Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Companies Are Hiring People Who Know What Job Descriptions Cannot E... Companies increasingly hire for adaptability, curiosity, and learning ability as AI reshapes work faster than traditional job descriptions can evolve.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based Govtech Startup 01Gov Bags AED1.5 Million Credit Guarante... Developed by Ibrahim Ahmed El Badawi, Saeed Al Dhaheri, and Mohamed Elbadawi, the startup will use the funding to accelerate development of its agentic AI system, One, while enhancing the 01Gov platform and expanding support for government clients.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based Peekabox Bags US$1.5 Million Seed Round To Expand Its Sur... Founded by brothers Hasan and Omair Sarwar in the UAE in 2025, Peekabox operates a surplus food marketplace that enables food businesses to sell excess meals at discounts of up to 70 percent.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Riyadh-Based Fintech Arib Pockets US$23.5 Million Round Led By Saud... Founded by Mohamed Dessouky and Waleed Talat in Saudi Arabia in 2018, Arib operates a digital marketplace for lending products that acts as an intermediary between banks, licensed finance companies, and their customers.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based RemotePass Nets US$17.4 Million Series B To Deepen Its Fo... Speaking to Inc. Arabia, RemotePass co-founder and CEO Kamal Reggad shared how the company emerged from a need to bridge the operational gaps that often complicate international hiring and workforce management.
Sustainability Inc.Arabia Staff Egypt-Based Circular Economy Platform Dawar Bags Nine-Digit Financi... The company will use the facility to finance the trade of recyclable materials across its network, supported by a traceability platform that documents and verifies material flows across waste supply chains.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff France-Based EYST Technology Secures Six-Figure Investment from Tun... Founded in 2022 by Arnaud Brodzki, Marwen Amamou, Juliette Dusseaux, and Antoine Vanoverberghe, EYST Technology is a Paris-headquartered software-as-a-service insurtech company with a multidisciplinary research and development team based in Tunisia.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff GCC-Based TruKKer Lands Up To US$300 Million Securitization Facilit... Speaking to Inc. Arabia, Gaurav Biswas, co-founder and CEO, TruKKer, highlighted how the company has been shaped by a belief that technology could address long-standing operational challenges across the freight sector.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff 10 Things Most People Misunderstand About Startup Funding Startup funding is often seen as a sign of success, but behind major investments are intense pressure, scaling challenges, and long-term risks.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff 10 Things You Don’t Know About Famous Startups Famous startups look like overnight success stories, but years of restructuring, investor pressure, and operational struggles drive growth globally!
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Saudi Arabia-Based Aumet Nets US$12 Million Series A Led By Emkan C... The new investment is set to support the expansion of Aumet’s artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, enterprise deployments, and regional growth across the GCC and select international markets.
Press Releases Inc.Arabia Staff Abu Dhabi-Based Fintech Mal Secures In-Principle Approval For Banki... Mal founder and CEO Abdallah Abu-Sheikh said that he and his team are "working hard to launch the world's leading Islamic digital bank from the UAE, with a mission rooted in ethical finance.”
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Saudi Arabia-Based Stitch Raises US$25 Million Series A Led By Sili... Founded by Mohamed Oueida, Stitch builds cloud-native infrastructure that helps banks modernize lending, payments, cards, and ledgers without replacing legacy systems all at once.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Saudi Arabia-Based Hakeem Health Nets US$1.65 Million Funding Round... Inc. Arabia spoke to Hakeem Health co-founder Bilal Adi about the AI-powered medical assistant his company has created to provide clinicians with real-time, evidence-based medical insights at the point of care.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based CredibleX Raises Series A Round Led By Mubadala Investmen... In an interview with Inc. Arabia, Anand Nagaraj, co-founder and CEO of CredibleX, said that he and his team built the company to address one of the region’s most persistent business challenges: working capital for SMEs.
News Inc.Arabia Staff KSA-Based Madeed Secures US$925,000 To Scale Its AI-Driven Preventi... Madeed founder Adam Bataineh told Inc. Arabia that he launched his enterprise to "help people reach their best years of health and stay there for as long as possible."
News Inc.Arabia Staff KSA-Based Stream Raises US$5.2 Million Seed Extension To Expand Fin... Stream founder and CEO Ibrahim Aldlaigan told Inc. Arabia that the company is scaling its payments infrastructure following strong demand from businesses and solopreneurs across Saudi Arabia and the wider region.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Abu Dhabi-Based Agthia Group Launches First-of-Its-Kind Academy To... Backed by the Swiss-based technology provider Bühler, the program strengthen entrepreneurship and operational capabilities across the UAE’s food manufacturing sector.
News Inc.Arabia Staff KSA-Based Siin Raises US$3 Million To Scale Live Commerce Across Th... Founded by Ahmed Allawi, Hesham AlSaati, and Khaled Albalooshi, Siin enables users to buy and sell high-value products through interactive livestream shopping experiences powered by real-time engagement and gamification.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Savvy Games Group And Roblox Join Forces To Boost Saudi Arabia’s Ga... The initiative aims to empower local talent through education, developer support, and community-building programs.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Saudi Investment Firm SIC Acquires Undisclosed Stake In KSA-Based C... BRKZ founder Ibrahim Manna told Inc. Arabia that supply chains are becoming more digital and data-driven, as customers demand faster quotes, reliable delivery, clearer visibility, and flexible payment options.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based Udora Raises US$10 Million To Scale Across The Middle East Udora founder Slava Bogdan told Inc. Arabia that the the gifting platform is preparing to enter Saudi Arabia in the third quarter of 2026 as part of its broader expansion across the GCC.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff South Korea-Based Chazm Raises US$10.3 Million Series A Round To Ex... Founded by Sangyeon Jeong in South Korea in 2024, Chazm operates as a car purchasing and leasing platform designed to streamline vehicle leasing, financing, and ownership data.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Egypt-Based Amzolute Gets Acquired By US-Based InvenTel To Expand I... Inc. Arabia spoke to Amzolute co-founder and CEO Ahmed El Hefny to unpack the acquisition and what it means for the company’s next phase of growth.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Sheraa Launches AED5 Million Entrepreneurs Resilience Fund To Suppo... Launched under the directives of HH Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, the initiative is designed to deliver rapid financial and operational support to UAE-based businesses, particularly those operating in critical sectors.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based Comfi Pockets US$65 Million Pre-Series A To Expand Its B2... Founded by Alisher Akbarov, Sanjar Samiev, Dennis Gavrilin, and Amal Abdullaev, Comfi provides manufacturers and suppliers with flexible payment solutions for their buyers, while also ensuring upfront payments for themselves.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Egypt-Based INVIA Raises US$1.2 Million To Build All-In-One Financi... Inc. Arabia spoke to INVIA co-founder and CEO Yehia Ashour to learn more about the startup’s vision to unify fragmented SME financial and operational tools into a single artificial intelligence-driven platform.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff KSA-Based AVA Secures Strategic Investment From Plug And Play Middl... Founded by Aisha Alsaggaf in Saudi Arabia in 2019, AVA, which stands for “A Virtual Advantage,” develops internet-of-things (IoT)-enabled payment infrastructure designed to digitize unattended retail and mobility sectors.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Dubai-Based Ray Pockets US$1.2 Million To Expand Its Power Bank Sha... Inc. Arabia spoke with Ray co-founders Igor Kosolap and Roman Averianov to understand the thinking behind its product and expansion strategy.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Headquartered CE-Ventures Backs US-Based CrossBridge Bio’s US$3... Inc. Arabia talked to Damir Illich, Manager–Life Sciences at CE-Ventures, to unpack the rationale behind the deal and what set Eli Lilly apart as a strategic fit for CrossBridge Bio.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Dubai SME And Dubai Land Department Partner To Expand SMEs' Access... The agreement aims to connect Emirati-owned SMEs with real estate opportunities, strengthen regulatory awareness, and support Dubai’s long-term economic and property market strategies.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based Homegrown Ventures Raises US$22.8 Million Debut Fund To I... Founded by Ahmad Shamieh and Nader Amiri, Homegrown Ventures’ fund targets early-stage consumer packaged goods and FMCG startups, backing “better-for-you” brands across food, wellness, personal and home care, and lifestyle sectors.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff KSA-Based PayTabs Group Acquires UAE-Based TAPn’GO To Grow Contactl... Commenting on the acquisition, PayTabs founder and CEO Abdulaziz Al Jouf said, “In the world of high-growth fintech, you don’t acquire to get bigger, but to grow faster and deeper.”
News Inc.Arabia Staff Morocco’s Tamwilcom Launches US$69 Million Startup Venture Building... A statement on the program described it as a reflection of “Morocco’s broader strategy to strengthen its startup infrastructure, build a scalable pipeline of high-growth companies, and position the country as a leading innovation hub in Africa.”
News Inc.Arabia Staff Saudi Housing Minister Launches Sandbox Initiative For Municipal So... Sandbox shall allow entities to test their products and operating models in a controlled, real-world environment supported by regulatory and legislative frameworks.