SelfCare Inc.Arabia Staff Mental Health Matters: Balancing Mind and Business How entrepreneurs can safeguard their mental wellness while building a business.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Corinthia Hotels: Simon Casson on People, Purpose, and Growth in th... Simon Casson leads Corinthia Hotels into global expansion with a vision rooted in culture and care.
Technology Inc.Arabia Staff PayPal Commits US$100 Million To Digital Commerce In MEA Otto Williams, PayPal’s Regional Head for the Middle East and Africa, speaks to Inc. Arabia about how the company’s latest bet could transform digital commerce across the region and pave the way for the next wave of global growth.
News Inc.Arabia Staff From AI To Quantum, GITEX Global 2025 Gets Set To Spotlight The Nex... Running from October 13 to 17, 2025, the world’s largest technology, artificial intelligence (AI), and startup event is set to gather over 6,800 tech companies and 2,000 startups from 180 countries.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based UPFRONT Nets US$10 Million In Pre-Seed Round Founded by Abdullah Alghadouni, Anas Qudah, and Mahmoud Abdel-Fattah Moursy, UPFRONT is building what it calls a financial operating system for SMBs in the region.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based Climaty AI Wraps Up US$2 Million Funding Round Inc. Arabia spoke to Climaty founder and CEO Neel Pandya about his enterprise being "the world’s first climartech company."
News Inc.Arabia Staff Dubai Land Department Launches The Emirati Real Estate Business Inc... The six-month-long program will support 50 Emirati real estate firms, helping them transition from independent brokers into fully established real estate agencies.
Events Inc.Arabia Staff Step Into The Spotlight: Nominations Now Open For Inc. Arabia’s Bes... Inc. Arabia’s Best in Business Awards returns to the UAE on November 25, 2025, for a dazzling new installment at the Jumeirah Mina Al Salam in Dubai.
Technology Inc.Arabia Staff FlyNow Arabia Secures Backing To Build eCopter Factory In KSA The fresh capital is set to launch a regulatory sandbox for flight trials and lay the groundwork for Saudi-based production of the FlyNow eCopter—a next-gen modular eVTOL built to carry both people and cargo.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE Agritech Aydi Raises US$7.5 Million To Launch AI Assistant For... In an interview with Inc. Arabia, Aydi CEO Hassan Fayed described the company's innovation as “the intelligence layer agriculture has been missing."
News Inc.Arabia Staff Sukna Capital, PFG Roll Out US$50 Million Fund To Fuel MENA Tech Gr... The partnership brings Silicon Valley’s lending playbook into the Middle East, rolling out working capital lines, term loans, and contract financing built for fast-growing innovators.
News Inc.Arabia Staff KSA-Based Orbii Raises US$3.6 Million To Scale SME Lending Across T... Inc. Arabia spoke with Orbii co-founder and CEO Nauman Ali to learn how his Riyadh-based startup secured the backing of notable investors like Prosus Ventures, VentureSouq, DASH Ventures, and others.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Gaming Giant Electronic Arts Sells To KSA-Led Consortium In US$55 B... The sale could close by Q1 2027, arming the California gaming giant with new firepower and partners to accelerate its global ambitions.
News Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based Swapp Joins Careem’s Mobility Ecosystem In The Middle East Inc. Arabia spoke to Swapp CEO Uzair Moosa about Careem now owning a minority stake in his startup, the first time it has taken an equity stake in one of its partner apps.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Saudi Fintech Bynow Secures US$1.2 Million From KSA-Based Merak Cap... Launched by Rami Suliman and Ahmed Banafa in Saudi Arabia in 2022, Bynow is a fintech startup that's developing digital solutions for business payments in the Kingdom and beyond.
News Sheldon Labuschagne Here's Why The MENA Region Is The Best Place—Globally—For Fintech S... Capital is flowing at record pace, regulation is structured but open, consumer demand is strong, and governments are backing the sector as part of wider economic reform.
Grow Mohanad Nada How to Motivate Employees for Business Travel Strategies to Enhance Employee Motivation for Business Travel through Flexibility, Comfort, and Professional Growth Opportunities
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Morocco-Based Jobzyn Secures Janngo Capital's Backing To Scale Its... Inc. Arabia spoke to Jobzyn co-founder and CEO Simo Zizi to learn more about his startup’s mission to transform recruitment with artificial intelligence.
AI Everything Inc.Arabia Staff TII, NVIDIA Launch The Middle East’s First AI And Robotics Lab In A... The TII-NVAITC Joint Lab will serve as a hub for building AI models, robotics platforms, humanoid technologies, and real-time robotic systems.
News eman hosny AFASU Honors Tourism Leaders and Elevates Egypt Globally AFASU Honors Tourism Leaders and Elevates Egypt Globally
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff KSA-Based Spare Bags US$5 Million Pre-Series A To Power Open Bankin... Under the leadership of co-founders Dalal Alrayes and Saurabh Shah, Spare is "elevating the region’s financial services by bringing together financial institutions, businesses, and consumers."
News Inc.Arabia Staff Mubadala, Antler, And Hub71 Roll Out National Founders Program The six-week venture-building initiative helps transform university research into commercially viable startups through mentorship, validation, and industry collaboration.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff KSA-Based Value Makers Studio Invests In Ballurh And Arab Therapy Inc. Arabia spoke with Value Makers Studio founder and CEO Motaz Abuonq to unpack the investment thesis driving his firm’s backing of the two startups.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Dubai-Based Beauty Brand Amaani Pockets US$3 Million From Peak XV’s... Inc. Arabia spoke to Amaani founder and CEO Shubham Poddar to learn more about the Dubai-based beauty and wellness platform's aim to bring Arab beauty to the global stage.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff KSA-Based Tamara Cashes In Up To US$2.4 Billion Asset-Backed Facili... The transaction, announced at the Money 20/20 Middle East event in Saudi Arabia, is the largest of its kind in the region.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based VentureSouq Closes Second Fintech Fund With Sovereign And... The fund has sets its sights on early-stage fintech and software as a service disruptors across the MENA, zeroing in on payments rails, alternative credit, digital banking, proptech, insurtech, and the tools reshaping personal finance.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff 216 Capital And Plug And Play Introduce Accelerator To Support Tuni... The six-month program pairs founders with top global investors and VCs, while opening doors to Plug and Play’s worldwide network of mentors, backers, and corporate partners.
News Inc.Arabia Staff WHX Tech Opens in Dubai With A Focus On The Future Of Healthcare WHX Tech is a new platform dedicated to digital health innovation that is running from September 8-10, 2025 at the Dubai World Trade Centre in the UAE.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Women Of Influence 2025: Bayut And Dubizzle's Sahar Khan The Vice President of Marketing of Bayut and Dubizzle has been named one of Inc. Arabia’s Women of Influence 2025, which showcases 30 women rewriting the rules of business in the MENA region.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Franco-Tunisian AI Startup Addvocate Secures Backing From 216 Capital Addvocate co-founder and CEO Ridha Mami spoke to Inc. Arabia about how the new investment is set to strengthen its position as a frontrunner in artificial intelligence-powered sales.
News Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based Proptech Seraya Closes US$1.8 Million Seed Round Seraya co-founder Ibrahim Shami spoke to Inc. Arabia about the Dubai-based startup’s mission to build the first global brand defining premium serviced living.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Saudi Arabia Launches US$400 Million Estrdad Program To Refund Fees... Saudi startups can reclaim 10 types of government fees in their first three years under Estrdad, cutting costs and boosting sustainability for stronger business growth.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Startups Called To Compete In FHS World 2025’s PitchPoint Contest I... PitchPoint is a new competition being staged at this year's edition of the Future Hospitality Summit, aka FHS World 2025, which runs from October 27-29 at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai, UAE.
News Inc.Arabia Staff FedEx expands in Saudi Arabia, aligning with Vision 2030 FedEx launches direct West-to-Kingdom flight and new freight forwarding services, boosting Saudi Vision 2030 goals for logistics, connectivity, and economic growth.