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Investment Rounds for H1 2023 in MENA
By Lucidity Insights Research Team 13 September 2023

Investment Rounds for H1 2023 in MENA

Though the rankings in terms of funding received for the top 4 nation's in MENA have not changed,  the VC winter is apparent with noticeably smaller funds raised for each of these startup ecosystems, except Egypt. 

Israel still leads with $1.83 billion raised in H1 2023, but is on a crash course, as this is 80% lower than H1 2022's $9.4 billion. It's a troubling figure for Israel, as last year's H1 result was already a 27% drop from H1 2021. UAE fundraised 16% less this H1 2023, with $590 million versus last year's $699 million by this time. Saudi Arabia raised 10% less, with $528 million raised,  versus last year's $584 million. 

The biggest winner in MENA is Egypt,  having raised 40% more this year than last year, having raised $432 million in H1 2023 versus $307 million in H1 2022.

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