Startups

Saudi’s DOO Secures USD 1.7M to Transform AI Customer Experience in GCC

DOO Riyadh-based DOO secured USD 1.7 million in a funding round. The round was led by Merak Capital with participation...

by WAYA Staff - Sep 25, 2025

Startups

US-Based Emergent Secures USD 23M to Bring Agentic AI App Builder to MENA

Emergent US-based Emergent raised USD 23 million in a Series A funding round led by Lightspeed.  Founded in 2025 in...

by WAYA Staff - Sep 25, 2025

Money

PayPal Commits USD 100M to Fuel Digital Growth in MENA and Africa

PayPal PayPal Holdings, Inc., the online payment system,  announced a commitment to invest USD 100 million throughout the Middle East...

by WAYA Staff - Sep 25, 2025

Markets

MNT-Halan Rolls Out Fully Digital Secured Lending Solution

MNT-Halan MNT-Halan, Egypt’s leading fintech platform, introduced the country’s first secured lending solution from a non-banking financial institution. The service...

by WAYA Staff - Sep 25, 2025

Startups

Jordan’s MADA Secures USD 1.55M to Expand BNPL Services

MADA Jordan-based fintech MADA secured USD 1.55 million in a pre-seed funding round. The round was led by Vision Ventures...

by WAYA Staff - Sep 25, 2025

Markets

Luciq Rebrands from Instabug to Lead a New Era of Mobile AI

Luciq Instabug, the Cairo-born startup known for its bug reporting tool, has officially rebranded as Luciq. The move marks more...

by WAYA Staff - Sep 24, 2025

Markets

Saudi Prepares to Allow Foreign Investors Majority Stakes in Listed Firms

Saudi Saudi Arabia is preparing to introduce a landmark reform to its equity market by allowing foreign investors to hold...

by WAYA Staff - Sep 24, 2025

Tech

Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal Raises Snapchat Stake to 2.8% with USD 133.5M

Snapchat  Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal has increased his investment in Snapchat (Snap Inc.). by purchasing 15.2 million shares. This...

by WAYA Staff - Sep 24, 2025

Startups

ADIA Joins USD 140M Round for US- Based AI Firm Empower Semiconductor

Empower Semiconductor US-based Empower Semiconductor raised over USD 140 million in Series D financing. The round was led by Fidelity...

by WAYA Staff - Sep 24, 2025

Startups

UAE’s CE-Ventures Joins USD 7.7M Round for India’s Distil

Distil CE-Ventures, venture capital arm of Crescent Enterprises participated in the USD 7.7 million Series A funding round for India’s...

by WAYA Staff - Sep 24, 2025