Lists
Curated lists of breakout talent and companies. Build your reputation as a cosigner by backing people early.
MENA’s scale-ups
The region’s largest and fastest-scaling startups.
Saudi fintech builders
Payments, lending, BNPL and open-banking companies building in the Kingdom.
Egypt’s fintech wave
The companies bringing payments, credit and investing to Egypt’s 100+ million people.
AI & deep tech in the region
Applied AI, identity, robotics and frontier technology built in MENA.
Who is defining the future of technology in MENA?
Nominate and vote for the founders, engineers, operators and investors shaping what the region builds next.
Which MENA startup will be the region’s next breakout?
The companies the community believes will define the next chapter of the ecosystem.
Investors backing MENA founders
Venture firms and programs active across the region.
Levant & Iraq builders
Startups from Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Iraq.
Software for SMBs
SaaS that runs the region’s restaurants, retailers and growing businesses.
North Africa’s builders
Startups from Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria.
Logistics & mobility
Moving people and goods: freight, last-mile, ride-hailing and car platforms.
UAE fintech
Neobanks, spend management, investing and payments infrastructure from the Emirates.
Delivery & quick commerce
Food, grocery and on-demand delivery across the region.
Health tech
Digital health, pharmacy, telemedicine and care platforms.
Proptech
Portals, mortgages, fractional ownership and construction tech.
Learning & edtech
Platforms teaching the region’s students and professionals.
Which startups have the best engineering culture in the region?
Where great engineers grow fastest — as voted by people who have worked there or alongside them.
Which investors are the most founder-friendly in MENA?
People and firms founders recommend having on their cap table.
Who are the operators every founder should learn from?
Heads of growth, ops, product and engineering whose playbooks the community trusts.
Which product built in the region do you love using most?
Consumer and business products made in MENA that earn daily use.