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Beltone Expands Into Private Equity as It Deepens Multi-Stage Investment Push

Egypt’s Beltone Holding is launching a private equity platform in the first quarter of 2026, expanding beyond venture capital as...

by WAYA Staff - Feb 23, 2026

Startups

Saudi’s Scopely Expands Gaming Push With $1 Billion Loom Deal

Saudi-owned mobile gaming company Scopely has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Turkish studio Loom Games, in a transaction...

by WAYA Staff - Feb 22, 2026

Startups

Dawar Acquires Stake in BekyaPay to Expand Its Digital Waste Network Across Egypt

Egypt’s recycling system processes millions of tons of waste annually, much of it through informal, fragmented networks that operate with...

by WAYA Staff - Feb 18, 2026

Startups

MGX Said to Near Investment in Anthropic’s $20bn Funding Round

Abu Dhabi-based MGX is reportedly nearing a deal to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Anthropic as part of...

by WAYA Staff - Feb 12, 2026

Startups

QuicKart Raises $1.5m to Expand Farm-to-Home Model Across the UAE

The UAE’s fresh produce market is increasingly shifting toward speed, traceability, and supply chain control, and capital is following. QuicKart,...

by WAYA Staff - Feb 12, 2026

Startups

QIA Joins $520m Apptronik Round as Humanoid Robotics Move Toward Commercial Scale

Humanoid robotics is edging closer to commercial reality, and sovereign capital is taking notice. The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has...

by WAYA Staff - Feb 12, 2026

Startups

RiseUp Summit 26’: A Turning Point for Egypt’s Startup Ecosystem

After more than a decade of steady growth, Egypt’s startup ecosystem is reaching a moment of reorientation. This year’s RiseUp...

by WAYA Staff - Feb 1, 2026

Startups

Hydrovest Technology Secures USD 275K to Scale Climate-Smart Agriculture and Expand Beyond Qatar

As food security and climate resilience move higher on the GCC’s strategic agenda, agri-technology companies are increasingly being judged not...

by WAYA Staff - Feb 1, 2026

Startups

Byit raises $1.1M to scale its agent-first proptech model across the Gulf

UAE-headquartered proptech platform Byit Capital has raised $1.1 million in strategic investment from A15, Beltone Holding, and several angel investors,...

by WAYA Staff - Dec 8, 2025

Startups

Paribu Acquires Majority Stake in CoinMENA at $240M Valuation

Turkish digital-asset platform Paribu has acquired a majority stake in CoinMENA, the Bahrain- and Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange, in a deal...

by WAYA Staff - Dec 7, 2025

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