Middle East Startup Funding Rounds
Startups raising capital across Middle East. Compare the businesses, funding stages and investors active in the region.
- Rounds
- 80 Jul 12 – Oct 9, 2026
- Disclosed funding
- $1.9B 58 disclosed amounts
- Median round
- $10M Of disclosed amounts
| Company | Amount | Round | Sector | Country | Investors | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T TalMalCompany profile A Saudi platform connecting employers, employees and partner merchants through a salary-linked purchase balance: employers set limits, employees buy through the app, and purchases are repaid from salary. A Saudi platform connecting employers, employees and partner merchants through a salary-linked purchase balance: employers set limits, employees buy through the app, and purchases are repaid from salary. | Undisclosed | Pre-SeedPre-seed | Fintech | Saudi Arabia | Investors | |
| I IngosaCompany profile Conversational advertising and research software that turns display ads into interactive experiences, helping brands engage audiences and collect first-party preferences and market insights. Conversational advertising and research software that turns display ads into interactive experiences, helping brands engage audiences and collect first-party preferences and market insights. | Undisclosed | Second investmentUndisclosed | Enterprise software | Turkey | Investors | |
| A AREPCompany profile A Saudi platform combining practical laboratory-science education with a marketplace for research equipment and supplies. A Saudi platform combining practical laboratory-science education with a marketplace for research equipment and supplies. | Undisclosed | Pre-seed | Edtech | Saudi Arabia | Investors | |
| T TanamiCompany profile A regulated digital platform that gives eligible investors access to curated private-equity, private-credit and real-asset opportunities, with tools to build, fund and monitor portfolios. A regulated digital platform that gives eligible investors access to curated private-equity, private-credit and real-asset opportunities, with tools to build, fund and monitor portfolios. | Undisclosed | Growth investmentGrowth | Fintech | Bahrain | Investors | |
| L LooraCompany profile Loora is an AI English-speaking tutor for adult learners. Users practice through natural voice conversations, lessons and role-play; the app adapts to their level and returns real-time feedback on pronunciation and grammar so they can review corrections and build spoken fluency through repeated practice. Loora is an AI English-speaking tutor for adult learners. Users practice through natural voice conversations, lessons and role-play; the app adapts to their level and returns real-time feedback on pronunciation and grammar so they can review corrections and build spoken fluency through repeated practice. | $22M | Series B | Edtech | Israel | Investors | |
| R RizeCompany profile A Saudi rent-now-pay-later service that pays landlords annual rent upfront and lets eligible tenants repay it in monthly installments through Ejar-verified rental contracts. A Saudi rent-now-pay-later service that pays landlords annual rent upfront and lets eligible tenants repay it in monthly installments through Ejar-verified rental contracts. | SAR 187.5M | Asset-backed Murabaha facilityGrowth | Proptech | Saudi Arabia | Investors | |
| L LendoCompany profile Lendo connects investors with Saudi small and medium businesses seeking Shariah-compliant working-capital financing. Lendo connects investors with Saudi small and medium businesses seeking Shariah-compliant working-capital financing. | ≤SAR 750M | Institutional debt financing programUndisclosed | Fintech | Saudi Arabia | Investors | |
| b barqCompany profile A Saudi financial app for consumers and businesses to manage digital accounts, pay and transfer money, use payment cards and handle everyday finances. A Saudi financial app for consumers and businesses to manage digital accounts, pay and transfer money, use payment cards and handle everyday finances. | $329.5M | Series A | Fintech | Saudi Arabia | Investors | |
| K KeewanoCompany profile Keewano builds KeewanoDB, a database for AI agents and analytics systems that need to reason over complete histories of events. It stores each entity’s raw events together in order, adds contextual and semantic layers, and lets applications query or run analysis through interfaces such as SQL, REST and MCP without reconstructing event context through separate data pipelines. Keewano builds KeewanoDB, a database for AI agents and analytics systems that need to reason over complete histories of events. It stores each entity’s raw events together in order, adds contextual and semantic layers, and lets applications query or run analysis through interfaces such as SQL, REST and MCP without reconstructing event context through separate data pipelines. | $12M | Seed | AI | Israel | Investors | |
| FS FAZE Security (fka CYTRIX)Company profile FAZE Security continuously tests companies’ applications and infrastructure for exploitable vulnerabilities and helps teams verify fixes. FAZE Security continuously tests companies’ applications and infrastructure for exploitable vulnerabilities and helps teams verify fixes. | $6M | Seed | Cybersecurity | Israel | Investors |
Active investors in this selection
All investors →Ranked by rounds participated in · From Jul 12, 2026
- 1500 Global
erad, BRKZ, Raff
5rounds1led - 2RAED Ventures
Echelon, XSquare, Think
3rounds0led - 3Qatar Development Bank
Aligator, Tanami, Dawraty
3rounds1led - 4BECO Capital
Amaani, BRKZ, Sirdab
3rounds2led - 5Hetz Ventures
Keewano, Act Security, Oak
3rounds1led
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