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.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Dubai-Based Takeem Secures Investment From Second Century Ventures,... Founded by Rakesh Mavath and Pooja Vithlani, the proptech startup, which provides a rental guarantee model to institutional portfolios, is now expanding into the business-to-consumer segment, with a focus on individual landlords.
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 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.
Grow Anas (Andy) Abbar Earned Vs. Paid Media In The MENA: The Model Is Broken, And We Need... The question is not whether earned media still exists. The question is whether we are brave enough to redefine it.
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.
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 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.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based InvestSky Expands Into Saudi Arabia After US$4 Million Se... InvestSky's move into Saudi Arabia has been backed by a partnership with KSA-based investment firm anb Capital, which enables the platform to provide retail investors in the Kingdom with regulated access to both US and local equities.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Saudi Arabia-Based Safqah Capital Nets US$15.2 Million In Seed Round Inc. Arabia spoke to Safqah Capital co-founder and CEO Abdullah Alsubaie to learn more about his platform that provides Shariah-compliant debt financing to small and medium-sized (SME) real estate developers in the Kingdom.
Startup Lorenzo Jooris From Setup To Scale: A Practical Founder’s Roadmap For Launching, B... In the global race to attract founders, Qatar has quietly moved from emerging to intentional.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Saudi Arabia-Based Declic Cashes In US$1 Million Seed Round Inc. Arabia spoke to co-founder Alice Othmani to understand how Declic functions as a mobile-first social networking platform built around real-world and virtual experiences.
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.
Sustainability Inc.Arabia Staff Qatar-Based Hydrovest Technology Secures US$275,000 Funding Round Founded by Jeacim Francis Adaya in Qatar in 2020, Hydrovest Technology develops climate-smart farming solutions alongside crops and value-added food products.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Headquartered Receiptable Closes Funding Round Backed By Region... Founded by Chris Purdie in Bahrain in 2023, Receiptable is a fintech enterprise that empowers retailers and financial institutions to drive higher customer engagement through frictionless digital receipts.
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.
AI Everything Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based HRtech Qureos Pockets US$5 Million Seed Round Founded by Alex Epure and Usama Nini, the AI-driven hiring platform streamlines sourcing, screening, and interviewing to help organizations hire at speed and make better decisions, while delivering a smoother candidate experience.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based Stake Partners With Investcorp Saudi To Bring Institution... Through the partnership, Stake, which was founded by Rami Tabbara, Manar Mahmassani, and Ricardo Brizido, will unlock institutional investment opportunities for individuals.
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.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Saudi Arabia-Based Wealthtech Vennre Bags US$9.6 Million In Pre-Ser... Inc. Arabia spoke with Vennre co-founder Ziad Mabsout to learn how the new funding will support the company’s next phase of growth.
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.
Technology Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based Insurtech Mantas Launches With US$1.77 Million Seed Fundi... Mantas co-founder and CEO Basil Mimi spoke to Inc. Arabia about how his startup is building a scalable insurance layer for digital infrastructure to mitigate the financial risks of cloud downtime.
News Inc.Arabia Staff MBRIF's Innovation Accelerator Program Welcomes 21 New Startups For... The MBRIF, i.e. Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund, an initiative established by the UAE's Ministry of Finance, has supported nearly 200 innovative businesses since its launch in 2018.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Jordan-Based OpenCX Pockets US$7 Million Ahead Of Saudi Expansion Founded in 2023, OpenCX is an artificial intelligence (AI)-native enterprise platform that manages customer interactions end to end across voice, messaging, email, and other communication channels for large, regulated organizations.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Doha To Host Global Entrepreneurship Congress 2026 The four-day event will see entrepreneurs, investors, and business leaders come to the capital of Qatar to forge partnerships, explore investment prospects, and scale ventures across borders.
Sustainability Inc.Arabia Staff Saudi Agritech Grove Bags US$5 Million Seed Round Led By Outliers VC Founded by Mohammed bin Ghanam and Ayman AlFifi, the startup will use the fresh funding to expand across Saudi Arabia, grow its network of partner farms, and further develop the systems and standards that support its operating model.
Grow Hesham Mohamed Sound Finances, Steady Growth: Seven Habits That Keep Startups Aliv... In the end, the strongest startups aren’t necessarily the ones with bigger balance sheets, but those with clearer sightlines.