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Capifly Finishes Successful $1M Pre-Seed Funding Round
The Jordanian startup has also initiated a $10 million Shariah-compliant, non-dilutive capital facility.
Jordan-based Capifly has announced a successful $1 million pre-seed funding round. In addition, the tech startup is also preparing to launch a $10 million non-dilutive capital facility to coincide with its recent expansion into Saudi Arabia.
Capifly unlocks value in the digital economy by offering a proprietary credit scoring technology across a wide range of sectors, including SaaS, gaming, enterprise software, and internet-based virtual goods. The company is rapidly becoming a leader in providing non-dilutive capital — a style of funding that doesn’t require giving up equity or ownership.
Capifly’s CEO and co-founder, Dunya Bashiti, said, “Our vision positions Capifly at the forefront of the internet’s GDP growth. Our unique technology isn’t just for our use; we’re gearing up to underwrite debt for other financial institutions, solidifying Capifly’s key role in the digital era”.
Funders — including Oasis500, BLDR Ventures, Ahli Fintech, Joa Capital, and various angel investors from Jordan and the KSA — have backed Capifly’s growth and ongoing MENA expansion. According to Ahmed Jaradat, Capifly’s CTO and co-founder, the investors’ belief in Capifly’s vision and technological strengths has been invaluable. “The journey is just beginning, and their continued support propels us forward”.
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Capifly’s ambition doesn’t stop with Middle Eastern expansion. The company’s long-term strategy includes growth across pivotal emerging markets for Islamic financing, with a particular focus on Southeast Asia, where Capifly has already gained a foothold through using Malaysian registration.
The MENA virtual goods market is currently valued at over $15 billion and is estimated to grow by another $10 billion before 2025. The addition of non-dilutive capital from players like Capifly means the market could soon grow at an even greater pace than is currently forecast.
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Nano Banana 2 Arrives In MENA For Google Gemini Users
Google brings its latest image model to Gemini and Search, adding 4K output and tighter text control for regional users.
Google has opened access to Nano Banana 2 across the Middle East and North Africa, pushing its newest image model into everyday tools rather than keeping it inside the exclusive (and expensive) Pro tier.
The rollout spans the Google Gemini desktop and mobile apps, and extends to Google Search through Lens and AI Mode. Developers can also test it in preview via AI Studio and the Gemini API.
Nano Banana 2 runs on Gemini Flash, Google’s fast inference layer. The focus is speed, but also control. Users can export visuals from 512px up to 4K, adjusting aspect ratios for everything from vertical social posts to widescreen displays.
The model maintains character likeness across up to five figures and preserves fidelity for as many as 14 objects within a single workflow. This enables visual continuity across scenes, iterations, or edits — supporting projects like short films, storyboards, and multi-scene narratives. Text rendering has also been improved, delivering legible typography in mockups and greeting cards, with built-in translation and localization directly within images.
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Under the hood, the system taps Gemini’s broader knowledge base and pulls in real-time information and imagery from web search to render specific subjects more accurately. Lighting and fine detail have been upgraded, without slowing output.
By embedding the model inside Gemini and Search, Google is normalizing advanced image generation for a mass audience. In MENA, where startups and marketing teams are leaning heavily on AI to scale content across languages and borders, that shift lands at a practical moment.
The move also folds creative tooling deeper into search itself, so that image generation is no longer a separate workflow. It now sits right next to the query box.
