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Egypt's Breadfast raises $50M pre-Series C backed by Mubadala, Saudi's Olayan family, Y Combinator, and IFC

Founded nine years ago as a fresh bread delivery service in Cairo, Breadfast was valued at approximately $382 million as of mid-2025 and plans to follow this round with a larger Series C in the first half of 2026.

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WEEKLY ROUND-UP

A record Saudi Seed round, MGX and QIA bet big on Anthropic at $380B

LATEST STORIES

Egypt's Breadfast raises $50M pre-Series C backed by Mubadala, Saudi's Olayan family, Y Combinator, and IFC

Jordan's Oasis500 launches $20M+ fourth fund to back early-stage tech startups

Saudi energy fintech Cashin raises $16M Series A led by Impact46 to digitise fuel station operations

Dubai's AlgoDriven acquired by Emergence in all-cash deal after scaling revenue 5x since Series A

Egypt's Breadfast raises $50M pre-Series C backed by Mubadala, Saudi's Olayan family, Y Combinator, and IFC

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Saudi energy fintech Cashin raises $16M Series A led by Impact46 to digitise fuel station operations

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Dubai's AlgoDriven acquired by Emergence in all-cash deal after scaling revenue 5x since Series A

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🇦🇪 UAE

Dubai's AlgoDriven acquired by Emergence in all-cash deal after scaling revenue 5x since Series A

Anthropic raises $30B Series G at $380B valuation, with Abu Dhabi's MGX co-leading and Qatar's QIA participating

UAE legaltech startup Clara acquired by Singapore’s Ascentium

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Saudi energy fintech Cashin raises $16M Series A led by Impact46 to digitise fuel station operations

Saudi spend management platform SiFi raises $20M Series A led by Ra’ed Ventures

InvestSky raises $4M seed round, enters Saudi Arabia with CMA license and anb Capital partnership

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Egypt's Breadfast raises $50M pre-Series C backed by Mubadala, Saudi's Olayan family, Y Combinator, and IFC

Jordanian edtech Abwaab acquires Apex to scale elite college admissions across the Middle East

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