Wamda

U.A.E

UAE’s Lyvely raises Seed round from Cypher Capital

UAE-based Lyvely has raised a Seed round from early-stage VC firm, Cypher Capital. As part of the transaction, Bijan Alizadeh,...

Cypher Capital

U.A.E

Maly secures $1.6 million pre-Seed to speed up GCC expansion plans

UAE-based fintech MALY has raised $1.6 million in pre-Seed funding from a group of regional angel investors. Established in 2022 by Mo...

Maly Fintech

U.A.E

e& capital invests in AI startup Ikigai Labs

UAE-based VC firm e& capital, the VC arm of communication company e&, has participated in the $25 million Series A of the...

e& capital Ikigai Labs

U.A.E

BitOasis secures new investment from CoinDCX and Wamda Capital

UAE-based cryptocurrency exchange platform BitOasis has raised new investment from CoinDCX, India’s highest valued crypto...

Bit Oasis Cryptocurrencies crypto

U.A.E

e& capital invests $5 million in Maxbyte’s Series A round

UAE-based robotics solutions provider Maxbyte has raised a $5 million Series A from e& capital. Founded in 2016 by...

e& capital Maxbyte robotics

U.A.E

GPT-5 and beyond: trends, predictions and the impact on the future jobs market

Tarjama, as a leader in the Arabic language space in MENA, is hosting a leading expert in AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) from DeepMind...

generative AI Tarjama

U.A.E

Generative AI Lumi raises first round of funding ahead of launch

UAE-based Lumi AI has closed its first round of funding from New York-based B2B SaaS investors Forum Ventures and UAE-based Annex...

Lumi

U.A.E

Dubai Generative AI Programmes

The Dubai Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DCAI) is inviting global AI startups and companies to participate in one of its two new...

U.A.E

Illuminati Capital raises $50 million to back Web3 startups

UAE-based crypto VC fund Illuminati Capital, has raised $50 million for a fund that aims to invest in early-stage blockchain and...

Illuminati Capital VC fund Web 3.0

U.A.E

Gingo Partners raises $350,000 from angel investors

UAE-based Gingo Partners has raised $350,000 for its investor outreach service and startup community platform. Founded earlier this...

VC Community

U.A.E

Mubadala leads $76 million in debt, equity funding for Nigeria’s Moove

UAE sovereign investor Mubadala Investment Company has led a $76 million in equity and debt financing for Nigeria-based mobility fintech...

Mubadala Investment Company Moove mobility

U.A.E

Will the world's smartest contact lenses emerge in Dubai?

In a lab in Dubai, a Russian entrepreneur and a Ukrainian material scientist are working together on a project that may very well...

deeptech XPANCEO Russia

U.A.E

LVL Wellbeing raises $10 million Series A round

UAE-based wellbeing platform LVL Wellbeing has raised a $10 million Series A funding round, led by MG Wellness Holding, a...

LVL Wellbeing Multiply Group

U.A.E

UDENZ closes $5 million Series A round

UAE-based healthtech UDENZ has raised a $5 million Series A funding round, backed by Hakim Capital Holding, Techcelerate Investments...

Udenz healthtech

U.A.E

UAE’s Wellx raises $2 million Seed to fund expansion

Wellx, a UAE-based wellness-focused platform with embedded insurance, has raised $2 million in a Seed funding round, led by Dubai Future...

Wellx Insurtech DFDF

U.A.E

Cafu: on the road to world domination

Few startups born in the Middle East have managed to expand outside of the region and scale across the world, but this is a mission that...

CAFU mobility

U.A.E

Tenderd raises investment from Aramco's Wa'ed

UAE-based construction tech startup Tenderd has raised an undisclosed funding round from Wa’ed Ventures, the VC arm of...

Tenderd Wa’ed Ventures Construction

U.A.E

Fashion app Get Outfit raises pre-Seed investment

UAE-based fashion e-commerce startup Get Outfit, has raised an undisclosed pre-Seed round, led by Forward Angel Founded in 2022 by Kim...

Get Outfit Fashion E-commerce

Global

Scalo Technologies leads $3.5 million round for gaming startup Hexacore

Dubai-based Scalo Technologies, has led a $3.5 million round for Hexacore, a Polish web3 mobile game publisher. The round...

Scalo Technologies

U.A.E

YallaHub raises $6 million pre-Series A round

UAE-based marketplace aggregator and quick commerce startup YallaHub has raised $6 million in a pre-series A funding round, co-led by...

YallaHub E-commerce marketplace

U.A.E

UAE’s Growdash secures $750,000 pre-Seed funding to support GCC expansion

UAE-based foodtech startup Growdash has raised a $750,000 pre-Seed round led by Flat6Labs, with participation from Plus Venture Capital...

Growdash

U.A.E

ONE MOTO secures $40 million investment

UAE-based mobility startup ONE MOTO Technologies has secured $40 million in lease financing, led by Pyse along with other...

One Moto

U.A.E

Agthia Group launches $54 million CVC fund for foodtech startups

UAE-based food and beverage company Agthia Group PJSC has launched a $54 million VC fund “Agthia Ventures”. The CVC,...

Agthia Group Agthia Ventures ADQ

U.A.E

Alma Health closes Series A round at $10 million

UAE-based healthtech startup Alma Health has raised a $10 million Series A funding round co-led by Knuru Capital and Hambro Perks Oryx...

Alma Health healthtech Knuru Capital

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