News Inc.Arabia Staff Algeria-Based Volz Raises US$5 Million To Scale Its Travel Platform... Founded by Mohamed Abdelhadi Mezi and Hacene Seghier in Algiers in 2023, Volz enables travelers to book flights in Algerian Dinars using hybrid payment methods.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Kuwait-Based Trendle, The Company Behind Custom Tailoring App MASAH... MASAHA co-founder Faisal Al-Qarnous spoke to Inc. Arabia about the company's mission to digitize the region’s tailoring industry and its expansion plans.
News Inc.Arabia Staff KSA-Based Qewam Fund Invests In Riyadh-Headquartered Operater Qewam Fund, the investment arm of Qewam Holding, is backing Operater (formerly known as QPioneers) as it sets out to establish a global presence.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Abu Dhabi's ADQ Partners With Gates Foundation To Boost Learning In... The four-year, US$40 million partnership to accelerate the adoption of AI and edtech solutions aims to improve learning outcomes for children across sub-Saharan Africa.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Egypt-Based iVoiceUp Raises A15 Funding To Scale Ethics Platform Ac... iVoiceUp, which was founded by Ahmed Genedy in Egypt in 2019, aims to use the new capital to accelerate its expansion across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Google For Startups Accelerator 2026 Now Open For Applications From... The program will culminate in a graduation and Demo Day in June 2026, where founders will showcase their progress and achievements to an audience of potential investors, partners, and industry leaders.
News Inc.Arabia Staff KSA-Based Nabt Raises US$3.4 Million To Scale Its Agritech Platform... Nabt, which was founded by Abdullah Alotaibi in Riyadh in 2022, aims to use the new capital to expand its fresh produce infrastructure across Saudi Arabia.
News Inc.Arabia Staff EBRD Partners With The National Bank Of Egypt To Boost Egyptian MSMEs The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced a US$100 million loan to the National Bank of Egypt aimed at strengthening micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises across the country.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Dubai's IFZA Concludes First Scale360 Cohort As Startups Launch Pil... The program has already produced tangible business outcomes, with eight startups currently working on UAE licensing and company formation processes, while two are relocating to Dubai.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Design In Saudi Arabia With AI Opens Applications For 2026 Accelera... The initiative, which was first announced at LEAP 2025, is a collaborative effort between Qualcomm, Aramco, and Saudi Arabia's Research, Development and Innovation Authority.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based Proptech Startup Byit Capital Raises US$1.1 Million To Sc... Founded by Antoine Azer in 2022, the proptech platform will now scale its agent-first proptech platform across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and the wider GCC.
News Inc.Arabia Staff AUC Venture Lab Opens Applications For Its Spring 2026 Accelerator... Since its launch in 2013, the Egypt-based AUC Venture Lab has supported more than 374 startups that have collectively raised US$356 million.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based Syd Life AI Secures US$1 Billion Deal To Expand Its Preve... Syd Life AI, founded by Lorena Puica, converts scientific and behavioral data into actionable predictions for individuals and strategic intelligence for employers, healthcare providers, and governments.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Saudi Gaming Tech Platform Qwacks Raises US$480,000 Pre-Seed From M... Founded by Anas Alsahli and Abdulrahman Alfozan in Saudi Arabia in 2024, Qwacks builds the technology infrastructure that game studios need to develop, test, launch, and operate games more efficiently.
AI Everything Inc.Arabia Staff Qatar Sets Up National Artificial Intelligence Company, Qai Qai will provide high-performance computing and a suite of tools to help governments, companies, and researchers deploy secure and scalable AI systems.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Inception, Cerebras, And MBZUAI Release Jais 2, The Next Generation... Jais 2 introduces a redesigned architecture and a cleaner dataset that enhance the model’s reasoning and fluency across Modern Standard Arabic and regional dialects.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based Reno Bags US$4 Million To Scale Its Renovation Platform A... Founded by Amr Hosny, Marc Michel, and Farah Karabeg in 2024, Reno wants to bring structure, transparency, and financing flexibility to homeowners and property investors.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Global Breakthroughs Shine At This Year’s Innovation Driven Water S... The event, running from December 8-10, 2025, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, played host to the third edition of the Global Prize for Innovation in Water.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based Revibe Nets US$17 Million To Grow Its Refurbished Electro... Founded by Abdessamad Benzakour and Hamza Iraqui, Revibe wants to change perceptions of second-hand devices in the region.
Videos Inc.Arabia Staff Black Hat MEA’s Tom Bourgoin On The Event’s 2025 Edition Being Its... In its fourth edition, the cybersecurity event brought together attendees from more than 163 countries, 500 international brands and 300 speakers.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Applications Now Open For Batch 11 Of The Riyadh-Based Sanabil Acce... The new batch will run from April 5 to July 1, 2026, and targets startups with early traction that are ready to sharpen their product and refine their go-to-market plans.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Jordan-Based Propeller Launches US$50 Million AI Fund For US And ME... Inc. Arabia spoke with Propeller founder and Managing Director Zaid Farekh about the factors guiding his venture capital firm's investment strategy.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Saudi Arabia’s Tahaluf Unveils Kingdom of Gaming, A New Event Debut... Kingdom of Gaming is set to run alongside next year’s edition of Black Hat MEA from December 1-3, 2026 in Riyadh.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff KSA-Based Builtop Pockets US$11 Million To Expand Its AI-Driven Pro... Inc. Arabia spoke to Builtop founder Ayman Aljohani to learn how his startup is bringing efficiency and transparency to construction and real estate in the Kingdom.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Black Hat MEA’s 2025 Edition Emerges As The World’s Largest Cyberse... Hosted in Riyadh, the fourth edition of Black Hat MEA expanded 55 percent from last year, making it the largest cybersecurity gathering globally.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based FAST Ventures Rolls Out US$3 Million Venture Studio To Su... Inc. Arabia spoke to FAST Ventures founder and CEO of Waseem Afzal to unpack how the newly launched FAST Foundry plans to close early-stage gaps in the MENA startup ecosystem.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Seedstars, SANAD Launch Program To Support Female-Led Startups Acro... The program will support 40 female-led startups through structured acceleration, business support, and investment-readiness activities.
AI Everything Inc.Arabia Staff Saudi Arabia's Aramco Partners With France's Pasqal To Launch The K... The deployment supports efforts to build local expertise in quantum technologies and advance their applications across energy, materials, and industrial sectors.
News Inc.Arabia Staff The UAE's G42 Receives US Approval For Advanced Artificial Intellig... G42 Group CEO Peng Xiao called the announcement "a defining moment" for his enterprise and its partners.
News Inc.Arabia Staff TII, Space42 Partner To Build The UAE’s First Space-To-Ground Quant... The partnership will see TII and Space42 develop, test, and deploy a space-based quantum key distribution solution, a technology that uses quantum mechanics for secure key exchange and distribution.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff With The Aim To Close The Gender Equity Gap In Healthcare, UAE-Base... Inc. Arabia chatted with Nabta Health founder and CEO Sophie Smith to break down how artificial intelligence is shaping the femtech startup's next growth phase.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Tunisia-Based 216 Capital Invests In Turkey's Deplike To Revolution... Inc. Arabia spoke with 216 Capital Founding Partner Dhekra Khelefi and Deplike co-founder and CEO Ufuk Polat to discuss the vision behind the investment and the strategies set to drive the startup’s global expansion.
News Inc.Arabia Staff A2RL Season 2 Delivers World’s First Six-Car Autonomous Grand Final... A total of 11 teams from around the world competed in this year’s edition of A2RL, which featured a US$2.25 million prize pool.
News MayaSarji Dumbhead or Damaged? Why Phonetics And Integrity Matter. Controversy sparked at Miss Universe 2025 over alleged disrespectful remarks by director Nawat Itsaragrisil.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Abu Dhabi's ADNOC Partners With TII And ASPIRE On Autonomous Drone... The project brings together long-range autonomous drones, swarm-based systems and facility-level drones within one operational framework.