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INFOGRAPHIC: Startup Funding in Africa & the Middle East — Week 1, 2026

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This week and the new year open with strong momentum as investors double down on cybersecurity, retail infrastructure, fintech inclusion, blockchain systems, and agritech innovation across the region.Leading the week is DSShield, which secured a massive $54 million investment from Merak Capital, marking one of the largest recent cybersecurity deals in Saudi Arabia. The funding comes as cloud adoption, industrial automation, and digital transform…
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INFOGRAPHIC: Startup Funding in LATAM—Week 1, 2026

Latin America’s startup funding this week may not have come with billion-dollar headlines, but the region’s early-stage deals tell a more revealing story. From compliance software to parametric insurance and digital credit, smaller cheques are quietly backing companies solving very local, very real problems, and signalling where investors still see momentum.Snap Compliance, a Costa Rica-based compliance technology startup operating actively in C…

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techloy.com broke the news in on Friday, January 2, 2026.
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