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🇸🇦Oct 22, 2026 Saudi event-tech startup INVE raises $300K to expand beyond weddings

Security🇮🇱Oct 22, 2026 Mave raises $28M Series A to put AI agents into security operations

Security🇮🇱Oct 22, 2026 Modelyo raises $17M to run AI in the cloud without exposing company secrets

Enterprise Software🇦🇪Oct 20, 2026 CapQuest raises $1M pre-seed to help startups track ownership and employee equity

🇮🇱Oct 19, 2026 Mobileye founder's doubleAI raises $200M to cut compute costs by optimising running code

KuwaitOct 19, 2026 Kuwait's TheQA raises $550K pre-seed for AI market research

Marketing🇦🇪Oct 19, 2026 Ayan raises $599K pre-seed to track how AI assistants pitch brands to shoppers

Oct 18, 2026 Popcorn AI Studio raises $1M pre-seed to build Arabic-language filmmaking tools

Enterprise Software🇦🇪Oct 18, 2026 MetisJean raises $3M to build sovereign AI platform in the UAE