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Startups
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Sep 3, 2026
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Sirdab raises $10M Series A from Elm and BECO to expand Saudi logistics platform across GCC
The profitable Saudi logistics startup has grown revenue 20x since Y Combinator and now connects more than 850 businesses to a network of 120+ warehouses and 60+ transport providers.
Startups
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Sep 3, 2026
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ZenHR raises $6M bridge round led by Impact46 to expand AI products and EWA
The Saudi HR software company is expanding its AI products and earned wage access offering across 11 markets in MENA, four years after raising a $10 million growth round.
Fintech
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Sep 3, 2026
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FlyAkeed raises $25.2M across Sanabil-led equity round and Artal sukuk
The Saudi corporate travel platform is adding a deferred-payment layer to its software, with the new financing split between equity and Shariah-compliant debt.
Fintech
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Sep 3, 2026
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Saudi SME lending startup Abwab.ai raises $4M led by Speedinvest and MEVP
The startup says its technology is used by more than 13 financial institutions and has processed over SAR 1 billion in SME loans.
Foodtech
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Sep 2, 2026
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COFE closes $43M pre-IPO round at $178M valuation, targets Saudi listing by 2029
Wa’ed Ventures returns three years after leading its $15m Series B, as the Kuwait-born coffee-ordering app remakes itself into enterprise procurement and commerce software.
Startups
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Sep 2, 2026
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Adam Neumann’s Flow enters UAE with DIFC licence, targets first openings in early 2027
a16z-backed residential operator plans communities in Dubai and Abu Dhabi as its portfolio grows to 8,500 homes under management or development.
SaaS
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Sep 2, 2026
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Usman Gul’s Metal raises $4.5M seed backed by a16z, YC and Phaze Ventures
Round follows an earlier investment from Oman’s Phaze Ventures, with the fundraising software startup saying paying customers have raised more than $500M through its platform this year.
SaaS
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Sep 2, 2026
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Dubai's Enhance raises $18.2M from Global Ventures and Stride Ventures to expand personal training OS in the US
Fitness software company, which bootstrapped before raising a $3m Series A in 2021, will use the equity and venture debt financing to expand across the world’s largest gym market.
Jordan
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Sep 1, 2026
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Jordanian edtech Abwaab acquires Egypt’s Eduact in second deal this year
Acquisition adds teacher and learning-centre software to Abwaab’s platform, eight months after it bought university admissions startup Apex.
Results
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Aug 28, 2026
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Talabat generated 94% of Delivery Hero’s MENA profit as Saudi losses narrowed
Regional GMV rose 11.6% even as profit slipped, with Saudi Arabia appearing to move back towards breakeven ahead of Uber’s €13B takeover of the Berlin group.
Startups
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Aug 28, 2026
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Builder.ai founder Sachin Dev Duggal launches Dubai-based SeKondBrain after unicorn collapse
New venture marks the return of the Builder.ai founder 15 months after the QIA-backed startup entered insolvency, with an initial product designed to carry memory between competing AI models
