Startups Prosperity7 Joins NeuBird AI’s USD 19.3M Round. Enterprise AI Infrastructure Is Getting Backed Early. US-based NeuBird AI has raised USD 19.3 million with participation from Prosperity7 Ventures, signaling continued investor conviction in foundational AI... by WAYA Staff - Apr 9, 2026
Startups Falak Startups Exits Delta Oil at 25.5x. Venture Building Is Translating Into Real Returns This exit signals how Egypt’s startup ecosystem is beginning to mature beyond funding into outcomes Falak Startups, a government-backed startup... by WAYA Staff - Apr 8, 2026
Startups Orange’s OSVP Competition Returns for 2026. The Opportunity Is Regional Scale. Orange is reopening applications for its startup competition. But the real value is not the prize, it is access to... by WAYA Staff - Apr 7, 2026
Startups z.systems Raises USD 1.65M Seed Round. B2B Commerce Infrastructure Is Starting to Digitize. A fragmented USD 40B market is beginning to organize itself around platforms. Morocco’s z.systems raised USD 1.65 million in a... by WAYA Staff - Apr 7, 2026
Startups Maison Safqa Raises USD 620K Pre-Seed. The GCC’s Luxury Overstock Market Is Becoming a Business Model. A Saudi startup is turning excess luxury inventory into a structured market. Why You Should Care Luxury brands in the... by WAYA Staff - Apr 7, 2026
Startups Egypt’s Lucky Raises USD 23M Series B. Its Consumer Credit Model is Expanding Into North Africa Egypt’s Lucky is moving from consumer credit to something closer to a full-stack financial platform. Why You Should Care Consumer... by WAYA Staff - Apr 7, 2026
Startups A Letter to Our Readers: WAYA’s Next Chapter with Foras.ai When we started WAYA Media, the idea was straightforward: the MENA region deserves business and startup journalism that actually understands... by Gamal Helmy - Apr 6, 2026
Startups A Women in Tech Accelerator Launches Its 8th Edition in the UAE. The Focus Is Shifting to Scale. Standard Chartered Foundation and Village Capital have launched the 2026 edition of their Women in Tech accelerator in the UAE,... by WAYA Staff - Apr 1, 2026
Startups UAE’s CarniStore Raises USD 12.2M to Scale Premium Protein Operations CarniStore UAE-based CarniStore raised USD 12.2 million (AED 45M) in a minority investment led by Emirates Growth Fund (EGF). Founded... by WAYA Staff - Mar 31, 2026
Startups ITIDA & Plug and Play Conclude Bootcamp as Upper Egypt Startups Raise USD 3.7M ITIDA The Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) concluded the Aswan Bootcamp Series program in partnership with Plug and Play,... by WAYA Staff - Mar 31, 2026