Startups

The applied-AI platform eyes Latin America's pilot-to-production gap, backed by a $150m Series B closed just four months after a $100m

The fintech secures its Australian Financial Services Licence and dual government accreditations to build a single operating platform for small businesses.

The AI-native travel platform targets tripled UAE spend by 2028, backed by Abu Dhabi's push to make AI 20% of non-oil GDP.

The Nasdaq-listed operator's anchor commitment targets connectivity, digital finance and AI in one of South Asia's fastest-growing digital markets.

A Series A backed by European and banking-linked VCs positions Wultra to ride the post-quantum cryptography migration now reshaping financial identity.

MoIAT and NYUAD formalise a commercialisation pipeline targeting robotics, additive manufacturing and smart materials under the UAE's AED 300bn industrial strategy.

Paris, Berlin and Stockholm lead a multi-city European AI funding map where infrastructure and defence tech absorb nearly half of all capital.

Abu Dhabi's Presight selects 12 AI companies from 376 applicants, deepening the UAE's sovereign AI ecosystem strategy.

Africa's leading payments platform claims continental infrastructure now sets the pace globally, with stablecoins recast as regulated financial plumbing.

Two new capabilities replace CAPTCHA-era bot detection for AI agents operating across MCP, payments, and regulated API surfaces.

The tie-up gives 350,000 European merchants instant access to Italy's most-used domestic card network, closing a critical acceptance gap for small

A $17Bn direct-to-consumer market in mobile gaming signals a structural break from platform billing across the entire app economy.

The MENA classifieds giant takes a stake in a rental rewards platform, folding fintech loyalty logic into GCC property infrastructure.

A $5m South Park Commons top-up brings Longshot to $20m as it builds the world's largest ballistic launcher for hypersonic and orbital access.

Yes& is consolidating B2B marketing expertise across healthcare, fintech and enterprise tech through a rapid Atlanta acquisition spree.

A micro-cap UAV firm advances its helium-lifted drone airship platform, pairing AI optics and nanomaterial partnerships for defence and space use.

The broadband and data centre services firm targets a $370m-$430m raise to cut debt and buy out Oaktree Capital's stake.

Roadzen's AI orchestration platform goes invisible inside a partner app, serving 500,000 users and signalling a structural shift in insurance distribution.

MMC's media-for-equity model bankrolls Copper's AI-powered consumer finance push, trading ad inventory for equity.

A small California behavioural health provider swaps its legacy EHR for an AI-powered platform to scale veteran mental health services.