Weekly Market Highlights

20th of November 2025

This week brought significant momentum across the MENA tech ecosystem, from regulatory approvals to high-impact funding rounds and strategic global expansions.

Rasan set the tone with a key regulatory milestone, receiving SAMA’s initial approval to launch a digital finance brokerage under its new subsidiary, Next Fin Solutions. The approval signals continued confidence from regulators in Saudi Arabia’s fast-growing fintech sector.

Cybersecurity also took center stage as Secure.com announced a $4.5M round from Disrupt.com alongside the launch of its AI-native “Digital Security Teammate,” designed to address the industry’s 4.8 million unfilled roles and help security teams automate investigations, triage, and compliance workflows.

Early-stage activity remained strong across multiple verticals.Shatib raised $750K to modernize procurement in the construction sector by aggregating orders for better pricing, while SahmAlgo secured $1M to deepen its AI-driven analytics and short-term market prediction tools for traders and institutions.

Takadao also stood out this week with a $1.5M seed round ,bringing total funding to $3.1M ,backed by a global syndicate that includes Hasan VC, Wahed Ventures, Ice Blue Fund, Istari Ventures, and Draper Associates. Founded in 2022 by Sharene Lee and Morrad Irsane, the Shariah-compliant blockchain platform provides savings, loans, and cooperative life insurance. The new capital will fuel expansion in markets where the company is already gaining traction, including Southeast Asia, France, the UK, and the US.

In real estate, Ghanem raised $7.1M from Al-Romaih Group to expand its fractional real estate investment platform and bring new products to the local market.

Stay tuned for next week’s highlights.