Professional.me Secures $3.1 Million Seed Round to Redefine AI-Driven Hiring

Professional.me Secures $3.1 Million Seed Round to Redefine AI-Driven Hiring

Professional.me, an AI-powered platform redefining how companies match and manage talent, has closed a US$3.1 million seed round, led by Raha Beach Ventures, bringing total funding to US$4.6 million. Professional.me introduces a breakthrough approach: personalized micro-LLMs, custom-trained language models for both employers and professionals. These tailored models deeply understand context and nuance, enabling smarter, faster, and […]

Dubai’s Coraly.ai Raises $2M Pre-Seed Round to Expand AI-Powered Real Estate Platform Globally

Dubai’s Coraly.ai Raises $2M Pre-Seed Round to Expand AI-Powered Real Estate Platform Globally

Dubai-based Coraly.ai, formerly known as Coralytics, has secured $2 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate product development and expand into new markets. The round was led by Salica Oryx Fund, a MENA-focused early-stage investment vehicle managed by Salica Investments, with participation from EQ2 Ventures and a group of strategic angel investors. Coraly.ai offers an AI […]

MYCRANE Trading raises $50mln to launch UAE operations from Jebel Ali base

MYCRANE Trading raises $50mln to launch UAE operations from Jebel Ali base

Sellers can tap rental platform’s thousands of global users Dubai, United Arab Emirates – MYCRANE Trading, a newly established crane sales, leasing and maintenance services provider, based in Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai, today announced the successful closing of a USD 50 million investment deal with a DIFC-based investment holding company. In partnership with MYCRANE, the first […]

Egypt’s Breadfast Secures $10M from EBRD, Valuation Nears $400M

Egypt’s Breadfast Secures $10M from EBRD, Valuation Nears $400M

Cairo, Egypt – Egyptian grocery delivery startup Breadfast has raised $10 million from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) as part of its Series B2 funding round, bringing its valuation close to $400 million. The round was led by Novastar Ventures and aims to scale operations across Egypt, including the expansion of fulfilment […]

Yango Group Makes First Investment in Pakistan, Backs Fintech Trukkr to Digitize Logistics Sector

Yango Group Makes First Investment in Pakistan, Backs Fintech Trukkr to Digitize Logistics Sector

KARACHI – UAE-based technology company Yango Group, through its $20 million corporate venture arm Yango Ventures, has acquired a stake in Pakistani fintech Trukkr, marking its first investment in the country. Trukkr, founded in 2019, serves Pakistan’s $35 billion logistics market by digitizing operations for over 20,000 drivers and more than 100 enterprise clients. The […]

F6 Group Launches F6 Ventures to Bridge Seed-Stage Funding Gap Across MEA

F6 Group Launches F6 Ventures to Bridge Seed-Stage Funding Gap Across MEA

F6 Group launches F6 Ventures, a new seed-stage investment firm, alongside Flat6Labs, to support startups across the Middle East and Africa. The newly launched VC fund will manage six funds with over $90 million in assets under management (AUM), focusing on seed and early-stage investments. F6 Ventures will address funding gaps in emerging ecosystems, focusing on […]

Alaan launches one of the region’s first equity buyback programmes

UAE-based AI-powered fintech Alaan raises $48M, one of the largest Series A rounds in MENA

Alaan, a UAE-based spend management platform, announced Tuesday that it has raised $48 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round to accelerate its expansion in Saudi Arabia and enhance its suite of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered finance automation tools. The company had previously raised $7.5 million across its Seed and Pre-Series A rounds. Funding details The round was […]

Cairo-based Suplyd secures $2M in Pre-Series A to Digitize Egypt’s $10B HORECA Supply Chain

Cairo-based Suplyd secures $2M in Pre-Series A to Digitize Egypt’s $10B HORECA Supply Chain

Investment led by 4DX Ventures, Camel Ventures, and Plus VC to power Suplyd’s next growth phase beyond distribution. The round also includes participation from Seedstars and existing investors as Suplyd gears up to expand across Egypt and scale new services. Cairo, Egypt – Suplyd, the Cairo-based digital procurement platform for restaurants, announced the successful raise of […]

Wuilt Raises $2 Million to Democratize E-commerce from Egypt to the World

Wuilt Raises $2 Million to Democratize E-commerce from Egypt to the World

Wuilt, the MENA region’s all-in-one e-commerce enablement platform, has raised $2 million to accelerate its mission of democratizing e-commerce—starting in Egypt and expanding across the region and beyond. The round includes follow-on investment from Flat6Labs and MTF VC and participation from Mubadala-backed Hub71, JIMCO (Abdul Latif Jameel’s VC arm), Purity Tech, and a strong network of strategic angel […]

UAE’s Mubadala Capital invests in US AI firm Anaconda's $150mln Series C to Power AI for the Enterprise

UAE’s Mubadala Capital invests in US AI firm Anaconda’s $150mln Series C to Power AI for the Enterprise

Anaconda, Inc., the company committed to advancing AI with open source at scale, today announced that it raised over $150M in a Series C funding round led by Insight Partners, with participation from Mubadala Capital. The company operates profitably with over $150M in annual recurring revenue (ARR) as of July 2025. This news comes on the heels […]