Saudi Arabia
Startups
+4
Sep 3, 2026
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1 min read
Sirdab raises $10M Series A from Elm and BECO to expand Saudi logistics platform across GCC
The profitable Saudi logistics startup has grown revenue 20x since Y Combinator and now connects more than 850 businesses to a network of 120+ warehouses and 60+ transport providers.
Startups
+4
Sep 3, 2026
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2 min read
ZenHR raises $6M bridge round led by Impact46 to expand AI products and EWA
The Saudi HR software company is expanding its AI products and earned wage access offering across 11 markets in MENA, four years after raising a $10 million growth round.
Fintech
+3
Sep 3, 2026
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1 min read
FlyAkeed raises $25.2M across Sanabil-led equity round and Artal sukuk
The Saudi corporate travel platform is adding a deferred-payment layer to its software, with the new financing split between equity and Shariah-compliant debt.
Fintech
+3
Sep 3, 2026
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2 min read
Saudi SME lending startup Abwab.ai raises $4M led by Speedinvest and MEVP
The startup says its technology is used by more than 13 financial institutions and has processed over SAR 1 billion in SME loans.
Foodtech
+6
Sep 2, 2026
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2 min read
COFE closes $43M pre-IPO round at $178M valuation, targets Saudi listing by 2029
Wa’ed Ventures returns three years after leading its $15m Series B, as the Kuwait-born coffee-ordering app remakes itself into enterprise procurement and commerce software.
Startups
+4
Sep 2, 2026
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2 min read
Adam Neumann’s Flow enters UAE with DIFC licence, targets first openings in early 2027
a16z-backed residential operator plans communities in Dubai and Abu Dhabi as its portfolio grows to 8,500 homes under management or development.
Results
+5
Aug 28, 2026
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5 min read
Talabat generated 94% of Delivery Hero’s MENA profit as Saudi losses narrowed
Regional GMV rose 11.6% even as profit slipped, with Saudi Arabia appearing to move back towards breakeven ahead of Uber’s €13B takeover of the Berlin group.
Fintech
+2
Aug 11, 2026
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3 min read
Tamara’s Saudi Q2 revenue more than doubles as new lending book closes in on BNPL
Q2 revenue more than doubled to SAR 707 million as consumer-financing receivables reached SAR 3.14 billion, just behind the SAR 3.36 billion held in pay-in-instalments.
Fintech
+2
Aug 10, 2026
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3 min read
Tabby's Saudi unit Q2 profit falls 54% as revenue grows 21% year on year
The Riyadh-headquartered BNPL lender's repayments outpaced new lending by roughly SAR 360 million between April and June, as its new SAMA licence opens a push into longer-term consumer and SME lending.
Startups
+3
Aug 4, 2026
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1 min read
Saudi's Rime raises $2M+ seed to run AI agents on-site for retail chains
Seedra Ventures led again after backing the pre-Seed, in a round joined by Athlah Investment and Unity Invest Partners, behind a platform that runs decisions on-site through edge computing rather than sending footage to remote data centres.
Jordan
+4
Jul 10, 2026
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1 min read
Jordan's ISSF partners with STV to bring the Google-backed AI Fund to Jordanian founders
The tie-up marks ISSF's second fund partnership in a month after its $7 million commitment to Endeavor Catalyst V opened the Kingdom's second investment phase.
Fintech
+3
Jul 3, 2026
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1 min read
Beehive completes majority acquisition of Saudi debt crowdfunding platform Themar
The deal makes the Dubai-born SME lender the first digital SME financing platform regulated across the UAE, Oman and Saudi Arabia, converting a Saudi presence run through banking partnerships since 2020 into a fully regulated operation. Terms were not disclosed.
Fintech
+3
Jun 30, 2026
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2 min read
Tabby secures consumer and SME finance licences from SAMA, opening up larger purchases and working capital
The two SAMA licences let Tabby offer Saudi customers longer instalment plans of up to SAR 50,000 on bigger-ticket purchases alongside its existing four-payment product, and extend working capital to the retailers on its platform.
Foodtech
+3
Jun 22, 2026
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1 min read
Saudi's Foodics completes full acquisition of Greek AI startup Norma
The Norma team now joins a dedicated Foodics AI division, with its analytics agent and business intelligence application folded into the core product.
Fintech
+4
Jun 12, 2026
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2 min read
Egypt's Thndr receives initial approval for Saudi brokerage licence, targets Q1 2027 launch
The Saudi push comes as the EGX ranked Thndr the largest of its 120 brokerages by value traded in the first four months of 2026, with a 12.9% market share and $1 billion in assets under custody across its products.
