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Lebanon

B&Y Ventures launches Lebanon's first Angel Investor Network

B&Y Venture Partners has launched the Lebanese Angel Investor Network (LAIN), a curated angel investment network targeting...

Lebanese Angel Investor Network (LAIN) B&Y Venture Partners

Saudi Arabia

TruKKer secures up to $300M securitisation facility from ADCB

MENA-based digital freight network TruKKer secured an inaugural trade receivables securitisation facility of up to $300 million arranged...

Trukker ADCB

Saudi Arabia

a16z backs Saudi fintech Stitch in its first-ever GCC deal

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Stitch has raised $25 million in Series A funding led by the US-based VC Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). The...

a16z Stitch Andreessen Horowitz

U.A.E

Lyrie.ai exits stealth with $2 million pre-seed round

UAE-based cybersecurity startup Lyrie.ai has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding from unnamed investors and officially exited...

Lyrie.ai cybersecurity

Egypt

Egrobots unveils AI-powered harvesting robot built entirely by Egyptian engineers

Egrobots unveiled the first autonomous agricultural harvesting robot developed entirely by Egyptian engineers. The robot uses AI,...

Egrobots Agriculture robotics

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...

Insider One Bluecore

Qatar

Qatar’s Snoonu backs accounting startup HASIF to support SME digitisation

Qatar-based accounting Saas platform HASIF has received an undisclosed investment from Snoonu through its Startup Factory...

Snoonu Snoonu Startup Factory HASIF

Saudi Arabia

Aumet closes $12 million Series A led by Emkan Capital

Saudi Arabia-based healthtech Aumet has raised $12 million in Series A funding led by Emkan Capital. The round included participation...

Aumet Emkan Capital healthtech

Saudi Arabia

Stream raises additional $5.2M, bringing total seed funding to $9.2M

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Stream has secured a $5.2 million seed extension round led by BECO Capital. The round included...

Stream BECO Capital Fintech

Egypt

Egypt-born proptech Byit expands into UAE

Egypt-born proptech Byit has expanded into the UAE and launched a new suite of AI-powered real estate solutions. The move follows...

Byit Proptech

Saudi Arabia

Gabster secures $500K pre-seed to build unified AI business management platform

Saudi Arabia-based business operations platform Gabster has raised $500,000 in a pre-seed round backed by RAI and T2. Founded in 2024...

Gabster

Saudi Arabia

Hakeem Health raises $1.65 million backed by Merak Capital

Saudi Arabia-based healthtech Hakeem Health has raised $1.65 million in a funding round led by Merak Capital, with participation from...

Merak Capital Sanabil 500 Hakeem Health

Egypt

Beltone VC and Citadel exit Bosta with 75% IRR

Egypt's Beltone Venture Capital and the UAE's Citadel International Holdings have exited Bosta through their joint investment...

Beltone Venture Capital Bosta Citadel International Holdings

Saudi Arabia

Khwarizmi Ventures launches Fund II with $70M+ first close to back GCC startups

Saudi Arabia-based venture capital firm Khwarizmi Ventures has launched Fund II, completing its first close at $70 million+ (SAR 270...

Khwarizmi Ventures

U.A.E

Mubadala leads CredibleX Series A within broader $15 million round

UAE-based fintech CredibleX has closed a Series A funding round led by Mubadala Investment Company, as part of a broader $15...

CredibleX Mubadala

Saudi Arabia

RiFD partners with Kingsbury to scale securitisation infrastructure in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia-based fintech RiFD has partnered with British-owned private and structured credit specialist Kingsbury & Partners...

RIFD Kingsbury & Partners

Bahrain

Siin hits $3 million in funding as it bets on live commerce in MENA

Bahrain-born e-commerce platform Siin has secured new funding, bringing its total capital raised to $3 million. The round was led...

Siin Plus VC VentureSouq

Saudi Arabia

Metafare secures $1 million to scale virtual wellness solutions

Saudi Arabia-based healthtech Metafare has raised $1 million in its first funding round, backed by Harmonics Ventures and family...

Metafare Harmonics Ventures

Saudi Arabia

Madeed closes $925K pre-seed to scale personalised preventive healthcare in KSA

Saudi Arabia-based healthtech Madeed has secured additional pre-seed funding, bringing its total raised to $925,000. The round...

Madeed Seedra Ventures

Egypt

Taager moves into China to fix sourcing bottlenecks for MENA sellers

Egypt-born and Saudi Arabia-HQ social e-commerce platform Taager Taager has opened its first supply office in China to strengthen...

Taager

U.A.E

Udora secures $10 million as it prepares Saudi market entry

UAE-based gifting platform Udora has raised $10 million in a private funding round, according to Entrepreneur Middle East. Founded in...

Udora

Saudi Arabia

BRKZ secures strategic investment from SIC

Saudi Arabia-based contech BRKZ has secured a strategic investment from Saudi Industrial Investment Company, the investment arm of...

BRKZ contech Saudi Industrial Investment Company

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...

maktapp vodafone Infinity Fintech Ventures

Saudi Arabia

OmniOps partners with Grafana Labs to deliver sovereign observability in Saudi Arabia

Press release: OmniOps, Saudi Arabia’s leading AI infrastructure technology provider, today announced its participation in the...

OmniOps Grafana Labs

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