{"id":54719,"date":"2026-04-29T23:54:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T20:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jawlah.co\/?p=54719"},"modified":"2026-04-30T18:24:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:24:45","slug":"%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b4%d8%b1%d9%83%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%a7%d8%b4%d8%a6%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b4%d8%b1%d9%82-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%88%d8%b3%d8%b7-%d9%88%d8%b4%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%84","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jawlah.co\/en\/54719","title":{"rendered":"Middle East and North Africa startups raise $850 million in the first quarter of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The venture investment ecosystem in the Middle East and North Africa region recorded 83 venture investment deals during the first quarter of 2026, with a disclosed value of approximately $850 million, in addition to 13 full and partial acquisition deals and three debt financing transactions exceeding $72 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The UAE accounted for 69% of funding, while Saudi Arabia accounted for 34% of deals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sector distribution by number of deals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Financial technology: 16 deals (~$376 million, 44% of funding)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Artificial intelligence: 14 deals (~$89 million)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Real estate technology: 8 deals (~$228 million, supported by the Property Finder deal of $170 million)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emerging sectors: Agricultural technology, cybersecurity, legal technology, and others have begun to emerge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top 5 deals in the first quarter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mal (UAE) \u2013 Financial technology \u2013 $230 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Property Finder (UAE) \u2013 Real estate technology \u2013 $170 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Breadfast (Egypt) \u2013 E-commerce \u2013 $50 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Origen (UAE) \u2013 Artificial intelligence \u2013 $50 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stake (UAE) \u2013 Real estate technology \u2013 $31 million<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Features of the Saudi market<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>28 deals with total funding of ~$125 million.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>75% of the funding value in Saudi Arabia is directed toward financial technology.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Early-stage rounds (Pre-Seed\/Seed) represent 57% of the deals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jawlah.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u062a\u0642\u0631\u064a\u0631-\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u062a\u062b\u0645\u0627\u0631-\u0627\u0644\u062c\u0631\u064a\u0621-\u0641\u064a-\u0645\u0646\u0637\u0642\u0629-\u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u0642-\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0654\u0648\u0633\u0637-\u0648\u0634\u0645\u0627\u0644-\u0627\u0655\u0641\u0631\u064a\u0642\u064a\u0627-\u0627\u0644\u0631\u0628\u0639-\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0654\u0648\u0644-2026-.pdf\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" 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