Orbii Lands $3.6M to Scale Embedded SME Lending Across MENA

Orbii's Co-Founders (L-R): Nasara Mughal, Nauman Ali, and Guillaume Kieffer

Orbii, the embedded credit infrastructure platform enabling financial institutions and B2B platforms to launch SME lending products, has raised $3.6 million in seed funding, led by Prosus, with participation from VentureSouq, DASH Ventures, Taz Investments and Sanabil 500.

Founded in 2024, Orbii is redefining how credit is built and delivered in the MENA region. Its AI-powered platform enables lenders to underwrite, disburse, and monitor loans in real time by integrating directly into the systems businesses already use, including banks, fintechs, POS, and ERP systems. By replacing slow, manual SME lending processes with machine learning models that analyse real-time data, Orbii enables instant, higher quality lending decisions that boost approvals and reduce defaults, unlocking greater growth potential for businesses enabling a new wave of on-demand, automated lending.

“We envision a MENA where every business can access credit instantly, embedded within the systems and workflows they already use. Credit decisioning won’t be a process, it’ll be a reflex,” said Nauman Ali, Co-founder and CEO of Orbii.

The round’s lead investor, Prosus, is one of the largest technology investors in the world, known for backing some of the world’s most innovative and category-defining technology companies. The round also includes VentureSouq, a long-standing champion of early-stage fintech in MENA. DASH ventures, a pioneering force in MENA VC backing founders who build with obsession and purpose. Taz Investments and Sanabil 500, strategic investors focused on high-growth Saudi ventures, bringing regional expertise and scale to Orbii’s vision.

“From day one, Orbii impressed us with how quickly their solution can be implemented, the depth of expertise across the team, and the tangible results they deliver for clients,” said Robin Voogd, Head of Middle East Investments at Prosus Ventures. “Nauman and his leadership team combine rare technical skill with deep market understanding, and they’ve built a platform that is transforming SME lending in MENA making credit faster, smarter, and more accessible.”

The new funds will propel Orbii towards powering $1B USD in SME loans by 2026. The funding will go towards scaling its engineering and data science teams, deepening integrations with financial systems and platforms across the region, and expanding its footprint in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The platform is already working with a growing number of lenders and digital channels, having processed thousands of applications and powering millions of USD in approved loans.

Orbii’s customers include digital lenders, fintechs, payment companies, and B2B ecosystems, who are building credit products for underserved SME segments, enabling them to go to market faster with smarter, AI-driven credit infrastructure.

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