Chronicled · No. 017
The Jordanian Engineer Who Built MENA's Compliance Layer Before Anyone Asked For It
Built MENA's crypto compliance layer before any regulator asked for it.
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building Dubai.
Permanent, and alive.
41 founders on the record · 15 chronicled. Sourced, permanently numbered, anchored to Bitcoin. Never rewritten silently.
FintechNo. 017
Ola Doudin
BitOasis
ProptechNo. 004
Rami Tabbara
Stake
FintechNo. 001
Hisham Al-Falih
Lean Technologies
ProptechNo. 012
Jad Antoun
Huspy
FintechNo. 005
Mark Chahwan
Sarwa
ProptechNo. 013
Michael Lahyani
Property Finder
MobilityNo. 007
Idriss Al Rifai, Joy Ajlouny
Fetchr
ProptechNo. 016
Osama Shawky
estaie
MobilityNo. 008
Mudassir Sheikha
Careem
ProptechNo. 027
Michael Hunter
Holo
E-CommerceNo. 010
Hamza Iraqui
Revibe
ProptechNo. 028
Omar Abu Innab
Keyper
FintechNo. 011
Chris Hutchinson
Utexo
AINo. 009
Alexander Epure
Qureos
FintechNo. 015
Sanjar Samiev
Comfi
HealthtechNo. 006
Raouf Khalil
TruDoc
FintechNo. 018
Parthi Duraisamy
Alaan
ProptechNo. 029
Aahan Bhojani
Silkhaus
MobilityNo. 020
Mohamad Ballout
Kitopi
AINo. 037
Akshat Prakash
Camb.ai
MobilityNo. 021
Mostafa Kandil
Swvl
HealthtechNo. 038
Fodhil Benturquia
Okadoc
MobilityNo. 022
Rita Huang
iMile
ProptechNo. 039
Amira Sajwani
PRYPCO
FintechNo. 023
Faisal Toukan
Ziina
FintechNo. 024
Mohammed Ali Yusuf
Fuze
FintechNo. 025
Armin Moradi
Qashio
FintechNo. 026
Feras Jalbout
baraka
FintechNo. 030
Helal Tariq Lootah
Lune
FintechNo. 031
Ambareen Musa
Souqalmal
FintechNo. 032
Abdulla Almoayed
Tarabut
MobilityNo. 033
Magnus Olsson
Careem
MobilityNo. 034
Vilhelm Hedberg
ekar
MobilityNo. 035
Rami Shaar
Washmen
MobilityNo. 036
Bassel El Koussa
Quiqup
FintechNo. 040
Philip Bahoshy
MAGNiTT
FintechNo. 041
Tariq Sheikh
Postpay
FintechNo. 042
Marwan Hachem
YAP
MobilityNo. 043
Hasib Khan
Udrive
FintechNo. 044
Zuhair Shamma
Zest Equity
FintechNo. 045
Dina Shoman
Verity
Raised$30M+
Founded2015 · Dubai
Raised$31M
Founded2021 · Dubai
Raised$100M+
Founded2019 · Riyadh
Raised$59M
Founded2020 · Dubai
Raised$15M
Founded2017 · Dubai
Raised$170M
Founded2007 · Dubai
Raised~$77M
Founded2012 · Dubai
Raised7-figure
Founded2025 · Dubai
Founded2012 · Dubai
Raised$22M
Founded2020 · Dubai
Raised$17M
Founded2022 · Dubai
Raised$21.5M
Founded2022 · Dubai
Raised$7.5M
Founded2025
Raised$8M
Founded2021 · Dubai
Raised$65M
Founded2023 · Dubai
Raised$15M
Founded2011 · Dubai
Raised$55M
Founded2021 · Dubai
Raised$7.75M
Founded2021 · Dubai
Raised$765M
Founded2018 · Dubai
Raised$18.5M
Founded2022 · Dubai
Chronicled · No. 004
Rami Tabbara Made Dubai Real Estate a $136 Bet
Fractional real estate ownership from AED 500.
Read the story →Founded2017 · Cairo
BackersBECO Capital
Raised$22M+
Founded2018 · Dubai
Raised$40M
Founded2017 · Dubai
RaisedPre-Series A
Founded2022 · Dubai
Raised$29.5M
Founded2020 · Dubai
Raised$26.2M
Founded2022 · Abu Dhabi
Raised$29.8M
Founded2021 · Dubai
Raised$24M
Founded2020 · Dubai
Raised$2.35M
Founded2020 · Dubai
Raised$10M
Founded2012 · Dubai
Chronicled · No. 001
Hisham Al-Falih Turned Open Banking From a Regulation Into Core Fintech Infrastructure in MENA
Open banking APIs connecting fintech to bank accounts across MENA.
Read the story →Raised$57M
Founded2017 · Bahrain
Founded2012 · Dubai
BackersRakuten
Raised$17.5M
Founded2016 · Dubai
Raised$6.2M
Founded2015 · Dubai
Raised$5.5M
Founded2014 · London
Raised$1M
Founded2014 · Dubai
Raised$10M
Founded2019 · Dubai
Raised$41M
Founded2021 · Dubai
Raised$5M
Founded2016 · Dubai
Raised$8.1M
Founded2021 · Dubai
Chronicled · No. 012
The Man Who Became Dubai's Mortgage
Mortgage infrastructure Huspy says processes a quarter of Dubai's residential mortgages.
Read the story →Raised$1.2M
Founded2021 · Dubai
No. 046
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