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Jan 29, 2026

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PayLater secures $10M seed in one of Qatar’s largest early-stage fintech rounds

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Shorooq launches $200m late-stage growth fund backed by QIA

Shorooq launches $200m late-stage growth fund backed by QIA

The fund is backed by Qatar Investment Authority alongside other sovereign and institutional investors from the GCC and Asia, with the launch announced at Web Summit Qatar.

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Feb 2, 2026

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Shorooq launches $200m late-stage growth fund backed by QIA

Jan 27, 2026

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Property Finder secures $170M in new funding led by Mubadala and BECO Capital

Jan 27, 2026

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Dubai-based Mantas raises $1.77M Seed to tackle cloud downtime risk with parametric insurance

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Jan 26, 2026

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Vennre raises $9.6M pre-Series A to expand private market access in Saudi Arabia

Jan 21, 2026

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Grove raises $5M seed to build vertically integrated fresh-produce supply chain in Saudi Arabia

Jan 14, 2026

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Governata raises $4M seed to build Saudi Arabia’s first Arabic-first, AI-ready data governance platform

Jan 26, 2026

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