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Saudi Aramco's LAB7 is looking for the next big idea in chips and AI

AB7, its innovation arm based in Dhahran, Aramco has teamed up with the World Economic Forum to run a global startup challenge focused on semiconductors and industrial AI, two areas sitting right at the center of the biggest technology race of our time.

MoFeb 202 min read

EngineeringDigital Transformation

Apple is testing four smart glasses designs and the MENA market should be paying attention

Apple is not just building smart glasses. It is preparing to define what the category means for an entire generation of consumers, and for a region where iPhone loyalty runs deeper than almost anywhere else in the world, the implications stretch well beyond a new device on a store shelf.

Emily Carter1d ago2 min read

Apple is testing four smart glasses designs and the MENA market should be paying attention

AI & MLEgypt & North Africa

Anthropic temporarily banned OpenClaw's creator and every Claude developer should take note

Anthropic's temporary ban of OpenClaw's creator is a small story with large implications, and the developers building AI-powered tools across MENA on third-party model APIs should read it carefully, because the structural risk it reveals does not get smaller as the ecosystem grows.

Mira Sen1d ago2 min read

Anthropic temporarily banned OpenClaw's creator and every Claude developer should take note

SocialEgypt & North Africa

X moves against clickbait creators and Arabic content producers have reason to pay attention

X is reducing payments to clickbait accounts, but the more important question is whether a platform built on engagement-driven revenue can genuinely reward quality content without rethinking the structural incentives that made clickbait the most rational strategy in the first place.

James Whitemore2d ago2 min read

X moves against clickbait creators and Arabic content producers have reason to pay attention

Funding & VCVenture Capital

Why CVCs are different and how to get them to write you a check

Corporate venture capital can open doors that no financial investor can match, but only if you understand what corporate investors are actually buying. Unlike traditional VCs, firms like Aramco Ventures, STC Ventures, and e& Capital are not writing checks for returns alone — they are investing in strategic relevance, and founders who pitch without understanding that distinction rarely make it past the first meeting.

Irfan3d ago2 min read

Why CVCs are different and how to get them to write you a check

Funding & VCData & Analytics

NeuBird AI raises $19.3 million to scale agentic AI across enterprise production operations

Production environments break at the worst possible times, and the engineers responsible for fixing them are drowning in alerts, noise, and complexity that grows faster than any team can scale. NeuBird AI has raised 19.3 million dollars to change that — building an always-on agentic AI platform that correlates telemetry, identifies root causes, and resolves incidents in minutes without waiting for a human to intervene. With backing from Xora Innovation, Mayfield, M12, and others, the company is making a serious bid to become the AI infrastructure layer that keeps enterprise production systems running.

Irfan5d ago2 min read

NeuBird AI raises $19.3 million to scale agentic AI across enterprise production operations

AI & DataCorporate Innovation

UAE’s ZIWO secures strategic debt investment from Amplify Growth Fund

AI contact centre platform ZIWO has secured a strategic debt financing investment from Amplify Growth Fund, managed by Ajeej Capital, to support regional expansion, deepen partnerships, and scale AI driven capabilities across the GCC.

RazaFeb 172 min read

UAE’s ZIWO secures strategic debt investment from Amplify Growth Fund

AI & DataGovernment & Policy

Pakistan Commits 1 Billion Dollars to AI Development by 2030

Pakistan launches Indus AI Week with $1B commitment to artificial intelligence, unveiling Islamabad AI Declaration and programs to train 1 million workers by 2030.

MoFeb 142 min read

Pakistan Commits 1 Billion Dollars to AI Development by 2030

AISaaS & Enterprise

Aramco and Microsoft Partner on Industrial AI Deployment

Saudi Aramco has signed a deal with Microsoft to deploy artificial intelligence across its oil and gas operations, aiming to improve efficiency while keeping data inside the Kingdom. The partnership signed on February 12 focuses on four areas: digital sovereignty, operational efficiency, building a local tech ecosystem, and developing AI solutions that could be sold globally.

MoFeb 142 min read

Aramco and Microsoft Partner on Industrial AI Deployment

PropTech & Real EstatePropTech

UAE proptech startup Smart Bricks eyes global scale with $5M pre seed funding

UAE based proptech startup Smart Bricks is scaling its AI powered real estate investment platform after securing $5 million in pre seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, positioning itself as an infrastructure layer for global property investing.

RazaFeb 112 min read

UAE proptech startup Smart Bricks eyes global scale with $5M pre seed funding

StartupsSaaS & Enterprise

Saudi Startup Jazr.io raises $213K to automate F&B financial operations

Saudi startup Jazr.io secures $213K in pre seed funding to scale its AI powered accounting and inventory platform designed for restaurants and cafés across the Kingdom.

RazaFeb 102 min read

Saudi Startup Jazr.io raises $213K to automate F&B financial operations

FintechFintech

SiFi raises $20M series A to scale Saudi spend management platform

Saudi fintech Simplified Financial Solutions (SiFi) secures $20 million in Series A funding led by Ra’ed Ventures to scale its AI powered spend management platform, serving over 3,500 organizations across the Kingdom.

RazaFeb 102 min read

SiFi raises $20M series A to scale Saudi spend management platform

FintechFintech

Infinity Value Capital leads $2M round for UAE’s Omnispay SME finance platform

UAE based fintech Omnispay secures $2 million in pre series A funding led by Infinity Value Capital Group to scale its AI driven SME finance platform, expand embedded lending, and accelerate GCC expansion.

RazaFeb 92 min read

Infinity Value Capital leads $2M round for UAE’s Omnispay SME finance platform

PropTech & Real EstateFintech

Saudi proptech startup Safqah Capital secures $15.2 million to support SME developers

Saudi fintech proptech Safqah Capital secures $15.2 million in a seed funding round led by Shorooq, aiming to expand Shariah compliant real estate financing solutions and scale its AI underwriting capabilities.

RazaFeb 92 min read

Saudi proptech startup Safqah Capital secures $15.2 million to support SME developers

AI & DataSeries A+

Egypt’s Tactful AI lands $1M as it prepares for series A push

Egyptian CX startup Tactful AI secures $1 million in Pre-Series A funding to scale its agentic AI platform across Egypt and EMEA, with plans to accelerate R&D and target a Series A within 12 months.

RazaFeb 92 min read

Egypt’s Tactful AI lands $1M as it prepares for series A push

Funding & VCEgypt & North Africa

Lebanese Legal Tech HAQQ Raises $3 Million to Scale AI Platform

Beirut-based legal technology startup HAQQ has raised $3 million to expand its AI-powered legal services platform across the Middle East and North Africa.

MoFeb 72 min read

AI & DataTalent & Workforce

UAE AI hiring platform Qureos raises $5M to expand across MENA

UAE based AI hiring platform Qureos raises $5 million in seed funding led by Prosus Ventures to expand its AI driven recruitment platform across the MENA region, with adoption by over 1,000 enterprise clients.

RazaFeb 42 min read

UAE AI hiring platform Qureos raises $5M to expand across MENA

Press ReleaseGulf Region

At Web Summit Qatar, Rwazi unveils Sena to speed up enterprise decision making

At Web Summit Qatar 2026, Rwazi launches Sena, an AI copilot that transforms real time data into actionable business decisions, streamlining enterprise workflows.

RazaFeb 22 min read

At Web Summit Qatar, Rwazi unveils Sena to speed up enterprise decision making

AI & DataDigital Transformation

AI writes 45% of code with security flaws, Study finds

A new study finds that nearly half of code generated by AI models contains security vulnerabilities, highlighting risks as enterprises adopt generative AI for software development.

RazaJan 312 min read

AI writes 45% of code with security flaws, Study finds

AI & DataE-commerce

Yozo bags $1.7M to expand its AI revenue engine for e-commerce

UAE based startup Yozo secures $1.7 million in funding to develop an AI powered revenue optimization platform for e commerce merchants, targeting conversion, pricing, and customer intelligence.

RazaJan 282 min read

Yozo bags $1.7M to expand its AI revenue engine for e-commerce

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