Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Egypt-Based Logistics Startup Bosta Tests The Boundaries Of A Local... Amid reports of a potential IPO, Bosta co-founder and CEO Mohamed Ezzat weighs in on the last-mile enterprise's road to become one of the country’s first tech-driven logistics listings.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Dawar Acquires Fellow Egyptian Startup BekyaPay To Expand Its Digit... By combining Dawar’s digital infrastructure with BekyaPay’s household-level collection network, the integration enhances material predictability, compliance, and early-stage data visibility.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Saudi Arabia-Based Cybersecurity Startup Solidrange Pockets US$2.4... Solidrange founder Jamal M. Labani shared with Inc. Arabia how his the company is building locally grounded cybersecurity solutions amid rising regulatory and institutional demands in the region.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Inc. Arabia Launches Its Official Mobile App The Inc. Arabia app provides instant access to the MENA's latest business and entrepreneurship news, in-depth editorial coverage, as well as the digital edition of the magazine.
Events Inc.Arabia Staff Honoring Excellence: Nominations Now Open For Inc. Arabia's Best In... In its second edition, this gala ceremony shall take place in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at the Voco Riyadh.
News Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based Proptech Stake Closes US$31 Million Series B Led By MENAT... Inc. Arabia spoke to Stake co-founder and co-CEO Rami Tabbara to learn how his platform is building the rails to digitize and fractionalize the real estate asset class in a regulated, compliant way.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Kuwait-Based Edtech Baims Acquires Iraq-Based MedMasters As Part Of... The partnership allows Baims to offer specialized medical education as well as to expand its footprint into Iraq.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Jordan-Based Alefredo Acquires UK-Based Tutor House To Build Integr... The acquisition strengthens Alefredo’s AI-powered platform by merging curriculum-rich content with Tutor House’s network of tutors and established UK market presence.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based ZIWO Secures Strategic Backing To Expand Its Arabic-First... The new investment in ZIWO, which is led by co-founder and CEO Renaud de Gonfreville, comes from UAE-based Ajeej Capital’s Amplify Growth Fund, headed by Sharaf Sharaf.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Qatar Development Bank Partners With Rubix Holding And Rasmal Ventu... The studio will connect founders with corporates, investors, and customers to scale Qatar-based startups and enhance the country's entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Money Inc.Arabia Staff Dubai-Based EIGHTClouds Launches US$300 Million Real Estate Investm... Oliver Wall, Head of Investment at EIGHTClouds, told Inc. Arabia that the new fund was designed to address a structural gap in the residential investment landscape.
News Inc.Arabia Staff MBZUAI Research Initiative Secures US$1 Million Funding From Google... The grant has been presented to Dr. Thamar Solorio, Vice Provost of Faculty Excellence and Advancement and Professor of Natural Language Processing at the UAE's Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI).
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Egypt-Born Tactful AI Bags US$1 Million Pre-Series A To Grow Its Ag... Tactful AI, which was founded by Mohamed El-Masry and Mohamad Hassan in 2016, is set to use the new investment to deepen its footprint in Egypt, explore new regional markets, and advance R&D.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Nominations Now Open For The 2026 Edition Of Inc. Arabia's Gamechan... Gamechangers: AI is an Inc. Arabia editorial initiative spotlighting the business leaders building, deploying, and scaling artificial intelligence (AI) across the MENA.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Amazon And American University In Dubai Partner To Launch MicroMast... The program invites graduate students, working professionals, and entrepreneurs to an intensive curriculum on innovation, entrepreneurship, and commercialization.
News Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based ThrowMeNot Raises US$550,000 To Scale Its Food Waste Redu... ThrowMeNot founder Archie Rudyuk told Inc. Arabia that he aims to make his platform move from being an “alternative grocery option” to an everyday part of consumption behavior.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Dubai-Based Automotive AI Platform AlgoDriven Acquired By San Franc... Inc. Arabia spoke to AlgoDriven co-founder and CEO Glenn Harwood to unpack what the acquisition means for his company's next phase of growth.
News Anas (Andy) Abbar How Global Companies Can Navigate Ramadan in the Middle East Withou... Ramadan is not a slowdown. It’s a shift in rhythm. Companies that understand this unlock trust, loyalty, and stronger regional performance.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Saudi Arabia’s HUMAIN Acquires Controlling Stake In London-Based ai... The new division, HUMAIN Sport, is set to bring together the technical strengths of HUMAIN and ai.io to build unified AI-driven platforms serving the entire sports value chain.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Dubai-Based Smart Bricks Raises US$5 Million Pre-Seed Round Led By... Founded by Mohamed Mohamed in the UAE in 2024, Smart Bricks is building an end-to-end platform for real estate investing serving both individual and institutional capital.
News Inc.Arabia Staff SC Ventures, Sanabil Studio Partner To Grow SME-Focused Fintech In... The partnership is designed to support the development of financial solutions that respond to the evolving needs of Saudi SMEs, while contributing to the country’s Vision 2030 objectives.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Abu Dhabi-Based Shorooq Launches US$200 Million Fund Backed By Qata... Shorooq Founding Partner Mahmoud Adi told Inc. Arabia that this new fund is "not about chasing momentum—it’s about compounding institutional quality into companies that are ready to operate at public-market standards.”
News Inc.Arabia Staff Abu Dhabi-Based Ruya Partners Targets US$400 Million Fundraise For... The fund aims to provide middle-market lending and alternative financing to businesses in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Lebanon-Based HAQQ Raises US$3 Million To Scale Its AI-Powered Lega... Founded by Antoine Kanaan and Maître Abbas Kabalan, the company will use the funding to strengthen its legal AI architecture, scale enterprise and institutional deployments, and expand across the MENA, Europe, and North America.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based Kitopi Raises US$50 Million Growth Capital Round Led By S... Kitopi is EvolutionX’s first investment in the GCC.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Qatar And Germany Launch DEEP Qatar To Support Deeptech Startups In... The hub will feature the region’s first Creative Destruction Lab and aims to accelerate ventures in artificial intelligence (AI), health, food technology and agriculture.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Qatar-Based PayLater Cashes In US$10 Million In Seed Funding PayLater co-founder Mohammed Al-Delaimi told Inc. Arabia that his buy now, pay later platform's next phase of growth will focus on deepening merchant penetration and expanding use cases beyond retail.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Global Cybersecurity Forum and US Telecoms Training Institute Annou... Women in mid to upper management roles from the public or private sector who are working in cybersecurity or seeking to transition into the field are encouraged to apply.
Money Inc.Arabia Staff Qatar Investment Authority's Fund Of Funds Program Gets US$2 Billio... Announced at Web Summit Qatar 2026, the fund total capital commitment is now $3 billion, and its scope includes five new fund managers focused on artificial intelligence, fintech, blockchain technology, and infrastructure.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Saudi Arabia's Savvy Games Group, NEOM Partner To Support Gaming St... The partnership aims to streamline the journey of Saudi gaming startups from incubation to acceleration, strengthening the Kingdom’s gaming ecosystem under Vision 2030.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Dubai Gold District Launches As New Hub For Global Gold And Jewelry... Developed by Ithra Dubai, the district aims to position Dubai as the world’s leading destination for gold and jewelry trade.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Qatar Development Bank Unveils Reyada Digital Platform To Support L... The platform integrates enterprise development and specialized training services to empower Qatar-based companies and advance the national entrepreneurship ecosystem.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Jordan-Based Abwaab Acquires Egypt-Based Apex To Build End-To-End A... The deal will see Apex co-founder Leila Hassan join Abwaab co-founders Hamdi Tabbaa and Sabri Hakim, with the trio aligning on a shared vision for expanding academic guidance across the region.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Khaby Lame, The Most-Followed Creator On TikTok, Sells His Operatin... The acquisition marks the first time that a content creator has sold their operating company to a publicly listed company.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Abu Dhabi’s Technology Innovation Institute Partners With Qualcomm... Through the collaboration, the organizations will work to deploy practical, edge-AI-powered autonomous solutions tailored to industrial, urban, and infrastructure applications.