# Inspire Ventures

> Inspire Ventures is a VC fund backing Information Technology and Apps. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Dec 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/inspire-ventures-ivc-
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/inspire_vc
- Website: http://www.inspire.sa

Inspire Ventures is a VC fund in Riyadh focused on Information Technology and Apps. Venture Capital Company based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia that Invests in Seed & Early-Growth stage companies

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Inspire Ventures. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Inspire Ventures. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/inspire-ventures-e104?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $550k–$1.6M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 2 | 33% |
| Apps | 1 | 17% |
| Sports | 1 | 17% |
| Internet | 1 | 17% |
| Wearables | 1 | 17% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 17% |

### Country

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

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kathleen Warner | Principal | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kathleen-warner |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gathern | Gathern is a booking platform of private villas, chalets, rest houses, camps, resorts, farms and other places suitable for gatherings. | $550K | Seed | Dec 02, 2018 |  |
| WakeCap | WakeCap is an IoT-based enterprise solution to improve safety & productivity in the construction site. We enable construction companies to have real-time field reporting by connecting & tracking materials, equipments, and most importantly workers at the construction site. | $1.6M | Seed | Nov 11, 2018 |  |
| WakeCap | WakeCap is an IoT-based enterprise solution to improve safety & productivity in the construction site. We enable construction companies to have real-time field reporting by connecting & tracking materials, equipments, and most importantly workers at the construction site. | $385K | Convertible Note | Aug 30, 2018 |  |
| 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. |  | Seed | May 27, 2018 |  |
| 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. | $400K | Pre-Seed | May 15, 2018 |  |
| Malaeb | Malaeb is community app for football players that allows you to join matches and book fields. |  | Series A | Oct 23, 2017 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does Inspire Ventures invest in?

Inspire Ventures invests primarily in Information Technology, Apps and Sports startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Saudi Arabia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Inspire Ventures's check size?

Inspire Ventures typically joins rounds of $550k–$1.6M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Inspire Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Inspire Ventures?

Public channels for Inspire Ventures 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 Inspire Ventures?

The team at Inspire Ventures includes Kathleen Warner (Principal). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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