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AI funding: Artificial intelligence may get a lot of press coverage, but sectors like fintech and property tech startups attract a lot more investment
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Why AI startup funding may be losing its lustre in Mena
Founder News Team Apr 1, 2026 0

Only $200k raised in June More familiar sectors preferred Need ‘patient, long-term’ capital Artificial ininformigence funding in the Middle East…

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MENA startups raise fresh capital as governments advance ecosystem reforms
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MENA startups raise fresh capital as governments advance ecosystem reforms
Founder News Team Feb 14, 2026 0

RIYADH: Startups across the Middle East and North Africa continued to attract investor interest last week, with fresh capital flowing…

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MENA region raised $1.7 billion from 10 IPOs in fourth quarter
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MENA region raised $1.7 billion from 10 IPOs in fourth quarter
Founder News Team Feb 6, 2026 0

MENA companies that went public in the final quarter of 2025 raised a total of $1.7 billion in proceeds, rounding…

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MENA startups raise $563 million in January 2026
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MENA startups raise $563 million in January 2026
Founder News Team Feb 2, 2026 0

Investment activity across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) startup ecosystem picked up at the start of the year,…

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Africa & MENA Startups Set to Convene at ASVLP 2026 Amid Rising Funding and New Growth Frontiers
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Africa & MENA Startups Set to Convene at ASVLP 2026 Amid Rising Funding and New Growth Frontiers
Founder News Team Jan 27, 2026 0

As the startup ecosystems across Africa and MENA transition from a period of correction and resilience into a new phase…

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MENA Doctors Pioneering Health-Tech Revolutions
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MENA Doctors Pioneering Health-Tech Revolutions
Founder News Team Jan 25, 2026 0

Medical training in the Middle East and North Africa builds elite clinicians but skips entrepreneurship entirely. “Medical education globally, and…

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The Blogs: Why Infrastructure Finance and PPPs Belong at Heart of MENA Business Education | Vincent James Hooper
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The Blogs: Why Infrastructure Finance and PPPs Belong at Heart of MENA Business Education | Vincent James Hooper
Founder News Team Jan 10, 2026 0

Infrastructure finance is no longer a niche discipline reserved for engineers, lawyers, or development banks. It has become one of…

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Impact Investing Advisory Human Planet Hires Sabrin Rahman to Lead MENA Expansion
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Impact Investing Advisory Human Planet Hires Sabrin Rahman to Lead MENA Expansion
Founder News Team Jan 7, 2026 0

Global impact finance firm Human Planet announced the appointment of former HSBC sustainability leader Sabrin Rahman as Partner, responsible for…

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Impact Investing Advisory Human Planet Hires Sabrin Rahman to Lead MENA Expansion
Sustainability & Impact
Impact Investing Advisory Human Planet Hires Sabrin Rahman to Lead MENA Expansion
Founder News Team Jan 6, 2026 0

Global impact finance firm Human Planet announced the appointment of former HSBC sustainability leader Sabrin Rahman as Partner, responsible for…

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Capital concentrates as MENA startups close deals
Founder News Team Dec 28, 2025 0

Agencies RIYADH Startup funding activity across the Middle East and North Africa delivered a mixed picture over the past week,…

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