Funding & Investment
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Anecdoted Desk
Anecdoted Desk covers rolling funding rounds and startup news across the UAE and MENA -- the wire for deals as they're announced.
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OmniOps and HPE sign sovereign AI MoU at LEAP
Startups
Saudi fintech Nayla raises $18m to expand micro-business lending
Funding & Investment
Saudi corporate travel firm FlyAkeed secures $25.15 million to scale platform
Funding & Investment
Sirdab raises $10 million to expand logistics platform across GCC
Funding & Investment
COFE Tech closes pre-IPO round at $178 million valuation
Enterprise SaaS
Enhance raises $18.2M to push fitness SaaS deeper into the US
Funding & Investment
3C Coding School raises $3 million seed for Saudi expansion
Funding & Investment
Ibtikar Fund backs AI retention startup Churn Solution
Funding & Investment
Jordan’s Abwaab acquires Egyptian edtech Eduact
CleanTech
Saudi climatetech Remedium secures $1.5 million for AI-led sustainability accounting
Business
Arada and Syrian Sovereign Fund form $7 billion Damascus development venture
Policy & Regulation
Aajil Capital wins CMA licence to manage investments in Saudi Arabia
Funding & Investment
PIF-backed HUMAIN invests in Arabic.AI to expand Arabic enterprise AI
Startups
Dubai positions itself as a coordination hub for the global digital economy
Waves&Tech
LEAP 2026 opens in Riyadh for fifth edition
Funding & Investment
GMNSM raises $2 million for GCC and European expansion
Funding & Investment
Oro raises $3 million to expand AI-powered DeFi execution
Funding & Investment
Swvl Secures $13 Million From Sawiris-Backed Coefficient
Funding & Investment
UAE's Stellaria secures $6.8 million to scale geospatial AI platform
Funding & Investment
Raff raises $1.7M to bridge online brands with physical retail
Startups
Qatar’s DineNORDER expands into Egypt as part of regional growth strategy
Funding & Investment
Fasset hits $1 billion valuation after $68 million Series C
Funding & Investment