RAED Ventures
Venture capitalRiyadh · Pre-Seed–Growth · 31 people tracked
Investment thesis
Raed Ventures invests in high-potential technology startups across the MENA region, emphasizing the power of human potential. It helps founders build and execute their visions by leveraging its portfolio and sister companies' expertise, and opens doors for MENA startups to operate in the Saudi and GCC markets. Its RaedPlus program adds value by matching entrepreneurs with world-class experts, supporting recruitment, and providing access to free services.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 31 people
from the firm's website & curatedFounder mafia
5 people who came through RAED Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 31 of 60 portfolio companiesFintech ×13SaaS ×13AI & Machine Learning ×6Enterprise Software ×6Consumer ×5E-commerce ×5Mobility & Transportation ×5Logistics & Supply Chain ×4
HQs:Saudi Arabia×11United Arab Emirates×6Egypt×4Jordan×1United States×1British Virgin Islands×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 7 portfolio companiesAccelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 60 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 22023 · 15 dated
Swvl operates a mobility platform for managing, tracking, and optimizing transit and fleet operations, offering a Rider App, Captain App, Admin Dashboard, and Partner Portal.
Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaS
Co-investorsCapria VenturesCedar Mundi VenturesCOTU VenturesDASH VenturesSawari VenturesVNV Global+4 more
Stitch provides a unified platform enabling businesses to build, launch, and operate financial products using modular infrastructure that consolidates onboarding, KYC, ledgers, and transaction monitoring.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSCape Town, ZA
Kiaan Pillay(Founder)inPriyen Pillay(Founder)in
Co-investorsArbor VenturesAndreessen Horowitz
Stitch provides a modular core banking platform for building and managing financial products such as accounts, cards, loans, deposits, and payments, with tools for onboarding, KYC, ledgers, transaction monitoring, and compliance.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsArbor VenturesAMK Investment OfficeAndreessen Horowitz
Aqarmap is an Egypt- and Saudi Arabia-focused online real estate marketplace for buying, selling and renting property.
Amad Almsaodi(Founder)inMohammed Abdouin
Co-investorsWamda CapitalKISP Ventures
Platform helping companies manage and automate HR administration, payroll, and health insurance for HR and finance teams.
Co-investorsHub71Silicon Badia
BloomPath is a San Francisco AI platform that delivers in-workflow coaching and performance insights to engineering teams.
San Francisco, US
Mohammad Kotb(Founder)in
Co-investorsUlu VenturesWamda Capital
ClearGrid is a debt resolution platform that works with lenders to help borrowers view their balances, set up payment plans, and manage repayments at their own pace.
FintechSaaS
Mohammad Al Zaben(Founder)in
Co-investorsNuwa CapitalWamda Capital9Yards CapitalBECO CapitalEndeavor CatalystProtagonist
Crowd Analyzer is an Arabic-focused social media monitoring and media intelligence platform that uses AI and NLP to track, analyze, and report on brand mentions across media channels in Arabic dialects and 176+ languages.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsCedar Mundi VenturesTech Invest Com
Cylinder Health is a data-driven digestive health organization that develops value-based care programs, products, and payment models in the gastrointestinal space.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Co-investors7wire VenturesBig Pi VenturesCorewell Health VenturesDistributed VenturesFCA Venture PartnersHealth Catalyst Capital+3 more
Eventtus, headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, offers an event engagement platform used by organizers and attendees.
HR Tech
Ahmed ShreefMai MedhatNihal Fares
Co-investors500 GlobalAlgebra Ventures
Foodics provides a cloud-based point-of-sale and restaurant management system that lets food and beverage businesses handle orders, payments, inventory, customer loyalty programs, and integrations through an app marketplace.
FoodTechFuture of WorkMedia & EntertainmentRetail TechSaaS
Ahmad Al-ZainiMusab AlothmaniClare RavenMahmoud Yousef
Co-investors500 GlobalCedar Mundi VenturesJabbar Internet GroupPeak XV PartnersSavour VenturesTech Invest Com+3 more
Golden Scent is an online retailer of perfumes, cosmetics, skincare, haircare, home fragrance, and personal care products from a wide range of international and Arabic brands.
ConsumerE-commerceRetail Tech
Co-investorsEQ2 VenturesSTVWamda Capital
Grinta runs an online marketplace for pharmaceutical procurement in Egypt, linking pharmacies with manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers.
Wellness & Fitness
Mohamed Azab
Co-investors500 GlobalA15
Hala is a financial technology platform offering a business account that provides instant settlement of sales, payment acceptance and sending, expense control, and financing.
FintechSaaS
Co-investorsKhwarizmi VenturesMiddle East Venture Partners (MEVP)Wamda CapitalAll In CapitalImpact46Recur Club
A fintech platform providing a universal API that unlocks critical infrastructure across the MENA region for real-time payments and account information access.
Lean is a payments and financial data platform that enables businesses in the MENA region to process payments, verify identities, and access customer financial data through a fully regulated, API-first infrastructure.
Cloud ComputingFintechSaaSDubai, AE
Hisham Al-Falih(Founder & CEO)
Co-investors500 GlobalArbor VenturesBreyer CapitalFatima Gobi VenturesGeneral CatalystGobi Partners+7 more
Melltoo operates a blockchain-based platform for halal takaful, a cooperative insurance model structured to comply with Islamic finance principles.
Crypto & Web3FintechInsurTech
Morad IrsaneSharene Lee
Co-investors500 GlobalShorooq PartnersKhwarizmi Ventures
MOZN is an enterprise AI platform for financial crime prevention (AML and fraud compliance) and enterprise knowledge intelligence, serving regulated institutions such as banks, fintechs, government entities, and large enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechRiyadh, SA
Co-investorsShorooq PartnersVentureSouq
Noon Academy is a social e-learning platform that connects students with teachers for group study and live interactive lessons.
ConsumerEdTechSocial
Co-investorsOutliers VCSTV
Co-investorsPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)Upper90STV
Palm.hr is an HR management platform built for UAE and MENA compliance that automates payroll, attendance tracking, and workforce management for companies.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSDubai, AE
Christoph Czichna(Founder)inOmar Koleilat(Founder)in
Co-investorsAcadian Ventures Management, LlcWamda CapitalNama Ventures
qlub provides QR-code-based pay-at-table, order-and-pay, digital menus, payment links, and a SoftPOS terminal that integrate with restaurants' POS systems.
FintechFoodTechRetail Tech
Dr. Mahmoud Fouz(Founder)in
Co-investorsCherry VenturesHeartcore CapitalPoint NineShorooq PartnersFinTech CollectiveSTV
Co-investorsInvestcorpVentureSouqVision VenturesNama VenturesSTV
Sary operates a B2B e-commerce platform and app that connects merchants — including grocery stores, hotels, restaurants, cafés, and SMEs — with suppliers, letting them source products, compare prices and availability, place orders, and receive VAT invoices.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceRetail Tech
Co-investorsMSA NovoRocketship.vcQatar Development BankSanabil InvestmentsSTV
Swvl provides a mobility platform for managing transit and fleet operations.
Mobility & TransportationSaaSDubai
Ahmed Sabbah(Interim Chief Financial Officer)Mostafa Kandil(Chief Executive Officer and Chairman)inAbdullah Mansour(Interim Chief Financial Officer)Gbenga Oyebode(Director)Bjorn von Sivers(Director)Steve Albrecht(Director)
Co-investorsSilicon BadiaArzan VCBECO BoosterBECO CapitalColle Capital PartnersEndeavor Catalyst
Syarah is an online marketplace for buying and selling new and used cars in Saudi Arabia, offering inspected used vehicles (200+ point checks), warranties, test drives, home delivery, and financing options.
E-commerceMarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsCOTU VenturesPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)Vision VenturesBECO CapitalElm+1 more
Sylndr is an online platform for buying and selling used cars, offering vehicles that it owns and reconditions with a 200-point inspection, 90-day warranty, and 7-day return policy.
E-commerceMarketplacesMobility & TransportationCairo, EG
Amr Mazen(Founder)
Co-investorsLoftyInc CapitalNuwa CapitalAlgebra Ventures
Taager is an e-commerce platform that lets merchants start online retail businesses by supplying products, warehousing, shipping, delivery, and cash collection, while the merchant handles only marketing.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainCairo, EG
Ismail Omar(Founder)
Co-investors4DX VenturesA'Z AngelsBreyer CapitalNorrsken22
Tabby is a consumer money app offering buy-now-pay-later options (split into 4 interest-free payments or up to 12 monthly payments), cashback on spending, peer-to-peer money transfers, and shopping deals.
ConsumerFintech
Hosam Arab(Founder)in
Co-investorsArbor VenturesHOF CapitalHongShan Capital GroupMSA NovoOutliers VCPartners for Growth+8 more
Tamatem localizes mobile games for Arabic-speaking players, adapting language, content and cultural references for the Middle East and North Africa market.
FintechGaming
Hussam Hammo(Founder)inAbdullah MarieAmer QutaishatLamia ShreimRami HammadSohaib Thiab
Co-investors500 GlobalCedar Mundi VenturesFundersClubMSA NovoVentureSouqVision Ventures+2 more
TruKKer operates an AI-powered freight platform that connects shippers with verified carriers and fleet owners, offering truck capacity, real-time shipment tracking, and competitive pricing.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply Chain
Gaurav BiswasPradeep M
Co-investors500 GlobalCedar Mundi VenturesIliad PartnersInvestcorpLiquidity CapitalPartners for Growth+5 more
Unifonic is an AI-native customer experience platform that unifies messaging, automation, contact center, and conversational AI to orchestrate customer interactions across channels like WhatsApp, SMS, and Voice.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSKhobar, SA
Ahmed(CEO & Co-founder)Hassan(Co-founder)
Co-investorsSoftBank GroupSoftBank Vision FundSTV
End-to-end Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) platform for embedding generative AI features into applications.
Co-investorsGTM CapitalTransform Capital ManagementVertex Ventures
Wafeq is an accounting and e-invoicing platform for business owners and accountants, offering invoicing, quotes, purchase orders, inventory tracking, payroll, expense claims, automated VAT returns, and over 40 financial reports.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Nadim Alameddine(Founder)in
Co-investorsWamda Capital
Sifi is a comprehensive financial management platform designed to simplify business expense management for Saudi Arabian companies, offering features such as spending controls, real-time transaction monitoring, vendor payments automation, and a rewards program that generates cashback on corporate expenditures.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsBreyer CapitalKhwarizmi VenturesTech Invest ComQED InvestorsRua Growth FundSanabil Investments+1 more
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioSWVLNASDAQ: SWVL
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesMelltoo · fwdstart.me · Aug 21, 2026

Tabby · fwdstart.me · Aug 14, 2026
SWVL · tickerreport.com · Aug 11, 2026
Cylinder · fiercehealthcare.com · Aug 5, 2026
Stitch · investing.com · Jun 24, 2026
ساي فاي · trysignalbase.com · Jun 23, 2026
Stitch · fintechfutures.com · May 19, 2026
SWVL · stocktitan.net · Apr 20, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has RAED Ventures made?
- RAED Ventures has 55 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does RAED Ventures invest at?
- RAED Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What is RAED Ventures's typical check size?
- RAED Ventures typically writes checks of $400K – $33M.
- What sectors does RAED Ventures focus on?
- RAED Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Digital Health, E-commerce, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, Retail Tech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is RAED Ventures located?
- RAED Ventures is headquartered in Riyadh, SA.
- Does RAED Ventures lead rounds?
- RAED Ventures has led 3 of the 4 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does RAED Ventures co-invest with?
- RAED Ventures most often shares deals with Wamda Capital, 500 Global, Shorooq Partners, among 86 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamRCP #8 Inside the mind of Saudi's leading early-stage investor, with Wael Nafee [Raed Ventures]
The Rally Cap Podcast · Wael Nafee
#105: Omar Almajdouie, Raed Ventures
EUVC · Omar Almajdouie
Thoughts on Qimam: Omar Almajdouie, Raed Ventures
Qimam Fellowship · Omar Almajdouie
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