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Inside Saudi’s H1 2025 USD 860M VC Boom

Saudi’s Half Yearly Funding Despite macroeconomic uncertainties, Saudi recorded a triple digit year-on-year funding increase. Magnitt’s H1 2025 Saudi Arabia Venture Capital report sponsored by SVC details Saudi’s VC performance. It offers insights on what...

by WAYA Staff - Jul 22, 2025

Reports

Inside Saudi’s H1 2025 USD 860M VC Boom

Saudi’s Half Yearly Funding Despite macroeconomic uncertainties, Saudi recorded a triple digit year-on-year funding increase. Magnitt’s H1 2025 Saudi Arabia...

by WAYA Staff - Jul 22, 2025

Markets

Valu & RoboGarden Team Up on “Learn to Earn” to Train Egypt’s Youth

Valu Valu, fintech giant, patterned with RoboGarden Egypt, AI-powered EdTech platform, to provide flexible payment plans for the “Learn to...

by WAYA Staff - Jul 22, 2025

Startups

Oman’s ZabonEx Raises USD 100K to Power Food Supply Analytics

ZabonEx What happened? Oman-based startup, ZabonEx, secured USD 100 thousand in a pre-seed investment round. The round was led by...

by WAYA Staff - Jul 22, 2025

Startups

Flend Secures USD 3M to Scale Embedded SME Finance in Egypt

Flend Egypt’s SME financing platform, Flend, raised USD 3 million in a seed funding round compromising both equity and debt. ...

by WAYA Staff - Jul 22, 2025

Markets

Travel Loans Heat Up This Summer

Egypt is a prime summer destination for many worldwide, however prices are on the rise due to high demand and...

by WAYA Staff - Jul 21, 2025

Startups

UAE’s Qlub Raises USD 30M to Scale Contactless Dining Payments Globally

Qlub What happened? UAE-based restaurant payments startup, Qlub, raised USD 30 million in a new funding round. The round was...

by WAYA Staff - Jul 21, 2025

Tech

Musk’s ‘Baby Grok’ Could Bring AI Into Kids’ Daily Lives

Baby Grok On July 20th 2025, Elon Musk announced on X that his artificial intelligence startup, xAI, will develop an...

by WAYA Staff - Jul 21, 2025

Startups

Monsha’at Launches Media & Marketing Week to Support Saudi SMEs

Monsha’at Saudi’s Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority “Monsha’at” is launching a Media and Marketing week. It will run from...

by WAYA Staff - Jul 21, 2025

Markets

IFC to Lend USD 430M to Maroc Telecom to Power Africa’s 4G Future

Maroc Telecom What happened? IFC and Maroc Telecom are building a long-term partnership to support the subsidiaries of Maroc Telecom...

by WAYA Staff - Jul 20, 2025

Startups

UAE’s Ovasave Secures USD 1.2M to Advance FemTech in MENA

Ovasave What happened? UAE-based Ovasave, a Hub71 FemTech startup, secured USD 1.2 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led...

by WAYA Staff - Jul 20, 2025

H1 2025

Inside Saudi’s H1 2025 USD 860M VC Boom

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