About Anecdoted

Founders and funding, covered properly. Anecdoted is an independent newsroom covering the founders, funding and businesses being built across the UAE and the wider MENA region — Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, Jordan and Morocco included, not just the Gulf's biggest rounds.

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stories published

186

companies in the Atlas

funding rounds tracked

editorial series

Our standards

✓Verify before publishingRound sizes, valuations and dates get checked before a story runs, not corrected after.

◎Regional by defaultThe UAE and Saudi Arabia lead the numbers, but Egypt, Qatar, Jordan and Morocco get covered on their own terms, not as a footnote to Gulf funding rounds.

≠Editorial independenceCoverage decisions sit with the desk, not with the companies or investors a story is about.

↺Corrections, publiclySomething wrong gets fixed and noted, not quietly edited away.

How Anecdots work

Anecdots are the tiles at the top of the home page: one-dot reads on the biggest moves in MENA business, each leading with its key number.

Every Anecdot is built only from stories we have published and deals we have verified against their source. Open one for the brief, then follow the link to the full story. A tile keeps its orbiting light until you have opened it.

What we cover

↗The WireRolling updates as they happen.↗Funding & InvestmentRounds, terms and the investors behind them.↗The LedgerNumbers, markets and what they mean for the region.↗The BoardroomLeadership, governance and the calls founders make.↗Deep DiveLonger reporting on one company or trend at a time.↗HisTaleFounder profiles and the path to where they are now.

Our editorial team

TBTariq Benalitariq@anecdoted.comTariq Benali covers business and corporate news across the UAE and MENA for Anecdoted, tracking the deals, leadership moves and regulatory shifts behind the region's companies.KEKarim El-Sayedkarim@anecdoted.comKarim El-Sayed covers company news, policy and regulation across the UAE and wider MENA for Anecdoted, with a focus on how new rules and licences reshape how startups operate.NMNadia Mansournadia@anecdoted.comNadia Mansour covers fintech across the UAE and MENA for Anecdoted -- digital banking, payments licences and the startups building around them.DDDoted Deskteam@anecdoted.comAnecdoted Desk covers rolling funding rounds and startup news across the UAE and MENA -- the wire for deals as they're announced.EDEnterprise Deskenterprise@anecdoted.comEnterprise Desk covers enterprise technology and B2B software for Anecdoted.LHLayla Haddadlayla@anecdoted.comLayla Haddad writes on founders and company culture across the UAE and MENA for Anecdoted.OFOmar Faroukomar@anecdoted.comOmar Farouk covers logistics, mobility and supply chains across the UAE and MENA for Anecdoted.YAYasmin Al-Rashidyasmin@anecdoted.comYasmin Al-Rashid covers e-commerce and retail across the UAE and MENA for Anecdoted.

Get in touch

Got a tip, a correction, or a funding round we should know about? Reach the desk directly via the contact page, or see what we're looking for on the careers page.