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Endeavor Catalyst Targets USD 300M Fund for MENA and Emerging Markets

Endeavor Catalyst What happened? Endeavor Catalyst, the co-investment affiliated with global entrepreneurial network Endeavor Global is raising a new USD 300 million fund. This would be its fight and largest fund yet. It aims to...

by WAYA Staff - Jun 18, 2025

Startups

Saudi-Egyptian Darwinz AI Raises USD 325K in Seed Funding Round

Darwinz AI What happened? Saudi-Egyptian startup, Darwiniz AI, raised USD 325 thousand in its first funding round. The round was...

by WAYA Staff - Jun 18, 2025

Startups

Endeavor Catalyst Targets USD 300M Fund for MENA and Emerging Markets

Endeavor Catalyst What happened? Endeavor Catalyst, the co-investment affiliated with global entrepreneurial network Endeavor Global is raising a new USD...

by WAYA Staff - Jun 18, 2025

Startups

Swypex Launches Egypt’s First Approval-Based Card to Push Businesses Off Cash

Swypex, the Egyptian fintech aiming to modernize how local businesses handle their finances, just dropped the country’s first Approval-Based Limits...

by WAYA Staff - Jun 18, 2025

Tech

WhatsApp’s Ad-Free Days Are Over

WhatsApp What is happening? After 11 years since its acquisition, Meta is bringing ads to Whatsapp. Mark Zuckerberg disclosed that...

by WAYA Staff - Jun 17, 2025

Real Estate

UAE’s Prop-AI Raises USD 1.5M to Expand AI Real Estate Investment Platform

Prop-AI What happened? UAE-based Prop-AI secured USD 1.5 million in a pre-seed round, The round was led by Plus VC,...

by WAYA Staff - Jun 17, 2025

Environment

EU and Egypt to Launch Platform to Mobilize USD 5.8B for Green Projects

EU and Egypt The European Union and the Government of Egypt will launch the EU-Egypt Investment Guarantee for Development Mechanism....

by WAYA Staff - Jun 17, 2025

Startups

US Air Taxi Company Archer Aviation Raises USD 850M to Expand into MENA

Archer Aviation What happened? US-based Air taxi company Archer Aviation raised USD 850 million by selling 85 million shares at...

by WAYA Staff - Jun 17, 2025

Startups

Octane Raises USD 5.2M to Scale Fleet Payment Tech in MENA

Octane What happened? Octane raised USD 5.2 million in a funding round led by Shorooq, Algebra Ventures and Elsewedy Capital...

by WAYA Staff - Jun 17, 2025

Startups

OCTA Secures USD 20M to Offer Working Capital to Saudi SMEs

Octa What happened? OCTA secured USD 20 million credit facility from Sukna Fund for Direct Financing (SFDF) to offer embedded...

by WAYA Staff - Jun 17, 2025

Money

Tasheel Launches Now Access to Offer Wage Processing in Saudi

Now Access United International Holding’s Tasheel announced the establishment of ‘Now Access.’ This is a fintech company specializing in providing...

by WAYA Staff - Jun 16, 2025

MENA

Endeavor Catalyst Targets USD 300M Fund for MENA and Emerging Markets

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