Wamda

U.A.E

Angelspark backs Retailhub to turbocharge expansion in the UAE

UAE-based retail SaaS provider Retailhub has raised an investment from Angelspark for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 2022 by Daniel...

AngelSpark Retailhub

Egypt

Eyouth, EDT&Partners launch $6 million initiative to leverage tech skills in Africa

Egypt-based edtech Eyouth has partnered with Singapore-based global education consultancy EDT&Partners and launched a joint...

EYouth EDT&Partners

U.A.E

Pluto closes $4.1 million pre-Series A to drive KSA expansion

UAE-based fintech Pluto has raised a pre-Series A funding round at $4.1 million. The round is led by existing and new investors,...

Pluto Fintech Rhino Ventures

Regional

500 Global launches new MENA-focused fund

US-based VC firm 500 Global has launched the 500 MENA L.P. fund, dedicated to investing in high-growth technology startups across the...

500 Global

U.A.E

Ogram raises $3 million investment from Tenami Capital

UAE-based HRtech Ogram has secured a $3 million investment from Tenami Capital. Founded in 2017 by Karim Kouatly and Shafiq...

Ogram HRtech Tenami Capital

Egypt

Paymob secures UAE Central Bank retail payment services licence

Press release: Paymob, the leading financial services enabler in MENA-P, announces it has been granted the Retail Payment Services...

Paymob

Palestine

Ibtikar Fund, Flat6Labs co-invest in Palestine’s DataQueue

The Netherlands and Palestine-based AI-training startup DataQueue raised a funding round from Ibtikar Fund and Flat6Labs Jordan Seed...

Ibtikar Fund DataQueue Flat6Labs

Oman

Oman’s Sampo AI raises $750,000 Pre-Seed

Oman-based SaaS provider Sampo AI has closed its pre-seed funding round, securing $750,000 co-led by Omantel Innovation Labs and Waad...

Sampo AI SAAS Omantel Innovation Labs

Saudi Arabia

On-demand laundry services app Wilow secures pre-Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based e-services provider Wilow has secured an undisclosed pre-Seed investment round from undisclosed group of angel...

Wilow e-services

Egypt

MoneyHash closes $5.2 million pre-Series A for MEA expansion plans

US-based Egyptian fintech MoneyHash has secured $5.2 million in pre-Series A funding. The round is led by Flourish Ventures, along...

MoneyHash Fintech Flourish Ventures

Egypt

Egypt’s Talent 360 secures six-figure investment led by C.STAR

Egypt-based HRtech Talent 360 has raised a six-figure investment round led by C.STAR, a Saudi business development and startup...

Talent 360 HRtech

Saudi Arabia

Saudi agritech Arable closes $2.55 million Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based agritech Arable has closed a $2.55 million Seed funding round, led by undisclosed investors. Founded in 2024 by...

Arable agritech

Saudi Arabia

Rize closes $35 million Series A led by Raed Ventures

Saudi Arabia-based proptech Rize has closed a Series A investment round worth $35 million in a mix of equity and debt. The round...

Rize Proptech Raed Ventures

U.A.E

Uktob.ai rebrands to Teammates.ai following successful funding round

UAE-based AI solutions provider Teammates.ai has raised an undisclosed funding round from Hustle Fund, Access Bridge Ventures, Oraseya...

Teammates.ai Hustle Fund AI

U.A.E

UAE-based contech Opteam raises pre-Seed round, led by Plus VC

UAE-based contech Opteam has raised an undisclosed pre-Seed round, led by Plus VC, with participation from Dar Ventures, SIAC Ventures...

Opteam contech Plus VC

Qatar

Startup Grind holds Qatar's first Tech Startup Community Awards ceremony

Press release: Startup Grind Qatar, the local chapter of the global startup community, held its Tech Startup Community Awards Programme,...

Startup Grind Qatar Tech Startup Community Awards

Egypt

Egypt’s Raseedi acquires Kashat to broaden financial offerings

Egypt-based fintech Raseedi has acquired Kashat, which in its role owns Pharos Microfinance S.A.E., a subsidiary of Kashat, in an equity...

Kashat Raseedi Fintech

U.A.E

Sigma Capital launches first fund at $100 million to accelerate Web3 innovation

Global Web3 early-stage venture asset manager Sigma Capital has launched the $100 million Sigma Capital Fund I dedicated to accelerating...

Sigma Capital Sigma Capital Fund I

U.A.E

Bank Alfalah invests in UAE fintech Jingle Pay for 9.9% stake

UAE-based remittances fintech Jingle Pay has raised funding from Bank Alfalah, a Pakistan-based bank, for a 9.9% stake. Founded...

Jingle Pay Bank Alfalah Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Halo AI closes $6 million Seed led by Raed Ventures, Shorooq

Saudi Arabia-based AI-powered networking platform Halo AI closed a $6 million Seed funding round, led by Raed Ventures and Shorooq,...

Halo AI Raed Ventures Shorooq

Palestine

Palestine’s TAP secures $1 million to scale AI-powered platform

Palestinian-Dutch company TAP has raised $1 million in investment, led by Invest International in the Netherlands, besides other...

TAP HRtech EdTech

Saudi Arabia

Revie secures $2.5 million Seed from Sanabil Venture Studio

Saudi Arabia-based interior design marketplace Revie has raised a $2.5 million Seed funding round led by Sanabil Venture Studio by...

Revie Sanabil Venture Studio Stryber

U.A.E

Mintiply Capital partners with Fuel Venture Capital to boost entrepreneurial scene in GCC

Press release: Mintiply Capital, a leading advisory and investment banking firm in the UAE renowned for its expertise in M&A,...

Fuel Venture Capital Mintiply Capital

Saudi Arabia

Wa’ed Ventures leads Zension Technologies’ $30 million Series A round

Saudi Arabia-based aftersale services provider Zension Technologies has closed a Series A funding round at $30 million, led by Saudi...

Wa’ed Ventures E-commerce Zension Technologies

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