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Saudi delivery startup Ninja eyes $1 billion IPO in late 2026

Ninja has tapped Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Riyad Capital, and UBS for a potential $1 billion IPO on the Saudi Exchange. The delivery unicorn generated $1 billion in revenue in 2025 and is targeting $1.6 billion in 2026.

Irfan1d ago2 min read

FintechGulf Region

Kalshi raises $1 billion as prediction markets go institutional

Kalshi raised $1 billion at a $22 billion valuation doubling its worth in just five months. Institutional trading on the platform surged 800% as prediction markets move beyond retail into serious financial infrastructure.

James Whitemore2d ago2 min read

Kalshi raises $1 billion as prediction markets go institutional

StartupsFintech

Solvytix Venture Studio enters Egypt as a co-founding tech partner

Solvytix has launched a venture studio in Egypt to co-found and build technology startups from the ground up. The studio embeds as an operating partner rather than a service provider taking shared responsibility for execution from day one.

Arin Sol3d ago2 min read

Solvytix Venture Studio enters Egypt as a co-founding tech partner

Funding & VCGulf Region

Intel Capital backs QuantWare with $178 million for quantum processors

QuantWare raised $178 million in the largest ever private round by a dedicated quantum processor company. Intel Capital led the round as the Dutch startup moves to build industrial-scale quantum chips and a dedicated chip factory.

Emily Carter3d ago2 min read

Intel Capital backs QuantWare with $178 million for quantum processors

Funding & VCSeed Funding

Khwarizmi raises $70 million as Saudi VC market holds its ground

Khwarizmi Ventures has completed a $70 million first close for its second fund targeting GCC seed and Series A startups. The Riyadh-based firm has already started deploying capital despite broader market caution across the region.

James Whitemore3d ago2 min read

Khwarizmi raises $70 million as Saudi VC market holds its ground

FintechStartup Ecosystem

Mubadala leads $15 million Series A in UAE SME lender CredibleX

Mubadala Investment Company has led CredibleX's Series A as part of a $15 million equity raise. The UAE embedded finance lender has now raised over $170 million across equity and debt in under three years.

Irfan3d ago2 min read

Mubadala leads $15 million Series A in UAE SME lender CredibleX

AI & MLArtificial Intelligence

Anthropic commits $200 billion to Google Cloud over five years

Anthropic has committed to spending $200 billion with Google Cloud over five years. The deal accounts for more than 40% of the $462 billion backlog Google disclosed to investors last week.

Arin Sol4d ago2 min read

Anthropic commits $200 billion to Google Cloud over five years

E-commerce & Retail TechSeed Funding

Siin raises $3 million to scale live commerce across the GCC

Siin has raised $3 million to scale live commerce across the GCC. The Bahrain-born platform lets users buy and sell through interactive livestreams and already operates across six Gulf markets.

Raza4d ago2 min read

Siin raises $3 million to scale live commerce across the GCC

HealthTechHealthTech

Metafare raises $1 million to scale VR wellness in Saudi Arabia

Saudi healthtech Metafare has raised $1 million to scale virtual reality wellness sessions powered by AI. The company is targeting both individual users and corporate clients with personalised fifteen-minute health experiences.

Mira Sen5d ago2 min read

Metafare raises $1 million to scale VR wellness in Saudi Arabia

HealthTechHealthTech

Madeed raises $925K to bring preventive healthcare to Saudi Arabia

Saudi healthtech Madeed has raised $925,000 in pre-seed funding to scale a preventive health platform built around biomarker testing and personalised care. The company wants to catch disease risk before symptoms ever appear.

Irfan5d ago2 min read

Madeed raises $925K to bring preventive healthcare to Saudi Arabia

AI & MLRobotics & Automation

Ineffable Intelligence raises $1.1B to build a superlearner AI

A months-old British AI lab with no product and no revenue just raised $1.1 billion at a $5.1 billion valuation. Ineffable Intelligence is betting reinforcement learning will reach super-intelligence first.

Emily Carter6d ago2 min read

Venture CapitalEgypt & North Africa

MENA startup funding hits $150 million in April but debt tells the real story

MENA startup funding climbed to $150 million across 27 deals in April 2026, a 211% jump from March's near-historic low. But half of that capital moved through debt financing, revealing a market that has found its floor without fully regaining its footing.

Mira Sen6d ago2 min read

MENA startup funding hits $150 million in April but debt tells the real story

StartupsGulf Region

The case for and against crowdfunding as a path to lasting business

Crowdfunding has evolved well beyond Kickstarter campaigns and creative projects. With equity models growing fast and the global market approaching $21 billion, the real question is whether the companies it produces are built to last or built to launch.

IrfanMay 32 min read

The case for and against crowdfunding as a path to lasting business

StartupsDigital Transformation

What the MENA funding slowdown is really asking of founders

Something has shifted in the MENA startup ecosystem, and founders who have been through previous downturns can feel it. Funding activity slowed sharply as geopolitical tensions intensified and capital paused across the region.

Jace RynApr 292 min read

What the MENA funding slowdown is really asking of founders

StartupsE-commerce

Gifting platform Udora closes $10 million round ahead of Saudi launch

Dubai-based gifting platform Udora has raised $10 million in a private round as it prepares to launch in Saudi Arabia in Q3 2026. The company, formerly known as Flowwow, already generates a third of its global GMV from the MENA region.

Mira SenApr 292 min read

Gifting platform Udora closes $10 million round ahead of Saudi launch

StartupsStartup Ecosystem

Bahrain's Lola secures $3 million to scale cake customisation platform

Bahrain-born cake customisation platform Lola has secured a fresh $3 million in seed funding, signalling that investor appetite for consumer foodtech in the Gulf is far from cooling off. The round was led by Vision Ventures, the same Saudi-based firm that backed Lola's earlier raise, with new participation from Aljazira Capital, Seedra Ventures, and returning supporter Plus VC. A handful of additional investors also joined, although their identities were not disclosed. The cash injection comes just over a year after the startup closed a $1.3 million pre-seed round in February 2025, which suggests momentum has been building faster than founder Othman Janahi originally anticipated.

IrfanApr 272 min read

Bahrain's Lola secures $3 million to scale cake customisation platform

AIArtificial Intelligence

Cursor co-founder Sualeh Asif is at the center of a $60B deal

SpaceX moved fast and upended what had been shaping up as one of the more anticipated private fundraising rounds in Silicon Valley this year. Just hours before Cursor was set to close a $2 billion raise.

IrfanApr 232 min read

Cursor co-founder Sualeh Asif is at the center of a $60B deal

NewsStartup Ecosystem

PopArabia buys Viral Wave as A15 records ninth exit

PopArabia acquires Viral Wave in a deal marking A15’s ninth exit, highlighting consolidation in MENA’s digital music and content distribution sector.

James WhitemoreApr 232 min read

PopArabia buys Viral Wave as A15 records ninth exit

AISaudi Arabia

The AI chip company taking on Nvidia is going public in May

Cerebras Systems, the AI chip startup known for building chips the size of a dinner plate, has refiled for a Nasdaq IPO targeting mid-May 2026, returning to public markets after a national security review derailed its first attempt in 2024.

Arin SolApr 192 min read

The AI chip company taking on Nvidia is going public in May

AIArtificial Intelligence

Anthropic fields $800 billion investor offers as revenue surges

Anthropic has attracted multiple investor offers valuing the company at $800 billion or more. The offers would more than double the $380 billion valuation it received just weeks ago when it closed a $30 billion Series G round.

Jace RynApr 162 min read

Anthropic fields $800 billion investor offers as revenue surges

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