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.
Funding tarekafouada What Financial Brands Can Teach Us About Strategic Silence “Can every person on our team explain what we stand for in one sentence?” If not, we’re not ready.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Gainz Cashes In Seven-Figure Pre-Seed Round For Expansion The co-founders of the UAE-based fintech startup told Inc. Arabia how they want to rewrite the rules of SME financing in the GCC—one Shariah-compliant investment at a time.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff SC Ventures, DIFC Launch National Venture Studio In Dubai SC Ventures will provide its venture building as a service (VBaaS) model to equip DIFC Innovation Hub with the tools, expertise, and frameworks required to operate and scale the studio.
News Inc.Arabia Staff MoIAT And EDB Unveil Make It In The Emirates Accelerator The program aims to accelerate the development of high-potential industrial startups in the UAE.
Grow Yara Aya’s Munira Al Kadi On Trend-Driven Modest Fashion The entrepreneur tells Inc. Arabia how her Saudi-based platform is transforming modest fashion with AI-powered trends and on-demand production.
News Inc.Arabia Staff noon And Dubai DET Join Forces To Boost SME Growth The initiative falls under the banner of the Dubai Traders program, which seeks to empower Dubai’s SMEs by helping them adopt innovative digital tools and channels to expand their reach both locally and globally.
News Inc.Arabia Staff MaxAB-Wasoko Acquires Fatura To Boost African E-Commerce MaxAB-Wasoko, a pan-African retail e-commerce and supply chain super app, has bought Fatura, a B2B e-marketplace based in Egypt, from EFG Finance, a subsidiary of Cairo-headquartered EFG Holding.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Flat6Labs, Tamwilcom Team Up To Support Startups In Morocco The partnership is designed to boost Morocco’s entrepreneurial landscape by offering customized support and mentorship initiatives.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff KSA-Based WakeCap Secures US$28 Million To Scale Globally Founded by Hassan Albalawi and Ishita Sood in Saudi Arabia in 2017, WakeCap has built a reputation as a trusted technology partner on some of the most complex construction projects in the world.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Egypt-Based Nawy Bags US$75 Million To Expand Into UAE, KSA The proptech startup is gearing up to enter the UAE and Saudi markets while revamping its real estate platform with an AI-first strategy.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff KSA-Based Kilow Nets US$2.5 Million In Seed Round Inc. Arabia spoke with founder and CEO Fahed Al-Essa about his healthtech startup’s approach to personalized weight management, and the challenges of scaling tailored care through technology.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based Endocare Secures Funds To Expand Across The GCC Endocare, a Dubai-based metabolic health clinic focused on obesity and longevity care, secured the financing from the Germany-based family-owned investment firm, RbetaQ Holding.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Career 180, VMS Team Up To Expand In Saudi Arabia Inc. Arabia spoke to VMS' Motaz Abuonq and Career 180's Shrouk Alaa El Din to understand what this partnership signals for the future of youth employment in Saudi Arabia.