# Khaled Al Saud

> Khaled Al Saud is a seed investor at KBW Ventures backing Food and Beverage and Biotechnology. See 17 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [KBW Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kbw-ventures)
- Location: Stanford, United States
- Total investments: 17
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khaledalwaleed

Khaled Al Saud is a seed investor at KBW Ventures in Stanford focused on Food and Beverage and Biotechnology. As a figure of business, technology enthusiast, investor, and promoter of entrepreneurship, HRH Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud, founder and Chief Executive Officer of KBW Ventures, is a firm supporter of clean energy, the humane treatment of animals, and a vocal supporter of the private sector in the Middle East.A member of theSaudi Arabian Royal Family, Prince Khaled was born in Stanford and spent his youth in Riyadh under the mentorship of his father, philanthropist HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company.He is also the Founding Chairman of KBW Investments and serves across several boards. He invests in an array of successful but diverse global businesses - from promising technology startups to established companies.Today, with holdings on three continents, Prince Khaled stands at the gateway between the Middle East’s evolving economies and the Western world. Consistently, Prince Khaled’s focus is on ventures and ideas at the intersection of innovation and economic growth.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 5 | 29% |
| Biotechnology | 3 | 18% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 18% |
| Restaurants | 2 | 12% |
| Organic Food | 2 | 12% |

31 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 41% |
| Series A | 3 | 18% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 12% |
| Convertible Note | 2 | 12% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 29% |
| Singapore | 2 | 12% |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 12% |
| Egypt | 1 | 6% |
| France | 1 | 6% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Relik | Relik is a UAE-based authentication platform that uses AI, visual recognition, and blockchain-backed verification to authenticate collectibles, luxury goods, artwork, and cultural assets. The platform creates tamper-resistant digital identities for physical items without using chips, tags, or holograms, enabling users to verify authenticity throughsmartphone-based object recognition and digital certification. |  | Seed | Dec 17, 2025 |  |
| Kaso | Kaso is an all-in-one AI-powered platform and growth suite for the foodservice industry. It's digital procurement and ordering platform uses data-driven tools and AI-powered automation to connect restaurants with suppliers - streamlining orders, reducing errors and food waste, and enabling smarter, more sustainable supply chains. |  | Seed | Aug 21, 2024 |  |
| NoorNation | NoorNation's mission is to provide long-term, decentralised energy and water infrastructure solutions. |  | Seed | Aug 21, 2024 |  |
| Black Sheep Foods | Black Sheep Foods is a plant-based meat company using technology and analytical chemistry to create a delicious lamb alternative that is better for the environment and their health. The company's products are a plant-based alternative to ground lamb and are made using analytical chemistry from soy protein, coconut oil, and natural flavors,enabling consumers to reduce carbon footprint by opting for the lamb alternative which is also cheap and tastes the same. | $12.3M | Series A | Dec 08, 2022 |  |
| Furahaa Group | Furahaa Group operates as a vegan fast-food chain. |  | Seed | May 25, 2021 |  |
| BlueNalu | BlueNalu is a cellular aquaculture company that satisfies the global appetite for seafood in a fresh, sustainable, and humane way. It offers consumers with great tasting, healthy, safe, and trusted seafood products, that support the sustainability and diversity of the oceans. | $60M | Convertible Note | Jan 19, 2021 |  |
| TurtleTree | TurtleTree is a biotech company dedicated to producing a new generation of nutrition—one that’s better for the planet, better for the animals, and better for people everywhere. Utilizing its proprietary, cell-based technology, the company is creating better-for-you milk ingredients sustainably and affordably, with benefits that extend beyond thedining table and into the heart of humanity. | $6.2M | Seed | Dec 17, 2020 |  |
| TurtleTree | TurtleTree is a biotech company dedicated to producing a new generation of nutrition—one that’s better for the planet, better for the animals, and better for people everywhere. Utilizing its proprietary, cell-based technology, the company is creating better-for-you milk ingredients sustainably and affordably, with benefits that extend beyond thedining table and into the heart of humanity. |  | Seed | Dec 17, 2020 |  |
| TurtleTree | TurtleTree is a biotech company dedicated to producing a new generation of nutrition—one that’s better for the planet, better for the animals, and better for people everywhere. Utilizing its proprietary, cell-based technology, the company is creating better-for-you milk ingredients sustainably and affordably, with benefits that extend beyond thedining table and into the heart of humanity. |  | Convertible Note | Nov 01, 2020 |  |
| CLMBR | CLMBR offers a vertical climbing machine, featuring a large-format touch display with on-demand classes. It aims to revolutionize the climbing machine segment with technology and design. Every detail of the CLMBR was designed and engineered with the end-user in mind. |  | Seed | Oct 29, 2020 |  |

10 of 17 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [CPT Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cpt-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Shorooq Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shorooq-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Acre Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acre-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Agronomics](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agronomics-d560) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Clear Current Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clear-current-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Green Monday Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/green-monday-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About KBW Ventures

VC Fund · San Mateo, United States

KBW Ventures is an asset management firm focusing exclusively on venture capital, value creation, and growth equity. It seeks to make venture and growth investments in companies operating in the food, artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, and fintech sectors. The firm was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California,United States.

2 contacts available at KBW Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Khaled Al Saud | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/khaled-bin-alwaleed |
| Steve Mullins | Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/steve-mullins-7216 |

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## FAQ

### What does Khaled Al Saud invest in?

Khaled Al Saud invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Biotechnology and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 17 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Khaled Al Saud last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Khaled Al Saud closed in Dec 2025. Shizune tracks 17 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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