# Seera

> Seera is a VC fund in Riyadh backing Delivery and Internet. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jul 2021
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/seera-group/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/seera
- Website: http://www.altayyargroup.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Seera-group-101272474696560/

Seera is a VC fund in Riyadh focused on Delivery and Internet. Seera is formerly known as Al Tayyar Travel Group is a travel and tourism company with a balanced portfolio of trusted brands that consistently exceeds customer expectations. The company is transforming the traditional travel agency model, by bringing its online capabilities and know-how into retail environments through Almosafer and Tajawal, theirConsumer Travel brands. They building the smartest, most intuitive business platform in the industry with Elaa, the travel management brand, with a key focus on creating better value for the corporate and government sector.Seera discover seamless and connected travel services for consumers through its two leading brands such as Almosafer and Tajawal. It was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Seera. Shizune tracks 5 team members at Seera. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/al-tayyar?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $7.5M–$67M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Delivery | 1 | 17% |
| Internet | 1 | 17% |
| Shopping | 1 | 17% |
| Logistics | 1 | 17% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 17% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |
| Series C | 1 | 17% |
| Series D | 1 | 17% |
| Series F | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 33% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Abdullah al Dawood | Group CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abdullah-al-dawood |
| Yousef Mousa | EVP and Group CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yousef-mousa |
| Louise Blake | Vice President - Data | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/louise-blake-fd96 |
| Nasser Al Tayyar | nile air | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nasser-al-tayyar |
| Ronnie Varghese | VP - Digital Product | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ronnie-varghese-c73a |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Siwar | Siwar is a Saudi Arabia-based food tech startup with a special focus on ‘ready to eat’ food. | $7.5M | Series A | Jul 10, 2021 |  |
| Careem | Careem operates a car booking platform that connects passengers with local drivers. The company's platform provides a marketplace of community drivers where passengers can request a ride in minutes, see the cost, and have it charged to their credit card of choice, giving passengers access to affordable and advantageous transportation. | $200M | Series F | Oct 18, 2018 |  |
| Careem | Careem operates a car booking platform that connects passengers with local drivers. The company's platform provides a marketplace of community drivers where passengers can request a ride in minutes, see the cost, and have it charged to their credit card of choice, giving passengers access to affordable and advantageous transportation. | $350M | Series D | Dec 19, 2016 |  |
| Wadi | Wadi.com is an online marketplace that aims to be the online shopping portal with the broadest range of products available, for the people of Saudi Arabia (KSA). At Wadi, we connect consumers with the best vendors across GCC so that they can get the greatest deals. We believe online shopping can be just as personal and engaging as entering a retailstore. We promise to provide hassle-free online shopping experience all the way from product selection to timely delivery. 2016 | $67M | Series A | Feb 14, 2016 |  |
| Careem | Careem operates a car booking platform that connects passengers with local drivers. The company's platform provides a marketplace of community drivers where passengers can request a ride in minutes, see the cost, and have it charged to their credit card of choice, giving passengers access to affordable and advantageous transportation. | $60M | Series C | Nov 10, 2015 |  |
| Careem | Careem operates a car booking platform that connects passengers with local drivers. The company's platform provides a marketplace of community drivers where passengers can request a ride in minutes, see the cost, and have it charged to their credit card of choice, giving passengers access to affordable and advantageous transportation. | $10M | Series B | Dec 02, 2014 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BECO Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beco-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Abraaj Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abraaj-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Endure Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endure-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Lumia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lumia-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Rakuten](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rakuten) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [STC Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stc-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Seera invest in?

Seera invests primarily in Delivery, Internet and Shopping startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Arab Emirates. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Seera's check size?

Seera typically joins rounds of $7.5M–$67M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Seera participates in.

### How do I contact Seera?

Public channels for Seera include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Seera?

The team at Seera includes Abdullah al Dawood (Group CEO), Yousef Mousa (EVP and Group CFO) and Louise Blake (Vice President - Data). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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