HALA Raises $157m in One of the Middle East’s Largest Fintech Series B Rounds, Led by TPG and Sanabil Investments

HALA raises $157m in one of the Middle East’s largest fintech Series B rounds, led by TPG and Sanabil Investments

HALA has rapidly scaled to serve over 142,000 businesses and now processes more than $8 billion of annual transactions, cementing its position as the...

TPG, Sanabil Lead $157 Million Fundraise for Saudi Fintech Hala

Hala, a Saudi Arabia-based fintech company, raised $157 million in one of the largest-ever funding rounds for an early-stage startup in the Middle East.

Top 5 VC Deals of the Week in Fintech (9/15/25)

Funds, Flywheels & Fintech Focus This week’s capital tells a crisp story: scale-up rails and SME banking in emerging markets, automation-heavy ops (with equity + debt mixes), and machine-banking ambitions in consumer credit. Investors are chasing infrastructure that reduces friction, expands access, and readies regulated finance for AI-era throughput. Key Highlights: Saudi SME fintech Hala tops the list with a $157M Series B, a muscular bet on …

HALA Raises $157M in One of the Middle East’s Largest Fintech Series B Rounds, Led by TPG and Sanabil Investments

HALA, Saudi Arabia’s leading fintech and provider of embedded financial services to micro, small and medium enterprises, has raised $157 million in a Series B investment round — officially one of the largest fintech Series B funding rounds in the Middle East.

Riyadh-based Hala, which offers payment services to 142K+ small businesses in the Gulf region, raised a $157M Series B, a source says at a ~$900M valuation

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HALA Raises $157M Series B, Boosting Services for Saudi SMEs - Fintechnews Middle East

HALA, a Saudi Arabian fintech and provider of embedded financial services for MSMEs, has raised US$157 million in a Series B funding round, one of the largest Series B rounds in the Middle East fintech sector. The round was led by The Rise Fund, TPG’s multi-sector global impact investing strategy, and Sanabil Investments, a wholly owned entity of the Public Investment Fund, with participation from QED, Raed Ventures, Impact 46, Middle East Ventu…