Startups in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region witnessed notable activity in funding and acquisition deals during the final week of January 2026, with total disclosed investment value reaching $238.07 million.<\/p>\n
The investment and acquisition report issued by “entArabi”<\/strong>, covering the period from January 25 to 31, 2026, highlights strong momentum across several key sectors, including fintech, e-commerce, proptech, wealth management, and insurtech, alongside strategic moves in the Saudi market that reflect the accelerating pace of digital transformation and regional expansion.<\/p>\n Overall, the landscape points to a gradual maturation in deal quality, with increasing focus on comprehensive solutions and platforms capable of scaling regionally and globally.<\/p>\n The total number of companies by country reached 7 startups, with total investments amounting to $238.07 million, excluding acquisition deals.<\/p>\n The total number of companies by sector reached 7 startups, with investments totaling $238.07 million, excluding acquisition deals.<\/p>\n Startups in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region witnessed notable activity in funding and acquisition deals during the final week of January 2026, with total disclosed investment value reaching $238.07 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":57087,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"post_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8850],"tags":[11257,9773,11205,11243,11248],"class_list":["post-57079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-venture","tag-qoyod","tag-upfront","tag-upscale-ai","tag-yakeey","tag-yozo-ai"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57079","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=57079"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57090,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57079\/revisions\/57090"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}This week\u2019s deals reflect several key trends shaping the regional startup ecosystem, including:<\/h2>\n
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Investments and Deals by Country<\/h2>\n
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\n \nCountry<\/th>\n Number of Companies<\/th>\n Company Names<\/th>\n Total Investment Value<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n Saudi Arabia<\/td>\n 3<\/td>\n Qoyod (Flevers acquisition), Vennre, Mantas<\/td>\n $11.37 million + acquisition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n UAE<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n Yozo.ai, Upscale AI<\/td>\n $201.7 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Morocco<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n Yakeey<\/td>\n $15 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Regional \/ MENA<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n UPFRONT (partnership with Credible X)<\/td>\n $10 million (previous funding)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Investments and Deals by Sector<\/h2>\n
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\n \nSector<\/th>\n Number of Companies<\/th>\n Company Names<\/th>\n Total Investment Value<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n E-commerce & Artificial Intelligence<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n Yozo.ai, Upscale AI<\/td>\n $201.7 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n PropTech<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n Yakeey<\/td>\n $15 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Digital Wealth Management<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n Vennre<\/td>\n $9.6 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n InsurTech<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n Mantas<\/td>\n $1.77 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Financial Infrastructure & SMEs<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n UPFRONT<\/td>\n $10 million (previous funding)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Business Solutions & Enterprise Management<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n Qoyod \/ Flevers<\/td>\n Acquisition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"