Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2023 MENA

Update 2023: MENA’s Investment Powerhouse! 

📌 Startup investments, including debt financing, saw a modest 1.7% growth. Excluding debt, investments plummeted by 35%.
📌 Investment in startups founded by women experienced a sharp decline of 64%.
📌 Debt financing, on the other hand, surged by an impressive 256% year-on-year.
📌 Investors based in Saudi Arabia were the most active, contributing to 30% of all deals.