International
UAE-Based JustAd Secures $5m Investment to Expand AI-Powered Advertising and Financing Platform
YAKUB ABDULRASHEED - UAE-based advertising technology startup, JustAd, has secured a $5 million investment from angel investor, Imad Jomaa to accelerate its international expansion...
Dubai Doubles Venture Capital Fund to $272 Million, Raises Startup Investment Limit to $6 Million
YAKUB ABDULRASHEED - Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ) has doubled the size of the venture capital fund managed by its investment arm, Oraseya...
Saudi Autotech Startup Autobia Raises $12 Million to Expand Digital Auto Parts Marketplace
YAKUB ABDULRASHEED - Saudi Arabian business-to-business (B2B) automotive technology startup, Autobia, has raised $12 million (SAR 45 million) in a Series A funding round...
Beltone, Amtaar Partner to Open Real Estate Investment to More Egyptians From EGP 1,000
YAKUB ABDULRASHEED - Beltone Asset Management, a subsidiary of Beltone Holding, and Egyptian fractional real estate investment platform Amtaar Capital have partnered to establish...
Saudi Arabia Launches $267m Fund to Build Purpose-Built Housing for 50,000 Workers
YAKUB ABDULRASHEED - Saudi Arabia is set to invest $267 million (SAR 1 billion) in a major workforce housing initiative designed to provide accommodation...
Saudi Construction Tech Startup Project Suppliers Raises $1m to Build AI-Powered Financial Solutions
YAKUB ABDULRASHEED - Saudi Arabia-based construction and procurement technology startup Project Suppliers has raised $1 million dollars in its first pre-Seed funding round as...
Qatar’s Aligator Raises $1.2m to Build AI Agents for the PR Industry
YAKUB ABDULRASHEED – Qatar-based agentic artificial intelligence startup Aligator has raised $1.2 million (QAR 4.3 million) in seed funding to accelerate the development of...
MoneyHash Partners Geidea to Simplify Digital Payments Across Egypt, Saudi Arabia and UAE
YAKUB ABDULRASHEED – Egyptian payment orchestration startup MoneyHash has partnered with Saudi fintech Geidea in a move designed to make digital payment acceptance easier...
UAE Investors Back US Robotics Startup Maven With $100m to Take AI Into Warehouses and Factories
YAKUB ABDULRASHEED – UAE-based investment firm Shorooq and Presight, an applied artificial intelligence company within G42, have invested in US industrial robotics startup Maven...
Adaptive Atelier Builds AI-powered Accessibility Infrastructure to Make Digital Products Work for Disabled Users
YAKUB ABDULRASHEED – Nigerian technology startup Adaptive Atelier is building an accessibility infrastructure designed to help businesses identify, fix and validate barriers preventing people...
Saudi Arabia’s Erad Raises $22m to Expand AI-Powered Shariah-Compliant Financing for SMEs Across the Gulf
YAKUB ABDULRASHEED – Saudi Arabia-based fintech company Erad has raised $22 million in a Series A funding round as it seeks to expand its...
UAE’s Company Amaani Raises $5m to Take Middle Eastern Beauty Brand AÏZA Beyond the Gulf
YAKUB ABDULRASHEED – Dubai-based consumer company Amaani, the parent company of Middle Eastern beauty brand AÏZA, has raised $5 million in a Series A...
