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Saudi Arabia

Foodics completes full takeover of Greek data intelligence startup Norma AI

Saudi Arabia-headquartered F&B Saas platform Foodics has completed the full acquisition of Greece-based artificial intelligence...

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Saudi Arabia

WakeCap acquires Frontline as it builds an end-to-end construction intelligence platform

Saudi construction technology company WakeCap has acquired Singapore-based Frontline, an AI-powered construction planning software...

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Egypt

Edafa Venture expands AI portfolio with acquisitions of Kuadra and IRRI Vision

Edafa Venture has acquired two AI startups, Kuadra and IRRI Vision, in six-figure transactions announced during AI Everything Middle...

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U.A.E

UAE's CNTXT AI acquires Actualize to expand enterprise-grade Arabic AI agents

UAE-based AI company CNTXT AI has acquired Actualize, an enterprise AI startup specialising in dialect-aware Arabic voice agents, to...

CNTXT AI Actualize

U.A.E

Uber increases Careem ownership after $100 million stake purchase from e&

UAE-based super app Careem is set to return to closer control under Uber after Uber agreed to acquire a 12.5% stake from e& for $100...

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Egypt

GrowthLabs acquires Startup Gate to build unified startup infrastructure across MENA

GrowthLabs, an Egypt-based startup ecosystem builder, acquired Startup Gate, an Egypt-based founder and investor network platform, for...

GrowthLabs Startup Gate

United States

Insider One moves deeper into enterprise retail with Bluecore acquisition

US-based agentic customer engagement platform, Insider One has acquired Bluecore to accelerate the shift toward autonomous, end-to-end...

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Qatar

Vodafone Qatar acquires Maktapp to expand into SME fintech

Vodafone Qatar has acquired Maktapp through its subsidiary Infinity Fintech Ventures. The deal strengthens Vodafone’s push into...

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Egypt

iSchool moves beyond edtech with Rubikal acquisition

Egypt-based edtech iSchool has acquired software engineering firm Rubikal to accelerate the development of AI-powered education...

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Jordan

MENA gaming leader Tamatem acquires Turkey's Playable Factory

Jordan-based gaming company Tamatem has fully acquired Playable Factory, a global playable ads platform. Founded in 2018 in Istanbul,...

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Egypt

PopArabia acquires Viral Wave, marking A15’s ninth exit

Egypt-based VC firm A15 has marked its ninth exit with the acquisition of its portfolio company Viral Wave by PopArabia. Founded in...

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Egypt

Edafa Venture acquires Egypt's Cyclex in six-figure deal

Saudi-Egyptian investment firm Edafa Venture has acquired Egypt-based Cyclex in a six-figure deal, facilitated by Startup Sync. Cyclex...

Cyclex Edafa Venture

Algeria

Algeria’s Yassir expands into adtech with Kawarizmi acquisition

Algeria-based super app Yassir has acquired Paris-based adtech company Kawarizmi as part of its strategy to build an integrated retail...

Yassir Kawarizmi

Egypt

Qualiphi acquires Career Club to expand AI-powered career services in MENA

Egypt-based recruiting platform Qualiphi has acquired Career Club, a virtual career platform previously owned by iCareer, in a...

Qualiphi Career Club

Egypt

Converted acquires Egypt’s Mitcha to expand AI-driven e-commerce ecosystem

US-based AI-powered advertising tech company Converted has acquired Mitcha, an Egyptian e-commerce platform supporting local...

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U.A.E

Singapore's Ascentium acquires Clara to expand footprint in UAE

Singapore-based business services platform Ascentium has acquired Clara, a UAE-based regtech and corporate service provider, for an...

Clara Ascentium

Jordan

Jordan’s Alefredo EdTech acquires UK's Tutor House in $600,000 deal

Jordan's Alefredo EdTech has acquired UK-based tutoring platform Tutor House in a deal valued at $600,000. The transaction is...

Tutor House Alefredo EdTech

Jordan

Jordan's Abwaab acquires Egyptian edtech Apex Education

Jordan-based edtech platform Abwaab has acquired Apex Education, an Egypt-based college admissions advisory, for an undisclosed...

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Saudi Arabia

Glamera moves to acquire Bookr as it scales lifestyle tech platform in GCC

Saudi Arabia-based lifestyle technology platform Glamera has acquired Bookr, a Kuwait-based salon Saas and booking platform,...

Glamera Bookr

U.A.E

EDT&Partners acquires UAE's eFlow to expand AI-powered learning delivery

Singapore-based education and technology consulting firm EDT&Partners has acquired the UAE-based edtech eFlow for an...

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Regional

Inside CoinMENA’s exit: The $240m deal that redefined MENA crypto’s growth model

CoinMENA’s sale to Paribu crystallises a quiet shift in how value is being priced in MENA’s digital asset market. The Bahrain-...

CoinMena

United States

Coursera, Udemy agree $2.5 billion all-stock merger

Coursera and Udemy have signed a definitive all-stock merger agreement, valuing the combined company at $2.5bn based on December 16,...

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Bahrain

Paribu acquires CoinMENA in a transaction valued at up to $240 million

Paribu, Türkiye’s leading digital asset platform, has completed the country’s largest fintech transaction to date by...

Paribu CoinMena

U.A.E

DataCamp enters the Middle East with Optima acquisition

US- and London-based edtech DataCamp has acquired UAE-based Optima, an AI-native learning platform that personalises lessons, pacing,...

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