Cairo-based AI Startup Nanovate Raises $1 Million Pre-Seed Round to Advance Arabic AI Solutions

bySafiya Kand1 others

October 18, 2025

Funding

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$1M Crowdfunding to Boost the Expansion of the UAE Social App ASKWHO

byTeam Rasmal

January 12, 2023

Arabic UAE-based ASKWHO simplifies making friends and organizing get-togethers through a community-focused social app. Dubai’s go-to social app, ASKWHO has...

$1.9M Total Pre-Series A Funding for Qatar’s Healthcare Platform At Home Doc

byTeam Rasmal

January 11, 2023

Arabic HealthTech platform At Home Doc has raised $1.9M in Pre-Series A funding led by Elaj Group’s investment arm Tawasol...

Bunat Ventures Leads Pre-SEED Funding Round for KSA’s Ninja

byTeam Rasmal

January 5, 2023

Arabic Q-commerce startup Ninja closes a Pre-SEED round led by Bunat Ventures, alongside multiple VCs from the region, the USA,...

Manafa, a Crowdfunding Platform Successfully Raises $28 Million in Series A Round

byTeam Rasmal

December 29, 2022

Arabic Manafa, the leading debt and Investment company, announced the closing of its Series A round of SAR 106 million...

From Left to Right: Fatma El Shenawy Founder of Khazna Tech, Nancy Chen Founder of iMile Delivery, Rita Huang Zhen Founder of iMile Delivery, Derya Baran Founder of RedSea, Nadine Mezher Founder of Sarwa.

Meet 5 Female Entrepreneurs Co-founding the Most Funded Startups in the MENA Region in 2022 (Updated 2025)

byAhmed Misbah Al-Sharkawy

December 28, 2022

Arabic Despite the turmoil in the global economy and investor reticence, startups in the MENA region have attracted colossal funding....

Muqbis Arts & Crafts Marketplace Closes Pre-SEED Funding Round

byTeam Rasmal

December 23, 2022

Arabic Muqbis, the integrated marketplace for the handicraft industry, has secured Pre-SEED funding from Nama Ventures. Egypt-based startup that launched...