Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based Peekabox Bags US$1.5 Million Seed Round To Expand Its Surplus Food Marketplace Founded by brothers Hasan and Omair Sarwar in the UAE in 2025, Peekabox operates a surplus food marketplace that enables food businesses to sell excess meals at discounts of up to 70 percent.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Riyadh-Based Fintech Arib Pockets US$23.5 Million Round Led By Saudi Arabia's Merak Capital Founded by Mohamed Dessouky and Waleed Talat in Saudi Arabia in 2018, Arib operates a digital marketplace for lending products that acts as an intermediary between banks, licensed finance companies, and their customers.
Lead Inc.Arabia Staff Gamechangers: AI | Shaffra's Alfred Manasseh On Closing The Gap Between AI Strategy And Execution Manasseh was one of the innovators celebrated in the 2026 edition of Gamechangers: AI, an annual Inc. Arabia showcase of the business leaders driving the AI revolution in the MENA.
Lead Inc.Arabia Staff Gamechangers: AI | GulfStream DAPO's Liudmila Prozorova Aims To Optimize The GCC's US$120 Billion Public Procurement Market Prozorova was one of the innovators celebrated in the 2026 edition of Gamechangers: AI, an annual Inc. Arabia showcase of the business leaders driving the AI revolution in the MENA.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based Peekabox Bags US$1.5 Million Seed Round To Expand Its Surplus Food Marketplace Founded by brothers Hasan and Omair Sarwar in the UAE in 2025, Peekabox operates a surplus food marketplace that enables food businesses to sell excess meals at discounts of up to 70 percent.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Riyadh-Based Fintech Arib Pockets US$23.5 Million Round Led By Saudi Arabia's Merak Capital Founded by Mohamed Dessouky and Waleed Talat in Saudi Arabia in 2018, Arib operates a digital marketplace for lending products that acts as an intermediary between banks, licensed finance companies, and their customers.
Lead Inc.Arabia Staff Gamechangers: AI | Shaffra's Alfred Manasseh On Closing The Gap Between AI Strategy And Execution Manasseh was one of the innovators celebrated in the 2026 edition of Gamechangers: AI, an annual Inc. Arabia showcase of the business leaders driving the AI revolution in the MENA.