| Date | Title | Description |
| 04.08.2025 | VC Voices: Shane Shin, Founding Partner, Shorooq Get fundraising and growth insights from Shane Shin, Founding Partner at Shorooq—on how to differentiate, attract investors, and scale wisely. | This article is part of VC Voices: Insights to Help Startups Succeed by Entrepreneur Middle East - a series where the MENA region's leading venture capitalists share practical advice to help founders navigate the challenges of building and ... |
| 25.07.2025 | Following acquisition of new funding, Journify doubles its valuation | Journify, the UAE-based AI-powered data activation platform, is transforming how GCC brands leverage first-party data for measurable growth. With 5x revenue growth and a doubled valuation in just six months, Journify is expanding across Sau... |
| 25.07.2025 | MENA Digest: UAE’s Qlub, Egyptian startup Flend, Oman’s SafaQat get funding | Credit: Shah Junaid/VCCircle
Qlub, a UAE-based contactless dining payment platform, led the funding activity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region this week, raising an eight-figure growth funding from notable regional investors... |
| 24.07.2025 | Shorooq, the 'Blackstone of the Middle East' wants to shake up global finance | Monday - Friday: 12:00 - 13:00 SIN/HK | 0600 - 07:00 CET |
| 24.07.2025 | Qlub closes $30 M with support from Mubadala, e&, and Shorooq | Qlub, the ultra-fast payment system in restaurants, has become ubiquitous across Dubai’s vibrant dining scene. Following its runaway success in the UAE, Qlub has announced the closure of a $30 million funding round to take its smart dining ... |
| 22.07.2025 | Qlub Raises $30M in Funding | Qlub, a Dubai, UAE-based fintech company offering a payment system in restaurants, raised $30M in funding.
The round was led by Shorooq, and Cherry Ventures, with participation from strategic partners including e&, Mubadala Investments,... |
| 21.07.2025 | Qlub: Dubai-Based Dining Payments Company Raises $30 Million | Qlub, an innovative dining payments platform headquartered in Dubai, has proudly announced the closure of a substantial funding round amounting to $30 million. This round was co-led by prominent venture capital firms Shorooq Partners and Ch... |
| 12.07.2025 | Nawy invests in Dubai’s SmartCrowd to enter GCC proptech market | e&-backed Nawy has entered the GCC market with a strategic majority stake in SmartCrowd, the region’s first regulated platform enabling fractional property investments.
The move strengthens Nawy’s bid to become the definitive PropTech l... |
| 10.07.2025 | To grow its AI-powered SMB platform, Rekaz closes $5 M Seed investment | Rekaz, the Saudi-based software platform transforming how service businesses operate, has raised $5 million in seed funding to scale its product and expand across the region. The round was led by COTU Ventures, with participation from Impac... |
| 16.06.2025 | To develop AI-powered RCM, CorroHealth invests in UAE’s SANTECHTURE | Global healthcare technology company CorroHealth has made a strategic investment into Dubai-based pioneering revenue cycle management (RCM) intelligent technology solutions provider SANTECHTURE.
The deal brings together the industry-leading... |
| 21.05.2025 | VUZ: Funding Raised From IFC And Others For Immersive Media Technology | VUZ, an immersive media company, announced it has secured the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, to invest in its $12 million Pre-Series C funding round. This funding round also includes participation... |
| 20.05.2025 | Global Investment Giant IFC (World Bank) Invests in VUZ $12M Pre-Series C, the World's Leading Immersive Media Company | IFC investment supports VUZ's international expansion, following precedent in scaling telecom and media ventures across the world.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- VUZ, the world's leading immersive media company, has secu... |
| 16.05.2025 | MENA Digest: Egypt's Nawy, Saudi startup WakeCap bag big Series A cheques | The Nawy team
Nawy, an Egyptian proptech startup that offers a full stack of the real estate ecosystem, led funding activity in the Middle East and North Africa region this week, securing growth capital from top venture capital funds in the... |
| 08.04.2025 | NymCard's $33M Series B Funding: A Leap into MENA's Fintech Future | NymCard is on the rise. The Dubai-based embedded finance platform has just secured $33 million in Series B funding. This is not just another investment; it’s a signal. A signal that the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is ready to... |
| 02.04.2025 | Nymcard raised $33 M Series B funding from QED Investors | The only embedded finance platform in ten or more MENA countries, NymCard, has raised $33 million in its most recent Series B funding round, which was led by QED Investors. This is the largest investment made by QED Investors in the region ... |
| 22.02.2025 | MENA's Startup Surge: A New Wave of Innovation and Investment | The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is buzzing. Startups are sprouting like wildflowers after a rain. The latest funding rounds reveal a landscape rich with potential. From fintech to fashion, innovation is the name of the game. ... |
| 21.02.2025 | MENA Digest: UAE’s Blum, Tunisian startup Dabchy, Egypt’s Qme get funding | Maged Negm (right) founded Qme in 2022
Startup fundraising activity in the Middle East and North Africa region slowed this week compared to the previous week, when fintech unicorn Tabby had grabbed $160 million in fresh funding.
Some key st... |
| 20.02.2025 | "We Got Funded!" Shorooq Leads USD$12.5 Million Financing Round in UAE-Based Self-Storage Platform The Box With 30 facilities, including a flagship 140,000-square-foot location, The Box offe... | The Box, a UAE-based self-storage company that solves modern storage and logistical challenges faced by both individuals and businesses, has secured USD$12.5 million in a financing round led by Shorooq, a UAE-based multi-dimensional investm... |
| 08.02.2025 | A New Dawn in Capital Markets: SM Investments and the Rise of MENA Startups | In the bustling world of finance, two regions are making waves: the Philippines and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Each is carving its own path, driven by innovation and strategic investments. SM Investments Corporation, a titan i... |
| 07.02.2025 | MENA Digest: UAE’s Qeen AI, Egyptian firms Khazna and Simplex net big cheques | Qeen AI's founders Ahmad Khwileh, Dina Alsamhan and Morteza Ibrahimi
The UAE-based AI startup Qeen AI led funding activity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region this week, securing one of the largest seed investments in the regi... |
| 27.12.2024 | The 100: Abdulmajeed Alsukhan, Co-founder, and CEO of Tamara The 100: A Definite Guide to Success | Abdulmageed Alsukhan is the CEO & Co-Founder of Tamara. Before launching Tamara, he co-founded Habli in 2017, a Saudi-based logistics provider for grocery delivery, which was acquired in the same year by Nana. Alsukhan has a BA in finan... |
| 10.12.2024 | Shorooq onboards new Korean investor for infusion in new asset classes | Premium
Shane Shin, founding partner, Shorooq
Abu Dhabi-based multi-asset investment firm Shorooq Partners, backed by ten sovereign wealth funds including UAE’s Mubadala and Korean Venture Investment Corporation (KVIC), has got on board ano... |
| 25.11.2024 | Saudi VC Vision Ventures onboards Jordanian LP for second fund | Kais Al Essa, founding partner and CEO, Vision Ventures
Vision Ventures, a Saudi Arabia-based early-stage venture capital firm that backs tech-led startups in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has secured a limited partner comm... |
| 19.11.2024 | "We Got Funded!" UAE-Based Pemo Is Set to Further Transform the Regional Spend Management Sector Following a US$7 Million Pre-Series A Round "We provide a great solution with Pemo, as w... | Pemo, a UAE-headquartered spend management platform that caters specifically to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the MENAP region, has raised US$7 million in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Augmentum Fintech, a UK-based fintec... |
| 31.07.2024 | MENA's Shorooq Partners leads $20m Series A funding for AI startup Intelmatix | Abu Dhabi-based alternative investment manager Shorooq Partners has anchored the $20 million Series A funding for Intelmatix, a MENA (Middle East and North Africa)-focused deep tech B2B startup. |
| 25.07.2024 | Google’s Bold Bet on Glance: A $250 Million Investment in India’s Mobile Future**
** | ** In the bustling landscape of India’s tech scene, Google is making waves. The tech giant is poised to lead a funding round of up to $250 million for Glance, a mobile startup that’s turning heads. This investment isn’t just a financial tra... |
| 23.07.2024 | Deals in brief: Duke-NUS Medical School launches Live Ventures, Zyp secures pre-Series A funding, Glance in talks to raise USD 250 million, and more | Duke-NUS Medical School launches Live Ventures
Singapore’s Duke-NUS Medical School has launched Live Ventures, a SGD 20 million (USD 14.8 million) incubation program to commercialize innovative academic research.
Focused on translating scie... |
| 06.07.2024 | DealCart raised $3 M Seed funding from Shorooq Partners, Sturgeon Capital | Shorooq Partners and Sturgeon Capital led a $3 million seed funding round for DealCart, a social e-commerce startup based in Pakistan.
DealCart said in a statement on Thursday that 500 Global, Evolution VC, Rayn Capital, and Khyber Venture ... |
| 13.06.2024 | UAE-Based Shorooq Partners Makes First Investment In Türkiye By Leading A US$5 Million Seed Round In Traveltech Startup Roamless Mahmoud Adi, Founding Partner of Shorooq Partners, said in a statement ... | Shorooq Partners, the UAE-based alternative investment manager with interests spanning the MENA region, has made its entry into the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Türkiye by leading a US$5 million seed round in the traveltech startup, Roamles... |
| 19.03.2024 | Blockchain startup MANTRA raises $11M in funding to bring RWA tokenization to the Middle East and Asia | MANTRA, a blockchain startup and Layer 1 blockchain for Real World Assets (RWA), has clinched a significant milestone with the completion of a new funding round. Leading the charge is Shorooq Partners, a prominent venture capital and techno... |
| 13.10.2023 | Combatting Climate Change: Founders Moving Carbon in the GCC | 0 shares
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Throughout the last century, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), comprising Arab States in the region, has been helping meet the world’s voracious appetite for energy through the supply of fossil fuels... |
| 27.10.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Trigo’s $100m, Dutch gov’t backs cultivated meat, Bill Gates wants to decarbonize rice | This week, foodtech startup Trigo landed funds for its automated checkout system that lets shoppers purchase goods without waiting for a cashier. The Dutch government is allocating new funds to cultivated meat initiatives, and Bill Gates an... |
| 25.10.2022 | Agroshift raises $1.8 million in pre-seed funding co-led by Shorooq Partners and Anchorless Bangladesh | Agroshift, a Dhaka-based agri-tech platform that enables farmers to sell their products to businesses and consumers, announced that it has raised $1.8M in pre-seed funding at an undisclosed valuation co-led by Shorooq Partners and Anchorles... |
| 07.10.2022 | Shorooq Partners’ Gametech Program Aims to Grow 100 Gametech Startups With The Launch Of Its 2nd Cohort | The 300-plus Hour Virtual Program Led by Global Leading Subject Matter Experts Is Designed to Help Gametech Founders Secure Seed Investments
As value investors, we have always been committed to being founders’ partners and developing ecosys... |
| 21.04.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Israel & Netherlands beef up cell ag funding, Microsoft joins $225m Udaan round | Two countries this week announced government grants for cell ag to foster more development of cultivated meat and dairy analogs – and in doing so, build up food security and sovereignty. Elsewhere, Microsoft joined a major debt financing ro... |
| 01.02.2022 | BREAKING: Retailo raises $36m Series A funding from AgFunder, Graphene & others | Disclosure: AFN’s parent company, AgFunder, is an investor in Retailo.
Retailo — an online B2B marketplace that connects merchants with food producers and other suppliers — has raised $36 million for its Series A round, which included both ... |
