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Dec 8, 2025
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1 min read
GCC Food Security, India’s Venture Depth & Agritech Investing
Mark Kahn, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Omnivore, India’s leading agritech and climate-tech venture capital firm with more than $300M AUM, joins the podcast.
Fintech
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Dec 5, 2025
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3 min read
CoinMENA acquired by Paribu in up to $240M deal, marking Türkiye’s largest fintech transaction
The Turkish crypto giant gains VARA and Bahrain licenses through its purchase of CoinMENA, expanding regulated operations into the MENA region as consolidation accelerates across digital asset markets.
Startups
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Dec 5, 2025
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2 min read
UAE renovation-tech startup Reno raises $4M to expand its end-to-end home upgrade platform across the GCC
Backed by Sanabil 500, Hub71 and Plus VC, Reno will use the new capital to scale its renovation operating system, launch an AI-powered design app and grow its footprint across Gulf markets.
Startups
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Dec 4, 2025
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3 min read
Lebanese founder Tarek Mansour’s Kalshi raises $1B at an $11B valuation as prediction markets go mainstream
The latest round was led by Paradigm, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, CapitalG and several returning investors.
Fintech
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Dec 4, 2025
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3 min read
Zazu raises $1M pre-seed to build a Mercury-style financial operating system for African SMEs
Zazu is targeting what economists call Africa’s “missing middle”: the continent’s 50 million SMEs that sit between micro-entrepreneurs served by mobile money and large enterprises supported by commercial banks.
Startups
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Dec 3, 2025
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3 min read
GlobalFoundries acquires Egypt’s InfiniLink months after its $10M seed round
The Cairo chip startup gives GlobalFoundries new silicon photonics design depth as AI data centres shift from copper to optical interconnects.
Startups
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Dec 3, 2025
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2 min read
Egypt’s Rology raises growth round from Philips Foundation, J&J, Sanofi and MIT Solve to scale AI-enabled teleradiology
The Cairo startup, which acquired Saudi Arabia’s Arkan United last year, will use the funding to expand access to rapid, AI-driven radiology across MEA and strengthen its position in Saudi Arabia.
Startups
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Dec 3, 2025
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3 min read
Saudi cybersecurity startup COGNNA raises $9.2M Series A to scale AI-led security operations
Impact46 doubles-down as COGNNA pushes into global markets with its agentic SOC platform, promising faster threat detection and lower security operations costs.
Fintech
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Nov 27, 2025
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3 min read
Saudi-based Erad secures $125M facility from Jefferies and Channel to scale embedded SME finance across the GCC
The capital will expand erad’s embedded finance solutions into new B2B verticals including manufacturing, logistics, distribution and real estate services, with financing ticket sizes of up to SAR 10 million.
Data
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Nov 26, 2025
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6 min read
The MENA Tech IPO Tracker
Here's our list of likely prospects, target exchanges, the last known valuations, the appointed banks, and the key quotes from leadership. We'll update it regularly, tracking companies' plans and progress.
Jordan
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Nov 26, 2025
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2 min read
Propeller launches $50M Fund III to back AI infrastructure and AI-native software across US and MENA
Founded in 2017 by Zaid Farekh and Tambi Jalouqa, Propeller operates across Amman, Riyadh, Boston, and Silicon Valley, positioning itself as a bridge between MENA AI builders and US growth markets.
Contech
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Nov 25, 2025
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2 min read
Buildroid AI emerges from stealth with $2M pre-Seed led by Tim Draper to deploy AI robotics in UAE construction
The startup, founded by the builders behind Mighty Buildings and Glance Clock, is piloting its first block-laying robot and targeting the UAE’s $42.75 billion construction market.
Startups
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Nov 25, 2025
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2 min read
Strataphy raises $6M Seed to develop geothermal cooling systems for data centres and industrial infrastructure
Outliers VC leads investment to scale subsurface-powered cooling technology across Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Startups
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Nov 25, 2025
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2 min read
Founders Fund leads $11.7M Series A in Mnzil, marking its first lead investment in Saudi Arabia
The US firm, known for backing SpaceX, Airbnb and OpenAI, will support Mnzil’s expansion of workforce housing solutions across the GCC.
