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Nabta Health

femtech/healthtech
pre-Series A
United Arab Emirates

About

UAE-based women's health company expanding across Middle East and Africa; recently closed a $2m pre-Series A

Founders

RC

Rama Chakaki

President

SS

Sophie Smith

CEO

Recent News

Why MENA Female-Founded Startups Still Struggle to Access Capital
funding
7 days ago

Why MENA Female-Founded Startups Still Struggle to Access Capital

The piece details the severe funding gap for female-founded startups in MENA — just 0.14% of VC in H1 2026 — and highlights structural barriers in capital allocation, initiatives to boost female investors, and examples like Nabta Health and Female Angels.

How Qatar is introducing global women's health startups to the Middle East region
healthtech
3 months ago

How Qatar is introducing global women's health startups to the Middle East region

QSTP launched a FemTech accelerator attracting 240 startups from 47 countries to connect global women's-health companies with market access, pilots and regulators across Qatar, Egypt and the wider MENA region. The first cohort includes companies working on IVF embryo assessment, pregnancy-risk diagnostics, pelvic-health devices and hormonal/brain health.

Company Info

Total Funding

$2 million

Stage

pre-Series A

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