Deals & data
Venture funding across MENA, month by month.
Jan to Aug 2026
Raised, incl. debt · Jan to Aug 2026$2.24bnacross 294 rounds. ▼ 29% on the same stretch last year
August 2026$375mraised across 27 rounds, 97% of it in the UAE.
Debt about 2%. Includes Moove's $250M Series C (UAE) and Fasset's $68M Series C; Egypt recorded no rounds.
Rounds294▼ 18% vs Jan to Aug 2025
Fintech$763m34% of the money
UAE$1.59bn▲ 55% vs Jan to Aug 2025
Saudi Arabia$373m▼ 80% vs Jan to Aug 2025
Egypt$140m**April 2026 not published
September 2025 was the biggest month: $3.5bn, $2.6bn of it debt
Money raised each month, including debt: equity and debt where the report gives the split, outlined where it does not. Rounds above each column.
EquityDebtSplit not published↑ September 2025 runs past the top of the scale
UAE takes the lead
Money raised by startups in each country, Jan to Aug 2026, with the same months last year beneath.
Jan to Aug 2026Jan to Aug 2025*Egypt: April 2026 and May 2025 not published
Fintech took 34% of the money
Fintech inside each month's total, as published; the reports' fintech figures can include debt.
FintechAll the moneyFintech not published for June 2025