The Olayan Group
VC Fund
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The Olayan Group is a VC fund in Riyadh focused on SaaS and Software. Olayan America Corporation (OAC) is the US affiliate of The Olayan Group. Based in New York City, OAC was established in 1995 with antecedents in New York dating to 1971.OAC provides investment advisory services to the Group with concentration on North and South America. It monitors a substantial portfolio of both public and private equities ina variety of sectors, including financial, communications, consumer, and real estate.OAC's 40-person staff includes equity analysts with sector expertise as well as legal, accounting, corporate communications and business development specialists.
- Total investments:
- 12
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Industries The Olayan Group invests in
Stages The Olayan Group invests in
Countries The Olayan Group invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series A
- $20M–$150M
- Series E
- $58M–$330M
- Convertible Note
- $50M–$181M
Investment Focus
Industry
- SaaS 4 (33%)
- Software 3 (25%)
- Information Technology 3 (25%)
- Fruit 1 (8%)
- AgTech 1 (8%)
Stage
- Series A 2 (17%)
- Series E 2 (17%)
- Convertible Note 2 (17%)
- Series B 1 (8%)
- Series D 1 (8%)
Country
- United States 3 (25%)
- United Arab Emirates 2 (17%)
- India 1 (8%)
- Saudi Arabia 1 (8%)
- United Kingdom 1 (8%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hutham Olayan
President, Chief Executive Officer
|
President, Chief Executive Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Luca Ferrante Carrante
Associate Director, Investments
|
Associate Director, Investments | Total investments: 4 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald AI creates a platform that enables AI data centers to adjust power consumption from electricity grids dynamically. This system orchestrates computing loads across data centers to bolster grid reliability. The technology aims to advance AI innovation while ensuring power affordability and electric system stability. | $150M / Series A / Aug 25, 2026 | ||
| CloudPay is a leading global payroll and payments provider delivering Global Pay solutions across 140+ countries and 110+ currencies. CloudPay's unified cloud platform combines global payroll processing, secure payroll payments, and pay on-demand capabilities into one end-to-end solution that helps organizations streamline international payroll operations. As the High-Performance Payroll People, CloudPay blends technology, automation, and local payroll expertise. We help multinational enterprises achieve consistent, compliant payroll outcomes while reducing complexity, enhancing data visibility, and simplifying global workforce cost management. CloudPay’s approach eliminates disjointed payroll systems by combining: - Multi-country payroll processing - Global payroll payments & cross-border transfer capabilities - Pay On-Demand solutions - Compliance management and statutory reporting support - Real-time reporting, analytics, and dashboards - Integrations with leading HRIS and HCM systems - Secure cloud-based infrastructure By unifying payroll and payments on one platform, CloudPay gives finance, HR, and global payroll leaders operational efficiency, compliance confidence, and complete visibility into their global payroll landscape. | $120M / Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 08, 2024 | ||
| Intelmatix is a deep-tech AI company with a wide range of capabilities that address sector challenges by providing tailored solutions and unique products. | $20M / Series A / Jul 31, 2024 | ||
| DispatchHealth is a provider of mobile and virtual healthcare for people of all ages in the comfort of their own homes. DispatchHealt was founded in 2013 and was formerly known as True North Health Navigation. It aims to create an integrated, convenient, triage, and care delivery solution that extends the capabilities of the patient's careteam and provides quality care in the home while decreasing costs.It was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado. | $330M / Series E / Nov 15, 2022 | ||
| CloudPay is a leading global payroll and payments provider delivering Global Pay solutions across 140+ countries and 110+ currencies. CloudPay's unified cloud platform combines global payroll processing, secure payroll payments, and pay on-demand capabilities into one end-to-end solution that helps organizations streamline international payroll operations. As the High-Performance Payroll People, CloudPay blends technology, automation, and local payroll expertise. We help multinational enterprises achieve consistent, compliant payroll outcomes while reducing complexity, enhancing data visibility, and simplifying global workforce cost management. CloudPay’s approach eliminates disjointed payroll systems by combining: - Multi-country payroll processing - Global payroll payments & cross-border transfer capabilities - Pay On-Demand solutions - Compliance management and statutory reporting support - Real-time reporting, analytics, and dashboards - Integrations with leading HRIS and HCM systems - Secure cloud-based infrastructure By unifying payroll and payments on one platform, CloudPay gives finance, HR, and global payroll leaders operational efficiency, compliance confidence, and complete visibility into their global payroll landscape. | $50M / Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 27, 2022 | ||
| Pure Harvest Smart Farms is a regional innovator in sustainable agriculture focused on the production of premium fruits and vegetables in the challenging climates of the Arab Gulf region using world-leading controlled-environment agriculture technologies. Pure Harvest seeks to leverage innovative growing technologies and horticultural bestpractices in order to pioneer year-round production of affordable, premium quality fresh produce. | $180.5M / Convertible Note / Jun 30, 2022 | ||
| Lyve is a technology products and logistics company headquartered in Abu Dhabi. Through cloud-based platforms and logistics services, Lyve helps facilitate millions of orders every month across multiple industries and is now expanding its solutions to cover order generation, payments, and order management.We power the digital economy with ourlogistics and technology solutions. From big data to multi-vertical service agents, from instant activation to scalable capacity, what we do continues to go beyond what’s typically considered delivery. | $50M / Convertible Note / Feb 10, 2022 | ||
| What started in 1941 as Weiman is now PurposeBuilt Brands, a portfolio of leading consumer and commercial brands whose products are built to tackle tough challenges on specialty surfaces and applications. They have grown for 40 consecutive years as a result of their consumer- and customer-centric approach, combined with best-in-class chemical andmanufacturing expertise. | Secondary Market / Feb 02, 2022 | ||
| CloudPay is a leading global payroll and payments provider delivering Global Pay solutions across 140+ countries and 110+ currencies. CloudPay's unified cloud platform combines global payroll processing, secure payroll payments, and pay on-demand capabilities into one end-to-end solution that helps organizations streamline international payroll operations. As the High-Performance Payroll People, CloudPay blends technology, automation, and local payroll expertise. We help multinational enterprises achieve consistent, compliant payroll outcomes while reducing complexity, enhancing data visibility, and simplifying global workforce cost management. CloudPay’s approach eliminates disjointed payroll systems by combining: - Multi-country payroll processing - Global payroll payments & cross-border transfer capabilities - Pay On-Demand solutions - Compliance management and statutory reporting support - Real-time reporting, analytics, and dashboards - Integrations with leading HRIS and HCM systems - Secure cloud-based infrastructure By unifying payroll and payments on one platform, CloudPay gives finance, HR, and global payroll leaders operational efficiency, compliance confidence, and complete visibility into their global payroll landscape. | $58M / Series E / Aug 18, 2021 | ||
| Lyve is a technology products and logistics company headquartered in Abu Dhabi. Through cloud-based platforms and logistics services, Lyve helps facilitate millions of orders every month across multiple industries and is now expanding its solutions to cover order generation, payments, and order management.We power the digital economy with ourlogistics and technology solutions. From big data to multi-vertical service agents, from instant activation to scalable capacity, what we do continues to go beyond what’s typically considered delivery. | $35M / Series B / Jun 04, 2020 | ||
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FAQ
What does The Olayan Group invest in?
The Olayan Group invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Series A and Series E stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does The Olayan Group invest in?
The Olayan Group typically joins rounds of $20M–$150M at Series A, $58M–$330M at Series E and $50M–$181M at Convertible Note. These are whole funding-round sizes, not The Olayan Group's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds The Olayan Group took part in.
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Who are the partners at The Olayan Group?
The team at The Olayan Group includes Hutham Olayan (President, Chief Executive Officer) and Luca Ferrante Carrante (Associate Director, Investments). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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