Startups At RiseUp 2025, Egypt Unveils Free Zone Push for Startups RiseUp 2025 What happened? RiseUp 2025 kicked off at the Grand Egyptian Museum with participation from entrepreneurs and investors. This... by WAYA Staff - May 12, 2025
Startups Saudi’s Kilow Raises USD 2.5M to Enhance AI-Driven Weight Loss Platform Kilow What happened? Saudi’s Kilow, digital health and weight management solution raised USD 2.5 million in a seed funding round.... by WAYA Staff - May 12, 2025
Startups UAE’s AqlanX Secures USD 10M to Scale Arabic-First AI Across Middle East AqlanX What happened? UAE’s AqlanX announced a USD 10 million investment from Lakeba Group through their venture DoxAI. Furthermore, the... by WAYA Staff - May 12, 2025
Money Saudi’s Wyld VC Launches USD 50M AI Fund Linking MENA and Silicon Valley Wyld VC What happened? Saudi Arabia-based Wyld VC is launching a USD 50 million fund to invest in AI startups... by WAYA Staff - May 12, 2025
Startups Nawy Raises USD 52M Series A to Expand Across MENA Nawy Cairo-based proptech giant Nawy has secured USD 52 million in Series A equity funding to scale its operations across... by WAYA Staff - May 12, 2025
Startups From PDFs to Videos: India’s ByteEdge Raises USD1.5M for MENA Expansion ByteEdge What happened? New Delhi based enterprise AI startup, ByteEdge, raised USD 1.5 million in a funding round. The round... by WAYA Staff - May 11, 2025
Markets BRICS Reaches Out to Egypt: New Development Bank Eyes Projects in Cairo BRICS What is happening? The New Development Bank (NBD), the financial arm of the BRICS group, is considering financing projects... by WAYA Staff - May 8, 2025
Startups Mumbai’s Interior Design Startup Flipspaces Raised USD 35M to Expand to UAE Flipspaces What happened? Mumbai-based interior design startup, Flipspaces, raised USD 35 million. The round was led by Iron Pillar, Prudent... by WAYA Staff - May 8, 2025
Startups Standard Chartered Launches UAE Accelerator to Support Women-Led Startups Standard Chartered What happened? Standard Chartered announced the launch of the 7th cohort of the Futuremakers Women in Tech UAE... by WAYA Staff - May 7, 2025
Markets GAFI Launches “Coffee & Capital” Initiative to Enhance Investor Dialogue Coffee and Capital What happened? The General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) launched a new initiative under the... by WAYA Staff - May 7, 2025