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Apr 20, 2026
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Speedinvest launches flagship Middle East and Africa fund backed by Mubadala, QIA and EIB Global
The fund is led by partners Deepali Nangia and Rana Abdel Latif and will invest across fintech, embedded finance, health, climate, AI, consumer and digital infrastructure in markets spanning MENAPT and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Startups
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Apr 20, 2026
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Saudi grocery delivery platform Nana enters financial reorganisation after raising over $200M from Kingdom Holding, STV and others
The financial reorganisation comes as Saudi Arabia's delivery and quick commerce market has become one of the most competitive in the world.
SaaS
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Apr 20, 2026
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Signit raises $15m Series A to build AI-powered contract management for Saudi government and enterprise
Founded in 2021 by Mohamed El Abbouri, the company built its initial business around a digital signature platform designed specifically for the Saudi market.
Startups
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Apr 17, 2026
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Egyptian cybersecurity startup Raspire joins Y Combinator with no-code runtime protection platform
Raspire's platform allows engineering teams to add runtime protection to their applications without requiring complex integrations, specialised security teams or changes that slow down release cycles.
News
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Apr 17, 2026
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UAE's Homegrown Ventures closes $22.8m debut fund as MENA's first VC firm dedicated to consumer brands
The fund is founded by Nader Amiri and Ahmad Shamieh, who between them have spent more than 30 years inside the CPG industry at Unilever, Coca-Cola, Kraft/Mondelez, Danone, Nokia and Microsoft.
Fintech
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Apr 16, 2026
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Tabby secures UAE wallet licence, extending financial services push into its second core market
The BNPL unicorn has cleared the regulatory hurdle to hold customer funds and roll out a broader suite of financial products in the Emirates, including spending accounts, cards, and money management tools.
Results
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Apr 16, 2026
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Tamara's Saudi arm hits first full-year profit of $51.5M on 90% revenue growth
The results mark a turning point for the Riyadh-headquartered BNPL unicorn, which is backed by PIF subsidiary Sanabil Investments, SNB Capital's fintech fund, and Checkout.com.
Startups
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Apr 13, 2026
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Golden Gate Ventures backs $2B AI infrastructure firm Invisible Technologies as it targets GCC enterprise deployments
Invisible, founded in 2015, claims to have trained data and models for more than 80% of the world's leading foundation model labs and counts Microsoft, AWS and Cohere among its enterprise clients.
Algeria
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Apr 10, 2026
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Algerian founder Ines Boutemadja becomes the first Algerian woman in Y Combinator with AI insurance startup Klaimee
The company audits AI agents' architecture, processes and failure modes, then backs them with AI-specific liability coverage through a self-service platform aimed at startups deploying AI agents to enterprise clients.
