Top 35 Media (entertainment) VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Saudi Arabia in July 2025
A list of 35 VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Media (entertainment) startups based in Saudi arabia. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Media (entertainment) companies from Saudi arabia. We update this investor list every month.Top 35 Media (entertainment) VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Saudi Arabia in July 2025
Investor | Media (entertainment) Saudi Arabia investments |
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Raz Group | 25 |
Oqal | 6 |
RZM Investments | 3 |
STV | 2 |
STV | 2 |
Oqal | 2 |
Wa’ed Ventures | 2 |
RZM Investments | 2 |
Polygon | 1 |
Polygon | 1 |
Shorooq Partners | 1 |
QBCo | 1 |
Financial Horizon Group | 1 |
Abunayyan Holding | 1 |
HALA Ventures | 1 |
Polygon | 1 |
Sanabil | 1 |
Animoca Brands | 1 |
VentureSouq | 1 |
VentureSouq | 1 |
Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Ventures | 1 |
Saudi Venture Capital Company | 1 |
QBCo | 1 |
Shorooq Partners | 1 |
Saudi Venture Capital | 1 |
Vision Ventures | 1 |
Saudi Venture Capital Company | 1 |
HALA Ventures | 1 |
Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Ventures | 1 |
Raed Ventures | 1 |
Abunayyan Holding | 1 |
Polygon | 1 |
Raed Ventures | 1 |
Vision Ventures | 1 |
Financial Horizon Group | 1 |
Raz Group empowers entrepreneurs and helps them transform their passions into value-adding companies.
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Investment focus
- Events, Advertising, Media and Entertainment
- Seed, Convertible Note
- Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Cargoz — Cargoz is a logistics startup that connects SMEs looking for warehousing space with warehousing companies who has extra capacity, like Airbnb but for commercial warehousing & storage.
- Autobia — Autobia is a B2B marketplace leveraging the data to solve the infrastructure and after-sales challenges in the automotive industry. The company bridges the gap between wholesalers and resellers by offering in-between digital, operational and logistical integrated solutions. It was founded in 2021 and is located in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
- Dnaneer — Dnaneer is a FinTech platform that connects online businesses with investors through crowdfunding of enterprises.
Oqal Group was formed as an endowment group by a group of young businessmen to be a platform that brings together angel investors and emerging entrepreneurs to form partnerships of economic feasibility that raise the welfare of society and enhance the quality of life. It enables the founders of entrepreneurial startups to develop innovative andfast-growing startups in a variety of sectors by providing access to smart capital and experienced angel investors.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt
Portfolio highlights
- Spare — Spare | Know Your Money
- DESAISIV — DESAISIV, a MENA based InsurTech startup specialising in health insurance which is transforming health insurance for insurers and clients through exploiting their advanced AI solutions which were developed in collaboration with top machine learning scientists from the University of Oxford. DESAISIV’s philosophy is simply to put AI at the centre ofall decision making. This AI-driven approach guarantees that clients of Groups and SMEs will get optimized insurance policies tailored to their needs, also it will make sure that insurance companies will optimise their processes using the latest AI technologies. Benefitting from access to a vast database of hundreds of millions of patient records, DESAISIV has achieved an impressive average prediction accuracy of over 95%. Demonstrating their commitment to excellence, they have set an ambitious target to exceed 99% accuracy by the end of this year. Through their AI-driven products, DESAISIV streamlines various aspects of health insurance, including automating underwriting procedures, tailoring policy's benefits and coverage, improving quality of service by predicting developing diseases, identifying high-risk behaviours, and reducing customer attrition.
- TruBuild — AI pre-construction tool to review tenders, compare bids, and manage contracts, faster decisions, fewer errors, less admin.
RZM Investments manages the shares of various companies that are in the field of health, education, hospitality, and tourism.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Saudi Arabia, United States, Egypt
Portfolio highlights
- BRKZ — BRKZ is a construction-tech company that provides a one-stop solution by selling building materials to contractors and builders.
- MoneyHash — MoneyHash provides access to payment and fintech services across the Middle East & Africa with one simple integration.
- Journify — Activate trustworthy data for your business with Journify - the leading data activation platform for top data-driven companies. Sign up free!
STV is a $500M technology venture capital fund headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Financial Services, Predictive Analytics
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Calo — Analyze your nutritional needs and subscribe to a convenient meal plan that's designed for you in under 2 minutes.
- Tabby — tabby provides consumers across the GCC with the flexibility to pay for their online and in-store purchases in interest-free installments. tabby helps over 2,000 leading retailers grow their sales.
- SILQ — SILQ is a platform dedicated to bridging economies and empowering businesses to trade, grow, and navigate new frontiers. By enabling seamless commerce, logistics, and finance, SILQ unlocks opportunities in emerging economies, fueling ambitions and redefining global trade.The name SILQ is a modern tribute to the legendary Silk Road—reimagined forthe digital age. The distinctive “Q” comes from Souq, the Arabic word for marketplace, symbolizing our commitment to fast, accessible, authentic, and reliable commerce.SILQ aspires to transform local products and manufacturers into global brands by connecting them with entrepreneurs in emerging markets across the Gulf, South Asia, and beyond.
STV is a $500M technology venture capital fund headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, E-Commerce, Predictive Analytics
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Salla — Salla a Saudi-based e-commerce platform that allows users to set up their e-commerce store in Arabic and sell their products and services to customers. In addition, users can set up their own branded store (with their own domain name) by selecting a design of their liking available on Salla. The owners of the e-commerce stores can then manage theirinventory by using Salla’s website or app. Salla provides different types of reports and tools that help store owners with automatic invoices, integration, Instagram, customer database, the ability to block customers, pin favorite products, have offers and discounts, and more.
- Intelmatix — Intelligent Informatics Technologies Intelmatix is a deep tech AI company offering Enterprise AI that is accessible providing cutting-edge Decision Intelligence software that gives organizations a competitive advantage in the new AI era. LEARN MORE Capabilities Intelmatix develops technology platforms that integrate sector knowledge with expertise in data sensing, data processing, data analysis, data visualization and interaction.
- Abyan Capital — Abyan Capital is a financial service company that provides an automated solution and portfolio management for long-term investments.
A group of young entrepreneurs to connect young people with ideas.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Information Technology, Marketplace
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt
Portfolio highlights
- AlGooru — AlGooru is a tutoring network marketplace that connects students with qualified tutors on a mobile app. Our mobile app uberizes the tutoring market. Students can find reliable tutors, and tutors can manage their sessions/price their own rates.
- Letswork — Work, meet and connect from the best coworking spaces, cafes and hotels across the UAE and Bahrain. Buy a membership, book meeting rooms or rent an office via the Letswork app.
- Otida — Otida is an app that acts as a nutritionist, a fitness coach and physician, among other roles, for patients with diabetes who struggle while navigating through their day-to-day lives.
Wa’ed Ventures is a $500 million venture capital fund with the aim to accelerate the development of an integrated startup ecosystem by investing in local tech-based startups and incentivizing global entrepreneurs to localize their tech innovations in the Kingdom.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Zension — Zension is a subscription e-commerce company for consumer tech. Each and every day, we set out to create a new standard for connectivity and access to the best technology tools for all.
- TruBuild — AI pre-construction tool to review tenders, compare bids, and manage contracts, faster decisions, fewer errors, less admin.
- Amwal Tech — The fastest and most secure way to accept payments online
RZM Investments manages the shares of various companies that are in the field of health, education, hospitality, and tourism.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, Predictive Analytics
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Athir — Athir Information Systems Technology offers a cloud-based Healthcare Information System for managing and automating medical services.
- BRKZ — BRKZ is a construction-tech company that provides a one-stop solution by selling building materials to contractors and builders.
- Abyan Capital — Abyan Capital is a financial service company that provides an automated solution and portfolio management for long-term investments.
Polygon is the most proven way to build and scale your decentralized application and projects on Ethereum, the world's largest blockchain ecosystem.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming
- Seed, Series A, Grant
- United States, Singapore, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- IDA — IDA is the leading provider of digital asset solutions, allowing trust, transparency, and speed in payments and commerce. By leveraging blockchain technology, IDA opens up a more connected and inclusive global economy.
- Quantlytica — Quantlytica is the creator of an AI-powered multi-chain liquidity distribution system meant to optimize liquidity strategies. The company's platform uses machine learning and statistical models to do horizontal assessments of returns, liquidity risks, and safety across DeFi projects.
- Fabric Cryptography — Fabric develops a custom cryptography hardware to accelerate cryptography algorithms. The chips, whose components exclusively serve cryptographic purposes, are based on Verifiable Processing Units (VPUs) which incorporate features of GPUs and ASICs to improve the speed and cost of advanced cryptographic workloads.
Polygon is the most proven way to build and scale your decentralized application and projects on Ethereum, the world's largest blockchain ecosystem.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, Canada, India
Portfolio highlights
- IDA — IDA is the leading provider of digital asset solutions, allowing trust, transparency, and speed in payments and commerce. By leveraging blockchain technology, IDA opens up a more connected and inclusive global economy.
- Pentagon Games — Pioneering the Future of Gaming Development and Distribution. In the fast-evolving gaming landscape, Pentagon Games stands at the forefront, marrying the digital with the physical through groundbreaking AI and Web3 technologies.
- Fabric Cryptography — Fabric develops a custom cryptography hardware to accelerate cryptography algorithms. The chips, whose components exclusively serve cryptographic purposes, are based on Verifiable Processing Units (VPUs) which incorporate features of GPUs and ASICs to improve the speed and cost of advanced cryptographic workloads.
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, E-Commerce, FinTech
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United Arab Emirates, United States, Pakistan
Portfolio highlights
- Intelmatix — Intelligent Informatics Technologies Intelmatix is a deep tech AI company offering Enterprise AI that is accessible providing cutting-edge Decision Intelligence software that gives organizations a competitive advantage in the new AI era. LEARN MORE Capabilities Intelmatix develops technology platforms that integrate sector knowledge with expertise in data sensing, data processing, data analysis, data visualization and interaction.
- Settle Payments — SETTLE automates enterprise's payments and manages all their bank accounts in one place for better cashflow decisions.
- Zyp Technologies — Zyp Technologies produces electric motorcycles intended to accelerate a net-zero carbon emission world. The business provides consumers with electric vehicle models and a broadened battery swap network that makes the switch to electric motorcycles simple.
QBCo develops, manufactures, and markets consumer products, such as edible oils, margarine, pet food, and preserved and canned goods.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Marketplace, Photography
- Seed
- Saudi Arabia
Portfolio highlights
- Sawerly — Sawerly is the medium between photographers and the people who require their services. We provide booking service to help customers find quality photographers for any type of photo shoot opportunity they may be having, whether it was a conference, wedding, products, landscape or even family gatherings. Sawerly translates the photography market intoservices and prices which will help customers make a rational and intelligent decision through the bidding system for photography requests. Photographers will be able to create their digital reputation through Sawerly by displaying experience, previous work, rating and testimonials from previous clients. Sawerly’s services are provided through our product website www.sawerly.com and app on iOS and Android. we are currently Saudi-focused but have plans to expand in the MENA region. Also, we plan to expand in the products and services that we supply though the website like printing, photo stock, and ecommerce for photography accessories
Financial Horizon Group (FHG) is a Family office that manages diversified investments and businesses including Consulting Services, Recruitment & Executive Search, Private Equity, Public Equity, Real-Estate, and Venture Capital.
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Investment focus
- Software, FinTech, Finance
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Saudi Arabia
Portfolio highlights
- Magnitt — Magnitt is a startup directory that connects investors, mentors, and emerging companies in the Middle East. The discovery platform is a database with over 5,500 MENA startups and over 200 investors.
- Telfaz11 — Telfaz11 is a creative media studio from Saudi Arabia specializing in locally-relevant entertainment content
- POSRocket — Traditional cash registers are a thing of the past. POSRocket modernizes this near-obsolete system by providing business owners with an intuitive, user-friendly, cloud-based point-of-sale (POS) platform.
Abunayyan Holding are turnkey partners who provide integrated solutions in water, power and energy applications in Saudi Arabia, the Middle East and Africa.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Internet, Food and Beverage
- Series A, Seed
- Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Saee — Saee Jeddah-based last-mile delivery startup.
- Lucidya — Lucidya is a tool for social media analytics powered by artificial intelligence and big data solution. lucidya have many uses like market research, benchmarking, crisis management , product development ..etc
- MUNCH:ON — MUNCH:ON is a food tech startup that has cracked the subscription space in the UAE & KSA, focusing on offering meals from the best restaurants at a significant discount and with free delivery. The company has invested heavily in its scheduling, bundling and order prediction software which has enabled it to achieve massive cost savings for itsrestaurant partners that they then pass on to their users, often offering up to a 55% discount vs. restaurants' regular price. Whether it's employees ordering from their company's curated menu or users ordering for their families at home, the platform takes the usual hassle and cost out of food delivery in a financially (and environmentally) sustainable manner for all stakeholders
Technology VC that empowers GCC’s startups in their early-growth stages.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Software, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt
Portfolio highlights
- Kaso — Elkaso is the leading Order and Procurement Management Tool for Restaurants and Suppliers in the Middle East.
- Omniful — Omniful is your partner in retail revolution. Explore our comprehensive suite of AI-Powered solutions designed to empower omnichannel retailers, D2C brands, and fulfillment providers. From scalable order management, to agile warehouse management, to data-driven business intelligence, we provide the tools you need to thrive in tomorrow's dynamic market.
- Rize — Rize is a PropTech platform transforming rental payments for both residential and commercial properties. With its “Rent Now, Pay Later” service, Rize allows tenants to split their annual rent into manageable installments, which benefits both renters, who can better manage their rental budgets, and landlords, who can reach a larger consumer base andreceive their yearly rental payment in advance. By enhancing affordability and flexibility, Rize inherently boosts occupancy rates across the rental market.
Polygon is the most proven way to build and scale your decentralized application and projects on Ethereum, the world's largest blockchain ecosystem.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming
- Seed, Grant, Series A
- United States, Singapore, India
Portfolio highlights
- Guild — Guild is a decentralized platform leveraging AI to augment creation, ownership, distribution and monetization of content and digital goods. AI plays a pivotal role in automating tasks, providing data-driven insights, and offering strategic guidance to creators. Whether it's managing marketing campaigns, optimizing release schedules, oridentifying new opportunities, the AI in Guild serves as an invaluable tool for artists, producers, and songwriters. The platform's blockchain integration ensures that all music assets are securely owned and transparently managed, giving creators full control over their work. By combining the practical benefits of AI—like process automation and data analysis—with the security of blockchain, Guild empowers creators to focus on their craft while effectively managing their careers.
- Folks Finance — Folks Finance is a DeFi platform to lend, borrow, trade, and manage digital assets all in one place.
- Symbiotic — Symbiotic is a generalized shared security system enabling decentralized networks to bootstrap powerful, fully sovereign ecosystems.
Sanabil Investments is a sovereign wealth fund specializing in direct and fund of funds investments. Its investments are concentrated in direct equity investments, primarily in the Kingdom, and in funds, as well as in diversified investment portfolios. These investments support the growth of the Kingdom’s economy while building internationalinvestment capability and transferring expertise to local Saudi talent.
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Investment focus
- Artificial Intelligence, FinTech, Information Technology
- Pre-Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- SILQ — SILQ is a platform dedicated to bridging economies and empowering businesses to trade, grow, and navigate new frontiers. By enabling seamless commerce, logistics, and finance, SILQ unlocks opportunities in emerging economies, fueling ambitions and redefining global trade.The name SILQ is a modern tribute to the legendary Silk Road—reimagined forthe digital age. The distinctive “Q” comes from Souq, the Arabic word for marketplace, symbolizing our commitment to fast, accessible, authentic, and reliable commerce.SILQ aspires to transform local products and manufacturers into global brands by connecting them with entrepreneurs in emerging markets across the Gulf, South Asia, and beyond.
- Kitchenara — Transform your kitchen with our professional design and installation services.
- HNDL Fleet Management — HNDL Fleet Management offers advanced tools to track fuel usage, reduce costs, and streamline maintenance. Improve your fleet's efficiency with real-time insights.
Animoca Brands is a metaverse and gaming venture capital firm that focuses on driving digital property rights to gamers and internet users through NFTs. It utilizes gamification and blockchain to develop and market a portfolio of mobile applications, games, and additional products oriented to educational learning to ensure transparency, security,and new business models.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United States, Singapore, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Quranium — Quranium (founded in early 2024) is the world’s first Convergence Layer, a Layer‑1 blockchain infrastructure purpose-built to fuse quantum security, AI-native automation, and EVM compatibility. Headquartered in Switzerland with offices in UAE (DMCC) and Singapore, it leverages post-quantum cryptography (NIST-approved SLH‑DSA, ML‑KEM) andhigh-performance PoS consensus to create an uncrackable, intelligent, and scalable foundation for Web3 Quranium is designed for a post-quantum world, it delivers an uncrackable, intelligent, and scalable decentralized infrastructure. Quranium is not just a blockchain — it’s the foundation for a new era where quantum, AI, and Web3 converge securely and seamlessly.
- dKloud — dKloud is an enterprise-level cloud platform that helps customers build better software and more efficiently through our products.
- Datagram — Datagram is an AI-driven, decentralized infrastructure platform operating as a DePIN baselayer. The company provides a live, scalable node network for launching custom DePIN networks and real-world decentralized applications, with cost savings over traditional cloud providers.
VentureSouq (VSQ) is a MENA-based venture capital fund manager with a global portfolio. VSQ manages thematic funds, with a current focus on FinTech and ClimateTech.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Financial Services, Software
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia
Portfolio highlights
- Erad — erad provides growth capital to online businesses. Connect your analytics and receive funding offers, for non-dilutive capital within 48 hours
- Nawy — The ultimate real estate broker in Egypt. Browse areas, compounds, and properties by price, location, and amenities to find the perfect place.
- Tradoor — Tradoor protects traders, LPs, and the protocol against unforeseen market fluctuations by using clever math and safety measures to enable traders to trade with confidence.
VentureSouq operates a large co-investment platform with a global investment portfolio.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Financial Services, Software
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia
Portfolio highlights
- Elevate Pay — Bloom mobile banking app helps in money transfer in Sudan.
- LayerPixel — LayerPixel uses a modular design to overcome TON's asynchronous limitations and leverage its sharding benefits.
- PostEx — PostEx is a hybrid of receivables factoring solutions and courier services that pay invoice values upfront to e-commerce companies offering Cash on Delivery as one of their modes of payment.
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.
SVC has backed 31 VC and PE Funds and 5 Angel Groups that supported 525 Startups and SMEs via $1.6 Billion AUM
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Predictive Analytics, Software
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Saudi Arabia, Germany, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Tabby — tabby provides consumers across the GCC with the flexibility to pay for their online and in-store purchases in interest-free installments. tabby helps over 2,000 leading retailers grow their sales.
- BALLURH — A SaaS platform that provides predictive analytics with smart recommendations for Retailers to enhance decision-making, increase revenue and improve customer satisfaction.
- Intelmatix — Intelligent Informatics Technologies Intelmatix is a deep tech AI company offering Enterprise AI that is accessible providing cutting-edge Decision Intelligence software that gives organizations a competitive advantage in the new AI era. LEARN MORE Capabilities Intelmatix develops technology platforms that integrate sector knowledge with expertise in data sensing, data processing, data analysis, data visualization and interaction.
QBCo develops, manufactures, and markets consumer products, such as edible oils, margarine, pet food, and preserved and canned goods.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Marketplace, Photography
- Seed
- Saudi Arabia
Portfolio highlights
- Sawerly — Sawerly is the medium between photographers and the people who require their services. We provide booking service to help customers find quality photographers for any type of photo shoot opportunity they may be having, whether it was a conference, wedding, products, landscape or even family gatherings. Sawerly translates the photography market intoservices and prices which will help customers make a rational and intelligent decision through the bidding system for photography requests. Photographers will be able to create their digital reputation through Sawerly by displaying experience, previous work, rating and testimonials from previous clients. Sawerly’s services are provided through our product website www.sawerly.com and app on iOS and Android. we are currently Saudi-focused but have plans to expand in the MENA region. Also, we plan to expand in the products and services that we supply though the website like printing, photo stock, and ecommerce for photography accessories
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, Saudi Arabia
Portfolio highlights
- NymCard — <p><span style="color:#ce9178;">NymCard is providing, in the MENA region and around the globe, dynamic and secure building blocks for building fast and easy card programs.</span></p>
- CQR — CQR is dedicated to offering unrivaled protection by combining proactive techniques, cutting-edge technology, and guidance.
- Octane — Octane is a digital wallet for vehicles that streamlines payments for all vehicle related expenses.
SVCIC is uniquely positioned to lead the development of the nascent venture capitalindustry in Saudi Arabia by providing unmatched levels of support for fundamentally strong small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) that lack the necessary resources for growth and expansion.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Internet, Predictive Analytics
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Saudi Arabia, Tunisia
Portfolio highlights
- Lean Technologies — Lean provides the Data and Payments tools to empower MENA's next generation of financial products | Trusted by Etisalat, Hubpay, Lulu Finance, Binance, Sarwa and more.
- Pi Flow — Pi Flow operates as an accounting services provider. Pi Flow is a dedicated Virtual accounting team that offers bookkeeping services and strives to enhance the quality of our client's books.
- Nana — Nana is an online grocery platform that provides doorstep deliveries of groceries and other home essentials. The company's platform offers a wide assortment of groceries, fruits, and vegetables, cosmetics, electronics, bakery items, and flowers that enables consumers to purchase products online and get them delivered to their homes.Nana wasestablished in 2016 and is headquartered in Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia.
Vision Ventures (VV) is an early stage venture capital firm founded by experienced entrepreneurs. Its slogan is:"By Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs". We invest in innovative startups in the Seed and Series A across a wide range of verticals. We help startups realize their dreams and make a difference in a noisy world. We are an energeticteam that has a wealth of experience in starting companies and steering them to success and hyper growth. Our combined experience spans over 90 years in multiple countries which gives us extensive experience in multi-national, multi-cultural teams. We provide startups with hands on assistance and guidance on marketing, sales, product/service development, financial planning and management, expansion & growth strategy, and more.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt
Portfolio highlights
- Munjz — Munjz is a mobile app for connecting individuals & corporate sector looking for household services with pre-screened professionals.
- Cognna — Cognna provides cybersecurity that is stress-free by providing the tools needed to detect, prevent, and resolve threats with ease.
- Rewaa | رواء — Rewaa was founded to make penetrating through the e-commerce industry easier for retailers with minimal operational and marketing costs by solving two main aspects:Marketing aspect: Make in-store products available online. By using Rewaa Cashier System, any product in the physical store will be automatically listed in the online marketplaces andthe merchant's online store. Operational aspects: The integration between physical, online store and marketplace, eliminate the need of independent inventory for online store operations, and that will help to reduce employment cost, therefore, the physical store will be the shipping center, so whenever an order received by online store will be transferred automatically for the nearest branch from the customer. And eventually, the inventory will be automatically updated across all channels.
SVC has backed 31 VC and PE Funds and 5 Angel Groups that supported 525 Startups and SMEs via $1.6 Billion AUM
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Predictive Analytics, Software
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Saudi Arabia, Germany, United States
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.
- BALLURH — A SaaS platform that provides predictive analytics with smart recommendations for Retailers to enhance decision-making, increase revenue and improve customer satisfaction.
- Lawazem | لوازم — It is the first B2B marketplace that is especially made to solve that problem. Lawazem consolidates all your operational purchases and spending in one place, whether it is groceries, stationary, cleaning materials, office accessories, or else.We go beyond to make your work environment even better, by providing gift and flower deliveries to youremployees and clients, arrange for internal events, and prepare for your guest and internal meetings through our hospitality partners.Finally, we even help in becoming your concierge for your international purchases, online purchases that require Credit Cards, and help you improve your sourcing process.Lawazem is here to help you anytime and every time.
Technology VC that empowers GCC’s startups in their early-growth stages.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Software, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt
Portfolio highlights
- Nearpay — Focus On Building Deep Technology To Create Innovations
- Omniful — Omniful offers a modular platform to replace legacy systems, simplifying supply chain, retail, and logistics management.
- Rize — Rize is a PropTech platform transforming rental payments for both residential and commercial properties. With its “Rent Now, Pay Later” service, Rize allows tenants to split their annual rent into manageable installments, which benefits both renters, who can better manage their rental budgets, and landlords, who can reach a larger consumer base andreceive their yearly rental payment in advance. By enhancing affordability and flexibility, Rize inherently boosts occupancy rates across the rental market.
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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- Information Technology, Software, Apps
- Series A, Seed, Funding Round
- Saudi Arabia, India, Luxembourg
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- 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.
We partner with exceptional founders building breakthrough companies and creating scalable impact in MENA region
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- E-Commerce, Financial Services, Software
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt
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- Wafeq — Send invoices or purchase orders, manage your inventory and your payroll, and get over 30 reports to manage your company, all in one software.
- Buildnow — BuildNow is MENAP's first "Build Now Pay Later" solution. We fund the raw materials construction & manufacturing SMEs need, while providing credit terms tailored to optimize their cash flow and supercharge their growth.
- 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.
Abunayyan Holding are turnkey partners who provide integrated solutions in water, power and energy applications in Saudi Arabia, the Middle East and Africa.
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- Information Technology, Internet, Food and Beverage
- Series A, Seed
- Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
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- Saee — Saee Jeddah-based last-mile delivery startup.
- Lucidya — Lucidya is a tool for social media analytics powered by artificial intelligence and big data solution. lucidya have many uses like market research, benchmarking, crisis management , product development ..etc
- MUNCH:ON — MUNCH:ON is a food tech startup that has cracked the subscription space in the UAE & KSA, focusing on offering meals from the best restaurants at a significant discount and with free delivery. The company has invested heavily in its scheduling, bundling and order prediction software which has enabled it to achieve massive cost savings for itsrestaurant partners that they then pass on to their users, often offering up to a 55% discount vs. restaurants' regular price. Whether it's employees ordering from their company's curated menu or users ordering for their families at home, the platform takes the usual hassle and cost out of food delivery in a financially (and environmentally) sustainable manner for all stakeholders
Polygon is the most proven way to build and scale your decentralized application and projects on Ethereum, the world's largest blockchain ecosystem.
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- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, Singapore, India
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- Guild — Guild is a decentralized platform leveraging AI to augment creation, ownership, distribution and monetization of content and digital goods. AI plays a pivotal role in automating tasks, providing data-driven insights, and offering strategic guidance to creators. Whether it's managing marketing campaigns, optimizing release schedules, oridentifying new opportunities, the AI in Guild serves as an invaluable tool for artists, producers, and songwriters. The platform's blockchain integration ensures that all music assets are securely owned and transparently managed, giving creators full control over their work. By combining the practical benefits of AI—like process automation and data analysis—with the security of blockchain, Guild empowers creators to focus on their craft while effectively managing their careers.
- Folks Finance — Folks Finance is a DeFi platform to lend, borrow, trade, and manage digital assets all in one place.
- Symbiotic — Symbiotic is a generalized shared security system enabling decentralized networks to bootstrap powerful, fully sovereign ecosystems.
We partner with exceptional founders building breakthrough companies and creating scalable impact in MENA region
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- E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt
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- Sylndr — Sylndr is an automotive focused e-commerce marketplace bringing innovation to the used-cars market, where customers can reliably and transparently sell and buy used cars. The company is aiming to build trust in the used-car market by becoming the go-to place for customers seeking to sell and buy their cars, through an extensive range ofhigh-quality used vehicles accessible across a diverse set of financing solutions.
- Stitch — The simplest way to build financial products. Stitch is the unified platform to launch and scale. Shaping the new age of banking and payments.
- Octane — Octane is a digital wallet for vehicles that streamlines payments for all vehicle related expenses.
Vision Ventures (VV) is an early stage venture capital firm founded by experienced entrepreneurs. Its slogan is:"By Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs". We invest in innovative startups in the Seed and Series A across a wide range of verticals. We help startups realize their dreams and make a difference in a noisy world. We are an energeticteam that has a wealth of experience in starting companies and steering them to success and hyper growth. Our combined experience spans over 90 years in multiple countries which gives us extensive experience in multi-national, multi-cultural teams. We provide startups with hands on assistance and guidance on marketing, sales, product/service development, financial planning and management, expansion & growth strategy, and more.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt
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- Ejari — Ejari is providing a Rent Now, Pay Later (RNPL) solution for residential rentals, Rent Now, Pay Later products enable tenants to better manage their budgets by converting rent from a yearly expense to a monthly expense, while landlords receive an entire year's rent in advance.
- Lola Do — Lola, Cake for every occasion, Customized your cake selections and Lola will bake it with love!
- MoneyHash — MoneyHash provides access to payment and fintech services across the Middle East & Africa with one simple integration.
Financial Horizon Group is a family office that was established in 2014 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Its services vary from Investment, Recruitment, and Consultancy.
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- Software, FinTech, Finance
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Saudi Arabia
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- Magnitt — Magnitt is a startup directory that connects investors, mentors, and emerging companies in the Middle East. The discovery platform is a database with over 5,500 MENA startups and over 200 investors.
- Telfaz11 — Telfaz11 is a creative media studio from Saudi Arabia specializing in locally-relevant entertainment content
- POSRocket — Traditional cash registers are a thing of the past. POSRocket modernizes this near-obsolete system by providing business owners with an intuitive, user-friendly, cloud-based point-of-sale (POS) platform.
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