Wamda

U.A.E

AXON bags $1 million investment to advance cross-border payments infrastructure

UAE-based fintech AXON has secured an investment of approximately $1 million (SAR 4 million) from Maarej Real Estate following its...

AXON Maarej Real Estate

Egypt

Egypt's ariika and Lychee deepen Saudi presence with backing from Beltone Venture Capital

Beltone Venture Capital (BVC), the venture capital arm of Beltone Holding, has increased its investment in Egyptian consumer brands...

ariika Lychee

U.A.E

Lean and Ziina launch UAE's first one-tap Pay by Bank experience under Open Finance

Lean Technologies and UAE fintech Ziina have launched the UAE's first One-Tap Pay by Bank experience under the country's Open...

Lean Technologies Ziina One-Tap Pay

Saudi Arabia

Revora raises $2 million to scale AI-driven conversational commerce across MENA

Saudi Arabia-headquartered e-commerce AI startup Revora, formerly known as MyAlice, has raised a $2 million seed round co-led by i2i...

Revora i2i Ventures Oraseya Capital

Saudi Arabia

Terraxy secures $3 million seed, backed by Wa'ed Ventures

Saudi Arabia-based deeptech Terraxy has raised $3 million in a Seed funding round led by Wa'ed Ventures, the venture capital...

Terraxy deeptech KAUST

Tunisia

Tunisia's RoboCare secures six-figure investment from 216 Capital

Tunisia-based agritech RoboCare has secured a six-figure investment from venture capital firm 216 Capital to support its next...

RoboCare 216 Capital

U.A.E

Keiretsu Forum MENA, FinBursa join forces to digitise startup investments in MENA

Keiretsu Forum MENA, the regional chapter of the global angel investor network 'Keiretsu Forum', has entered into a strategic...

FinBursa Keiretsu Forum MENA

U.A.E

Numi debuts with AI-powered financial agents designed for GCC consumers

Dubai-based fintech startup Numi has emerged from stealth as what it describes as the GCC's first AI-native personal finance...

Numi Fintech

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...

Foodics Norma AI f&b

Morocco

Moroccan proptech startup Agenz raises $5 million oversubscribed seed round

Moroccan proptech startup Agenz has raised an oversubscribed $5 million seed round led by BREEGA, Attijariwafa Ventures, and Saviu...

Agenz Proptech

U.A.E

UAE-based Rentify launches Earn AI following $2 million seed round

UAE-based proptech and fintech startup Rentify has raised $2 million in a seed funding round to support the launch of Earn AI, an...

Rentify Proptech

U.A.E

Dubizzle Group deepens proptech footprint with investment in Tern

UAE-based Dubizzle Group has announced a strategic partnership and investment in UAE proptech startup Tern. The platform will be...

Tern Dubizzle

Syria

Syrian healthtech Moadna raises $50,000 in early-stage funding

Syrian healthtech startup Moadna, a digital platform for clinic management and appointment booking, has raised $50,000 in early-stage...

Moadna healthtech

Oman

Zameeli lands Sharia-compliant financing from Sharakah

Oman-based freelance marketplace Zameeli has secured an undisclosed Sharia-compliant financing facility from Sharakah, Oman's SME...

Sharakah Zameeli

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...

WakeCap Frontline contech

Saudi Arabia

Pickappo secures $530,000 to expand on-demand delivery infrastructure

Saudi Arabia-based logistics technology platform Pickappo has raised $530,000 (SAR 2 million) in a pre-seed round backed by an...

Pickappo Logistics

Jordan

ISSF backs Endeavor Catalyst V to strengthen Jordan's venture capital ecosystem

Jordan's Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) has committed $7 million to Endeavor Catalyst V, a global co-investment fund with...

ISSF Endeavor Catalyst

U.A.E

CNTXT AI closes $60 million Series A to deploy secure AI infrastructure worldwide

CNTXT AI, a UAE-based data and AI company, has raised $60 million in a Series A round co-led by AI71 and BlueFive Capital to accelerate...

CNTXT AI AI71 BlueFive Capital

Egypt

Beltone teams up with Telda to expand digital investing access in Egypt

Press release: Beltone Asset Management, a subsidiary of Beltone Holding, has partnered with Telda, the fintech platform specialising in...

Beltone Telda

United States

Sovra lands $2 million+ pre-seed led by Pharsalus Capital

MENA-based fintech Sovra has raised more than $2 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Pharsalus Capital, with participation from...

Sovra Pharsalus Capital

Regional

Applications open for the 7th edition of TiE Women MENA Program 2026

TiE Dubai has opened applications for the 7th edition of the TiE Women MENA Program 2026. Applications are open until 25 June 2026 for...

TiE Women MENA

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Venture Capital backs Khwarizmi Venture Capital Fund 2

Saudi Venture Capital has invested in Khwarizmi Venture Capital Fund 2. The fund will focus on Seed to Series A technology and...

Khwarizmi Venture Capital Fund 2 Khwarizmi Ventures

U.A.E

Algebra AI secures $7 million to deliver managed AI services for mid-market companies

Algebra AI, an AI transformation company based in the UAE, has officially launched after raising $7 million from Infinity Constellation,...

Algebra AI BECO Capital silicon badia

U.A.E

Arabic.AI partners with Stanford to introduce HELM Arabic Enterprise

Press release: Arabic.AI, a regional leader in Arabic artificial intelligence and enterprise technology, announced the launch of HELM...

Arabic.AI Stanford HELM Arabic Enterprise

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