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Two-Thirds Of UAE And Saudi Travellers Now Trust AI For Accommodation Booking

Two-Thirds Of UAE And Saudi Travellers Now Trust AI For Accommodation Booking

Kuwait Announces National AI Hackathon to Boost Digital Transformation

Kuwait Announces National AI Hackathon to Boost Digital Transformation

Wadi Jeddah Partners With Cambridge Innovation Center To Launch New Innovation Hub

Wadi Jeddah Partners With Cambridge Innovation Center To Launch New Innovation Hub

Morocco’s Cash Plus Makes Landmark Debut With  Million IPO Oversubscribed 65 Times

Morocco’s Cash Plus Makes Landmark Debut With $75 Million IPO Oversubscribed 65 Times

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Two-Thirds Of UAE And Saudi Travellers Now Trust AI For Accommodation Booking
Kuwait Announces National AI Hackathon to Boost Digital Transformation
Wadi Jeddah Partners With Cambridge Innovation Center To Launch New Innovation Hub
Morocco’s Cash Plus Makes Landmark Debut With $75 Million IPO Oversubscribed 65 Times
OpenAI And Google On The AI Revolution In Startup Go To Market Strategies
UAE’s Funch Raises 0K to Scale AI-Native Lunch Subscription Service
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UAE’s Funch Raises $500K to Scale AI-Native Lunch Subscription Service

UAE-based food-tech startup funch. has successfully raised $500,000 to expand its AI-native lunch subscription service across the region. Positioned as a smart solution for busy professionals and teams, funch. aims…

Saudi Fintech Erad Closes 5 Million Facility Led by Jefferies to Bridge SME Funding Gap
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Saudi Fintech Erad Closes $125 Million Facility Led by Jefferies to Bridge SME Funding Gap

ABB Launches M AI Training Hub in Dubai to Boost Regional Energy Sector Skills
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ABB Launches $2M AI Training Hub in Dubai to Boost Regional Energy Sector Skills

UAE’s Multiply Media Group Expands Into The UK With Full Acquisition of London Lites
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UAE’s Multiply Media Group Expands Into The UK With Full Acquisition of London Lites

Kuwait’s Markaz Plans New Equity Fund and Major Saudi Arabia Expansion
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Kuwait’s Markaz Plans New Equity Fund and Major Saudi Arabia Expansion

Kuwait Announces National AI Hackathon to Boost Digital Transformation
Ecosystem
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Kuwait Announces National AI Hackathon to Boost Digital Transformation

Wadi Jeddah Partners With Cambridge Innovation Center To Launch New Innovation Hub
Ecosystem
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Wadi Jeddah Partners With Cambridge Innovation Center To Launch New Innovation Hub

Tamkeen and Brinc Conclude Advisory Bootcamp for Mashroo3i Arabic Cohort in Bahrain
Ecosystem
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Tamkeen and Brinc Conclude Advisory Bootcamp for Mashroo3i Arabic Cohort in Bahrain

LATEST FUNDING ROUNDS

UAE’s Mastiska Secures  Million Seed to Develop Sovereign AI Chips

UAE’s Mastiska Secures $10 Million Seed to Develop Sovereign AI Chips

Funding
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Saudi Proptech Mnzil Secures .7 Million Series A Led By Founders Fund

Saudi Proptech Mnzil Secures $11.7 Million Series A Led By Founders Fund

Funding
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UAE’s Revibe Secures  Million to Champion Sustainable Tech Across MENA

UAE’s Revibe Secures $17 Million to Champion Sustainable Tech Across MENA

Funding
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UAE’s Buildroid AI Emerges From Stealth With  Million To Revolutionize Construction Robotics

UAE’s Buildroid AI Emerges From Stealth With $2 Million To Revolutionize Construction Robotics

Funding
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Nuwa Capital Leads Strategic Investment In AdTech Platform GoWit For EMEA Expansion

Nuwa Capital Leads Strategic Investment In AdTech Platform GoWit For EMEA Expansion

Funding
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Saudi Strataphy Raises  Million Seed Fund To Redefine Cooling For AI Infrastructure

Saudi Strataphy Raises $6 Million Seed Fund To Redefine Cooling For AI Infrastructure

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LATEST ECOSYSTEM UPDATES

DMCC and Bybit Conclude Third Web3 Unleashed Hackathon, Awarding 0,000 to Global Innovators

DMCC and Bybit Conclude Third Web3 Unleashed Hackathon, Awarding $140,000 to Global Innovators

Ecosystem
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Morocco’s 212 Founders Program Continues Monthly Talks To Accelerate Seed and Series A Startups

Morocco’s 212 Founders Program Continues Monthly Talks To Accelerate Seed and Series A Startups

Ecosystem
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ITIDA Partners with DXC Technology to Launch Dandelion Program for Neurodiverse Youth

ITIDA Partners with DXC Technology to Launch Dandelion Program for Neurodiverse Youth

Ecosystem
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Saudi Arabia Launches Catalyst Now Chapter To Bridge Global And Local Social Innovation

Saudi Arabia Launches Catalyst Now Chapter To Bridge Global And Local Social Innovation

Ecosystem
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Technopark Maroc and The Forge Partner to Expose Startups to European Ecosystems

Technopark Maroc and The Forge Partner to Expose Startups to European Ecosystems

Ecosystem
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UAE To Host Business Forum Launching Joint Tech Accelerator With Russia

UAE To Host Business Forum Launching Joint Tech Accelerator With Russia

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LATEST PROGRAMS & OPPORTUNITIES

Apply Now For PepsiCo’s Youth Impact Studio Competition

Apply Now For PepsiCo’s Youth Impact Studio Competition

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Hackathon impact Jordan
Apply Now For Athar Accelerator’s Cairo AI Hackathon
AI Athar Accelerator Cairo
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Apply Now For Athar Accelerator’s Cairo AI Hackathon

Join UAE’s National Program as an Exceptional Mentor in Tech
Mentor Mentorship Opportunity
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Join UAE’s National Program as an Exceptional Mentor in Tech

Apply Now For The Meshwary Innovation Camp In Alexandria
Alexandria Camp Innovation
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Apply Now For The Meshwary Innovation Camp In Alexandria

Sheraa Opens Nominations For SEFFY Awards 2026 To Spotlight Top Innovators
Award Ecosystem Nomination
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Sheraa Opens Nominations For SEFFY Awards 2026 To Spotlight Top Innovators

Saudi Start Smart 2025 Opens Applications for AI Innovators with SAR 100,000 Prize Fund
AI KSA Opportunity
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Saudi Start Smart 2025 Opens Applications for AI Innovators with SAR 100,000 Prize Fund

Nominate Now for the Startup Syria Awards
Award Opportunity Startup Syria
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Nominate Now for the Startup Syria Awards

Apply Now For MENA InsurTech Accelerator 2026
Accelerator Insurtech MENA
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Apply Now For MENA InsurTech Accelerator 2026

Submit Your Project To The 5,000 Binance Academy Hackathon
Binance Crypto Hackathon
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Submit Your Project To The $125,000 Binance Academy Hackathon

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LATEST STARTUPS NEWS

Palestinian Siraj EdTech Platform Featured on Orange Corners’ Drive to Success Series

Palestinian Siraj EdTech Platform Featured on Orange Corners’ Drive to Success Series

Startups
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MoneyHash Partners With Amwal Tech To Expand Installment Payments Across The Kingdom

MoneyHash Partners With Amwal Tech To Expand Installment Payments Across The Kingdom

Startups
3 Min Read
UAEs EasyWill Launches First AI-Powered Digital Will Platform

UAEs EasyWill Launches First AI-Powered Digital Will Platform

Startups
4 Min Read
PIF-Backed Lucid Motors Taps Nvidia to Develop Advanced Self-Driving Technology

PIF-Backed Lucid Motors Taps Nvidia to Develop Advanced Self-Driving Technology

Startups
4 Min Read
Tabby Partnered With Sharjah Finance Department To Digitize Government Payments

Tabby Partnered With Sharjah Finance Department To Digitize Government Payments

Startups
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Huru Debuts Instant Microfinance Solution For Underbanked Communities

Huru Debuts Instant Microfinance Solution For Underbanked Communities

Startups
4 Min Read

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LATEST TECH BYTES

DeepSeek Releases Open-Source AI That Outperforms Humans In Advanced Math

DeepSeek Releases Open-Source AI That Outperforms Humans In Advanced Math

Tech
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New AI Wearable Friend Ignites Controversy Over Digital Companionship

New AI Wearable Friend Ignites Controversy Over Digital Companionship

Tech
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Alibaba Enters Wearable AI Race With New Quark Smart Glasses

Alibaba Enters Wearable AI Race With New Quark Smart Glasses

Tech
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Qatar Unveils Digital Transformation Roadmap to Revolutionize Its Tourism Sector

Qatar Unveils Digital Transformation Roadmap to Revolutionize Its Tourism Sector

Tech
4 Min Read
Qatar’s Darkocean Launches World’s First Rapid AI-Powered Ocean Mapping Engine

Qatar’s Darkocean Launches World’s First Rapid AI-Powered Ocean Mapping Engine

Tech
4 Min Read
Saudi’s QSS AI & Robotics Unveils MENA’s First Humanoid Robotics Showroom

Saudi’s QSS AI & Robotics Unveils MENA’s First Humanoid Robotics Showroom

Tech
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