{"id":48412,"date":"2025-07-02T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/?p=48412"},"modified":"2025-07-02T13:26:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T10:26:34","slug":"startup-investment-landscape-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa-june-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/2025\/07\/startup-investment-landscape-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa-june-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Startup Investment Landscape in the Middle East and North Africa \u2013 June 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">June 2025 witnessed a notable surge in startup investments across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), with over 25 funding deals closed in advanced sectors such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Web3, AgriTech, and gaming.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">This momentum underscores the region\u2019s accelerating digital transformation and growing entrepreneurial drive, despite global economic challenges.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"171\">&#8220;Saudi Arabia Leading the Future&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Saudi Arabia \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6 emerged as a strategic tech investor, while Egypt \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddec demonstrated a high volume of startup activity and initiatives.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The UAE reinforced its status as a regional capital for major deals, while Algeria, Tunisia, and Qatar saw growing early-stage activity and strategic partnerships.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Total announced funding for the month exceeded $180 million, with expectations of increased deal activity in H2 2025.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Key Highlights:<\/h2>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Total Announced Funding: Over $180 million<\/li>\n<li>Total Deals: 25+<\/li>\n<li>Top Sectors: AI, Fintech, Web3, Logistics, AgriTech, EdTech<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table class=\" alignleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 92.0021%; height: 433px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"height: 39px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 30.0129%; height: 39px;\">Country<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.5796%; height: 39px;\">Deals Count<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 58.7228%; height: 39px;\">Estimated Total Funding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 67px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 30.0129%; height: 67px;\">\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6 Saudi Arabia<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.5796%; height: 67px;\">7+<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 58.7228%; height: 67px;\">$60M+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 67px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 30.0129%; height: 67px;\">\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddec Egypt<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.5796%; height: 67px;\">6+<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 58.7228%; height: 67px;\">$10M+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 67px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 30.0129%; height: 67px;\">\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddea UAE<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.5796%; height: 67px;\">5+<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 58.7228%; height: 67px;\">$65M+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 67px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 30.0129%; height: 67px;\">\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddff Algeria<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.5796%; height: 67px;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 58.7228%; height: 67px;\">Undisclosed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 67px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 30.0129%; height: 67px;\">\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf3 Tunisia<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.5796%; height: 67px;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 58.7228%; height: 67px;\">\u20ac3.1M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 65px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 30.0129%; height: 65px;\">\ud83c\uddf6\ud83c\udde6 Qatar<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.5796%; height: 65px;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 58.7228%; height: 65px;\">QAR 855K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Table 1: Investment Distribution by Country<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Saudi Arabia: Strategic Tech Investments Take the Lead<\/h3>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>$5M deal by Impact46 into US-based Spekter Games (Web3\/Gaming)<\/li>\n<li>Launch of the 9th edition of Sanabil Accelerator in Riyadh<\/li>\n<li>Fresh investment in Darwinz AI to scale its PR analytics platform \u201cDeema\u201d<\/li>\n<li>iSchool acquires SEEDS to expand AI education for children<\/li>\n<li>Early-stage rounds for Stitch ($10M, Fintech) and Mida (ConstructionTech)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0Egypt: Vertical Innovation and Ecosystem Growth<\/h3>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>AgriCash closes a pre-seed round to offer BNPL services for farmers<\/li>\n<li>Nowlun raises $2.3M for an AI-powered logistics assistant<\/li>\n<li>Aria Ventures launches a EGP 50M deep tech fund<\/li>\n<li>Octane secures $5.2M to optimize fleet expense management<\/li>\n<li>HR for Startups, an enablement event by Outsourcy, boosts talent infrastructure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table class=\" alignleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 376px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"height: 63px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 63px;\">Company<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px;\">Sector<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px;\">Funding (Est.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 63px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 63px;\">AgriCash<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px;\">AgriTech<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px;\">Undisclosed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 63px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 63px;\">Nowlun<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px;\">AI \/ Logistics<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px;\">$2.3M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 63px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 63px;\">Aria Ventures<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px;\">Deep Tech<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px;\">~$1.6M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 63px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 63px;\">Octane<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px;\">Fleet Ops \/ FinOps<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px;\">$5.2M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 61px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 61px;\">Outsourcy HR<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 61px;\">HR Enablement<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 61px;\">Undisclosed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Table 2: Key Startup Deals in Egypt<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">UAE: Big Tickets and Advanced Technologies<\/h2>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Applied AI closes the month\u2019s largest deal: $55M Series A<\/li>\n<li>Prop-AI raises $1.5M to digitize real estate<\/li>\n<li>Releated secures $8M for loyalty program infrastructure<\/li>\n<li>Hoko Agency acquires Everdome to enhance its metaverse content strategy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Algeria, Tunisia, Qatar: Signs of Early-Stage Momentum<\/h2>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Algeria\u2019s Talenteo receives strategic funding from 216 Capital<\/li>\n<li>Tunisia\u2019s Kumulus Water raises \u20ac3.1M to advance sustainable water generation<\/li>\n<li>Qatar\u2019s ShipBee secures QAR 855K in pre-seed funding for smart logistics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Sector Trends: AI Leads, Web3 Expands<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">AI was the dominant vertical, featuring in over 10 deals across the region, with key players including AppliedAI, Darwinz AI, Nowlun, Qanooni AI, and Prop-AI.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Web3 and immersive tech also gained traction, with funding rounds for Spekter Games, Idea-L\u00ae, and Everdome\u2019s acquisition by Hoko.<\/p>\n<table class=\" alignleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 92.125%; height: 354px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td>Sector<\/td>\n<td>Deals<\/td>\n<td>Notes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Artificial Intelligence<\/td>\n<td>10+<\/td>\n<td>Highlights include AppliedAI, Nowlun, Darwinz AI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Web3 &amp; Gaming<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Includes Spekter Games, Idea-L\u00ae, Everdome acquisition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Logistics<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Nowlun, ShipBee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>AgriTech<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>AgriCash, Kumulus Water<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>EdTech<\/td>\n<td>2+<\/td>\n<td>iSchool, HR for Startups event<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Table 3: Leading Sectors by Funding Activity<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Final Analysis:<\/h3>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Saudi Arabia continues to shape the region\u2019s tech future through strategic and global-facing investments.<\/li>\n<li>Egypt gains traction with high deal volume, diversified innovation, and infrastructure building.<\/li>\n<li>UAE maintains its edge as a magnet for mega-deals in advanced sectors like AI and real estate tech.<\/li>\n<li>North African and Gulf countries are signaling maturing ecosystems and growing investor confidence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">H2 2025 Outlook:<\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Expect continued momentum in:<\/h2>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>CleanTech<\/li>\n<li>Cybersecurity<\/li>\n<li>Digital Education<\/li>\n<li>Generative AI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Major upcoming rounds are anticipated in Saudi Arabia and UAE, with Egypt and Tunisia poised for strategic partnerships and follow-on funding.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0June\u2019s performance reflects a transitional phase, where MENA\u2019s startup ecosystem is evolving into a more mature, cross-border innovation economy\u2014with Gulf capital playing a decisive role in shaping the global tech narrative.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Let me know if you&#8217;d like a press-ready version (PDF or HTML), email newsletter draft, or a shorter version for LinkedIn or media pitching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 2025 witnessed a notable surge in startup investments across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), with over 25 funding deals closed in advanced sectors such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Web3, AgriTech, and gaming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":48419,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"post_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1772],"tags":[8877,5061,8876,2877,6365,8723,8639],"class_list":["post-48412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-startups","tag-agritech","tag-darwinz-ai-2","tag-deema","tag-ischool","tag-nowlun","tag-prop-ai","tag-qanooni-ai"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48412\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}