INFOGRAPHIC: Startup Funding in Africa and the Middle East — Week 10, 2025
Here are the venture funding activities we tracked in the Middle East and African region this week – including Aryon Security, HAALA Energy, Alta AI, Khula, Supamoto, FanTV, Badili, Mrkoon, and BILRS.
Following last week’s funding roundup, this week highlights strong investor activity across the Middle East and Africa, albeit with smaller investments here and there, showcasing continued confidence in tech-driven solutions.
To start with, Israel-based cloud security enforcement platform Aryon Security has raised $9 million in seed funding led by Viola Ventures and Blumberg Capital, among others, to expand operations and development efforts. Close behind, Saudi solar energy firm HAALA Energy secured $7.6 million in Series A funding led by the Fakeeh family office to fuel growth.
Talk about workforce solutions, Alta AI, a revenue workforce solutions provider based in Tel Aviv, Israel, has banked $7 million in seed funding from Entrée Capital and Target Global, with participation from angel investor Ben Lang and others, to expand operations. Meanwhile, South African agritech startup Khula closed a $6.7 million in the first tranche of its Series A funding round to scale its digital marketplace for African farmers, further enhancing its reach in the region.
Interestingly, in a long while in southern-central Africa, Zambian cooking solutions provider Supamoto received a $4.3 million investment from PIDG and EDFI through the Electrification Financing Initiative (ElectriFI) to drive clean cooking expansion in Zambia. AI-driven content platform FanTV, built on the Sui blockchain, also made headlines with $3 million in Series A funding to enhance AI tools for creators, with backing from Mysten Labs, Cypher Capital, CoinSwitch Ventures, and Illuminati Capital.
On a smaller but notable scale, Kenyan re-commerce startup Badili gained $400,000 in debt funding from French development organization Proparco to support its refurbished electronics initiative.
Meanwhile, Egypt’s waste management platform Mrkoon secured undisclosed bridge funding from A Ventures, increasing the investor’s stake to 28%—a strong signal of confidence in the startup’s expansion. UAE-based fintech BILRS also raised an undisclosed funding round from Salica Spring Studios, positioning itself for further scale.
Overall, this wave of investments shows that confidence in tech solutions across the region is still growing strong. However, it will be interesting to see how they shape their respective industries in the coming months.
