Source: Business Recorder Brooklyn, USA — May 2025 — Atoms, a Brooklyn-based sneaker startup founded by Pakistani entrepreneur Sidra Qasim, has successfully raised over $2 million in a private funding round led by its own customers. The announcement was made by Qasim on LinkedIn, where she described the initiative as “the most meaningful experience” of […]
Fuze provides Digital Assets-as-a-Service infrastructure enabling financial institutions and businesses across MENA and Turkey. Abu Dhabi, UAE and New York, USA: Fuze, the Middle East and Turkey’s fastest growing digital assets infrastructure firm, today announced the successful completion of a $12.2 million Series A funding round led by Galaxy (TSX: GLXY), a global leader in […]
Zest Equity, the leading digital infrastructure solutions platform for private market transactions, today announced it has secured $4.3 million in pre-series A funding from strategic investors, led by Prosus Ventures with participation from Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures (MSISV). This investment reinforces Zest Equity’s mission to simplify and digitize private market transaction processes by […]
Singapore, 28 April 2025 – Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, is proud to announce the successful raise of its $150 million Series D, the largest in its history, at a substantial valuation increase over its last round. Amid one of the most challenging capital markets environments of recent times, this milestone was […]
Hushday, the region’s first premium, invitation-only flash sales platform, has raised over AED 2 million (USD $550,000) in pre-seed funding from regional tech investors. Inspired by the success of European giants like Veepee and Showroom Privé, this UAE-born startup aims to reinvent premium retail for a new generation of shoppers and brands. Dubai – As global […]
NEW YORK- Alpaca, a self-clearing broker-dealer and brokerage infrastructure API, announced its $52 million Series C funding round today from its new office in Manhattan, New York. This significant milestone further accelerates Alpaca’s global expansion and development of its industry-leading product offerings. This round saw participation from new and returning investors, including Derayah Financial, 850 […]
New York: Omani startup 44.01 was today announced as the winner of the Air category of the XPRIZE’s carbon removal competition and awarded a $1 million XFACTOR prize. 44.01’s project, based in Fujairah, UAE, uses Direct Air Capture technology to capture CO2 from the air, which 44.01 then mineralises, ensuring it can never escape back into […]
UAE-based crypto startup Resolv Labs has raised $10 million in a seed round led by Cyber.Fund and Maven11 and joined by Coinbase Ventures, SCB Limited, Arrington Capital, Animoca Ventures, Gumi Cryptos, NoLimit Holdings, and Robot Ventures. Founded in 2023 by Ivan Kozlov, Fedor Chmile, and Tim Shekikhachev, Resolv Labs provides a backed True-Delta Neutral Architecture for low-risk crypto investments. The funding […]
The Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) – the largest investment fund of its kind in Jordan has announced a USD 3 million investment in the Antler MENAP Fund LP. The USD 60 million early-stage venture capital fund, launched by Antler, focuses on pre-seed to Series A investments across the MENA region, with a sector […]
Moroccan regtech startup VOVE ID has secured new investment from The Baobab Network to accelerate its growth across Africa and the Middle East. The funding (amount undisclosed) marks a key milestone for the high-end digital identity verification company, which launched earlier this year and has already gained rapid traction with its secure, AI-driven Know Your Customer (KYC) […]