Middle East and Africa

Tunisian travel-technology startup WildyNess has closed its first institutional pre-seed funding round, co-led by Bridging Angels and the African Diaspora...

The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) has formally launched the United Arab Emirates’ national 6G initiative, signalling a...

Egypt-based early-stage fintech investor DisrupTech Ventures announced its investment in Moroccan startup Chari, marking the fund’s first deployment in Morocco...

UAE-based space technology firm Space42 announced that its next-generation mobile communications satellite, Thuraya‑4, is now providing commercial connectivity across South...

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund (MBRIF), a federal initiative under the UAE’s UAE National Innovation Strategy, has opened rolling...

Hub71, the technology-ecosystem accelerator located in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), has opened applications for its next cohort of...

The SANAD Fund for MSME, in collaboration with Seedstars, has launched the “SANAD ElevateHer Program”, a targeted accelerator programme for...

Kaltura announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Israel-based start-up eSelf.ai for approximately US$27 million, in a...

Microsoft Corporation has announced plans to invest approximately US$15.2 billion in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) between 2023 and 2029, largely...

Enterprise AI firm Velents has closed a funding round of US$1.5 million and simultaneously unveiled its flagship product, Agent.sa, described as...

Ongoing negotiations between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the United Kingdom are emerging as a structural pivot point for...

The second edition of the Seal the Deal 2025 initiative concluded on 23 October 2025, with nine start‑ups securing investment...