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# INFOGRAPHIC: Startup Funding in the Middle East and African region — Week 23, 2025
- URL: https://www.techloy.com/infographic-startup-funding-in-the-middle-east-and-african-region-week-23-2025/
- Published: 2025-06-06T06:14:30.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-06T06:14:30.000Z
- Description: Here are the venture funding activities we tracked in the Middle East and African region this week – including Buildots, Thunder Code, Kumulus Water, Salpha Energy, Sycamore, ShipBee, Bloomspoon, and Regenize.
- Author: Ogbonda Chivumnovu
- Tags: / Startups, Tech in the Middle East, Tech in Africa, / Money

Startups across Africa and the Middle East have pulled in over $60 million in funding this week alone, and it's not just the usual suspects. From Tunisian AI testers to Nigerian clean energy and South African recycling, there’s a wave of funding flowing into startups tackling local problems with global ambition.

In Israel, **Buildots** leads the pack with a **$45 million** Series D round to help fix one of the construction industry’s biggest pain points: mega-project delays. Their predictive AI platform helps track progress in real-time, offering project managers early warnings and insights to prevent costly overruns. It’s another signal that investors are betting on AI not just for chatbots, but for hard-hat sectors too.

Meanwhile in North Africa, **Thunder Code**, a Tunisian AI-powered software testing startup, secured **$9 million** in seed funding. The company plans to use the funds to build out its product suite, scale its AI infrastructure, and take its offering to a global market. Tunisia’s tech scene may be under the radar, but deals like this show it’s very much on investors’ maps.

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Still in Tunisia, **Kumulus Water**, a watertech startup turning air into safe drinking water, raised **$3.5 million** in seed funding. The company’s atmospheric water generators are gaining traction across arid regions, and this round will support its expansion into France, Spain, and Saudi Arabia, markets where clean water scarcity is a growing concern.

Back in West Africa, **Salpha Energy**, a Nigerian clean energy company, landed **$1.3 million** from Shell-backed All On. The goal? Expand its local solar assembly facility and deliver off-grid power solutions to communities that remain underserved by Nigeria’s power infrastructure.

Fintech remains active too. **Sycamore**, a Nigerian digital lender, raised **$628,000** to complete a **$1.5 million** debt round, after just securing **$943,000** from Cascador, a local accelerator. Debt funding in Africa’s fintech space has grown more popular as startups look for non-dilutive ways to scale.

In the Gulf, Doha-based logistics startup **ShipBee** closed a **$235,000** pre-seed round, led by Qatar’s GrowthX with participation from angels and **$40,000** in founder capital. And on the UAE’s Shark Tank Dubai, greentech startup **Bloomspoon** scored a **$218,000** investment for 49% equity, showing early-stage visibility still packs a punch.

Finally, in South Africa, **Regenize**, a zero-waste startup focused on accessible recycling, raised an undisclosed amount from E Squared Investments, marking the investor’s first foray into venture philanthropy.