Funding
TheQA raises $550,000 in pre-seed funding
theQA, Kuwait’s first AI-powered consumer research platform, has raised over US$550,000 in a pre-seed round backed by a Kuwaiti family office and strategic angel investors. The funding will support sc...
SC Ventures invests in Saudi embedded finance platform Vrtx
SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment, and ventures arm, today announced an investment in Vrtx, a Saudi-based embedded finance infrastructure platform, to support the ...
PVP leads $3M funding round for Nabta Health
UAE-based healthtech startup Nabta Health has strengthened its growth trajectory after securing a new investment from Phoenix Venture Partners (PVP), which led the second close of the company’s ...
Palma.ai raises $1.8 million in pre-seed round led by D11Z
Palma.ai, the enterprise platform that governs AI agents at runtime, has raised $1.8 million in pre-seed funding. D11Z led the round, with participation from Plug and Play Ventures, Deel, Scale Now Ve...
Island raises $400 million Series F at $6.4 billion valuation
Island, the agentic control plane for enterprises, announced its $400 million Series F financing round which brings the company’s valuation to $6.4 billion, more than doubling since 2024. Evolution Eq...
Aeon raises $1 million led by Terra Industries
Aeon, a Nigerian company building the cybersecurity backbone for critical infrastructure across Africa and the Global South, has raised $1 million in seed funding led by Terra Industries. Resilience 1...
Tabby raises $233 million at $6.5 billion valuation
Tabby has raised $233 million at a $6.5 billion valuation, in an equity round led by Blue Pool Capital, with participation from existing shareholders HSG, Wellington Management and Arbor Ventures.
Swvl secures $13mln funding led by Coefficient
Swvl has entered into a definitive securities purchase agreement for a $13 million private placement led by Coefficient. The investment comes on the back of accelerating performance: in the first quar...
Oro secures $3 million in strategic funding round
Oro today announced the successful closing of a $3 million strategic funding round co-led by MH Ventures and Mapleblock Capital, with participation from M2M Capital, Archer Capital, and X21 Digital, a...