{"id":52685,"date":"2025-11-02T16:14:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T13:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/?p=52685"},"modified":"2025-11-02T16:24:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T13:24:29","slug":"startup-investments-and-acquisitions-rise-to-124-7-million-with-ai-leading-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/2025\/11\/startup-investments-and-acquisitions-rise-to-124-7-million-with-ai-leading-the-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Startup Investments and Acquisitions Rise to $124.7 Million, with AI Leading the Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"199\">Weekly Report: Startup Investments Reach $124.7 Million Across 11 Deals<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"255\">AI Sector Leads with $55.1 Million in 4 Deals<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"329\">Saudi Arabia Dominates Regional Startup Funding and Deal Activity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"331\" data-end=\"595\">Startups across the Middle East and the Arab world recorded strong investment and acquisition activity during the period from October 26 to 31, 2025, driven by growing momentum in AI applications, digital infrastructure, and logistics solutions.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"597\" data-end=\"848\">According to <strong>entArabi\u2019s<\/strong> latest report, Saudi Arabia continued to lead the region in both deal volume and funding value, followed by the UAE, while FinTech, AI, and logistics emerged as the most attractive sectors for investors.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"1258\">The data reflects sustained investor confidence in AI-driven and digital transformation sectors, with Saudi Arabia maintaining a dominant position fueled by Vision 2030 and its national megaprojects. Meanwhile, the UAE continues to attract large-scale institutional technology funding, and African markets show increased reliance on acquisitions over greenfield expansions to accelerate growth.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1298\">Key Deals in Saudi Arabia<\/h2>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1299\" data-end=\"2287\">\n<li data-start=\"1299\" data-end=\"1441\">\n<p data-start=\"1301\" data-end=\"1441\">Wated Medical: Closed its Pre-Seed round, led by Riyadh Angel Investors, to expand digital ambulance and home healthcare services.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1442\" data-end=\"1599\">\n<p data-start=\"1444\" data-end=\"1599\">Logexa: Raised $2 million (Pre-Series A) from Seedra Ventures and Nour Nouf Ventures to enhance its logistics and smart warehousing platform.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1600\" data-end=\"1811\">\n<p data-start=\"1602\" data-end=\"1811\">Squadio: Secured SAR 11 million ($3 million) in a Pre-Series A round led by Wa\u2019ed Aramco, Sanabil 500, and Sidra Ventures, to expand its remote tech hiring operations regionally and globally.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1812\" data-end=\"1942\">\n<p data-start=\"1814\" data-end=\"1942\">Najeeb.ai: Closed a Pre-Seed round with local angel investors to develop AI solutions tailored for the insurance sector.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1943\" data-end=\"2088\">\n<p data-start=\"1945\" data-end=\"2088\">BRKZ: Raised $30 million from Stride Ventures to accelerate its growth in the building materials market and optimize supply chains.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2089\" data-end=\"2287\">\n<p data-start=\"2091\" data-end=\"2287\">PIF &amp; Aramco \u2013 HUMAIN: Signed a non-binding agreement granting Aramco a minority stake in HUMAIN to develop national AI capabilities and position Saudi Arabia as a global technology hub.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"2294\" data-end=\"2322\">Key Deals in the UAE<\/h2>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"2323\" data-end=\"2763\">\n<li data-start=\"2323\" data-end=\"2536\">\n<p data-start=\"2325\" data-end=\"2536\">UnifyApps: Raised $50 million in a round led by WestBridge Capital and Iconiq, to develop an enterprise AI operating system that integrates data and workflows in a secure, multilingual environment.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2537\" data-end=\"2763\">\n<p data-start=\"2539\" data-end=\"2763\">Qaws.ai: Acquired Samas Gamify, a behavioral assessment startup using gamification, to launch an AI-powered recruitment platform combining data analytics, educational verification, and intelligent candidate matching.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"2770\" data-end=\"2831\">Diverse Tech Investments: From Banking to Creative AI<\/h2>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"2832\" data-end=\"3368\">\n<li data-start=\"2832\" data-end=\"3054\">\n<p data-start=\"2834\" data-end=\"3054\">MidLyr: Closed a $2.5 million Pre-Seed round led by Silicon Badia with global VC participation (Wedbush Ventures, Hustle Fund, DCG), to automate banking operations using AI and reduce operational risks.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3055\" data-end=\"3193\">\n<p data-start=\"3057\" data-end=\"3193\">rmz.ai: Raised $100,000 (Pre-Seed) from Beyond.xyz to develop \u201cCreative Agents,\u201d generative AI tools for content production.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3194\" data-end=\"3368\">\n<p data-start=\"3196\" data-end=\"3368\">Velents.ai (Saudi Arabia): Secured $1.5 million from investors at Google and BCG while launching Agent.sa, an Arabic-speaking AI employee for corporate use.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"3375\" data-end=\"3419\">Tabby Strengthens FinTech Leadership<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"3420\" data-end=\"3699\">Tabby, the leading \u201cBuy Now, Pay Later\u201d platform, strengthened its regional dominance after a secondary share sale that raised its valuation to $4.5 billion, without issuing new shares \u2014 a sign of strong investor confidence and readiness for a potential future IPO.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"3706\" data-end=\"3751\">African Expansion Through Acquisition<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"3752\" data-end=\"4046\">Logidoo (Morocco) acquired Kamtar (C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire), backed by Toyota Tsusho, to strengthen its logistics network across West Africa.<br data-start=\"3897\" data-end=\"3900\" \/>The deal highlights Africa\u2019s growing trend toward \u201cacquisition over build\u201d strategies to accelerate operational and technological expansion.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"4053\" data-end=\"4108\"><strong data-start=\"4057\" data-end=\"4108\">Startup Investments by Sector (Nov 26\u201331, 2025)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"_tableContainer_1rjym_1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div class=\"group _tableWrapper_1rjym_13 flex w-fit flex-col-reverse\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<table class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\" data-start=\"4110\" data-end=\"4645\">\n<thead data-start=\"4110\" data-end=\"4192\">\n<tr data-start=\"4110\" data-end=\"4192\">\n<th data-start=\"4110\" data-end=\"4123\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"4112\" data-end=\"4122\">Sector<\/strong><\/th>\n<th data-start=\"4123\" data-end=\"4145\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"4125\" data-end=\"4144\">Number of Deals<\/strong><\/th>\n<th data-start=\"4145\" data-end=\"4171\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"4147\" data-end=\"4170\">Total Funding (USD)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th data-start=\"4171\" data-end=\"4192\" data-col-size=\"md\"><strong data-start=\"4173\" data-end=\"4190\">Key Companies<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody data-start=\"4277\" data-end=\"4645\">\n<tr data-start=\"4277\" data-end=\"4357\">\n<td data-start=\"4277\" data-end=\"4300\" data-col-size=\"sm\">AI &amp; Enterprise Tech<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4300\" data-end=\"4304\">4<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4304\" data-end=\"4312\">55.1M<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"4312\" data-end=\"4357\">UnifyApps \u2013 Velents.ai \u2013 HUMAIN \u2013 Qaws.ai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"4358\" data-end=\"4415\">\n<td data-start=\"4358\" data-end=\"4385\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Logistics &amp; Supply Chain<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4385\" data-end=\"4389\">2<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4389\" data-end=\"4395\">32M<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"4395\" data-end=\"4415\">Logexa \u2013 Logidoo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"4416\" data-end=\"4456\">\n<td data-start=\"4416\" data-end=\"4426\" data-col-size=\"sm\">FinTech<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"4426\" data-end=\"4430\" data-col-size=\"sm\">2<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"4430\" data-end=\"4438\" data-col-size=\"sm\">34.5M<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"4438\" data-end=\"4456\">Tabby \u2013 MidLyr<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"4457\" data-end=\"4505\">\n<td data-start=\"4457\" data-end=\"4478\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Digital Healthcare<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"4478\" data-end=\"4482\" data-col-size=\"sm\">1<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"4482\" data-end=\"4488\" data-col-size=\"sm\">N\/A<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"4488\" data-end=\"4505\">Wated Medical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"4506\" data-end=\"4554\">\n<td data-start=\"4506\" data-end=\"4533\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Creative Content &amp; Media<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"4533\" data-end=\"4537\" data-col-size=\"sm\">1<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4537\" data-end=\"4544\">100K<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"4544\" data-end=\"4554\">rmz.ai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"4555\" data-end=\"4594\">\n<td data-start=\"4555\" data-end=\"4574\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Tech Talent &amp; HR<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4574\" data-end=\"4578\">1<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4578\" data-end=\"4583\">3M<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"4583\" data-end=\"4594\">Squadio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"4595\" data-end=\"4645\">\n<td data-start=\"4595\" data-end=\"4607\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"4597\" data-end=\"4606\">Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"4607\" data-end=\"4622\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"4609\" data-end=\"4621\">11 Deals<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"4622\" data-end=\"4640\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"4624\" data-end=\"4639\">\u2248124.7M USD<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"4640\" data-end=\"4645\">\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"4652\" data-end=\"4708\"><strong data-start=\"4656\" data-end=\"4708\">Startup Investments by Country (Nov 26\u201331, 2025)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"_tableContainer_1rjym_1\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"group _tableWrapper_1rjym_13 flex w-fit flex-col-reverse\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<table class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\" data-start=\"4710\" data-end=\"5233\">\n<thead data-start=\"4710\" data-end=\"4796\">\n<tr data-start=\"4710\" data-end=\"4796\">\n<th data-start=\"4710\" data-end=\"4724\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"4712\" data-end=\"4723\">Country<\/strong><\/th>\n<th data-start=\"4724\" data-end=\"4749\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"4726\" data-end=\"4748\">Number of Startups<\/strong><\/th>\n<th data-start=\"4749\" data-end=\"4775\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"4751\" data-end=\"4774\">Total Funding (USD)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th data-start=\"4775\" data-end=\"4796\" data-col-size=\"md\"><strong data-start=\"4777\" data-end=\"4794\">Notable Deals<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody data-start=\"4886\" data-end=\"5233\">\n<tr data-start=\"4886\" data-end=\"4981\">\n<td data-start=\"4886\" data-end=\"4901\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Saudi Arabia<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"4901\" data-end=\"4905\" data-col-size=\"sm\">6<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"4905\" data-end=\"4913\" data-col-size=\"sm\">64.6M<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"4913\" data-end=\"4981\" data-col-size=\"md\">BRKZ \u2013 HUMAIN \u2013 Squadio \u2013 Najeeb.ai \u2013 Velents.ai \u2013 Wated Medical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"4982\" data-end=\"5021\">\n<td data-start=\"4982\" data-end=\"4988\" data-col-size=\"sm\">UAE<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"4988\" data-end=\"4992\" data-col-size=\"sm\">2<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"4992\" data-end=\"4998\" data-col-size=\"sm\">50M<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"4998\" data-end=\"5021\" data-col-size=\"md\">UnifyApps \u2013 Qaws.ai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"5022\" data-end=\"5089\">\n<td data-start=\"5022\" data-end=\"5046\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Morocco \/ West Africa<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"5046\" data-end=\"5050\">1<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"5050\" data-end=\"5069\">2M (Acquisition)<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"5069\" data-end=\"5089\">Logidoo \u2013 Kamtar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"5090\" data-end=\"5131\">\n<td data-start=\"5090\" data-end=\"5110\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Jordan \/ Regional<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"5110\" data-end=\"5114\" data-col-size=\"sm\">1<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"5114\" data-end=\"5121\" data-col-size=\"sm\">2.5M<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"5121\" data-end=\"5131\">MidLyr<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"5132\" data-end=\"5181\">\n<td data-start=\"5132\" data-end=\"5160\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Other (Content Platforms)<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"5160\" data-end=\"5164\">1<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"5164\" data-end=\"5171\">100K<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"5171\" data-end=\"5181\">rmz.ai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"5182\" data-end=\"5233\">\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"5182\" data-end=\"5194\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"5184\" data-end=\"5193\">Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"5194\" data-end=\"5212\"><strong data-start=\"5196\" data-end=\"5211\">11 Startups<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"5212\" data-end=\"5228\"><strong data-start=\"5214\" data-end=\"5227\">\u2248119M USD<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"5228\" data-end=\"5233\">\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Startups across the Middle East and the Arab world recorded strong investment and acquisition activity during the period from October 26 to 31, 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