Wamda

U.A.E

Flow48 secures $69 million Series A in a blend of debt, equity

UAE-based fintech Flow48 has closed a $69 million Series A funding round in a mix of debt and equity. The round is led by Breega and...

Flow48 Endeavor Catalyst 212

U.A.E

Journify raises $4 million in funding, backed by Silicon Badia

UAE-based SaaS provider Journify has secured $4 million in funding, led by Silicon Badia, with participation from RZM and other...

Journify silicon badia SAAS

Egypt

Egypt's Basata acquires additional stake in Madfoatcom

Egypt-based fintech Basata has increased its stake in Jordan’s MadfoatCom to 25%. This acquisition will further strengthen...

Basata MadfoatCom

U.A.E

omnispay Secures $1.5 million seed led by Mercatus Capital

omnispay, a UAE-based fintech, has raised $1.5 million in a seed funding round led by Mercatus Capital Pte. Ltd., with participation...

omnispay Fintech Mercatus Capital

Bahrain

Lola secures $1.3 million pre-seed to accelerate GCC expansion plans

Lola, a Bahrain-based foodtech, has raised $1.3 million in a pre-seed funding round from Plus VC, Vision Ventures, and angel...

Lola Plus VC

U.A.E

UAE’s The Box secures $12.5 million debt from Shorooq

UAE-based self-storage services provider The Box has raised $12.5 million in a debt financing led by Shorooq. Founded in 2007 by...

The Box Shorooq Logistics

Saudi Arabia

Mohami raises $266,000 pre-seed round

Saudi Arabia-based regtech Mohami has secured $266,000 in a pre-seed round at a valuation of $4 million. Founded in 2023, Mohami...

Mohami regtech

U.A.E

Blum raises $5 million in dual rounds, led by Gumi Cryptos Capital

UAE-based fintech Blum raised $5 million in a pre-seed and seed round. The round was led by gumi Cryptos Capital, Spartan, No...

Blum gumi Cryptos Capital

Tunisia

Tunisia’s Dabchy secures pre-Series A to bolster expansion plans

Tunisia-based P2P fashion marketplace Dabchy has raised a pre-Series A funding round led by Janngo Capital and angel investors for an...

Dabchy E-commerce p2p

Egypt

Egypt’s Qme closes $3 million seed round led by AHOY

Egypt-based B2B SaaS startup Qme has raised $3 million in a seed funding round led by AHOY, along with a group of angel investors from...

Qme AHOY SAAS

Saudi Arabia

Buildnow secures $9.7 million investment led by STV

Saudi Arabia-based contech Buildnow has closed a $9.7 million funding round, led by STV and Arbah Capital, with additional funding from...

Buildnow STV contech

Saudi Arabia

PIESHIP raises $2.1 million seed led by Nama Ventures

Saudi Arabia-based logistics startup PIESHIP has closed its seed funding round of $2.1 million, led by Nama Ventures, with participation...

PIESHIP Logistics Nama Ventures

Saudi Arabia

Saudi fintech RasMal closes $4.8 million pre-Series A

Saudi Arabia-based fintech RasMal has closed a $4.8 million pre-Series A investment round led by Syndicate Element Holding Group...

RasMal Fintech Syndicate Element Holding Group

Saudi Arabia

Tabby closes $160 million Series E, eyeing IPO

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Tabby has raised $160 million in a Series E financing round at a $3.3 billion valuation. The round was led...

Tabby Fintech BNPL

U.A.E

AppliedAI closes $55 million Series A, led by G42

UK-founded UAE-HQ Insurtech startup AppliedAI has raised $55 million in a Series A funding round at a pre-investment valuation of $300...

AppliedAI G42 Insurtech

Saudi Arabia

LAHINT announces closing $1 million pre-seed during LEAP 2025

Saudi Arabia-based LAHINT e-services platform has closed a $1 million pre-seed funding round from undisclosed investors. Founded in...

Lahint e-services

Saudi Arabia

With $6.75 million pre-Series B funding round, Taager sets sights on MENA growth

Egypt-born and Saudi Arabia-HQ social e-commerce platform Taager has completed a $6.75 million pre-Series B funding round, led by...

Taager Norrsken22

Saudi Arabia

Salesforce pledges $500 million investments in Saudi Arabia

US-based AI and SaaS provider Salesforce has announced plans to invest $500 million in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, building on its...

Salesforce SAAS AI

Bahrain

Unipal closes pre-Series A round to fuel Saudi expansion

Bahrain-born edtech startup Unipal has raised its Pre-Series A investment round for an unknown amount. The round is led by Plus VC...

Unipal Plus VC EdTech

Saudi Arabia

BRKZ closes $17 million Series A to bolster presence in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia-based contech BRKZ has completed its Series A extension at $17 million, including $8 million raised in March last year...

BRKZ contech

Regional

MENA startups drew $863 million investments in January 2025, 89% was debt

At first glance, the startup ecosystem in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) appears to have experienced a staggering growth in...

Investment

U.A.E

VISARUN.AI secures $700,000 in a pre-Seed round

UAE-based visa-as-a-service platform VISARUN.AI has raised $700,000 in pre-seed funding from unnamed angel investors. Founded in...

VISARUN.AI

Morocco

Beltone VC invests in Morocco’s LNKO to drive expansion across Africa

Egypt-based Beltone Venture Capital, the VC arm of Beltone Holding, has invested in Morocco’s LNKO for an undisclosed...

Beltone Venture Capital LNKO E-commerce

Qatar

QIA’s $1 billion fund of funds kicks off with Investment in Rasmal Ventures

Qatar-based VC firm Rasmal Ventures LLC has secured funding from Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) as part of its Fund of Funds...

Qatar Investment Authority QIA Rasmal Ventures

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