MENA
Continent / region · #33 region by EV
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in MENA
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into MENA-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in MENA - 2026
Top sub-locations
Inside MENA: top 8 sub-locations
Sub-locations inside MENA ranked by combined enterprise value, paired with their 5-year growth multiplier.
Startup funnel
MENA's power-law funnel
From the first cheque written to a $10B+ outcome. Each arrow shows what fraction of companies at one stage graduate to the next, tracked by founding cohort.
* C→Unicorn and Unicorn→Decacorn rates are derived from current counts (no founding-cohort data); the four mid-funnel rates use Dealroom's cohort tracking.
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into MENA
VC investment into MENA-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage. Live from the Dealroom Next Gen API.
Notable companies
Top private companies in MENA
Up to 20 names per tier from Dealroom's tracked dataset. Decacorns are valued $10B+, unicorns $1B+, thoroughbreds have crossed $100M in revenue.
Location comparison
How MENA stacks up
Compare MENA with peers from other continents / multi-country regions — switch between combined EV, 5-year EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Top regions globally ranked by combined EV. MENA's row is highlighted (#11).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | 5-yr EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World | $43.6T | 5.4× | 3,930 | $444B | 291.2K |
| 2 | North America | $31.2T | 6.2× | 2,357 | $290B | 123.1K |
| 3 | Asia | $8.8T | 3.9× | 957 | $86.6B | 74.8K |
| 4 | EMEA | $4.5T | 4.7× | 890 | $84.2B | 90.5K |
| 5 | Europe | $3.7T | 4.5× | 716 | $68B | 76.1K |
| 6 | European Union | $2.2T | 4.5× | 425 | $37.3B | 48.9K |
| 7 | Nordics | $574B | 5.2× | 109 | $8.2B | 8,284 |
| 8 | South America | $501B | 11.2× | 71 | $4.8B | 8,689 |
| 9 | Oceania | $338B | 9.7× | 55 | $5.4B | 5,704 |
| 10 | Central Eastern Europe | $192B | 5.3× | 57 | $2.3B | 7,186 |
| 11 | MENA | $131B | 11.9× | 32 | $5.9B | 4,496 |
| 12 | Africa | $71.9B | 10.5× | 14 | $1.6B | 4,548 |
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