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DEWA Partners With HBMSU To Champion Female Leadership in UAE

Microsoft Launches Superintelligence Team To Tackle Medical Diagnosis

SMEDA Convenes Over 2,000 Entrepreneurs to Bolster National Startup Ecosystem in Oman

OpenAI’s Sora AI Video App Dominates Android With 470,000 First-Day Installs

Amazon Launches Bazaar App In The Middle East To Challenge Shein And Temu

Saudi’s Builtop Lands Million Seed Round To Fuel Vision 2030 Projects

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Saudi’s Builtop Lands $11 Million Seed Round To Fuel Vision 2030 Projects

Saudi Arabian construction tech startup Builtop has announced the successful closure of an $11 million Seed funding round. The investment is a strategic mix of venture capital and debt financing…

Tunisia’s nextProtein Raises .7 Million To Expand Insect-Based Protein Production Globally

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Tunisia’s nextProtein Raises $20.7 Million To Expand Insect-Based Protein Production Globally

Kuwait’s Kamco Invest and TechInvest Explore New 0 Million Venture Fund

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Kuwait’s Kamco Invest and TechInvest Explore New $150 Million Venture Fund

Morocco’s Saham Bank Secures IFC Partnership To Unlock 0 Million For Local Businesses

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Morocco’s Saham Bank Secures IFC Partnership To Unlock $500 Million For Local Businesses

Ventures Platform Eyes North African Expansion With M First Close For Fund II

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Ventures Platform Eyes North African Expansion With $64M First Close For Fund II

DEWA Partners With HBMSU To Champion Female Leadership in UAE

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DEWA Partners With HBMSU To Champion Female Leadership in UAE

Jordan’s Gaming Sector Exceeds 0 Million As National Strategy Targets Major Growth

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Jordan’s Gaming Sector Exceeds $300 Million As National Strategy Targets Major Growth

26 Agreements and 5 Initiatives on the Second Day at Biban 2025

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26 Agreements and 5 Initiatives on the Second Day at Biban 2025

LATEST FUNDING ROUNDS

UAE’s Klaim Lands Strategic Investment From Claritev To Accelerate Healthcare Payments

UAE’s Klaim Lands Strategic Investment From Claritev To Accelerate Healthcare Payments

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UAE-Based AngelSpark Backs SellAbroad To Democratize Cross-Border E-Commerce

UAE-Based AngelSpark Backs SellAbroad To Democratize Cross-Border E-Commerce

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Tunisia’s 216 Capital Ventures Invests In AI-Powered Music EdTech Startup Deplike

Tunisia’s 216 Capital Ventures Invests In AI-Powered Music EdTech Startup Deplike

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Egypt’s DisrupTech Ventures Expands into Morocco with Strategic Investment in Chari

Egypt’s DisrupTech Ventures Expands into Morocco with Strategic Investment in Chari

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Alchemist Doha Backs UK RegTech Datox AI to Automate Financial Compliance

Alchemist Doha Backs UK RegTech Datox AI to Automate Financial Compliance

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Tunisian Traveltech WildyNess Secures Pre-Seed Funding to Expand Authentic Travel Across MENA

Tunisian Traveltech WildyNess Secures Pre-Seed Funding to Expand Authentic Travel Across MENA

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LATEST ECOSYSTEM UPDATES

Bader Initiative Launches to Empower a New Wave of Entrepreneurs in UAE

Bader Initiative Launches to Empower a New Wave of Entrepreneurs in UAE

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Saudi Arabia Launches Third Cybersecurity Accelerator and New SME Empowerment Initiative

Saudi Arabia Launches Third Cybersecurity Accelerator and New SME Empowerment Initiative

Ecosystem

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Monsha’at Partners With X to Bolster Digital Skills for Entrepreneurs During Biban

Monsha’at Partners With X to Bolster Digital Skills for Entrepreneurs During Biban

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Monsha’at Signs MoU With Business France To Bridge Ecosystems

Monsha’at Signs MoU With Business France To Bridge Ecosystems

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Egypt Launches National Awards to Champion University-Born Startups

Egypt Launches National Awards to Champion University-Born Startups

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Dubai Culture Awards AED 160,000 To Winners Of Creative Entrepreneurship Competition

Dubai Culture Awards AED 160,000 To Winners Of Creative Entrepreneurship Competition

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LATEST PROGRAMS & OPPORTUNITIES

Apply Now for Orange Corners Baghdad Student Ambassador Program

Apply Now for Orange Corners Baghdad Student Ambassador Program

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Lebanon Startups: Apply For EBRD’s Star Venture 24-Month Support

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Lebanon Startups: Apply For EBRD’s Star Venture 24-Month Support

Apply Now For Dollani Entrepreneurship Bootcamp In Syria

Bootcamp Dollani Bootcamp Entrepreneurship

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Apply Now For Dollani Entrepreneurship Bootcamp In Syria

Launch Your AI Venture: Apply To Join The DMCC AI Centre In Dubai

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Launch Your AI Venture: Apply To Join The DMCC AI Centre In Dubai

Lebanon Startups and Experts Invited To Join Knowledge And Innovation Communities

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Lebanon Startups and Experts Invited To Join Knowledge And Innovation Communities

Lebanon And Jordan Social Enterprises Invited To Apply For Alfanar’s Aspire-VP Program

Alfanar Venture Philanthropy Jordan Lebanon

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Lebanon And Jordan Social Enterprises Invited To Apply For Alfanar’s Aspire-VP Program

Moroccan Project Holders And SMEs Invited To Join Speed Finance Acceleration

Accelerator Finance Morocco

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Moroccan Project Holders And SMEs Invited To Join Speed Finance Acceleration

Apply Now To Showcase Your Startup At Step Dubai 2026

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Apply Now To Showcase Your Startup At Step Dubai 2026

Apply Now For MENA Women Business Club’s CCI Accelerator Program in Egypt

Accelerator CCI Creative Economy

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Apply Now For MENA Women Business Club’s CCI Accelerator Program in Egypt

LATEST STARTUPS NEWS

Canadian University Dubai Spins Out Blockchain Verification Startup TrustPaper

Canadian University Dubai Spins Out Blockchain Verification Startup TrustPaper

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UAE’s Gllit Launches AI-Powered Suite to Empower Agent-Free Real Estate Transactions

UAE’s Gllit Launches AI-Powered Suite to Empower Agent-Free Real Estate Transactions

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Bahrain’s Delivery Sector Braces For Impact as Global Giant Keeta Enters The Market

Bahrain’s Delivery Sector Braces For Impact as Global Giant Keeta Enters The Market

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Careem Deepens Its Q-Commerce Footprint With Quik Launch In Al Ain

Careem Deepens Its Q-Commerce Footprint With Quik Launch In Al Ain

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UAE’s Maharat Launches Bite-Sized Learning Playlists To Combat Doom-Scrolling

UAE’s Maharat Launches Bite-Sized Learning Playlists To Combat Doom-Scrolling

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VMS Backs Arab Therapy’s Expansion into the Kingdom

VMS Backs Arab Therapy’s Expansion into the Kingdom

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LATEST TECH BYTES

Amazon Launches Free AI-Powered Translation Service for Kindle Authors

Amazon Launches Free AI-Powered Translation Service for Kindle Authors

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Sam Altman Reveals OpenAI’s B ARR And Trillion-Dollar AI Infrastructure Bet

Sam Altman Reveals OpenAI’s $20B ARR And Trillion-Dollar AI Infrastructure Bet

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HUMAIN and DataVolt Launch AI-Focused Data Centre Pipeline

HUMAIN and DataVolt Launch AI-Focused Data Centre Pipeline

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Bahrain’s Mubasher Capital Unveils Region’s First True AI-Driven Trading Assistant

Bahrain’s Mubasher Capital Unveils Region’s First True AI-Driven Trading Assistant

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Adyen Launches Two New Advanced Payment Terminals In The UAE

Adyen Launches Two New Advanced Payment Terminals In The UAE

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UAE’s AI Talent Pool to Grow by Over 300000 with New Microsoft Initiative

UAE’s AI Talent Pool to Grow by Over 300000 with New Microsoft Initiative

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