Funding

UAE-based FinTech startup YAP raises $41m aiming at expansion

YAP, a digital banking app and start-up in the UAE, has secured $41 million to…

Spire plans to pump $39.5m into MENA expansion

With assistance from Bahrain Economic Development Board, Spire, a top GCC provider of open banking,…

Abu Dhabi’s Pure Harvest raises $181m to fuel expansion into GCC & Asia

Abu Dhabi startup, Pure Harvest Smart Farms raised $181 million as it seeks to grow…

Sequoia Capital India leads $37mln Series A round in PropTech startup Huspy

Reportedly, Huspy, the EMEA proptech startup, has announced a $37 million Series A funding round…

UAE FinTech start-up QFIL Solutions wins ‘Best FinTech AI solution’ at top international industry awards

The QFIL Solutions – a leading UAE FinTech start-up – has scooped the ‘Best Fintech AI Solution’ award in…

UK tech startups achieve record-high funding

In the first five months of 2022, UK IT startups raised more venture capital financing…

The UAE, Egypt & Saudi Arabia continue to dominate venture capital inflow in the region, Wamda says

Start-ups in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region raised $176 million in May from…

Euan Blair’s Multiverse start-up becomes 1st EdTech unicorn with $1.7bn evaluation

The company run by Euan Blair has become the UK’s first EdTech unicorn after being valued at…

ADQ and Jordan’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship launch $100mln tech fund

Reportedly, ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company, today announced the launch of a…