Top 5 Payments Angel Investors in Saudi Arabia in January 2026

Last updated: Jan 2026 A list of 5 angel investors that invest in Payments startups based in Saudi arabia. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Payments companies from Saudi arabia. We update this investor list every month.

Top 5 Payments Angel Investors in Saudi Arabia in January 2026

Investor	Payments Saudi Arabia investments
Musaab Hakami	2
Yaser Alghamdi	1
Eyad Albayouk	1
Jason Gardner	1
Abdulla Elyas	1

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Investor list

Founder, Ex-GP. Ex-Entrepreneur. Ex-Computer Engineer. Angel Investor. BoD. Ex-CCO & CFO @trySaryApp

Investment focus

FinTech, Financial Services, Software
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Lisan — Lisan is an AI writing platform offering state-of-the-art proofreading and grammar checking to help individuals who write in Arabic to maximize their productivity, create exceptional content using cutting-edge generative AI models, and automate tasks with AI accelerators.
Funding Souq — Funding Souq connects established SMEs with worldwide investors for sharia-compliant investments with 15% yearly income through small business debt crowdfunding.
Groundfloor — Groundfloor Club: A neighborhood workspace where productivity, connection & community come together.

Yaser Alghamdi

Investment focus

Financial Services, Information Technology, Retail
Pre-Seed, Seed
Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia

Portfolio highlights

EdfaPay — Build the future of payments with EdfaPay's comprehensive payment infrastructure solutions. We empower businesses of all sizes to create, deploy, and scale
KalPay — KalPay is the largest Shariah Compliant Buy Now Pay Later in Pakistan, giving our customers easy access to credit and allowing them to purchase products in 3 monthly installments. We have a portfolio of hundreds of brands spread across multiple segments!
ON Market — E-grocery marketplace allows customers to order from their favorite retailers while empowering retailers to build & sustain online commerce

Eyad Albayouk

Investment focus

SaaS, Information Services, Consulting
Pre-Seed, Seed
Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Qoyod — Qoyod.com is a web-based accounting solution that targets KSA based-SMEs. Users can seamlessly issue invoices and manage expenses/budgets while automatically recording corresponding journal entries (i.e., Qoyod/قيود in Arabic). Users are also able to populate their financial statements and business reports for both commercial andstatutory requirements within KSA.
AlwanMed — AlwanMed is a distributor of pharmaceuticals and medical devices in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Taxforward — Taxforward creates a self assessment tax filing to HMRC stress-free for self-employed, company directors, and property landlords through its cloud software.

Jason Gardner is the Founder, Executive Chairman of Marqeta. He previously worked at MoneyGram International as a Vice President of PropertyBridge. Jason Gardner attended Arizona State University.

Investment focus

FinTech, Financial Services, Payments
Seed, Series A, Series C
United States, Saudi Arabia, The Netherlands

Portfolio highlights

MoneyHash — Emerging and Global markets first all-in-one flexible payment orchestration and revenue operations platform that covers all of your payment needs. We help you build, optimize, and scale your payment infrastructure at any stage of growth.
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.
ClearGrid — Revolutionize your debt recovery with AI and advanced analytics. Our platform delivers faster, more personalized collections that benefit both your business and your customers.

Abdulla Elyas is the Co-Founder of Careem. He previously worked at enwani (Acquired by Careem) as a Co-Founder. Abdulla Elyas attended RWTH Aachen University.