Wamda

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

Egypt

LemFi extends its payment services to Egypt

Press release: LemFi, a leading international payment services startup based in London, with a strong presence across the United States,...

LemFi Fintech

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

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

U.A.E

Related secures $8 million investment from Equivator

UAE-based loyalty and rewards company Related has secured an $8 million investment from Equivator, a Saudi alternative investment...

Equivator Related

Egypt

Aria Ventures launches $1 million fund to bolster deeptech investment in Egypt

Aria Ventures, an Egypt-based venture studio focused on building deeptech startups, has announced the launch of a $1 million (EGP...

Aria Ventures Deep-tech

Egypt

Nowlun raises additional $600,000 to close $2.3 million seed round

Egypt-based logistics startup Nowlun has raised $600,000 in a seed round extension led by Ingressive Capital, bringing total...

Logistics Nowlun Ingressive Capital

Egypt

Valu begins trading on EGX with Amazon as investor

Egyptian fintech Valu has officially begun trading on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX). The listing was executed via an in-kind dividend...

valu Fintech BNPL

Iraq

Netaj launches Nawat, Iraq’s first VC studio to back high-potential startups

Iraq-based innovation platform Netaj has launched "Nawat", a venture capital studio that offers a six-month hands-on...

Netaj Nawat

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