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Dubai-based Y Combinator-backed fintech Ziina has raised $7.5 million in a new round of funding led by Avenir Growth Capital and Class 5 Global, it announced on Monday. Wamda Capital, FJ Labs, Graph Ventures, Goodwater Capital, Jabbar Internet Group and Oman Technology Fund’s Jasoor Ventures also joined the deal along with some high-profile individual investors ...
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Riyadh-based embedded insurance platform Yasmina has raised $2 million in a seed funding round led by Scene Holding, with participation from Access Bridge Ventures, Arzan VC, and early backing from Sanabil Investment Accelerator by 500 MENA, it announced today. Founded in 2023 by Masoud Alhelou and Bashar Abalkhail, Yasmina positions itself as Saudi Arabia’s first ... Read more ›
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Saudi-based alternative investment platform Sukna Capital has secured regulatory approval to launch a first-of-its-kind open-ended direct financing fund targeting SMEs in the region. The Sukna Fund for Direct Financing (SFDF), now greenlit by Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority (CMA), will allow institutional investors to deploy non-dilutive, sharia-compliant capital to small and mid-sized businesses. Unlike typical ... Read more ›
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Lucidya, the Riyadh-headquartered customer experience management platform, has closed a $30 million Series B round. The round was led by Impact46, with participation from Aramco’s investment arm Wa’ed Ventures, government-backed Takamol Ventures, and SparkLabs. Existing investors Rua Growth Fund and ARG participated in the round. The startup previously raised $6 million in a funding round ... Read more ›
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Meta has acquired PlayAI, a California-based voice AI company founded and led by Egyptian engineer Mahmoud Felfel. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Mahmoud, who completed his Bachelor of Engineering from Egypt’s Mansoura University in 2012, co-founded PlayAI with Hammad Syed in 2020. The duo previously worked together as software engineers at ... Read more ›
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