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Middle East startup funding

Funding rounds raised by startups based in Middle East (Oman, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates): 16 rounds worth $661m.

Raised$661m
Rounds16
Median round$7.3m
$1bn+ valuations2
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Biggest Middle East round · RiyadhSaudi fintech barq raises $329.5m Series A at a $1.85bn valuation

All 16 rounds

mamunSeed · Fintech · Muscat · 4 Nov$3mArke TelekomSeed · Defence & space · Ankara · 22 Oct$1.1mINVEPre-seed · Consumer & media · Riyadh · 22 Oct$300kVitallsSeed · Healthtech & bio · United Arab Emirates · 21 Oct$1.5mVrtxPre-seed · Fintech · Riyadh · 19 Oct$3.6mPopcorn AI StudioPre-seed · Consumer & media · Dubai · 19 Oct$1mAyanPre-seed · Commerce & marketing · Dubai · 19 Oct$600kAutobiaSeries A · Commerce & marketing · Saudi Arabia · 11 Oct$12meradSeries A · Fintech · Riyadh · 28 Sep$22mbarqSeries A · Fintech · Riyadh · 15 Sep$330mTabbySeries D+ · Fintech · Saudi Arabia · 14 Sep$233mBRKZSeries B · Commerce & marketing · Riyadh · 14 Sep$13mSynapse AnalyticsSeries A · Fintech · Abu Dhabi · 14 Sep$13mGaiaPre-seed · AI · Saudi Arabia · 8 Sep$1.5mKeyperSeries A · Proptech · United Arab Emirates · 9 Jul$11mSignitSeries A · Legal & compliance · Riyadh · 20 Apr$15m

By sector

Fintech6 rounds$604mCommerce & marketing3 rounds$25.6mLegal & compliance1 round$15mProptech1 round$11mHealthtech & bio1 round$1.5mAI1 round$1.5mConsumer & media2 rounds$1.3mDefence & space1 round$1.1m

By stage

Series A6 rounds$403mSeries D+1 round$233mSeries B1 round$13mPre-seed5 rounds$7mSeed3 rounds$5.6m

Compare regions

North America183 rounds$272.38bnEurope128 rounds$25.99bnOceania13 rounds$2.76bnIsrael19 rounds$2bnEast Asia27 rounds$1.82bnIndia33 rounds$1.49bnLatin America13 rounds$1.3bnMiddle East16 rounds$661mSoutheast Asia11 rounds$109mAfrica5 rounds$104m

Rankings

Biggest startup funding rounds in Middle East, 2026