Health and Legal Tech Startups Draw Fresh Funding Across US, MENA and Europe

Riyadh-based BRKZ raised $31 million in combined equity and debt to expand its procurement platform, Ventureburn reported. The company secured $13 million in Series B equity co-led by Wa'ed Ventures and 500 Global, with BECO Capital and Anb Seed Fund also participating. Stride Ventures added $18 million in growth debt, part of a previously announced $30 million venture debt facility. Total funding now exceeds $70 million.

BRKZ connects contractors, distributors and factories with building material suppliers. Over three years it built a proprietary dataset of about 38 million structured data points covering more than 13,000 product records and 2,100 supplier profiles. Its AI pricing engine, trained on roughly 40,000 requests for quotations, predicts buying and selling prices and recommends suppliers. According to Ventureburn, between 84% and 89% of its predictions fall within 5% of final transaction prices.

Yodawy banks $10M in Egypt

Egyptian digital healthcare startup Yodawy raised $10 million in additional funding, bringing its total capital to $34.5 million, Disrupt Africa reported. The capital came from Ezdehar through its Ezdehar 2 mid-cap fund. Founded in 2018, Yodawy operates a pharmacy benefit management platform in the MENA region, serving insurance companies, medical providers, pharmacies and pharmaceutical and FMCG companies. The company raised $16 million in the first close of its Series B round in the prior February. The new funding will support expansion of its customer base and prescription fulfillment capabilities. Chief executive Karim Khashaba said the company aims to build a healthcare platform addressing key challenges in the sector and to strengthen its position in Egypt's digital health field, according to Disrupt Africa.

EnforceShield raises €1.7M for IP enforcement

Lithuanian legaltech startup EnforceShield secured €1.7 million in seed funding to expand its platform for automating intellectual property enforcement, Tech.eu reported. The round was led by Vendep Capital, with participation from FIRSTPICK VC. Founded in 2024 by attorney Rytis Rudzinskas, who serves as CEO, EnforceShield offers a SaaS platform that identifies and addresses online IP infringements such as counterfeit products, unauthorised sellers, fake listings, cloned storefronts, impersonation sites and phishing pages.

The platform uses AI agents and built-in legal and platform-specific logic to assess cases and carry out enforcement actions, covering detection, legal analysis, validation, takedown execution, monitoring and escalation. It operates a "human-at-the-end" model, with lawyers and analysts reviewing outcomes and handling complex cases. The company is targeting rising online IP abuse as generative AI makes it easier to create counterfeit listings and cloned websites at scale.