Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Three Saudi Startups Win Inaugural ASICS Innovation Pitch The initiative was staged by global sportswear brand ASICS in partnership with the Saudi Sports for All Federation (SFA) with the overarching goal of promoting a healthy and active lifestyle across the Kingdom.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff AI Infrastructure Startup MidLyr Concludes US$2.5 Million Pre-Seed... Inc. Arabia spoke to MidLyr co-founder Wael Elsahhar to understand how his startup is rethinking banking operations by building compliance and automation for a new era of financial infrastructure.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Saudi Fintech Stream Raises US$4 Million To Simplify Business Payme... Stream founder and CEO Ibrahim Aldlaigan told Inc. Arabia that his company's mission is "to make it easy to get paid by removing as much friction as possible from the entire payment experience."
Startup Aby Sam Thomas From Influencer To Entrepreneur: Narin Ammara Charts Her Transition... Ammara launched her brand, Narins Beauty, this September with the aim to "create something big, with meaningful impact."
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Saudi Arabia-Based Velents Raises US$1.5 Million To Launch Agent.sa Inc. Arabia spoke to Velents co-founder Mohamed Gaber to discover how his HRtech startup is building Arabic-first AI tools that bridge culture, language, and technology across the MENA.
Money Inc.Arabia Staff Behind The Numbers: Algebra Ventures’ Omar Khashaba Breaks Down The... Algebra Ventures is an Egypt-based venture capital firm that is focused on the African continent.
Money Yasmine Nazmy A15’s Karim Beshara On The Cairo-Based Venture Capital Firm's 10x R... According to Beshara, the success A15 has realized is a reflection of how the MENA can play—and win—on the global stage.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based TachyHealth Raises US$5 Million Series A To Expand Its AI... Founded by Amr Fawzy, Osama AbouElkhir, Mohamed Khadra, and Ahmed Talaat, the UAE-based healthtech startup develops AI-powered healthcare technologies that enable payers and providers to deliver value-based care.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based Cercli Raises US$12 Million In Series A Round, Marking Ge... Founded by Akeed Azmi and David Reche in the UAE in 2023, Cercli provides enterprises with an artificial intelligence-based platform for hiring, managing, and paying their workforce—both human and agentic.
AI Everything Inc.Arabia Staff KSA-Based TabSense Cashes In US$5 Million From Jasoor Ventures The new investment will power regional growth and strengthen TabSense as it refines its agentic artificial intelligence point of sale (PoS) system for restaurants and cafes.
Startup Engy Ahmed Qashio Founder Armin Moradi On Building The MENA’s Only Bank-Backed... In September, the KSA-based, Shariah-compliant Alinma Bank took a strategic stake in and entered into a partnership with the UAE-born spend management platform Qashio.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff 4 Smart Risk-Taking Principles Every Entrepreneur Should Know Business is about taking risks, but not every risk is smart.
News Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based Gifting Platform CADO Bags US$4.5 Million In Pre-Seed Fun... CADO founder and CEO Leila Al Marashi spoke to Inc. Arabia about her startup's mission "to redefine the global gifting industry by merging creativity, logistics, and technology into one seamless, emotionally resonant experience."
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Tunisia-Based PAYDAY Lands Pre-Seed Funding To Expand Financial Inc... Inc. Arabia chatted with PAYDAY co-founder and CEO Mohamed Gadhoum to discuss the company’s journey and how it plans to advance financial inclusion across Africa and the GCC.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff A Tipping Point: MAGNiTT’s Philip Bahoshy On The MENA’s US$1.2 Bill... Bahoshy attributed the upswing to rising investor confidence in the region as well as an increase in international investments.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Cairo-Based Nanovate Raises US$1 Million In Pre-Seed Round Founded by Nancy Madbouly and Ahmed Gamal, Nanovate develops end-to-end Arabic artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, including advanced voice and chat agents, automation systems, and customized AI tools in 22 Arabic dialects.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Qatar-Based EMMA Systems Raises Funding To Power Global Expansion Founded by Wisam Costandi and Mohammad Hourani in 2018, EMMA Systems integrates real-time operational data across airports, airlines, and aviation stakeholders to boost efficiency, predictability, and sustainability.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based Oqood Raises US$1 Million To Advance Digital Transformati... Inc. Arabia spoke with Oqood founder and CEO Khaled Al Rasheed to learn how artificial intelligence is reshaping the way lawyers work across the GCC.
Startup Engy Ahmed Innovation For Impact: Rhazes AI CEO Dr. Zaid Al-Fagih On Building... Dr. Al-Fagih's UK- and Qatar-based enterprise has brought advanced clinical artificial intelligence solutions into one of the most under-resourced medical environments in the MENA region.
News Inc.Arabia Staff KSA-Based Engagesoft Raises US$3.5 Million Pre-Series A Engagesoft co-founder and CEO Omar Tahboub spoke to Inc. Arabia about his startup’s mission to transform employee engagement and organizational performance through artificial intelligence.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff KSA-Based Nuxera AI Bags US$2.5 Million Pre-Seed From Sanabil Ventu... Founded by Asad Khan, Nada Hassan, and Amin El Hemaily, the healthtech startup will use the fresh capital to enhance its AI models through clinical collaborations.
Startup Yasmine Nazmy Letting Go To Move Ahead: Bosta's Ahmed Gaber On How Failure Fuels... "Why do we need to talk about failure? Because it is the thing that sets you up to succeed."
Startup Nasri Nada How to Set the Right Price for a New Product How to Set the Right Price for a New Product
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff KSA-Based DOO Raises US$1.7 Million To Expand Its AI Customer Exper... Founded by Ali Mohsen and Mohamed AlKhabbaz in KSA in 2024, DOO combines natural language processing with regional linguistic expertise to provide AI-based customer support tailored to Arabic dialects and cultural contexts.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff South Korea-Based Rebellions Bags US$250 Million Series C To Expand... Inc. Arabia spoke with co-founder and CEO Sunghyun Park to delve deeper into how the company is advancing Saudi Arabia’s AI ambitions.
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."
Startup Yara Sayed Second Act: Tactful AI’s Mohamed El-Masry Reflects On Reacquiring H... “Reacquiring your company is never just a legal process; it’s emotional. You’re reopening a chapter you thought was closed, but this time with more clarity and responsibility.”
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Kearney’s Salah Al Hamawi On Why The Middle East Is The Place To Be... According to Al Hamawi, Partner at global consulting firm Kearney, the region is fast emerging as a global fintech hub—and the opportunity it presents is ripe for the taking.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Cairo-Based Tagaddod Secures US$26.3 Million To Scale Its Renewable... Tagaddod co-founder and CEO Nour El Assal spoke to Inc. Arabia about how the latest funding round will help scale the renewable biofuel feedstocks company into a global force in sustainable energy.
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 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 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.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Resal CEO Hatem Kameli On Building A Fintech Pioneer Out Of Saudi A... Inc. Arabia spoke with the Saudi entrepreneur about his startup's mission to simplify alternative finance at this year's edition of Money20/20 Middle East in Riyadh.