Top 15 Enterprise Software Startup Investors in Saudi Arabia in November 2024
A list of 15 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Enterprise software startups based in Saudi arabia. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Enterprise software companies from Saudi arabia. We update this investor list every month.Top 15 Enterprise Software Startup Investors in Saudi Arabia in November 2024
Investor | Enterprise Software Saudi Arabia investments |
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Class 5 Global | 3 |
Wamda Capital | 3 |
Oryx Fund | 2 |
Outliers Venture Capital | 2 |
otf Jasoor Ventures | 2 |
Shorooq Partners | 2 |
Dallah Investment | 1 |
GSI Ventures | 1 |
Elm | 1 |
Iliad Partners | 1 |
Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Ventures | 1 |
Khwarizmi Ventures | 1 |
Global Ventures | 1 |
Merak Capital | 1 |
Artal Capital | 1 |
Class 5 Global is a venture fund investing in the next generation of emerging market entrepreneurs.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Financial Services, E-Commerce
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, Singapore, United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Caliza — Give your users access to the digital dollar economy. Get early access!
- Penny Software — Simple. Spending. Software.As above. But, more specifically, penny is a cloud-based Procure-To-Pay system. penny helps you digitize and manage your full procurement cycle from request to approval. Manage RFQs to vendors, compare quotations, send POs and even payment. penny was designed to make things easy and consolidate all of yourorganization’s spending needs into one intelligent system
- Field Materials, Inc. — Increase Margins and Cut Costs with Digital Procurement
We are a leading venture capital firm in Dubai, UAE, focused on supporting entrepreneurs in the MENA region at the seed- and early-stage building great companies.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Jordan
Portfolio highlights
- qeen.ai — qeen.ai is a GenAI native platform that enables autonomous AI to e-commerce firms of all sizes.
- Penny Software — Simple. Spending. Software.As above. But, more specifically, penny is a cloud-based Procure-To-Pay system. penny helps you digitize and manage your full procurement cycle from request to approval. Manage RFQs to vendors, compare quotations, send POs and even payment. penny was designed to make things easy and consolidate all of yourorganization’s spending needs into one intelligent system
- Salus — Salus provides online counseling services for mental health conditions. Their services include mental health programs, therapies, science-backed self-help resources, and consultations for mental health.
Oryx Fund is a MENA-focused Investment fund from Hambro Perks. Investing in game-changing early-stage technology companies at late Seed and Series A, led by outstanding entrepreneurs in sectors we have deep expertise such as Fintech, Healthtech, Enterprise tech, Logistics tech, and Edtech.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt
Portfolio highlights
- Growdash — Growdash is a business intelligence and analytics tool built specifically for restaurants to support profitable growth strategic decisions across online sales channels.
- Penny Software — Simple. Spending. Software.As above. But, more specifically, penny is a cloud-based Procure-To-Pay system. penny helps you digitize and manage your full procurement cycle from request to approval. Manage RFQs to vendors, compare quotations, send POs and even payment. penny was designed to make things easy and consolidate all of yourorganization’s spending needs into one intelligent system
- Merit Incentives — Merit Incentives provides gifts, rewards, and engagement strategies using innovative technologies in the MENA region.
Backing outlier founders in MENA & the US at the earliest stages
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Information Technology, Predictive Analytics
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Soum — Soum is reimagining recommence in the MENA region and beyond by building the most convenient, trustworthy, and transparent recommence marketplace, starting with consumer electronics in Saudi Arabia.
- Amwal Tech — The fastest and most secure way to accept payments online
- Penny Software — Simple. Spending. Software.As above. But, more specifically, penny is a cloud-based Procure-To-Pay system. penny helps you digitize and manage your full procurement cycle from request to approval. Manage RFQs to vendors, compare quotations, send POs and even payment. penny was designed to make things easy and consolidate all of yourorganization’s spending needs into one intelligent system
otf Jasoor Ventures is an early stage VC fund that invests in tech and tech-enabled startups in the MENA region
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Investment focus
- Logistics, B2B, FinTech
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman
Portfolio highlights
- BARQ — BARQ is the first bullet delivery PaaS in the middle east, leading the e-commerce industry to achieve a 30 min. delivery time.
- ELEVATUS — Automate the entire recruitment cycle from creating job requisitions to onboarding new hires - with the #1 AI recruitment software.
- Dastgyr Technologies — Simplifying Global Trade
Shorooq Partnersis the leading tech investor in the region, inspired by the best entrepreneurs, investors and practices from around the world.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United Arab Emirates, United States, Pakistan
Portfolio highlights
- Corgea — Corgea is an AI-powered security platform that automatically finds, triages, and fixes insecure code. Sign up today for free to try Corgea.
- PRYPCO — We are building the region’s leading real estate ecosystem, providing Real Estate Freedom for all.We open the doors to the entire real estate ecosystem, enabling everyone to access all things real estate without restrictions, hassles, or financial barriers. We empower our partners with the information and tools they need to succeed, ensuring theyhave everything required to navigate the market and achieve their goals.Real Estate Freedom is not just a concept—it's our promise.Our verticals include:- PRYPCO Mortgage - PRYPCO Exclusives - PRYPCO Golden Visa - PRYPCO Blocks
- Colabs — Colabs is Pakistan’s fastest growing flexible workspace. Our community today has 1000 seats and over 100 companies across multiple facilities in Lahore. COLABS has a network of 100+ ecosystem partners across universities, VC funds, corporates, government and industry leaders. COLABS is constantly innovating, creating new work experiences, andredefining the future of work in Pakistan. Our mission is to knit together a community of 100,000 entrepreneurs across Pakistan.
A diversified investment company that manages multi-billions worth of assets in Saudi Arabia and across the globe. Our investment strategy focuses on public equities, local direct investments and alternative assets.
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Investment focus
- B2B, SaaS, Software
- Seed
- Saudi Arabia
Portfolio highlights
- Penny Software — Simple. Spending. Software.As above. But, more specifically, penny is a cloud-based Procure-To-Pay system. penny helps you digitize and manage your full procurement cycle from request to approval. Manage RFQs to vendors, compare quotations, send POs and even payment. penny was designed to make things easy and consolidate all of yourorganization’s spending needs into one intelligent system
GSI Ventures is the investment firm.
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Investment focus
- B2B, SaaS, Software
- Seed
- Saudi Arabia
Portfolio highlights
- Penny Software — Simple. Spending. Software.As above. But, more specifically, penny is a cloud-based Procure-To-Pay system. penny helps you digitize and manage your full procurement cycle from request to approval. Manage RFQs to vendors, compare quotations, send POs and even payment. penny was designed to make things easy and consolidate all of yourorganization’s spending needs into one intelligent system
Elm offer a wide range of ready-made and customized digital solutions in many areas. The company provides products that are seemingly tailored to customers' needs and aspirations.
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Investment focus
- SaaS, Retail, Travel
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Saudi Arabia
Portfolio highlights
- Zid زد — Zid is an e-commerce in a box - solution that any retailer can use to start their eRetail. Zid helps them to build their own eStores (with their own name and identity) and integrates them with the supply chain players to enable them to manage and with ease. The company aims to enable the retail sector to enter the world of electronic retail in aneasy and professional.Zid was founded in 2017 and based in Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia.
- Carefer — Carefer is a cloud-based management software that provides automated operations to increase fleet maintenance efficiency.
- FlyAkeed — FlyAkeed is combining multiple definitions into one: "Online Travel Agency", "Travel Management Company", and “Expense Management Solution”. It offers comprehensive travel services and innovative solutions for corporates and their employees to help them achieve the ultimate booking experience when traveling for work.
Iliad Partners is a venture capital firm based in Dubai that helps founders in MENA turn startups into successful high-growth companies. Join our epic journey.
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Investment focus
- Logistics, Supply Chain Management, FinTech
- Convertible Note, Seed, Series A
- United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Qashio — Qashio is a spend management platform that allows people to monitor costs, make payments with app credit cards, and handle payables. Founded in 2021 and is based in Dubai.
- OTO — OTO is SaaS company that helps retailers implement their Omni-Channel strategy by enabling them to ship their online orders directly from the physical stores with the best delivery partners in just 2 hours! Also, we provide Online Retailers and E-commerce companies access to ship packages with more than 80 delivery & carrier companies shipping domestically and internationally.
- Penny Software — Simple. Spending. Software.As above. But, more specifically, penny is a cloud-based Procure-To-Pay system. penny helps you digitize and manage your full procurement cycle from request to approval. Manage RFQs to vendors, compare quotations, send POs and even payment. penny was designed to make things easy and consolidate all of yourorganization’s spending needs into one intelligent system
Wa’ed Ventures is the venture capital arm of Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Center (Wa’ed), established by Saudi Aramco with the vision of igniting the spirit of entrepreneurship in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Wa’ed has deployed a suite of programs over the years to assist entrepreneurs in establishing, enhancing, or expanding their ventures. Theseprograms comprise development and financial support including business incubation, coaching and training to guide and nurture entrepreneurs along different business stages, seed funding, non-collateral loans, venture capital (equity/debt) investment, and business development. These programs support the development of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) capable of localizing industries and diversifying the Kingdom’s economy. Wa’ed also collaborates and engages with key players in order to create an effective entrepreneurship ecosystem.Wa’ed aspires to provide leadership in promoting entrepreneurship to support economic growth, diversification, and social development in Saudi Arabia, in alignment with the Kingdom’s strategic thrust into moving towards a knowledge-based economy. The organization aims to turn innovative ideas into successful projects, create and support sustainable SMEs, and develop entrepreneurs into successful business owners.Wa’ed Ventures aims to fuel the growth of high potential companies, thereby promoting economic development in Saudi Arabia with job creation for Saudi nationals, technological improvement, knowledge transfer, economic diversification, and economic growth within the Kingdom. The firm focuses on seed, early, and growth-stage businesses across a diverse range of sectors including information and communication technology (ICT), energy, manufacturing, healthcare, and services – from mobile application platforms and technologies to industrial equipment manufacturing to advanced software solutions.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Software, Apps
- Series A, Seed, Funding Round
- Saudi Arabia, India, Luxembourg
Portfolio highlights
- ELEVATUS — Automate the entire recruitment cycle from creating job requisitions to onboarding new hires - with the #1 AI recruitment software.
- OQ TECHNOLOGY — OQ Technology's Satellite 5G IoT - The world's first global satellite 5G operator, that can collect data from more than 1000 sensors, and so providing cellular coverage for assets and machines anywherer in the world.
- MANAFA Capital — MANAFA is an online marketplace for investing equity into innovative, early-stage companies. It provides sophisticated investors free access to direct investment opportunities, diligence tools and industry data insights for an asset class that was previously very difficult to access. For entrepreneurs, MANAFA offers an efficient way to access anetwork of sophisticated investors as well as leading partners.
Khwarizmi Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks investments in startups with a passion for algorithms. It seeks to help create their vision, as they embark on a journey together that aligns their goals to improve quality of life using technology powered by algorithms.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, FinTech, Software
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Yalla Plus — Yalla Plus offers QR-based digital menu solutions for restaurants, featuring integrated payments and easy menu management.
- Bluworks.io — Bluworks.io is a HRTech SaaS platform offers cloud-based solutions.
- Simplified Financial Solutions Company — Simplified Financial Solutions Company offers startups and SMEs financial management solutions including the ability to issue virtual and physical corporate cards, manage spending and automate expense reporting.
We back global-minded, growth-stage and technology-focused founders in emerging markets and the world.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, FinTech, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United Arab Emirates, Egypt, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Iyris — Iyris Advanced Desert Greenhouses is the Middle East's premier agriculture glazing specialist, providing tailored solutions for increased desert crop output. iyris collaborates closely with the glass industry's greatest companies to provide ultra-clear glazing with the most advanced anti-reflective and light diffusive coatings.
- Hakbah — Hakbah is a Fintech startup focusing on an alternative financial saving. Hakbah is modernizing financial saving via its intelligent platform by offering a comprehensive one-stop-shop solution for Savings Groups to initiate, manage, join, and pay directly within the mobile app.
- Maalexi — We are a deal-driven and buyer-focussed digital ecosystem for 'Wholesale Import and Finance of Food and Agriculture products into US, Europe, Africa, India and the UAE'. We make it faster, cheaper and safer to trade internationally, by standardizing and digitalizing trade processes, and have built key partnerships with globally renownedcompanies, that assure performance, finance, and mitigate transactional risks.We help local SME manufacturers and distributors to import and get finance for food and agricultural products directly from the source. Agricultural products can be imported by local manufacturers directly from small and medium co-operatives and processors, while food products can be imported directly by local distributors from manufacturers. We help buyers connect and transact with sellers by mitigating transactional risks in cross-border trade like : Counter-party, Price, Product Quality and Quantity, Delivery and Payment. We have partnerships that allow us to provide - digital contracting, end-to-end fulfillment, physical inspections, and secured payments. We are partnered with globally renowned - Distributed Ledger Technology platform, Logistics Service companies, Insurance providers, an Inspection Agency, and Financial Service fin-tech firms. We work 24x7, 365 days to 'simplify cross-border trade', and we invite you to join us in this endeavor.
Merak Capital is a licensed company by the CMA to manage private investment funds, investor portfolios, and advise on financial securities, under the license number 18194-32, with a specialized focus on technology investments. Investments are done across different asset classes, with a primary focus on equities. In the private equity class, as wellas venture capital, the main regions of operation are KSA and MENA. In public equities, investments operate on global stock exchanges.At Merak Capital we focus on technology as the main driver for growth across the globe, and specifically in Saudi Arabia and the MENA region. We build our internal teams around technological research and understanding, staying at the forefront of breakthrough software and hardware, and finding investment opportunities that are aligned with adoption cycles from different sectors. Nowadays, most businesses and sectors are becoming digitized to stay relevant and compete with new entrants. Technological integration shifted from a luxury and a competitive advantage to a must-have for businesses and governments alike. Merak Capital is positioned to lead investments in this transition as well as unlock new markets and venues for growth, enabled by technological innovation and the entrepreneurial spirit.
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Investment focus
- Software, Supply Chain Management, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Private Equity
- Saudi Arabia, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Nabt app — Nabt app is an e-commerce platform that conducts a B2B marketplace, connecting farmers with businesses directly. It uses technology to foster transparency, efficiency, and a more robust fresh produce supply chain.
- SHIFT — Shift mission is to develop sustainable solutions and reshape the landscape in Saudi Arabia by offering a full suite of services.
- Yalla Plus — Yalla Plus offers QR-based digital menu solutions for restaurants, featuring integrated payments and easy menu management.
Artal Capital is an Investment Firm that offers Public Equities, Private Equity, Venture Capital and Real Estate Investment Services
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Investment focus
- SaaS, Travel, Travel Agency
- Series A
- Saudi Arabia
Portfolio highlights
- FlyAkeed — FlyAkeed is combining multiple definitions into one: "Online Travel Agency", "Travel Management Company", and “Expense Management Solution”. It offers comprehensive travel services and innovative solutions for corporates and their employees to help them achieve the ultimate booking experience when traveling for work.
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