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

Regulation11 hours ago

Dubai Introduces Business-Friendly Regulatory Updates in July

Ecosystem11 hours ago

Abu Dhabi Partners with MIT-Koch for AI Cancer Research, Launching Startup Incubator

Ecosystema day ago

DIFC Establishes Global Islamic Finance Innovation Centre

Technologya day ago

Dubai Unveils City-Scale Digital Twin Platform

FUNDING

Funding News4 days ago

Ruya Partners Invests $15M in Whiteshield Group

Ruya Partners Limited has provided a $15 million private credit investment to Whiteshield Group, an AI-native policy intelligence company with operations in the UAE and KSA. The funding will support Whiteshield's technology expansion.

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.

ECOSYSTEM

Ecosystema day ago

Khalifa Fund Launches Entrepreneurship Programme for Emirati Youth

Khalifa Fund has opened registrations for its 'Future Entrepreneur' summer programme, an initiative designed to teach Emirati students entrepreneurship and innovation. This supports the development of future local talent for the startup ecosystem.