Wamda

Saudi Arabia

Saudi contech Fitting raises $1.1 million seed to fuel expansion

Saudi Arabia-based construction technology platform Fitting has raised $1.1 million in its second Seed round, with participation from an...

Fitting contech

Saudi Arabia

Saudi investment platform OORI secures CMA licence for arranging and advising

Saudi Arabia-based private markets investment platform OORI has received a licence from the Capital Market Authority (CMA) to conduct...

OORI

U.A.E

Shaffra expands beyond the GCC with Azerbaijan launch

GCC-based enterprise AI startup Shaffra has expanded beyond the GCC for the first time by opening a regional headquarters in Azerbaijan,...

Shaffra

U.A.E

Moove hits $2.1 billion valuation with $250 million Series C

UAE-headquartered mobility startup Moove has raised $250 million in a Series C round at a $2.1 billion valuation, led by Mubadala...

Moove Mubadala Investment Company Woven Capital

Syria

UAE-based Syrians launch My Syria, the country's first tourism super app

UAE-based startup 121 Living, founded by Syrian entrepreneurs Rami Kaiem, Feras Kaiem, Waseem Qudmani, and Kinan Madi, has launched My...

My Syria 121 Living

Saudi Arabia

Saudi AI firm MOZN secures strategic investment from HUMAIN

Saudi Arabia-based enterprise AI startup MOZN has secured a strategic investment from HUMAIN, along with a partnership to develop...

Mozn Humain

U.A.E

Longevium to open AI-powered longevity research lab in Dubai after $7 million raise

UAE-based longevity healthtech company Longevium has raised $7 million in its first funding round to establish an AI-powered Longevity...

Longevium healthtech Dubai Science Park

Saudi Arabia

Saudi startup RIME raises over $2 million Seed round

Saudi AI startup RIME has raised more than $2 million in a Seed funding round led by SEEDRA Ventures, with participation from Athla...

RIME Seedra Ventures

Egypt

Beltone Venture Capital exits BirdNest investment with 3.5x return

Egypt-based Beltone Venture Capital has completed a partial exit from Egyptian proptech BirdNest, generating a 3.5x return on...

Birdnest Beltone Venture Capital

U.A.E

Web3 startup Bundle launches with $5.5 million pre-Seed round

Bundle, a UAE-based Web3 rewards startup founded by Bader Kalooti alongside Mostafa Wanas, has emerged from stealth after raising...

Bundle Ethereal Ventures

Saudi Arabia

DESAISIV unveils AI Insurance Agent, seeks $8 million to expand enterprise platform

Saudi insurtech DESAISIV has launched its AI Insurance Agent, an AI-powered platform for managing and optimising corporate insurance,...

DESAISIV Insurtech

U.A.E

UAE's Epic Markets raises $10 million pre-Seed round

UAE-based fintech Epic Markets has raised $10 million in a pre-Seed funding round from Karatage, the round's sole investor, to...

Epic Markets Karatage

Qatar

'Yalla Startups' debuts as Qatar's first radio show dedicated to startups and innovation

Press release: Startup Grind Doha and Olive Suno Radio Network are proud to announce a strategic partnership to launch Yalla Startups,...

Startup Grind Doha

Egypt

Simplex inaugurates second factory with $50 million investment

Egyptian CNC manufacturing startup Simplex has inaugurated its second manufacturing facility in 10th of Ramadan City, spanning 40,000...

Simplex

Saudi Arabia

Merak Capital, Impact46 back Ash Games with $1.5 million

Saudi Arabia-based game development studio Ash Games has raised a $1.5 million Seed round, co-led by Merak Capital and Impact46 through...

Merak Capital Impact46 Ash Games Studio

Syria

Syrian healthtech DoctorBook raises $16,000 pre-Seed round

Syria-based healthtech startup DoctorBook has raised a $16,000 pre-Seed funding round to accelerate the digitisation of medical...

DoctorBook healthtech

Lebanon

BY Venture Partners backs ChatFeatured in $2 million pre-Seed round

UAE- and Lebanon-based BY Venture Partners has participated in an oversubscribed $2 million pre-Seed round for Canadian AI startup...

BY Venture Partners ChatFeatured

Qatar

SkipCash attracts strategic investment from Qatar International Islamic Bank

Qatar-based fintech SkipCash has secured a strategic investment from Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) to accelerate its growth...

SkipCash QIIB Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Growth Catalyst Fund I secures first commitment from Jada Fund of Funds

Saudi Arabia's Jada Fund of Funds, owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has made its first commitment to Growth Catalyst Fund...

Jada Fund of Funds Growth Catalyst Fund I

Egypt

Fincart lands $2.8 million to accelerate regional expansion

Egypt-based e-commerce operations platform Fincart has raised an oversubscribed $2.8 million Seed round, co-led by Launch Africa...

Fincart Yango Ventures Launch Africa

Syria

Syria's startup ecosystem reaches milestone as Labby raises $10 million

Syria-based super app Labby has raised $10 million from a group of UAE and Saudi investors, in what officials describe as the first...

Labby super app

Saudi Arabia

SILQ raises $20 million to scale embedded finance for Saudi SMEs

Saudi B2B e-commerce and fintech platform SILQ has secured a $20 million Shariah-compliant structured financing facility from Gemcorp...

SILQ Gemcorp

Saudi Arabia

SVC invests in SEEDRA Ventures Fund II to back Saudi tech startups

Saudi Venture Capital (SVC) has invested in SEEDRA Ventures Fund II, a venture capital fund managed by SEEDRA Ventures, to support...

Seedra Ventures SVC

Egypt

Kuadra raises funding to expand AI-powered construction management

Egyptian construction technology startup Kuadra has secured a funding round led by Edafa Venture Capital to support the launch of what...

Kuadra Edafa Venture contech

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