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Tech & Startups from the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey & Pakistan.

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Saudi vacation rental platform Gathern raises $72 million at a valuation of over $266 million, eyes IPO https://t.co/EYVKVph7wN

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Saudi’s Salasa raises $30 million Series B to expand its ecommerce fulfillment platform across GCC https://t.co/gSGU5vmxFf

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Saudi foodtech Calo raises $39 million Series B extension for AI push, global expansion https://t.co/C3KkEGNHI5

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Saudi’s Sawt raises $1 million pre-seed to automate call centers with Arabic AI agents https://t.co/UbxniUky2H

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Sukna launches Saudi’s first open-ended direct lending fund to fill SME credit gap https://t.co/7UqEE2acjR

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Saudi embedded insurance platform Yasmina raises $2 million seed to help businesses sell coverage via APIs https://t.co/6fRibxwQzH

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Saudi infrastructure fintech Stitch raises $10 million seed to help banks and fintechs build faster https://t.co/tBybE9dRNY

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STV launches $100 million AI fund with Google’s backing https://t.co/752SeVUPkI

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Saudi quick commerce startup Ninja, by HungerStation’s founder, in talks to raise at $1B+ valuation: report https://t.co/C26KVjqmuH

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Fawry’s 2024 revenue soars 68% to EGP 5.5 Billion, net profit jumps 125% https://t.co/e942gj6zzP

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Tamara receives SAMA license for consumer finance and BNPL services https://t.co/5ehh0ihVok

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Saudi gaming studio Lobah raises $12 million https://t.co/x9XWEFJ0ZD

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UK’s Pinewood acquires Dubai-based automotive SaaS Seez for $46.2 million https://t.co/e9kTuOBz56

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Nice One’s stock doubles in a month after its public debut, market cap crosses $2 billion https://t.co/XKAJFZpmhU

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Tunisia’s Dabchy raises over $1 million pre-Series A to grow its preloved fashion marketplace https://t.co/7W7wMoCHKz

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Egyptian billionaire launches Moniify, a business media platform for young readers in emerging markets https://t.co/LKGm0VEtMP

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Japan’s Giftee acquires Dubai-based digital gift card platform YouGotaGift for $28 million https://t.co/gyFlexb0c1

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Saudi online beauty retailer Nice One heads for public listing on Tadawul https://t.co/MgDq3b6qpz

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Talabat sets IPO price range, targets up to $10 billion valuation https://t.co/oTx1lxfd8c

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Dubai fintech Pemo raises $7 million pre-Series A for its spend management platform https://t.co/EspxKnQOux