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.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Standard Chartered, C3 To Back Women-Led UAE Tech Startups Kevin Holliday, Managing Director at C3, told Inc. Arabia that the program aims to "cultivate resilient entrepreneurs able to lead confidently, adapt quickly, and scale sustainably.”
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Dubai Culture's New Competition Seeks Creative Entrepreneurs Applications are now open for the third edition of the Al Quoz Creative Entrepreneurship Competition, which is being staged by the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture).
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Money Fellows’ Ahmed Wadi On His US$13 Million Fundraise The founder of the Egypt-based fintech startup told us that trust, financial inclusion, and adaptability are the key drivers of success in emerging markets.
Business Plans melbatta Why International Brands Succeed—or Fail—in the Middle East If you’re looking to grow in the Middle East, the question is not just “Are we ready?” but “Are we truly listening?”
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based Fuze Bags US$12.2 Million In Series A Round Founded by Mo Ali Yusuf, Arpit Mehta, and Srijan Shetty in the UAE in 2023, Fuze offers digital assets-as-a-service infrastructure that enables financial institutions and businesses across the MENA and Turkey to provide regulated digital assets.
AI Everything Inc.Arabia Staff Foras Acquires Minority Stake In Canater For US$1 Million Foras, an Abu Dhabi-based investment firm, has acquired a 10 percent stake in the Dubai-based logistics and supply chain startup Canater.
AI Everything Inc.Arabia Staff Meta And Startupbootcamp Launch Llama Design Drive 2025 The three-month program will support early-stage founders building intelligent assistants and AI agents.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff bp Oman, Outward Bound Launch Wa’ed Program The three-phase program targets 100 Omani entrepreneurs from startup ventures and student-run companies.
News Inc.Arabia Staff KSA's STV Closes US$100 Million Non-Dilutive Capital Fund The platform aims to bridge the funding gap for tech startups in Saudi Arabia by providing vital Sharia-compliant, non-dilutive capital to support their growth in the fast-evolving tech landscape.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Code & State Tackles Stablecoin Gaps With US$3 Million Push The Dubai-based startup's co-founder, Cédric Waldburger, told Inc. Arabia, “Stablecoins will become core infrastructure for financial systems—whether visible to users or not."
News Inc.Arabia Staff Nahda Tech Launches Tech Bootcamp in Damascus to Bridge Skills Gap and Attract Regional Employers
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Zest Equity Secures US$4.3 Million Pre-Series A Round The new funding will fuel the UAE-based fintech startup’s expansion across the KSA and UAE, drive talent acquisition, enable product development, and enhance its technology infrastructure