Dubai Startup Funding News & Ecosystem Intelligence

BREAKING·2 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

Funding News14 hours ago

Ruya Partners Invests $15M in Whiteshield Group

Ecosystem14 hours ago

Dubai Founders HQ and Antler Launch Entrepreneur Academy

Ecosystem14 hours ago

REACH Middle East Opens Applications for Second Proptech Accelerator

Ecosystem2 days ago

Startup Investment Reality Series 'The Gamechangers Middle East' Nears Application Close

FUNDING

Funding News12 days ago

Fintech Sovra Secures $2M Pre-Seed for Stablecoin Platform

UAE-based fintech Sovra has raised over $2 million in pre-seed funding to develop a self-custodial global dollar account platform using stablecoin infrastructure.

LONG READS

GUIDE

Cultural Influences on Entrepreneurial Mindset in the Middle East

Entrepreneurship in the Middle East is shaped by deep cultural currents — from family networks and Islamic finance principles to the rise of Gen Z founders challenging convention. In 2026, the UAE leads the region with over 40% of new business registrations by women and government-backed innovation programs reshaping what it means to build a company in the Gulf.