Female-founded startups in the Middle East and North Africa captured only $2.5 million of the $1.7 billion in venture capital deployed across 242 deals in the first half of 2026, according to Wamda data, even as women own a majority of small businesses in the region.
MENA Female Founders Raise Just 0.14% of Regional Venture Funding
Female-founded startups in the Middle East and North Africa captured only $2.5 million of the $1.7 billion in venture capital deployed across 242 deals in the first half of 2026, according to Wamda data, even as women own a majority of small businesses in the region.
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