MENA
Continent / region · Pop. 443.3M · #34 region by EV
Enterprise value
How much MENA’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in MENA, founded since 1990 and still operating, at the end of each year. Companies stay in the total after they list or are acquired.
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.
Startup funnel
MENA's startup funnel
Companies headquartered in MENA at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover a bar for the split.
Source: Dealroom.co
Quarterly report
MENA's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by companies in MENA in the quarter shown, against the quarter before and the same quarter a year earlier.
Latest complete quarter
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Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in MENA
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into MENA-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in MENA - 2026
Academia
MENA's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to MENA.
Location comparison
How MENA stacks up
Compare MENA with peers from other continents / multi-country regions — switch between combined EV, 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 | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World | $43.6T | 5.4× | 4,176 | $448B | 297.6K |
| 2 | North America | $31T | 6.2× | 2,490 | $289B | 124.7K |
| 3 | Asia | $8.9T | 3.9× | 1,032 | $88.2B | 76.9K |
| 4 | EMEA | $4.5T | 4.7× | 926 | $86.8B | 93.2K |
| 5 | Europe | $3.7T | 4.5× | 749 | $71.6B | 78.3K |
| 6 | European Union | $2.2T | 4.4× | 449 | $37.9B | 49.9K |
| 7 | Nordics | $562B | 5.0× | 110 | $8.4B | 8,600 |
| 8 | South America | $507B | 10.8× | 73 | $4.9B | 8,991 |
| 9 | Oceania | $343B | 9.8× | 57 | $5.4B | 5,884 |
| 10 | Central Eastern Europe | $191B | 5.2× | 64 | $2.3B | 7,426 |
| 11 | MENA | $132B | 13.6× | 34 | $5.1B | 4,670 |
| 12 | Africa | $74.3B | 9.4× | 14 | $1.5B | 4,686 |
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