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What moved in the last 30 days of the Gulf platform economy — and who should act on it
Dubai, UAE — the epicentre of the GCC's latest platform-capital cycle. Illustrative photograph. Two signals define the last 30 days of the GCC platform economy, and they point in the same direction: capital is concentrating, and it is concentrating on B2B platforms. First, the funding pulse. MENA startup funding jumped to US$375 million in August 2026 — up 117% on July's US$173 million and 11% above August 2025 — while the number of deals fell about 40% month-on-month to 27. Fewer, larger cheques: the classic signature of a market that has picked its winners. The UAE capture…
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