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Comfi raises $65 million in Pre-Series A led by Iliad Partners
Comfi today announced it has raised $65 million in a Pre-Series A funding round consisting of both equity and debt. The equity round was led by Iliad Partners and joined by Yango Ventures and Raw Vent...
Sheraa unveils AED 5M Entrepreneurs Resilience Fund
The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa) has launched its Entrepreneurs Resilience Fund for fast-tracked financial, operational, and marketing support for Sharjah-based startups and SMEs, enabling...
VAST Data raises $1B Series F at a $30B valuation
VAST Data today announced the closing of its Series F financing at a $30 billion valuation, representing more than a threefold increase from its $9.1 billion Series E valuation in late 2023. The lates...
RAKEZ spotlights pathways to scalable business growth
The event, titled “From Chaos to Control: How to Organise Your Business When Everything Lives in Your Head,” brought together entrepreneurs, SME owners, and decision-makers at Compass Coworking Centre...
Homegrown Ventures raises over $22.8 million for Fund I
Homegrown Ventures today announced the final close of Fund I, with a raise of over US$22.8 million for its debut fund, exceeding its US$20 million target and positioning itself as the region’s first p...
Meta unveils Muse Spark to power smarter, faster Meta AI
Meta has unveiled Muse Spark, the first model in a new series of large language models developed by Meta Superintelligence Labs, marking what the company describes as a major step toward “personal sup...
UAE startup ItsRaw.ai to help restaurants gain visibility
ItsRaw.ai, a new restaurant public relations platform, is promising to help restaurant founders share their news and offers for ‘the price of a brunch’. With AI assistance, the platform guides restaur...
Five MENA startups join Propeller’s Silicon Valley cohort
Propeller announced the inaugural cohort of Kernel Camp, its annual deep-tech residency program based in Silicon Valley. Five startups from Tunisia, Morocco, Jordan, and Egypt have arrived in the Bay ...
Microsoft announces the Imagine Cup World Finalists
Microsoft has officially revealed the three student-led startups advancing to the 2026 Imagine Cup World Championship, marking another milestone in the company’s global competition that empowers young...