News archive — September 2026 · Middle East & Africa
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FundingTransportation🇸🇦Sep 3, 2026
Saudi logistics startup Sirdab raises $10M Series A to expand across the GCC
FundingTransportation🇸🇦Sep 3, 2026
Syarah lands $12M from Impact46 to take its car marketplace nationwide
Security🇮🇱Sep 3, 2026
Guardio hits $1.1B valuation in $40M round backed by Wiz founder Assaf Rappaport
FundingFintech🇳🇬Sep 3, 2026
Nomba secures $3M debt facility to route Africa–Asia trade through the DRC
FundingTravel🇸🇦Sep 2, 2026
FlyAkeed lands $25.15M to bring flexible payments to Saudi corporate travel
FundingSports🇦🇪Sep 2, 2026
UAE's Enhance secures $1.5M debt facility from Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund
FundingEnterprise Software🇳🇱Sep 2, 2026
Wonderful raises $550M Series C at $5B valuation for enterprise AI OS
ProductsMarketing🇸🇦Sep 2, 2026
Saudi's Blossom Accelerator launches investment arm, backs nine AI startups
Fintech🇰🇪Sep 2, 2026
Kenya's Veira wins Tony Elumelu Foundation grant for its small-business operating system
ProductsMarketing🇸🇦Sep 1, 2026
Blossom launches VC arm, backs nine early-stage AI startups in Saudi push
M&AHealth🇿🇦Sep 1, 2026
Shoprite buys Africa's biggest coffee chain Vida e Caffè, takes 51% of R&A Cellular
ProductsEvent Tech🇸🇦Sep 1, 2026
Saudi Arabia's LEAP opens with $15B in tech deals and an Arabic AI model