# Rakan Alakeel

> Rakan Alakeel is a seed investor at Inspire Ventures backing Wearables. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Inspire Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inspire-ventures-e104)
- Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rakanalakeel
- Website: https://x.com/rakanalakeel

Rakan Alakeel is a seed investor at Inspire Ventures in Riyadh focused on Wearables and Construction. Rakan Alakeel is the Founder and Partner of Inspire Ventures. He previously worked at SABB as a Relationship Manager - Large Corporate Banking. Rakan attended Queen Mary University of London.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wearables | 1 | 100% |
| Construction | 1 | 100% |
| Internet of Things | 1 | 100% |
| Industrial Automation | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Graphene Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/graphene-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Abunayyan Holding](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abunayyan-holding) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Consolidated Contractors Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/consolidated-contractors-company) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SOSV HAX](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hax-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SEDCO Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sedco-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Inspire Ventures

VC Fund · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Venture Capital Company based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia that Invests in Seed & Early-Growth stage companies

2 contacts available at Inspire Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rakan Alakeel | Founder and Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rakan-alakeel |
| Kathleen Warner | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kathleen-warner |

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## FAQ

### What does Rakan Alakeel invest in?

Rakan Alakeel invests primarily in Wearables, Construction and Internet of Things startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Arab Emirates. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Rakan Alakeel?

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### When did Rakan Alakeel last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rakan Alakeel closed in Nov 2018. Shizune tracks 1 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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