Wamda

U.A.E

Wafeq partners with Comfi to fuel SME growth in the UAE

Press release: In a bold move to transform cash flow for small and medium businesses, Comfi, the UAE-based B2B embedded finance...

Comfi Wafeq

U.A.E

Dubizzle expands real estate intelligence capabilities with Property Monitor acquisition

Dubai-based online classifieds platform Dubizzle Group has acquired Property Monitor, a UAE-based proptech, for an undisclosed...

Dubizzle Property Monitor Proptech

U.A.E

Rentify to empower UAE proptech scene with new $500,000 investment

UAE-based proptech and fintech Rentify has secured $500,000 in funding from unnamed investors. Founded in 2025 by...

Rentify Proptech Fintech

U.A.E

Tarjama's latest edition of Pronoia outperforms global players

Tarjama, an Arabic language technology company based in the UAE, has launched Pronoia V2, a state-of-the-art Large Language Model (LLM)...

Tarjama Pronoia AI

U.A.E

Lumi AI secures $3.7 million in a seed round

UAE-based AI startup Lumi AI has closed a $3.7 million seed funding round, led by AgFunder, with participation from Forum Ventures, Abu...

Lumi Forum Ventures AI

U.A.E

Valeo Health raises $12 million Series B, bringing total investment to $20 million

UAE-based healthtech Valeo Health has raised $12 million in its Series B funding round, bringing total funding to date to $20...

Valeo Flintera healthtech

U.A.E

Warner Bros. invests $57 million in OSN+ for minority stake

UAE-based entertainment streaming platform OSN+, a subsidiary of OSN Group, has raised $57 million from Warner Bros Discovery for...

OSN+ Warner Bros.

U.A.E

enza secures $6.75 million seed to further expand in Africa

UAE-based fintech enza has secured a $6.75 million seed equity round, co-led by Algebra Ventures and Quona Capital. Founded in 2023 by...

enzo Algebra Ventures Quona Capital

U.A.E

Nymcard closes $33 million Series B led by QED Investors

UAE-based fintech Nymcard has raised $33 miilion in series B funding round, led by QED Investors, and joined by...

NymCard QED Investors Fintech

U.A.E

ClearGrid emerges from stealth after closing $10 million dual round

UAE-based fintech ClearGrid has emerged from stealth after raising $10 million in a dual round, pre-seed and...

ClearGrid Fintech Wamda Capital

U.A.E

Yango Group launches $20 million venture fund

UAE-based tech ecosystem company Yango Group has launched Yango Ventures, a $20 million corporate venture fund designed to empower...

Yango Group Yango Ventures

U.A.E

COCA raises strategic investment to scale operations in the UAE

UAE-based non-custodial payments app COCA has raised an undisclosed investment from the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF)...

COCA

U.A.E

KBW Ventures leads PlaysOut's $7 million Seed round

UAE-based gametech PlaysOut has raised $7 million in a seed funding round at a $70 million valuation from investors,...

PlaysOut KBW Ventures gametech

U.A.E

ORO Labs secures $1.5 million pre-seed, backed by 468 Capital

UAE-based ORO Labs, a tokenised gold platform, has raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round, led by 468 Capital, with...

ORO Labs 468 Capital

U.A.E

Longetivy Wellness Hub secures $4 million to fuel GCC expansion

UAE-based wellness company Longetivy Wellness Hub has raised $4 million in funding from undisclosed investors. Founded in 2019 by...

Longevity Wellness Hub healthtech

U.A.E

Phoenix Venture completes second closing of its innovation fund

UAE-based VC firm Phoenix Venture Partners has announced the second close of its $50 million Phoenix Venture...

Phoenix Venture Partners

U.A.E

KLAIM secures $26 million to boost GCC expansion

UAE-based fintech KLAIM has raised $10 million in a Series A equity funding round led by Mad’a Investments and joined by CDG...

KLAIM Mad’a Investments Fintech

U.A.E

Talabat fully acquires InstaShop for $32 million

Kuwait-born and UAE-based q-commerce and foodtech Talabat has completed the acquisition of 100% of instashop from Delivery Hero SE for...

talabat instashop

U.A.E

Capital Haus acquires strategic stake in Equity Story Group

Press release: Capital Haus, a UAE-based financial concierge firm specialising in tailored wealth management for high-net-worth...

Capital Haus Equity Story Group

U.A.E

BILRS raises funding round from Salica Spring Studios

UAE-based fintech BILRS has raised an undisclosed funding round from Salica Spring Studios, which is backed by Al-Waha Fund of...

BILRS Fintech Salica Spring Studios

Bahrain

Foras acquires 36% of Bahraini crowdfunding platform Beban

UAE-based investment firm Foras has acquired a 36% stake in Beban, a Bahrain-based crowdfunding platform, for an undisclosed...

Beban Foras

U.A.E

FanTV secures $3 million Series A to enhance AI tools for creators

UAE-based AI-powered content platform FanTV has raised $3 million in a Series A investment round from Mysten Labs, Cypher...

FanTV Mysten Labs

U.A.E

Disrupt.com pledges $100 million investment in next-generation AI startups

UAE-based venture builder Disrupt.com has pledged a $100 million commitment to build and back AI-first technology ventures...

Disrupt.com venture builder AI

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

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