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Recently Funded MENA Startups 2026: Last 180 Days

Startups headquartered in the Gulf, the Levant and North Africa whose latest recorded funding round was announced in the last 180 days, newest announcements first.

Known total funding for 33 of 34 ranked companies: $1.6B.

Showing top 34 matching companies · Ranked by most recent funding

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The API cannot leave out companies whose latest round is a grant, private equity or debt financing; this list does.

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Methodology: up to 100 active companies matching this list's filters are ordered by most recent announced round. Companies whose latest round is one of: Grant, Private Equity, Debt Financing are excluded. Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. Open a company profile for its funding summary and available detail. How this data is built.

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UTURN

UTURN is a Saudi digital media network that creates localized Arabic content and connects brands ...

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia51–200Entertainment
SeedTotal funding$4.0MJun 2026
27
Caspr.

GenAI-enabled platform integrating credible data sources, offering agency-quality research within...

Gurugram, United Arab Emirates1–10Artificial Intelligence, Data & Analytics
SeedTotal funding$9.0MMay 2026
28
RemotePass

RemotePass helps companies onboard, manage, and pay global contractors and employees through comp...

Boston, United Arab Emirates51–200Fintech, HR Tech
Series BTotal funding$22.9MMay 2026
29
RSA Cross Border

RSA Cross Border is an AI-native logistics orchestration platform for cross-border eCommerce, spu...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates1–10E-Commerce
SeedTotal funding$1.5MMay 2026
30
eVoost AI

eVoost AI provides an intelligence layer supporting residential developers’ decisions across real...

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates1–10Artificial Intelligence, PropTech
Venture RoundTotal funding$2.2MMay 2026
31
Supermile

Category-defining logistics infrastructure platform for Saudi Arabia's fragmented 3PL market

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia11–50Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
Series ATotal funding$12.0MMay 2026
32
Lyrie.ai

Lyrie AI protects web applications, desktop endpoints and AI agent infrastructure through a unifi...

Dubai, United Arab EmiratesArtificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity
Pre-seedTotal funding$2.0MMay 2026
33
HAKEEM

Hakeem Health is a mobile app that simplifies prescription medication delivery from nearby pharma...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates11–50Healthcare, Artificial Intelligence
Venture RoundTotal funding$1.6MMay 2026
34
CredibleX

CredibleX enables companies serving small businesses to offer branded lending solutions that simp...

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates11–50Fintech, Lending
Series ATotal funding$70.0MMay 2026