# Upturn Ventures

> Upturn Ventures is a VC fund in Riyadh backing Grocery, Advertising and Restaurants. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/upturnsa/
- Website: https://x.com/upturnsa

Upturn Ventures is a startup studio investing in technology firms within the e-commerce and supply chain sectors.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grocery | 1 | 50% |
| Advertising | 1 | 50% |
| Restaurants | 1 | 50% |
| Food Delivery | 1 | 50% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Egypt | 1 | 50% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| dKilo | dKilo is a street-level digital Out-of-Home advertising platform that connects audiences with dynamic ads displayed on moving vehicles. When the vehicles move, the ads move. | $3.3M | Seed | Mar 08, 2024 |  |
| Arzag plus | Arzag plus is a food and a beverage company that offers food stuffs for restaurants, food trucks, hotels, and cafes. | $3.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 07, 2024 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Revival Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/revival-lab) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sanaya capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sanaya-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Upturn Ventures invest in?

Upturn Ventures invests primarily in Grocery, Advertising and Restaurants startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Egypt. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Upturn Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Upturn Ventures closed in Mar 2024. Shizune tracks 2 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?

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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