Startups Sheraa Launches USD 1.36M Resilience Fund. Equity-Free Support Targets Sharjah Startups Navigating Market Pressures. Sharjah is reinforcing its startup ecosystem with targeted support aimed at sustaining business momentum. Why You Should Care This is... by WAYA Staff - Apr 26, 2026
Startups COLABS Raises Over USD 8M & Launches Workspace Campus in Riyadh. Demand for Flexible Workspaces Grows Among Startups and SMEs COLABS is entering Saudi Arabia at a moment when demand for startup infrastructure is scaling as fast as the ecosystem... by WAYA Staff - Apr 26, 2026
Startups SpaceX Secures Option to Acquire Cursor for USD 60B. The AI Race Expands. An AI coding platform could accelerate Musk’s push to compete with OpenAI and Anthropic Elon Musk is attempting to turn... by WAYA Staff - Apr 23, 2026
Startups iSchool Acquires Rubikal. Engineering Talent Moves to Build AI Infrastructure for Schools iSchool is moving from an education provider to a full-stack AI infrastructure builder for schools. iSchool, a K-12 AI and... by WAYA Staff - Apr 22, 2026
Startups Sinai.ai Raises USD 1.45M Pre-Seed to Turn Books Into AI-Powered Experiences Backed by DisrupTech and KAUST Innovation Ventures, the Egypt-founded startup is rethinking how content is created and consumed The way... by WAYA Staff - Apr 21, 2026
Startups QIA Backs Plata in USD 405M Round. Latin America’s Digital Banking Race Is Scaling Fast Qatar Investment Authority is doubling down on digital banking, this time outside its core region. The sovereign wealth fund has... by WAYA Staff - Apr 20, 2026
Startups A15 Exits Viral Wave to PopArabia. A Signal of Consistent Exit Pathways in MENA A15 has completed its ninth exit, signaling continued liquidity in MENA’s early-stage ecosystem even as capital deployment becomes more selective.... by WAYA Staff - Apr 20, 2026
Startups Saudi Startup Signit Raises USD 15M Series A. It is Expanding Into AI-Powered Contract Management Contracts are where businesses slow down, and where AI is now starting to speed things up. Raed Ventures leads the... by WAYA Staff - Apr 20, 2026
Startups Cairo-Based Fintech INVIA Raises USD 1.2M. Rebuilding Financial Infrastructure for Egypt’s SMEs. Many small businesses are growing without the systems to track that growth effectively. Cairo-based fintech startup INVIA has raised USD... by WAYA Staff - Apr 15, 2026
Startups Saudi Arabia Doubles Down on Tourism Startup Development. A Tourism Accelerator Returns to Scale the Ecosystem A non-dilutive model is quietly scaling tourism startups and connecting them to capital Saudi Arabia is doubling down on building... by WAYA Staff - Apr 14, 2026