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.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based Luxury Luggage Brand Armoir Raises US$500,000 In Seed Round Armoir founder and CEO Martial Dahan spoke to Inc. Arabia about the Abu Dhabi-born brand’s ambitions to become a global challenger in premium travel goods.
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.
Startup Yara Sayed 4 Takeaways For Startups Seeking Success In Saudi Arabia As Saudi Arabia celebrates its 95th National Day, we gather insights from Inc. Arabia interviews to learn about what it takes to succeed in the Kingdom—and why the opportunity is ripe for the taking.
Money Nasri Nada How to Examine Your Company’s Cash-Flows Three Essential Steps for Entrepreneurs to Analyze and Sustain Their Company’s Cash Flow Effectively
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."
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 UAE-Based Property Finder Secures US$525 Million Investment From Pe... Michael Lahyani, founder and CEO of Property Finder, told Inc. Arabia that the investment is a strong vote of confidence in the business, "but also in the UAE and the exceptional opportunities ahead.”
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UK- And UAE-Based TERN Group Wraps Up US$24 Million Series A Inc. Arabia spoke to TERN Group founder and CEO Avinav Nigam about the new funding, which brings the total investment the company has raised to $33 million, following a seed round last year.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Saudi Arabia-Based HALA Raises US$157 Million Series B Round The investment in HALA—which was founded by Esam Alnahdi and Maher Loubieh in 2018—has been billed as one of the largest fintech Series B rounds in the Middle East.
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.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based PRYPCO Lands First Middle East Proptech Backing From Gene... Inc. Arabia spoke with PRYPCO founder and CEO Amira Sajwani to discuss the journey from starting up the UAE-based proptech platform to securing one of Silicon Valley’s most influential investors.
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Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Startups To Watch At Money20/20 Middle East 2025 Each of these innovators comes with a story reflecting where money, technology, and innovation are headed in the MENA and beyond.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Startups To Watch At Money20/20 Middle East 2025: Khazna Led by co-founder and CEO Omar Saleh, Khazna offers easy-to-use, technology-driven financial services to underserved segments of the population.
Events Inc.Arabia Staff Startups to Watch At Money20/20 Middle East 2025: Arib Under the leadership of co-founder and CEO Waleed Talat, Arib is reimagining consumer finance in Saudi Arabia.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Startups To Watch At Money20/20 Middle East 2025: Zest Equity Zest Equity co-founder Rawan Baddour explains how, by redefining private market transactions across emerging markets, her startup is replacing fragmented dealmaking with speed and transparency.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Startups To Watch At Money20/20 Middle East 2025: Ejari Led by co-founder and CEO Yazeed Alshamsi, Ejari is redefining housing finance in Saudi Arabia’s US$60 billion market with a rent now, pay later model.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Startups To Watch At Money20/20 Middle East 2025: Valify Valify co-founder and COO Ibrahim Eid explains how his startup’s technology is revolutionizing the way individuals and businesses connect online.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Startups To Watch At Money20/20 Middle East 2025: LenderKit Led by co-founder and CEO Konstantin Boyko, LenderKit redefines how investment firms launch and scale, while being compliant in a fast-moving market.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Startups To Watch At Money20/20 Middle East 2025: Axiology Led by founder and CEO Marius Jurgilas, Axiology develops solutions for the issuance, custody, settlement, and trading of tokenized fixed-income instruments.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Startups To Watch At Money20/20 Middle East 2025: Zeal According to Zeal founder and CEO Omar Ebeid, customer payments are more than just that—they are also growth opportunities.
Events Inc.Arabia Staff Startups To Watch At Money20/20 Middle East 2025: Abwab.ai Led by founder and CEO Baraa Koshak, Riyadh-headquartered Abwab.ai is building the foundation for SME lending, turning months-long loan cycles into near-instant decisions across the MENA and beyond.