Announced at Web Summit Qatar, the fund targets pre-IPO scale-ups to address the GCC’s late-stage financing gap.

The Egyptian fintech has secured preliminary approval to form a Saudi consumer finance company with Jarir.

The Lebanon-based regtech is expanding its AI-driven legal operating system across MENA after securing fresh funding.

The UAE-headquartered cloud kitchens platform will expand homegrown brands across five GCC markets and accelerate international franchising.

The onshore platform combines crypto, equities, FX, ETFs and commodities under a single regulated account.

Qatar-based SkipCash secured $4 million to scale its tap-to-phone payments platform and enter new Gulf markets.

Ooredoo Money users in Qatar can now send and receive funds via Western Union directly through the app.

Qatar’s sovereign investor targets global fund managers to deepen local venture capital as Gulf states compete to attract startups and long-term capital.

COSOB, Algérie Clearing and the Algiers Stock Exchange will waive multiple fees for labelled startups raising up to $3.8 million via the Growth segment.

Yozo.ai has secured pre-seed funding to build an AI growth agent designed to automate retention and conversion marketing for online merchants.

Abu Dhabi Global Market–regulated Universal becomes the first Foreign Payment Token Issuer as the UAE joins early jurisdictions with regulated USD settlement for digital assets.

Fintech and proptech led the capital flow as early-stage activity dominated and business-to-consumer models attracted most funding.