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Salla buys Saudi fintech Paylink to expand payments
Funding & Investment

Salla buys Saudi fintech Paylink to expand payments

OmniOps and HPE sign sovereign AI MoU at LEAP
Waves&Tech

OmniOps and HPE sign sovereign AI MoU at LEAP

Saudi fintech Nayla raises $18m to expand micro-business lending
Startups

Saudi fintech Nayla raises $18m to expand micro-business lending

Saudi corporate travel firm FlyAkeed secures $25.15 million to scale platform
Funding & Investment

Saudi corporate travel firm FlyAkeed secures $25.15 million to scale platform

Sirdab raises $10 million to expand logistics platform across GCC
Funding & Investment

Sirdab raises $10 million to expand logistics platform across GCC

COFE Tech closes pre-IPO round at $178 million valuation
Funding & Investment

COFE Tech closes pre-IPO round at $178 million valuation

Enhance raises $18.2M to push fitness SaaS deeper into the US
Enterprise SaaS

Enhance raises $18.2M to push fitness SaaS deeper into the US

3C Coding School raises $3 million seed for Saudi expansion
Funding & Investment

3C Coding School raises $3 million seed for Saudi expansion

Ibtikar Fund backs AI retention startup Churn Solution
Funding & Investment

Ibtikar Fund backs AI retention startup Churn Solution

Jordan’s Abwaab acquires Egyptian edtech Eduact
Funding & Investment

Jordan’s Abwaab acquires Egyptian edtech Eduact

Saudi climatetech Remedium secures $1.5 million for AI-led sustainability accounting
CleanTech

Saudi climatetech Remedium secures $1.5 million for AI-led sustainability accounting

Arada and Syrian Sovereign Fund form $7 billion Damascus development venture
Business

Arada and Syrian Sovereign Fund form $7 billion Damascus development venture

Aajil Capital wins CMA licence to manage investments in Saudi Arabia
Policy & Regulation

Aajil Capital wins CMA licence to manage investments in Saudi Arabia

PIF-backed HUMAIN invests in Arabic.AI to expand Arabic enterprise AI
Funding & Investment

PIF-backed HUMAIN invests in Arabic.AI to expand Arabic enterprise AI

Dubai positions itself as a coordination hub for the global digital economy
Startups

Dubai positions itself as a coordination hub for the global digital economy

LEAP 2026 opens in Riyadh for fifth edition
Waves&Tech

LEAP 2026 opens in Riyadh for fifth edition

GMNSM raises $2 million for GCC and European expansion
Funding & Investment

GMNSM raises $2 million for GCC and European expansion

Oro raises $3 million to expand AI-powered DeFi execution
Funding & Investment

Oro raises $3 million to expand AI-powered DeFi execution

Swvl Secures $13 Million From Sawiris-Backed Coefficient
Funding & Investment

Swvl Secures $13 Million From Sawiris-Backed Coefficient

UAE's Stellaria secures $6.8 million to scale geospatial AI platform
Funding & Investment

UAE's Stellaria secures $6.8 million to scale geospatial AI platform

Raff raises $1.7M to bridge online brands with physical retail
Funding & Investment

Raff raises $1.7M to bridge online brands with physical retail

Qatar’s DineNORDER expands into Egypt as part of regional growth strategy
Startups

Qatar’s DineNORDER expands into Egypt as part of regional growth strategy

Fasset hits $1 billion valuation after $68 million Series C
Funding & Investment

Fasset hits $1 billion valuation after $68 million Series C

XSquare raises pre-Seed to expand into Saudi Arabia
Funding & Investment

XSquare raises pre-Seed to expand into Saudi Arabia