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MENA startups raised $134 million in October 2024, a 52% MoM decline

The startup ecosystem in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region slowed down in October 2024, raising $134 million across 56 deals,...

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MENA startups raise $282 million in September 2024, bringing Q3 total to $727 million

The investment landscape in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region indicates a notable recovery, with 63 startups securing a total...

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MENA startups raise $83 million in August 2024, a 76% MoM decline

As summer cools off, so too has the startup scene in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The amount invested in startups in August...

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MENA startups raise $355 million in July 2024, recording 206% MoM growth

The amount invested in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) startups rebounded in July 2024, recording $355 million raised by...

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MENA startups raise $116 million in June 2024, bringing H1 total to $882 million

Investment activity in MENA’s startup space slowed down in June 2024, as 38 tech startups raised $116 million, bringing the half-year...

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MENA startups raise $282 million in May 2024, recording 413% MoM growth

The investment value in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region experienced a substantial surge in May 2024. A total of 40 MENA...

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MENA startups raise $55 million in April 2024, down 78% from March

The amount invested in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region fell drastically in April 2024, with only 19 startups raising $55...

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Mena startups raised $88.7 million in February 2024

Startups in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region raised $88.7 million across 37 deals, a modest growth of just two per cent...

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Mena startups raised $86.5 million in January 2024

This year has kicked off with a relatively modest funding raise of $86.5 million across 33 deals, a 34 per cent decrease year on year....

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What are the startup investment trends in Mena?

Dr Jelena Janjusevic is associate professor at the School of Social Sciences at Heriot-Watt University Dubai The Middle East and North...

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Startup funding in 2023 slows down in majority of Mena markets

Startup funding in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) saw a decline in all but three countries. While the overall amount raised grew...

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Debt financing pushes December 2023 investment to $1.15 billion

Sixty startups across the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) raised a mammoth $1.15 billion, the highest amount recorded for the...

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Startups in Mena raised $764 million in November 2023, highest amount recorded this year

Startups in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) have raised $764 million across 42 rounds in November 2023, a jump of 390 per cent...

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Mena startups raised $156 million in October 2023

Funding in October 2023 saw a turnaround after exhibiting a downward trend for the past four months. Startups in the Middle East and North...

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Mena startups raised $95 million in July 2023

Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) have raised $95 million across 31 deals in July 2023, a slight dip from the $105...

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Is the slowdown in investment a good thing for Mena?

Issa Aghabi is the co-founder and managing partner of UAE-based VC, Access Bridge Ventures Things over the past six to nine months have...

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Mena startups raised $35.6 million in June, pushing half year total to $1.6 billion

Startups in Mena raised $35.6 million in June 2023 across 45 deals, pushing the half year funding total to $1.6 billion. While May...

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Mena startups raised $445 million in May 2023

May was a bounce-back month for VC activity in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena), as venture funding into the region’s startups...

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Mena startups raised $760 million in February 2023

Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) raised $760 million across 48 deals, up from 22 deals worth $104 million in...

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Startups in Mena raised almost $4 billion in 2022

Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) raised $3.94 billion in 2022 across 795 deals, a rise of 24 per cent in...

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Mena startups raised $125 million in December, pushing 2022 total to $3.6 billion

Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) raised $125 million in December 2022 across 38 deals, taking the total amount...

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Startups in Mena raised $439 million in November 2022

Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena), raised $439 million in November 2022 across 39 deals. On a...

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Mena startups raised $646 million in October 2022

Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena), have raised $646 million across 69 deals, taking the total raised so far this...

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The gender gap in startup investment

Almost two thirds of female founders believe that Middle East and North Africa (Mena) based investors are less likely than global investors...

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