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Raff Raises $1.7 Million Pre-Seed to Transform Offline Retail Distribution Across MENA

Raff

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — August 25, 2026: Saudi-based retail technology startup Raff has raised $1.7 million in pre-seed funding to simplify how consumer brands enter and scale across physical retail markets in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The funding round was led by Vision Ventures, with participation from 500 Global, Palm VC, Oqal … Read more

Reliance Retail Acquires Fashion Discovery Platform Furrl

Esha Tiwary, Founder and CEO, Furrl.

BENGALURU, Aug 6 (ENN) – Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL), India’s largest retailer, said on Wednesday it has acquired Furrl, a Bengaluru-based fashion discovery startup, in an all-cash deal for an undisclosed sum, as it looks to expand its artificial intelligence capabilities in fashion e-commerce. Furrl’s entire team, its proprietary AI styling platform and its … Read more