Saudi Arabia
Startups
MENA’s $1.7B Half-Year: A Selective Market, Not a Retreat — and Who Gets Left Behind
MENA startups raised $1.7B across 242 deals in H1 2026, down 18% YoY. Why capital is concentrating — and who gets squeezed out. Full analysis.
Infrastructure & Cloud
A $2.34 Billion Signal: Saudi Arabia Quintuples One HUMAIN AI Data Center to 250MW
Saudi Arabia's HUMAIN quintupled one AI data center from 50MW to 250MW in a $2.34 billion contract with MIS. What the deal reveals about the Gulf's compute buildout — and MENA's AI supply chain.
Startups
A Debt-Fueled Rebound: MENA Startups Raised $172.6M in July as Saudi Arabia Reclaimed the Lead
MENA startups raised $172.6M across 45 deals in July 2026 as Saudi Arabia reclaimed the lead — but debt made up 56% and funding sat 78% below July 2025. What the numbers really say.
Startups
Algerian Startups’ MENA Expansion: Arabic-First B2B SaaS as a Competitive Moat
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s 1.5 million annual university graduates — 66% women — produce a deep Arabic-native developer pool that...
Startups
MENA Startup Funding: Record $7.5B in 2025 and the 2026 Outlook
MENA startups raised a record $7.5B in 2025 — a 225% jump. Saudi leads at $5B, UAE at $2B, fintech tops sectors. Full breakdown and 2026 outlook inside.
Infrastructure & Cloud
AWS’s $5.3B Saudi Cloud Region: What Algerian Enterprises Must Know
⚡ Key Takeaways AWS launched its Saudi Arabia cloud region (me-central-2) backed by a $5.3 billion investment with three Availability...
