Dubai Startup Funding News & Ecosystem Intelligence

BREAKING·3 months ago

Stitch Raises $25M Series A, Andreessen Horowitz Enters GCC Market

Stitch, an operating system for financial institutions, secured $25 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. This investment marks a16z's first venture into the GCC region.

By DXB Start

SPOTLIGHT

The UAE Bought an AI Future. Now It Needs Builders.

The country secured the compute, the capital and the chips before it had the builders to use them. That looks like a contradiction. It is really a sequence, and it is finally starting to close.

By DXB Spotlight

LATEST

Ecosystem7 hours ago

UAE Accelerates Drive to Create AI Unicorns

Partnership7 hours ago

Emirates NBD, DFDF Partner for FinTech and AI Innovation

Technologya day ago

UAE Targets 50% Government Operations with Agentic AI

Ecosystema day ago

UAE AI Camp Returns for Eighth Edition

FUNDING

Funding News3 days ago

Indian Fintech Mintoak Acquires Dubai's ICC Loyalty

Indian fintech SaaS firm Mintoak has acquired Dubai-headquartered loyalty technology company ICC Loyalty. This acquisition expands Mintoak's global footprint and enhances its embedded finance solutions.

LONG READS

GUIDE

Every VC and Funding Source a Dubai Startup Should Know in 2026

A practical, stage-by-stage breakdown of who actually writes checks in the Dubai and UAE startup ecosystem — from pre-seed angels to growth-stage sovereign funds, plus government programs and alternative financing.

ECOSYSTEM

Ecosystem3 days ago

Mubadala Explores $6.3B AI Data Center Investment in Japan

Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Investment Company, through its AI platform MGX, is considering a $6.3 billion investment for an AI data center in Japan. This project involves collaboration with US startup BitGrid and Japanese firm S2.