Funding
BRKZ secures $30 million from Stride Ventures
BRKZ, the leading B2B managed marketplace for building materials in Saudi Arabia, has secured up to $30 million in growth debt from Stride Ventures. The facility will enhance BRKZ’s capabilities to of...
UPFRONT secures $10 million in pre-seed round
Dubai-based fintech startup UPFRONT has secured a $10 million pre-seed round, a mix of equity and debt allocation, to tackle one of the most persistent pain points for small and medium-sized businesse...
DOO raises $1.7M in funding round led by Merak Capital
DOO, the AI-powered customer experience platform transforming how enterprises engage with their customers, announced the close of its $1.7M funding round led by Merak Capital, with participation from ...
Eight Sleep raises $100 million in latest funding round
Eight Sleep, the world’s first sleep-fitness company, has raised $100 million in a new funding round to accelerate the company’s vision of transforming the bed into an AI-powered sleep-optimisation an...
Emergent raises $23 million in Series A led by Lightspeed
Emergent announced a new $23 million Series A led by Lightspeed, following a $7 million seed round raised earlier in the year, taking the total funding to $30 million. Founded in 2025 in San Francisco...
Taaleem raises AED 968 million from Emirates Islamic
Taaleem Holdings, one of the largest premium K-12 education providers in the UAE, has signed two strategic financing agreements that will enable a collective value of AED 968 million, to support its g...
Figure AI secures $1 billion in Series C led by Parkway
Figure AI has successfully secured over USD 1 billion in capital commitments as part of its Series C financing round, reaching a valuation of USD 39 billion. The round was led by Parkway and included ...
Saudi Arabia’s erad secures $33mln debt financing
erad, the Riyadh-headquartered alternative financing platform for SMEs, has raised $33 million in debt financing to expand its operations in Saudi Arabia and the rest of the GCC. The round was led by ...
Upscale AI secures over $100 million in Seed round
Upscale AI, a new high‑performance AI networking company, announced the official launch of the company after being incubated by Auradine, a rapidly growing infrastructure player in the blockchain and ...