Startup Inc.Arabia Staff KSA-Based Rekaz Bags US$5 Million To Scale Across The GCC The startup, founded by Abdulrahman Alomran and Abdulaziz Alkharashi, plans to use the fresh capital to advance product development, enhance its AI capabilities, and expand into new markets beyond the Kingdom.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Egypt’s Nawy Acquires UAE’s SmartCrowd To Expand In The GCC Inc. Arabia spoke to Nawy CEO Mostafa ElBeltagy and SmartCrowd CEO Riz Ahmed to learn how bringing together their two complementary platforms shall simplify real estate investment across the MENA.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff KSA-Based Shrimp Nation Sells 30 Percent Stake To Olive Rock Shrimp Nation founder and CEO Mohammed Abualizz told Inc. Arabia that his KSA-born seafood chain is all set for expansion in the Kingdom as well as international markets.
News Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Born Huspy Raises US$59 Million To Drive Global Growth Jad Antoun, co-founder and CEO of Huspy, talked to Inc. Arabia about how his proptech startup’s Series B is fueling its expansion into Spain and KSA.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Iraq’s InstaBank Raises US$15 Million To Launch And Scale Inc. Arabia spoke to InstaBank founder Hussain Qaragholi about his enterprise’s strategy to offer scalable, tech-enabled banking services in one of the most underserved financial markets in the MENA.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff KSA-Based Careertech Platform Flawless Raises US$1.5 Million Inc. Arabia spoke to Flawless founder Shaimaa Alghamdi to learn how she turned her personal blog into an AI-powered career platform.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff India’s Stride Ventures Marks First Close Of Its GCC Fund Inc. Arabia spoke to the India-headquartered venture debt firm’s Partner for the GCC, Fariha Ansari Javed, about its Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Fund V, as it eyes over US$500 million in assets under management across the Gulf by 2026.
Innovate Aby Sam Thomas Building In Public: OCTA Co-Founder And CEO Jon Santillan Here's why the co-founder and CEO of the UAE-based fintech is letting the world watch his startup take shape in real time.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff KSA's PetroApp Raises US$50 Million From Jadwa Investment Inc. Arabia spoke to PetroApp founder and CEO Abdulaziz Al Senan about the company’s growth strategy, and what’s next as it expands across regional and international markets.
Grow Inc.Arabia Staff 7 Questions UAE Founders Must Ask Before Giving Away Equity Proper planning and advising are required for effective equity structuring in the UAE to support—and not hinder—your business ambitions.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Dubai-Based idea-L Nets US$1 Million For AI Venture Platform Inc. Arabia spoke to idea-L co-founder and CEO Peter Goodwin to learn how his enterprise has been designed to help users turn early-stage concepts into investor-ready ventures.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff KSA-Based Ninja Becomes Unicorn After US$250 Million Raise A Bloomberg report says that the quick delivery company is also preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) by 2027.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Prince Khaled Invests In Clearspeed’s US$60 Million Series D Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal, founder and CEO of KBW Ventures, told Inc. Arabia he was drawn to Clearspeed as “the first mover and clear leader in voice-based risk assessment.”
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Iraq-Based Netaj Launches Venture Capital Studio, Nawat Inc. Arabia spoke to Netaj CEO Wissam Mattout about how Nawat—billed as Iraq's first venture capital studio—is set to reshape the country’s early-stage startup landscape.
Startup Yara Sayed Dubai’s SPIN Music Academy Is Breaking Barriers With Beats Blending tech, sound, and heart, Nadi Choueiri’s SPIN Music Academy is redefining music education for youth of all abilities in the UAE.
Business Plans Anas (Andy) Abbar 20 Common Email Acronyms, Descriptions & How To Use Them While these email acronyms help us save time, shorten messages, and communicate better, they can be a cause of confusion for some people
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Egypt-Based Roomz.rent Gets Backing From The UAE's Qora71 Founded by Mohamed Ayman, Yasser El Sarrag, and Ahmed Mandour in Cairo in 2024, Roomz.rent targets young professionals, digital nomads, and students with fully managed room rentals and three-month minimum stays.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff 216 Capital Backs Talenteo’s HR Tech Push In Africa Founded by Tarik Metnani and Louai Djaffer, the Algeria-based startup is on a mission to digitize HR management for African SMEs.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Egypt-Based Nowlun Raises US$600,000 From Ingressive Capital The Cairo-based digital freight platform will use the funding to advance AI capabilities across its operations.
Sustainability Engy Ahmed UAE-Based BloomSpoon Is Reimagining Everyday Sustainability The founder of the UAE-based greentech startup Mostafa Khattab told us how he's turning everyday habits into opportunities for sustainable change.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Octane Nets US$5.2 Million To Grow Fleet Payments In MENA Founded by Ziad ElAdawy and Amr Gamal, the Cairo-headquartered fintech startup caters to the evolving needs of fleet operators across the MENA.
Startup Anas (Andy) Abbar What Gen-Z Taught Me About Work — From a CEO’s Desk To our Gen-Z team at 7awi—thank you. You’ve challenged me, inspired me, and made me a better CEO.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff OCTA Nets US$20 Million To Embed SME Credit In KSA OCTA, an Abu Dhabi-based fintech platform rethinking how small businesses manage their finances, was founded by Jon Santillan and Nupur Mittal in 2024.
Innovate Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based Best Kept Shared Secures Investment To Scale Inc. Arabia spoke with Kelly Power, the co-founder of the peer-to-peer platform for luxury fashion rental and resale, about the evolution of re-commerce in the region.
Startup Aby Sam Thomas Pitfire Pizza's Michele Johnson On Building Without Backing Johnson tells Inc. Arabia how she scaled the homegrown UAE brand that she co-founded— without franchising or giving up control.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Qanooni Pockets US$2 Million In Pre-Seed Round “AI won’t replace lawyers—it will reshape how they work,” the co-founder of the Dubai-based legaltech platform told Inc. Arabia.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Mohammad Sleiman's Playbook For Sustainable Scaling The entrepreneur tells Inc. Arabia how his journey from launching Cartlow to leading Basatne Group MENA offers a blueprint for scaling sustainable startups—built on trust, technology, and circular economy principles.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff KSA-Based Stitch Wraps Up US$10 Million Seed Round Stitch founder and CEO Mohamed Oueida spoke to Inc. Arabia about the fintech infrastructure platform's plans to expand across the Middle East and East Africa.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Huda Kattan Reclaims Full Ownership Of Huda Beauty The UAE-based global beauty brand made the announcement following the conclusion of its eight-year partnership with the California-based private equity company, TSG Consumer Partners.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Qatar-Based PayLater Bags Investment From UAE-Based LuLu AI PayLater co-founder Mohammed Al-Delaimi spoke to Inc. Arabia about the strategic impact of LuLu AI’s investment, and what’s next for the company.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Kuwait-Based Circle Raises $6 Million Series A Altaf AlThekair, founder and CEO of Circle, said that the funding will help the quick commerce company scale its services across the region.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Dubai-Based Qashio Pockets US$19.8 Million For Expansion Qashio's Amrin Moradi and Lydia Foott spoke with Inc. Arabia about how their company is redefining spend management in the MENA region.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Media City Qatar Teams Up With QDB To Back Media Startups The agreement between the two entities outlines a joint plan to promote innovation, attract talent, and increase opportunities for media startups across six strategic areas.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Tarjama& Bags US$15 Million To Grow Its Arabic.AI Platform Nour Al Hassan, founder of the UAE-based language technology startup Tarjama&, spoke to Inc. Arabia about building an Arabic foundation for AI to serve the region’s future.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based Emirates NBD Launches Fourth Cohort Of NDTI Emirates NBD's National Digital Talent Incubator (NDTI) program is designed to support the next group of Emirati fintech founders.