Markets FRA Approves Licenses for Saqr, Nawwy, Qardy, NBE, QNB and Erada FRA Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) just granted approval to five new companies across real estate investment, SME lending, and... by WAYA Staff - Jul 17, 2025
Markets Egypt’s MSMEDA Injects USD 45M to Support MSMEs in Alexandria MSMEDA The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (MSMEDA) announced it has pumped EGP 2.2 billion (USD 45M) into... by WAYA Staff - Jul 17, 2025
Tech Wittify.ai Raises USD 1.5M to Build Conversational Arabic AI Platform Wittify.ai What happened? Saudi-based, Wittify.ai, raised USD 1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round. What is next? With the funding,... by WAYA Staff - Jul 16, 2025
Startups Morocco’s Ora Technologies Raises USD 7.5M to to Build a Local Superapp Ora Technologies What happened? Morocco-based e-commerce company, Ora Technologies, raised USD 7. 5 million in a Series A funding round.... by WAYA Staff - Jul 16, 2025
Startups Uzbek Startup TASS Vision Secures USD 1.5M to Expand to MENA TASS Vision What happened? Uzbekistan-based startup, TASS Vision, secured USD 1.5 million. The round was led by Purple Ventures with... by WAYA Staff - Jul 16, 2025
Markets Saudi Just Made It Easier for GCC Residents to Invest in Its Stock Market Saudi Capital Market Authority The Saudi Capital Market Authority (CMA) approved a set of amendments that will allow GCC residents... by WAYA Staff - Jul 15, 2025
Markets EEP Begins Gulf Expansion with 6 Schools in KSA EEP Egypt Education Platform (EEP) is preparing to take over the management of four existing schools in Riyadh starting September... by WAYA Staff - Jul 15, 2025
Startups Spain’s HaloTech Raises USD 11.7M to Expand to the Middle East HaloTech What happened? Spanish tech startup HaloTech raised USD 11.7 million (EUR 10M). What is next? With the newly acquired... by WAYA Staff - Jul 15, 2025
Startups Saudi AI Startup Lucidya Raises USD 30M to Scale AI Agent Offering Lucidya What happened? AI-powered customer experience management (CXM) platform raised USD 30 million in a series B round. The round... by WAYA Staff - Jul 14, 2025
Markets Blue Five Capital Fully Acquires UAE’s Wusoom Holding Blue Five Capital What happened? Global alternative investment firm, Blue Five Capital, announced that its BlueFive Reef Private Equity Fund... by WAYA Staff - Jul 14, 2025