Castro17 has activated a $500 million Actively Managed Certificate (AMC) on the SIX Swiss Stock Exchange, creating a new strategic capital markets channel for high-potential startups and businesses in the UAE. This initiative aims to connect promising regional ventures with institutional investors.

Abu Dhabi-based Presight, in collaboration with Shorooq Partners, has announced its first six investments from its $100 million AI Innovation Ecosystem fund. This move signals a significant boost for early-stage AI startups, providing crucial capital and strategic support to emerging technologies in the region.

UAE-based Utexo secures $7.5M from Tether and Franklin Templeton to enable sub-second USDT settlements on Bitcoin.

Saudi media group signs term sheet for JV managing digital ad assets across MENA/Turkey, plus minority stake in global Aleph operations.

UAE healthtech TruDoc secures $15M from prominent Emirati families to scale its virtual-first hospital-at-home care platform across the GCC.

Dubai proptech Stake raises $31M Series B led by Emirates NBD with Mubadala to expand into Saudi Arabia and the US.

UAE startup Yozo.ai closes $1.7M pre-seed to automate e-commerce retention marketing with AI agents across email, WhatsApp, and SMS.

Property Finder lands $170M from Mubadala and a sovereign fund, bringing total equity to nearly $700M as it builds a regional proptech OS.

Dubai-based skrooge.ai closes $1.85M seed to automate accounting and tax compliance for UAE's 70,000+ newly registered businesses.

Abu Dhabi fintech Mal secures $230M — the largest seed round in MENA history — to launch an AI-native Islamic digital bank.

Bloomberg: Middle East VC hit $3.8B across 688 deals in 2025, up 74%, as global investors pour capital into UAE and Saudi ecosystems.

UAE-based Lucid Capital raises $2.5M seed and secures $200M in institutional commitments for AI-driven algorithmic trading.

Dubai-based Zinit closes $8M seed at a $48M valuation for its AI-native procurement platform serving 100+ enterprise clients globally.

Dubai-based Revibe secures $17M led by Partech to expand its refurbished electronics marketplace across the GCC and South Africa.

Wio Bank CEO says the digital lender aims to double assets to Dh100B within 2-3 years, growing at 8-10x the industry rate.

Ziina raised $22M Series A led by Altos Ventures, evolving from a peer-to-peer payment app into a full financial ecosystem for consumers and SMEs.

SNB partners with Tarabut for open-banking-powered SME financing, demonstrating enterprise-grade traction.

Alaan raises $48M Series A led by Peak XV Partners to scale AI-powered spend management across MENA.

Huspy closes $59M Series B led by Balderton Capital to expand its mortgage platform into Spain and Saudi Arabia.

Prop AI raises $1.5M pre-seed led by Plus VC and wins Dubai AI Seal of Excellence — first proptech to earn it.