MENA tech is having its breakout year
Startup investment across the region reached $7.5 billion in 2025 — a 225% YoY increase. Saudi Arabia alone raised $5 billion across 211 deals; the UAE raised $2 billion across 218 deals. Four MENA tech unicorns. Exit activity in fintech, SaaS, and e-commerce up 54% YoY. The market is no longer hypothetical.
The UK is the third-largest destination globally for AI venture capital
UK SaaS raised $4.6 billion across 212 rounds through October 2025. 24 SaaS unicorns. AI-native investment dominating Q3-Q4 activity. The MENA → UK fintech and SaaS corridor is now a working market.
European B2B SaaS at $286 billion in 2025, projected to $800 billion by 2033
Expanding into Europe in 2026 means designing GTM against EU AI Act compliance, GDPR realities, and the cultural-language layer that determines whether enterprise buyers take you seriously in each market.
A SaaS company expanding cross-border in 2026 is not making the same expansion decision a SaaS company made in 2022. The work has gotten more nuanced and the upside has gotten larger. Dilogic operates both ends of the corridor.