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  "id": 10414500,
  "title": "AÏZA parent Amaani raises $5 million Series A for GCC expansion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/aiza-parent-amaani-raises-5-million-series-a-for-gcc-expansion",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-28T07:55:53.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "http://wamda.com/2026/09/%C3%AFza-parent-amaani-raises-5-million-series-a-gcc-expansion"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "UAE-based consumer company Amaani, behind Middle Eastern beauty brand AÏZA, has raised $5 million in Series A funding round led by BECO Capital, with participation from Homegrown Ventures and Peak XV’s Surge, bringing its total funding to $8 million. Founded in 2023 by Shubham Poddar, Amaani builds consumer brands from the Middle East, launching its first skincare and haircare brand,…",
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      {
        "outlet": "YourStory",
        "title": "Amaani raises $5M in Series A",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/amaani-raises-5m-in-series-a",
        "published": "2026-09-28T05:28:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Wamda",
        "title": "Saudi fintech erad raises $22 million Series A led by MEVP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/saudi-fintech-erad-raises-22-million-series-a-led-by-mevp",
        "published": "2026-09-28T07:56:53.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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