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Saudi ArabiaFintechTabby
Buy now, pay later and money app for shoppers in Saudi Arabia and the UAE
Saudi ArabiaRetailNinja
Saudi quick commerce app delivering groceries and essentials in minutes
EgyptFintechMNT-Halan
Egyptian fintech offering loans, payments and e-commerce to underbanked customers
Saudi ArabiaFintechHALA
HALA provides Saudi SMEs with banking, POS, payments and expense management, and raised $157 million Series B at a $900 million valuation.
Saudi ArabiaFintechTamara
Saudi buy now, pay later and shopping app serving the Gulf
Saudi ArabiaFintechFoodics
Foodics provides a cloud-based restaurant POS and payments platform serving the MENA food and beverage sector, with over $170 million raised to date.
UAEFintechFasset
Fasset is a Dubai-headquartered stablecoin-powered neobank offering USD accounts and cross-border settlement, valued at $1 billion after its Series C led by SBI Group.
UAEFood & hospitalityKitopi
Dubai-based multi-brand restaurant group that began as a cloud kitchen platform
Saudi ArabiaRetailSalla
Salla is a Saudi e-commerce SaaS platform that lets merchants build Arabic-first online stores, and raised $130 million in a pre-IPO round led by Investcorp.
Saudi ArabiaRetailNana
Nana is Saudi Arabia’s leading digital grocery platform, backed by Kingdom Holding Company and operating in Riyadh and other cities.
UAERetaileyewa
eyewa is the MENA region’s largest omnichannel eyewear retailer, and its $100 million Series C led by General Atlantic reinforced its position.
Saudi ArabiaLogisticsTruKker
Digital freight network matching shippers with trucks across the Middle East and beyond
EgyptRetail
Breadfast is Egypt’s leading online grocery and quick-commerce platform, with a $50 million pre-Series C round led by Novastar Ventures.
Saudi ArabiaFintechLean Technologies
Lean Technologies builds MENA open banking and payments APIs, licensed by SAMA and ADGM, and raised $67.5 million in Series B led by General Catalyst.
UAEAIAppliedAI
AppliedAI builds Opus, an agentic AI workflow platform for regulated industries, headquartered in Abu Dhabi and backed by G42 and Mubadala.
UAEProptechHuspy
Huspy is a UAE proptech platform for home buying, selling and mortgage financing, expanding across Saudi Arabia and Europe.
UAEFintechWahed
Sharia-compliant investing app offering halal portfolios, ETFs and property investments
Saudi ArabiaRetailZid
Zid is a Saudi e-commerce enablement platform that lets merchants launch online stores, with over 10,000 merchants using its services.
Saudi ArabiaProptechGathern
Saudi marketplace for booking chalets, farms and private homes online
EgyptProptechNawy
Nawy is an Egyptian proptech platform for new and off-plan residential developments, with an IFC equity investment supporting its expansion.
Saudi ArabiaFood & hospitalityCalo
Calo delivers personalised meal plans designed by nutritionists, headquartered in Riyadh and expanding across the GCC.
Saudi ArabiaFintechPetroApp
PetroApp provides NFC-based fuel payment and fleet expense management for Saudi enterprises, with a $50 million round led by Jadwa Investment.
UAERetailSellAnyCar
SellAnyCar.com is the Middle East’s largest car buying service, offering instant valuations and 30-minute guaranteed purchase across the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
UAEFintechYAP
YAP is a UAE-based digital banking and payments platform that lets consumers manage money, cards and payments through a single app.
UAEFintechNymCard
NymCard builds MENA payments infrastructure including card issuing, lending and money movement, with a $33 million Series B led by QED Investors.
Saudi ArabiaFood & hospitalityCOFE
COFE App is the region’s on-demand coffee and agentic commerce super app, founded in Kuwait and now headquartered in Saudi Arabia.
UAEFintechFlapKap
FlapKap provides revenue-based financing for MENA SMEs, with a $34 million pre-Series A led by BECO Capital.
Saudi ArabiaLogisticsSalasa
Salasa is a Saudi e-commerce fulfilment platform handling warehousing, packaging and delivery for merchants, with a $30 million Series B.
Saudi ArabiaAILucidya
Lucidya is a Saudi AI-native customer experience management platform serving clients across 13 countries, with a $30 million Series B.
JordanEdtech
Jo Academy is Jordan’s largest e-learning platform, founded in 2014 and backed by Jordan Capital and Investment Fund.
BahrainEdtechWafa Al Obaidat
Magazine editor turned founder of PLAYBOOK, a network helping women connect, learn and…
UAEHealthcareSophie Smith
Former Accenture consultant whose Nabta Health blends digital tools with conventional care…
PalestineProptechRowan Alawi
Mechatronics engineer and third-generation builder digitizing how construction projects in…
MoroccoRetailMaha Bennani
Co-founded Match Glasses in Montreal before launching LNKO, a direct-to-consumer eyewear…
UAELogisticsLauren Hamilton
Started Ride Skipper, a UAE chauffeur service using customers' own cars, after a C-section
UAEAICaroline Hazlehurst
Scaling executive; former Moove President and Calo COO, now Co-Founder and CEO of Base, AI…
TunisiaLogisticsBassem Bouguerra
Ex-Yahoo product director combining scooter taxis and last-mile delivery at Tunisia's IntiGo
Saudi ArabiaProptechSaleh Al-Ghamdi
Ex-Lean Technologies GM offering fractional ownership of income-generating Saudi properties…
Saudi ArabiaAIDjamel Mohand
Former Foodics COO building Arabic-language data-governance software for Saudi…
EgyptFintechAyman El Tanbouly
Former EBRD investment banker matching startups and SMEs with investors and buyers at Exits…
AlgeriaLogisticsKamel Haddar
Former BearingPoint consultant who grew temtem from Algerian mobility into a multi-service…
IraqLogisticsMehrshad Pezeshk
Former AloPeyk CTO building one shipping platform for Iraq's fragmented courier sector at…
QatarLogisticsWisam Costandi
Founder of Qatar's IQ whose EMMA platform brings airport operations information into one…
EgyptFintechAyman Essawy
Dsquares co-founder now building embedded-finance infrastructure for other businesses at…
Saudi ArabiaFintechHatem Kameli
Founded iCLICK and co-founded Lucidya before steering Resal into prepaid rewards software
AlgeriaTalentLouai Djaffer
Co-founded recruitment platform Emploitic, then Talenteo, which automates HR administration…
Saudi ArabiaFood & hospitalityUmair Khalid
Moved from operations roles at Careem and HungerStation to video-led food discovery at…
UAEDeep techMisha Hanin
Technology executive building UAE-based 31 CONCEPT to see inside encrypted network traffic
UAEProptechChristian Kunz
Former McKinsey associate partner and DIFC strategy chief who co-founded real-estate AI…
KuwaitFintechAbdulrahman Al-Hammadi
Went from engineering work at Kuwait Airways to founding Kuwaiti payments startup Krti
QatarFintechKhalifa Saleh Al Haroon
Former Vodafone strategy head now building PayLater, a Sharia-compliant instalment-payment…
JordanFintechSaed Khawaldeh
Biomedical engineer with an Oxford research background applying AI to corporate health…
OmanFood & hospitalityAankush Bhatia
Hospitality operator of 25 years who built a cloud-kitchen platform in Oman
BahrainFintechSaad Ahmed
Building QR-based payments for restaurants, hotels and healthcare providers across the GCC
UAEProptechAlexander Pinheiro Liakos
Former venture capitalist and Antler founder co-building Mifta, an AI rental brokerage in…
UAERetailDaniel Alimov
Built a grocery delivery startup acquired by X5, now turning shelf photos into retail…
UAELogisticsDenis Konoplev
Seafood Souq co-founder now running RSA XB, a software-first cross-border logistics spin-out
UAEFintechNauman Ali
Computer scientist building credit infrastructure that helps lenders originate and manage…
JordanAIMohammad Alsufi
Sold AI learning platform NoNerds to JoAcademy, now co-founding Cortad, intelligence…
OmanAIKhalifa Manaa
Repeat founder and startup mentor who co-founded Sampo, an Oman-born e-commerce pricing…
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