.5 million Seed to scale AI-powered technical recruitment

Saudi Arabia-based talent management SaaS provider Resquad AI has raised $1.5 million in a Seed round led by SRG, with participation...

Resquad AI SRG

Saudi Arabia

Jadwa Investment launches $200 million GCC private credit fund

Saudi Arabia-based investment firm Jadwa Investment has launched the Jadwa GCC Diversified Private Credit Fund with a target size of up...

Jadwa Investment

U.A.E

Khosouf Studio closes $600,000 Seed from Merak Capital

UAE-based game-developing studio Khosouf Studio has raised a $600,000 seed round from Merak Capital. Founded in 2020 by...

Merak Capital Khosouf Studio

Saudi Arabia

Governata raises $4 million Seed to support enterprise AI adoption

Saudi Arabia-based enterprise data governance and management startup Governata has raised $4 million in seed funding to scale its...

Governata

U.A.E

UAE's Islamic digital bank Mal raises $230 million

UAE-based fintech Mal has raised $230 million in a strategic investment round led by BlueFive Capital, with participation from...

BlueFive Capital Mal Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Madeed closes $400,000 to build data-driven preventive healthcare in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia-based healthtech Madeed has raised $400,000 in a pre-seed round led by Vision Ventures, with participation from Saudi angel...

Madeed healthtech Vision ventures

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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