Wamda

Saudi Arabia

Kamco Invest acquires a stake in Foodics

Saudi Arabia-based foodtech Foodics has raised an undisclosed investment from Kuwait's Kamco Invest for an unspecified...

Foodics Kamco Invest SAAS

Libya

Libya’s Mataa closes seed round from local angel investors

Mataa, the Libya-based e-commerce platform, has closed its first Seed investment round with participation from a group of Libyan...

Metaa E-commerce

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's Flex League closes six-figure seed round

Saudi Arabia-based sportstech platform Flex League has closed a six-figure USD Seed round, led by The Professional Tennis Academy and...

Flex League Sportstech

Saudi Arabia

OmniOps launches Bunyan, Saudi Arabia’s first sovereign inference-as-a-service platform

Press release: OmniOps, Saudi Arabia's leading AI Infrastructure Technology provider, today announced the official launch of Bunyan...

OmniOps Bunyan

Saudi Arabia

Calo raises $39 million Series B extension to boost global growth

Calo, the Saudi Arabia-headquartered foodtech startup, secured $39 million in a Series B extension led by AlJazira Capital,...

Calo Aljazira Capital foodtech

Palestine

Olivery secures seed investment from Ibtikar Fund, Flat6Labs

Ramallah and Amman-based B2B SaaS startup Olivery has raised an undisclosed seed investment from Ibtikar Fund and Flat6Labs...

Olivery SAAS Flat6Labs

Saudi Arabia

Sawt raises $1 million to transform voice-based customer service

Saudi Arabia-based voice AI startup Sawt has closed a $1 million pre-seed round led by T2 and STV’s newly launched AI...

Sawt AI STV

Oman

Omani startup SafaQat raises funding to expand AI-powered procurement platform

Oman-based digital procurement startup SafaQat has raised funding from the Oman Future Fund and Idrak Group. Founded in 2020 by four...

SafaQat

U.A.E

Journify doubles valuation after securing fresh investment

UAE-based Journify has secured strategic investment from Shorooq Partners, Bunat Ventures, and Plug and Play, ...

Journify

Egypt

Egypt’s Flend secures $3 million seed to expand digital SME financing

Egypt-based fintech Flend has secured $3 million in seed funding through a blended equity and debt round. The equity was led by Egypt...

Flend Fintech Egypt Ventures

Egypt

FAB’s Lime app enters Egypt’s fintech scene with $9.4 million investment

Press release: Lime Consumer Finance, the largest platform for education financing in Egypt and a wholly owned entity of First Abu Dhabi...

Lime FAB

U.A.E

Qlub closes $30 million round backed by Shorooq, e&, and Mubadala

UAE-based fintech Qlub has raised $30 million in a new funding round to fuel global expansion. The round was co-led by Shorooq...

Qlub Mubadala Investment Company Shorooq Partners

Oman

ZabonEx plans regional expansion after $100,000 pre-seed

Oman-based predictive analytics startup ZabonEx has raised $100,000 in pre-seed funding, led by Future Fund Oman and ITHCA...

ZabonEx SAAS Future Fund Oman

Egypt

Entlaq launches national report on Egypt’s cleantech and energy future

Press release: In a strategic move that underscores Egypt’s commitment to a sustainable green economy, Entlaq for Strategic...

Entlaq Cleantech

U.A.E

UAE femtech Ovasave secures $1.2 million to expand in Saudi, GCC

UAE-based femtech startup Ovasave, backed by Abu Dhabi’s Hub71, has raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding from regional and...

Ovasave Hub71 femtech

Egypt

Tactful AI founders reacquire company from Dstny

Tactful AI, the Egypt-born AI startup for customer experience (CX) management, has been reacquired by its original founders Mohamed...

Tactful AI Dstny

Saudi Arabia

Wittify.ai secures $1.5 million pre‑seed to upscale Arabic conversational AI

Saudi Arabia-based conversational AI startup Wittify.ai has raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed round from a syndicate of prominent Saudi...

Wittify.ai AI

Egypt

With 4DX, Plus VC on board, PALM closes 7-figure pre-seed round

Egypt-based fintech PALM has raised a 7-figure pre-seed round led by 4DX Ventures, with participation from Plus VC and international...

PALM 4DX Ventures Plus VC

Morocco

ORA Technologies closes Its Series A round with a record $7.5 million

Moroccan superapp ORA Technologies has closed its Series A round at $7.5 million, led by Azur Innovation Fund and joined by three...

Ora Technologies Azur Innovation Fund super app

Saudi Arabia

Saudi insurtech Yasmina closes $2 million Seed

Saudi Arabia-based Yasmina has raised $2 million in a seed round led by Scene Holding, with co-leadership participation from Access...

Yasmina Insurtech Scene Holding

Saudi Arabia

Lucidya secures $30 million in Series B, setting a MENA AI funding record

Saudi Arabia-based SaaS platform Lucidya has raised $30 million in a Series B round. The round was led by Impact46, with participation...

Lucidya SAAS Impact46

Saudi Arabia

Sukna Capital secures CMA approval to offer flexible, non-dilutive SME financing

Saudi Arabia-based VC Sukna Capital has received CMA approval to launch the Sukna Fund for Direct Financing (SFDF), an open-ended,...

Sukna Capital

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

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