Startups Bank Muscat & Derayah Financial Join USD 150M Round for US-Based Alpaca Alpaca US-headquartered Alpaca raised USD 150 million in a Series D funding round led by Drive Capital. The round also... by WAYA Staff - Jan 22, 2026
Startups Saudi’s GBT Raises USD 1.3M to Scale Geospatial AI Solutions GBT Saudi-based geospatial data company, GulfBoost for Telecommunications and Information Technology (GBT), raised USD 1.33 million in a pre-seed investment... by WAYA Staff - Jan 22, 2026
Startups UAE’s Eat App Raises USD 10M to Expand Restaurant Reservation Platform Eat App UAE-based restaurant and guest management platform Eat App raised USD 10 million in a Series B extension round.... by WAYA Staff - Jan 22, 2026
Startups NowPay Raises USD 20M to Scale Payroll & Financial Wellness Platform to Saudi NowPay NowPay, a payroll and financial wellness platform, raised USD 20 million in an investment. “Partnering with Tas’heel allows us... by WAYA Staff - Jan 22, 2026
Startups UAE’s A47 Raises USD 2M to Build AI Native News Platform A47 UAE’s A47 raised USD 2 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate the development of an AI-native news platform. The... by WAYA Staff - Jan 21, 2026
Startups UAE’s OpenCX Raises USD 7M to Scale AI Customer Communication Platform OpenCX UAE-based OpenCX, an AI-native enterprise customer communication platform, raised USD 7 million in a funding round. The round was... by WAYA Staff - Jan 21, 2026
Startups Saudi’s Grove Raises USD 5M to Transform Fresh-Produce Sector Grove Riyadh-based Grove secured USD 5 million in a seed funding round. The round was led by Outliers VC with... by WAYA Staff - Jan 20, 2026
Startups Knot Technologies Raises USD 1.1M to Scale AI Native Ticketing Platform Knot Technologies KNOT Technologies raised a USD 1 million pre-seed round led by A15 to scale its AI-native ticketing and... by WAYA Staff - Jan 19, 2026
Startups Saudi’s Resquad AI Raises USD 1.5M to Scale Recruitment Platform Resquad AI Saudi-based Resquad AI, an AI-driven recruitment platform, closed a USD 1.5 million seed funding round. The round was... by WAYA Staff - Jan 18, 2026
Startups UAE’s Khosouf Studio Raises USD 600K from Merak Capital’s Gaming Fund Khosouf Studio UAE-based independent game developer Khosouf Studio raised USD 600 thousand (SAR 2.2M) in a seed funding round. The... by WAYA Staff - Jan 15, 2026