Wamda

U.A.E

Microsoft invests $1.5 billion in UAE's G42 for minority stake

US-based tech giant Microsoft has partnered with UAE’s AI company G42 to deliver advanced AI solutions with Microsoft Azure across...

G42 microsoft

U.A.E

UAE’s Fortis closes $20 million Series A to bolster Mena expansion

UAE-based fintech Fortis has closed a Series A funding round at $20 million from Opportunity Venture. Founded in 2023 by Alberto...

Fortis Opportunity Venture Fintech

U.A.E

Mitgo Group acquires UAE finance platform Embedded

Germany-based marketing technology provider (martech) Mitgo Group has acquired the UAE-based embedded finance platform...

Mitgo Group Embedded Marketing

U.A.E

Traveltech Seeru closes undisclosed pre-Seed round

UAE-based traveltech Seeru has raised a pre-Seed funding round at an undisclosed amount, led by the US-based venture studio Nabtah...

Seeru traveltech Nabtah Ventures

Bahrain

MBRIF joins Hope Ventures’ Beban TV show to empower UAE’s entrepreneurs

Mohammed bin Rashid Innovation Fund Partners with Hope Ventures to Facilitate Investment Opportunities for UAE-based Entrepreneurs...

MBRIF Hope Ventures Beban

U.A.E

Zeroe secures Seed investment boost, pushing total funding to $2.3 million

UAE-based cleantech Zeroe has raised a Seed investment boost provided by the VOYAGERS ClimateTech Fund, taking the total raise to $2.3...

Zeroe Cleantech VOYAGERS ClimateTech Fund

U.A.E

RemotePass secures $5.5 million in Series A

UAE-based HRtech RemotePass has raised $5.5 million in a Series A funding round, led by 212 VC. Other participating investors include...

RemotePass HRtech 212 VC

U.A.E

UAE's CAI Concierge AI raises undisclosed investment round

UAE-based AI startup CAI Concierge AI has raised an undisclosed investment, led by Enlightened Minds and VC SILA. Founded in...

CAI Concierge AI Artificial intelligence

U.A.E

COTU Ventures launches $54 million fund to back early-stage startups

UAE-based early-stage VC firm COTU Ventures launched a $54 million inaugural fund, which aims to support startups in the Middle East...

COTU Ventures

U.A.E

Social app Hayi raises undisclosed Seed round

UAE-based social networking app Hayi has secured an undisclosed amount in a Seed round from Plus VC, with participation from other...

Hayi

Egypt

UAE to invest $35 billion in Egypt’s Ras El-Hekma

Abu Dhabi’s investment and holding company, ADQ, has inked a deal with the Egyptian government to invest $35 billion in the...

Ras El-Hekma ADQ North Coast

Saudi Arabia

Nybl, Basserah merge to expand their regional reach

Saudi data automation firm Basserah and UAE-based AI startup nybl have united to increase their presence in the region. Founded in...

nybl Basserah

U.A.E

Edtech Thiqa Tutoring raises $300,000 during Beban TV show

UAE-based edtech Thiqa Tutoring has raised a $300,000 investment from Hope Ventures, the investment arm of Bahrain’s Hope Fund,...

Thiqa Tutoring Beban Hope Ventures

U.A.E

DFDF joins Partech Africa II's $300 million second close

The UAE's Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF) has participated in the second close of pan-African fund Partech Africa II at $300...

Partech Africa II Fund Partech africa

U.A.E

The Cloud raises $12 million Series B, acquiring UK's KBOX

UAE-based cloud kitchen The Cloud has raised $12 million in funding from MENA Moonshots as part of the $30 million Series B it is trying...

The Cloud foodtech cloud kitchen

U.A.E

GameCentric secures $1.5 million in funding

UAE-based gaming platform GameCentric has raised $1.5 million in capital from angel investor, Bilal Merchant. Founded in 2023 by...

GameCentric Gaming Web 3.0

U.A.E

Exverse lands $3 million investment

UAE-based Web3 gaming platform Exverse, has raised a private funding round of $3 million, led by Cogitent Ventures, Cointelligence, and...

Exverse Gaming Web3

U.A.E

HUB71 partner with Stride Ventures to support entrepreneurs in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi's tech ecosystem, Hub71, has partnered with Stride Ventures to back startups in Abu Dhabi. Through this partnership,...

Hub71 Stride Ventures

U.A.E

UAE launches $300 million Falcon Foundation to develop open-source AI

UAE-based Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research pillar of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council...

Falcon Foundation Technology Innovation Institute Advanced Technology Research Council

U.A.E

UAE fintech Kema raises $2 million pre-Seed

UAE-based fintech Kema has raised a $2 million pre-Seed round, led by Speedinvest with participation from the Dubai Future District Fund...

Kema Fintech

U.A.E

Dubbing platform CAMB.AI raises $4 million seed

UAE-based AI dubbing startup CAMB.AI has raised $4 million in a Seed funding round led by Courtside Ventures, along with TRTL Ventures,...

CAMB.AI AI Dubbing

U.A.E

The Digital Hotelier closes $1 million Seed round

UAE-based traveltech The Digital Hotelier, has closed a Seed round of $1 million from the Silicon Valley-based VC firm Plug and Play,...

Hope Ventures Beban the Digital Hotelier

U.A.E

Plant & Equipment acquires UAE’s Global Equipment Trading

UAE-based contech Plant & Equipment has acquired Global Equipment Trading for an unknown sum. Founded in 2018 by brothers Saleh...

contech Plant & Equipment Global Equipment Trading

U.A.E

UAE’s Cypher Capital co-leads $2.4 million investment in bitsCrunch

UAE-based crypto investment firm Cypher Capital, has co-led a $2.4 million investment round in German blockchain company...

Cypher Capital bitsCrunch

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