How many investments has RAED Ventures made?

RAED Ventures has 70 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.

What stage does RAED Ventures invest at?

RAED Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.

Where is RAED Ventures located?

RAED Ventures is headquartered in Riyadh, SA.

Does RAED Ventures lead rounds?

RAED Ventures has led 19 of the 31 rounds where its role is on record.

Who does RAED Ventures co-invest with?

RAED Ventures most often shares deals with 500 Global, Wamda Capital, Vision Ventures, among 83 tracked co-investors.

What size deals does RAED Ventures back?

Across 9 deals with disclosed amounts, RAED Ventures has joined rounds of $1.3M – $25M (median $8.6M).

RAED Ventures

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Riyadh · Pre-Seed–Series A · 31 people tracked

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RAED Ventures invests in early-stage founders across the MENA region, aiming to be a catalyst for growth in the ecosystem. The firm backs companies with strong potential and provides capital, resources, strategic partnerships with its portfolio and sister companies, and access to new markets in Saudi Arabia and the GCC. Through its RaedPlus program it connects entrepreneurs with world-class experts, talent recruitment support, and free services. The firm targets financial returns alongside social impact objectives such as job creation, women empowerment, and localized content, and states it invests in any sector proving to be financially, environmentally, and socially sustainable.

Invests inAI & Machine Learning Digital Health E-commerce EdTech Enterprise Software Fintech Logistics & Supply Chain Marketplaces Media & Entertainment Retail Tech SaaSSector AgnosticMiddle East & North Africa Riyadh Saudi Arabia

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Stage

Pre-Seed–Series A

Riyadh, SA

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2015

Last 12 months

3 investments

Tracked investments

Unicorns

IPOs

Team · 31 people

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Dr. Mohammed Alhussein· Co-founder & CEO

Hisham Al-Falih· Co-Founder & CEO· Riyadh, Saudi Arabiain

Hussam Arab· Co-founder & CEO

Nawaf Hareeri· CEO

Omar Almajdouie· Founding Partner· Saudi Arabiain

Omar has over two decades of senior leadership experience and more than a decade in VC investing, and was one of the region's earliest institutional backers. He previously served as CEO of Almajdouie Manufacturing LLC and sits on boards including Majd Investments, Lean Technologies, Mozn, and the Middle East Venture Capital Association.

omar@raed.vc

Saed Nashef· Founding Partner· Riyadh, Saudi Arabiain 𝕏

Saed has over two decades of VC experience and co-founded Sadara Ventures, one of the region's earliest VC firms and the first fund established in Palestine in 2011. He founded two companies earlier in his career, began as a software engineer at Microsoft in 1994, and became the first Kauffman Fellow in the Arab Middle East.

saed@raed.vc

Talal Alasmari· Founding Partner· Saudi Arabiain 𝕏

Talal has over 15 years in the startup ecosystem and a software engineering background. Before Raed he co-founded several startups including Tarmeez, Lamma, and Modha (acquired by a Saudi family office in 2014), and he represents Raed on the boards of Wafeq and Rabbit.

talal@raed.vc

Wael Nafee· General Partner· United Arab Emiratesin

Wael is a computer engineer with over two decades in product building and design, most recently as VP of Product at Careem. He founded startups in the US and MENA, one of which was the first MENA startup to join Y Combinator.

wael@raed.vc

Abdulrahman Alfozan· Venture Partnerin

Abdulrahman is an engineering leader currently at OpenAI working on AI Agents and the data platform. He was previously a founding engineer at Nash and spent five years at Meta as a senior engineer, with earlier roles at Microsoft and SAP, and holds a degree from MIT.

Khalid Bin Bader Al Saud· Venture Partner· United Kingdomin 𝕏

Khalid focuses on identifying high-potential opportunities and supporting founders' scaling at Raed. He is Co-Founder and Chairman of ClearGrid and serves as Managing Director and Vice Chairman of East40 Holding.

Kushal Shah· Venture Partner· Dubai, United Arab Emiratesin

Kushal is a Cambridge-trained economist and chartered accountant who spent over 20 years in strategy consulting before leading e& (Etisalat)'s CVC fund, where he deployed USD 180 million between 2022 and 2025. He co-founded Dubai Angel Investors and joined Raed as Venture Partner in 2025.

Aashish Dhaawan· Head of Compliance & Risk· United Arab Emiratesin

Aashish has over 17 years in regulatory compliance, risk, and financial crime prevention, leading the Compliance and Risk function at Raed. He previously held senior roles at Pluto, Lnddo, Fintree Finance, and Deem Finance.

Abdellatif Waked· Advisor

Advisor and Regional General Manager at Uber for the Middle East, Africa, Pakistan and Turkey, leading Uber's business across 16 countries. Launched Uber in Cairo in 2014.

Abdulla Elyas· Advisor· Saudi Arabiain

Abdulla is an entrepreneur who joined Careem as co-founder after it acquired his delivery startup Enwani. He introduced cash payments to Careem in Saudi Arabia and was appointed to the Saudi SME Authority board in 2016.

Abdulrahman· Investment Associate

Investment Associate with over five years in VC, investor relations, and financial services. Previously led Investor Relations at Rewaa and worked at Endeavor Saudi Arabia, Razeen Capital, and Impact46; co-founded Market Beta. Holds a Finance degree and passed CFA Level I.

Abdulrahman Alhashim· Investment Associate· Riyadh, Saudi Arabiain

Abdulrahman has over five years in venture capital, investor relations, and financial services. He previously led Investor Relations at Rewaa, held roles at Endeavor Saudi Arabia and Razeen Capital, and co-founded the fintech startup Market Beta.

Arsalan Yousuf· Head of Finance & Operations· Dubai, United Arab Emiratesin

Arsalan leads Finance and Operations at Raed, joining in 2019. He was previously Senior Financial Reporting Manager at Rocket Internet and began at Deloitte; he is a Chartered Accountant (ACA, ICAEW) and Fellow of the ACCA.

Husain Fekri· Head of Investor Relations· Riyadhin

Husain leads investor engagement and fundraising at Raed and drives portfolio value creation through strategic connections. He previously built GIB Asset Management's Middle East business development strategy and holds degrees from Leeds University and LSE.

Hussien Abdulgader· Senior Business Support Associate· Singaporein

Hussien was part of Raed Ventures' founding team and supports the firm's operations and strategic initiatives. He began his career at Almajdouie Group and has over a decade of experience in business development and administration.

Maha Adel· Executive Assistant· Egyptin

Maha is an Executive Assistant at Raed with over 12 years across customer service, quality management, and administration, having previously worked at Uber, Pearson, Expedia.ca, and Cisco.

Mohit Goyal· Finance Manager· Dubai, United Arab Emiratesin

Mohit is a Chartered Accountant with over 10 years in strategic finance, FP&A, reporting, and auditing, with a focus on e-commerce and edtech startups. He previously served as Finance Manager at Crescent Enterprises.

Naveed Ahmed· Finance Associate· Dubai, United Arab Emiratesin

Naveed is a Chartered Accountant with over seven years across financial management, auditing, taxation, and reporting. Before Raed he was a Manager at Tayyab & Co. Chartered Accountants.

Seth Levine· Advisor· Coloradoin 𝕏

Seth is co-founder of US-based Foundry Group, focused on early-stage tech investing and supporting emerging VCs. He is a founding board member of The Unreasonable Institute and advisor to Sadara and Ingressive Capital.

seth@foundry.vc

Tausif Qureshi· Senior Operations Associate· Dubai, United Arab Emiratesin

Tausif has over 12 years in fund operations, investor servicing, and operational risk across hedge funds, private equity, and mutual funds. He supports Raed's operational and compliance functions and previously worked at Maples Group, Morgan Stanley, and SS&C Technologies.

Tino Waked· Advisor· Dubai, United Arab Emiratesin

Abdellatif (Tino) Waked is Regional General Manager at Uber for the Middle East, Africa, Pakistan and Turkey, leading the business across 16 countries. He previously was GM for MENA and for Egypt, launching Uber in Cairo in 2014.

Uday Singh· Investment Associate· Dubai, United Arab Emiratesin

Uday has over six years in commercial due diligence and financial analysis. He previously managed a UAE family office's technology portfolio and held roles at Zomato and a UAE consulting firm; he has completed all three CFA levels.

Waleed Abdelshafy· Investment Associate· Riyadh, Saudi Arabiain

Waleed supports Raed's investment efforts and portfolio value-creation, bringing over 12 years across sales, brand management, finance, and general management, with roles at PwC, Unilever, Homzmart, and Livspace.

Yasmina Benbouazza· Executive Assistant· Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emiratesin

Yasmina is an Executive Assistant at Raed with experience in media, copywriting, sales, and back-office operations.

Yomna Abousamra· Senior Associate· Dubai, United Arab Emiratesin

Yomna handles investment analysis, strategy, and market research at Raed, bringing over nine years in financial analysis. She previously worked in Uber's EMEA financial planning team and held finance roles at GE and CIB Egypt.

yomna@raed.vc

Lee Kruter· Investment Associate· New York, New York, United Statesin

Partner and Head of Performing Credit, serving as Lead Portfolio Manager for private credit, multi-sector, loan management and corporate/structured credit strategies. He previously worked in leveraged finance research at Credit Suisse, is a CFA charterholder, and holds a degree from NYU Stern.

Steven Tananbaum· Head of Finance & Operations (ADGM/FSRA regulated)· New York, New York, United Statesin

Founder, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of GoldenTree, overseeing investments across all fund offerings and serving as Lead Portfolio Manager for the Master Fund and distressed strategies. He founded GoldenTree in 2000 after over a decade at MacKay Shields, is a CFA charterholder, and holds a B.A. in Economics from Vassar College.

Founder mafia

5 people who came through RAED Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

Wael NafeeGeneral PartnerFounded HoverChat Khalid Bin Bader Al SaudVenture PartnerFounded ClearGrid Abdulla ElyasAdvisorFounded Careem Tino WakedAdvisorFounded TAPTAP Hisham Al-FalihCo-Founder & CEOFounded Lean Technologies

What they invest in

from 50 of 70 portfolio companies

SaaS ×20Fintech ×17AI & Machine Learning ×15Consumer ×12Enterprise Software ×11E-commerce ×8Logistics & Supply Chain ×7Marketplaces ×7

HQs:Saudi Arabia×17United Arab Emirates×9Egypt×7United States×5Australia×1Bahrain×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 29 portfolio companies

31%

solo founders

9 of 29 mapped founding teams

43%

repeat founders

of 30 founders with career history

~5 yrs

old at investment

median across 8 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×92 founders×83 founders×74+ founders×5

Where their founders studiedfrom 29 founders with education data

The American University in Cairo ×3Ain Shams University ×2Harvard Business School Online ×2King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals - KFUPM ×2McGill University ×2Princess Sumaya University for Technology ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 30 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×13Engineering ×10Business & Management ×7Finance & Accounting ×4Economics ×3Mathematics & Statistics ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 30 founders with career history

Al Rajhi Bank ×2Bevy ×2Futureware ×2Google ×2Uber ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

500 Global ×2

2 founders hold a PhD · 4 hold an MBA (of 30 with degree data)

Investments · 70 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 3 2025 · 4 2024 · 1 2023 · 2 2022 · 3 2021 · 2 2019 · 3 2018 · 422 dated

SWVLswvl.io in 𝕏NASDAQ: SWVLApr 2018 · $8M

Swvl provides a mobility platform for managing transit and fleet operations.

Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSDubai, EG

Ahmed Sabbah(Interim Chief Financial Officer)in Mostafa Kandil(Chief Executive Officer and Chairman)in Abdullah Mansour(Interim Chief Financial Officer)inGbenga Oyebode(Director)Bjorn von Sivers(Director)Steve Albrecht(Director)

Co-investorsArzan VC Autotech Ventures Capria Ventures Cedar Mundi Ventures COTU Ventures DASH Ventures +7 more

Stitchstitch.co in 𝕏✓ verified

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 LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSCape Town, ZA

Kiaan Pillay(Founder)in Priyen Pillay(Founder)in

Co-investorsArbor Ventures AMK Investment Office Andreessen Horowitz COTU Ventures

Aajilaajil.sa in 𝕏Mar 2024 · $9.4M

Aajil purchases the materials a business needs and pays the supplier directly, then lets the business repay over a flexible term of two to twelve months.

B2B MarketplacesFintech

Abdulla Sheikh(Founder)inRahat Dewan(Founder)in

Co-investorsJoa Capital Khwarizmi Ventures STV

Aqarmapaqarmap.comSep 2018

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 Capital KISP Ventures

Ayaaya.app in

Aya is an e-commerce platform that sells abayas and related modest fashion items for women, primarily serving customers in the Middle East.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesRiyadh, SA

Co-investorsJoa Capital Khwarizmi Ventures Microtraction Nuwa Capital Sanabil Investments Savannah Fund

Ayaaya.sa

Abdulrahman Al Ammar(Founder)Munira Al Kadi(Founder)

Co-investorsBlueprint Ventures Pte. Ltd.

Bayzatbayzat.com in 𝕏

Bayzat provides an all-in-one HR platform covering core HR, payroll, finance, talent management, and health insurance benefits for businesses managing their workforce.

HR TechInsurTechSaaSDubai, AE

Tarek Bayaa(Founder)inBrian Habibi(Founder)Talal Bayaa(Founder)

Co-investorsAmeetee COTU Ventures Hub71 Kube VC Partners for Growth Partners for Growth (PFG)+5 more

Bloompathbloompath.aiApr 2025 · $1.3M

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 Ventures Wamda Capital

ClearGridcleargrid.ae inMar 2025 · $10M

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 Capital Wamda Capital 9Yards Capital BECO Capital Byld Ventures Endeavor Catalyst +1 more

Crowd Analyzercrowdanalyzer.com in 𝕏

Crowd Analyzer provides market research and digital insights for businesses operating in the MENA region by analyzing digital activities and consumer behavior data.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSDubai, EG

Co-investorsArzan VC Cedar Mundi Ventures Tech Invest Com Faith Capital Wamda Capital

Cylindercylinderhealth.com in 𝕏May 2022 · $12.6M

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

Bill Snyder(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investors7wire Ventures Big Pi Ventures Corewell Health Ventures Distributed Ventures FCA Venture Partners Health Catalyst Capital +7 more

Dawuldawul.net in 𝕏

Misan is a Saudi fintech company operating the first social trading platform in Saudi Arabia, regulated by the Capital Market Authority.

ConsumerFintechSaaSRiyadh, SA

Mansour Al-Harbi(Chairman of the Board)Mishaal Al-Haqbani(Board Member)Khaled Al-Hazim(Board Member)

Co-investorsImpact46

Eventtuseventtus.com in

Eventtus, headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, offers an event engagement platform used by organizers and attendees.

HR Tech

Ahmed Shreef Mai Medhat inNihal Fares in

Co-investors500 Global Algebra Ventures

Firefox,mozilla.org in

Mozilla is a global community organization that develops and maintains open-source internet infrastructure, including the Firefox web browser and Thunderbird email client, while advocating for internet openness, privacy, and user control.

ConsumerCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSector AgnosticSan Francisco, US

Antoine Lamielle(Founder)

Co-investorsBattery Ventures Bridgewater Associates First Round Capital Mello RDC Ontario Centre of Innovation programs Rheingau Founders +2 more

FOODICSfoodics.com in 𝕏

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-Zaini(Founder)Musab Alothmani(Founder)Clare Raven inMahmoud YousefAhmad AlZaini(Founder)Ahmad AlZaini Mosab Alothmani(Founder)

Co-investors500 Global Cedar Mundi Ventures Jabbar Internet Group Peak XV Partners Savour Ventures Tech Invest Com +7 more

Golden Scentgoldenscent.com in 𝕏

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 Ventures STV Wamda Capital

Grintagrinta.aiNov 2022 · $8M

Grinta runs an online marketplace for pharmaceutical procurement in Egypt, linking pharmacies with manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers.

Wellness & FitnessDover, EG

Mohamed Azab

Co-investors500 Global A15 Beltone Venture Capital Endeavor Catalyst

Grintagrinta.co

Ali Youssef(Founder)Hamza Mohamed(Founder)Mohamed Azab(Founder)Yosra Badr(Founder)

Co-investorsA15

Halahala.com in 𝕏Sep 2025

Hala is a Saudi fintech platform that provides small and medium-sized businesses with digital tools to accept payments, manage cash flow, and track sales performance.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechRetail TechSaaS

عصام النهدي(شريك مؤسس ورئيس مجلس الإدارة)ماهر لوبيه(شريك مؤسس وعضو مجلس الإدارة)Esam Alnahdi(Founder)Maher Loubieh(Founder)

Co-investorsArzan VC avra Khwarizmi Ventures Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)Wamda Capital All In Capital +8 more

Halo AIgohalo.aiJan 2025 · $6M

Halo AI provides an AI-driven platform for third-party and vendor risk management, mapping vendors to regulatory frameworks (such as DORA, OCC, HIPAA, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and ESG) and generating audit-ready compliance evidence.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsRebellion Ventures Shorooq Partners

Lamaalamaa.sa

Lamaa is a Saudi Arabian B2B fintech founded in 2021 that offers invoice-based financing, including supply chain finance, dynamic discounting, and BNPL for SMEs.

Sumeet Khutale(Founder)

Lean Technologiesleantech.me in

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)inAditya Sarkar(Founder)Ashu Gupta(Founder)

Co-investors500 Global Arbor Ventures avra Breyer Capital Fatima Gobi Ventures General Catalyst +9 more

Malaebmalaebapp.com in

Malaeb is a mobile app for booking sports fields and stadiums, letting players find nearby pitches and reserve them online by date, time, duration, and pitch size.

ConsumerImpact & Social GoodMarketplacesSports TechManama, BH

Ahmed AlRawiYasser Abdulaziz

Co-investors500 Global Tenmou Vision Ventures

Melltoomelltoo.com

Melltoo operates a blockchain-based platform for halal takaful, a cooperative insurance model structured to comply with Islamic finance principles.

Crypto & Web3FintechInsurTech

Morad Irsane Sharene Lee in

Co-investors500 Global Shorooq Partners Khwarizmi Ventures

Mornimorni.com in 𝕏Dec 2022

Morni is a mobility platform company based in Saudi Arabia, founded in 2015, operating in the automotive and mobility sector.

AI & Machine LearningInsurTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSaudi Arabia, SA

Salman AlSuhaibaney(Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investors500 Global STV

Moznmozn.sa in 𝕏

MOZN builds AI technology for enterprise decision-making, focusing on financial crime prevention, risk detection, and knowledge transformation in high-stakes environments.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechRiyadh, SA

Abdullah Alsaeed(Founder)Khaled Al-Ghoneim(Founder)Malik Alyousef(Founder)Mohammed Alhussein(Founder)

Co-investorsShorooq Partners VentureSouq

Mrsoolmrsool.co in 𝕏Mar 2019

Mrsool operates a on-demand delivery platform that connects customers with couriers to fulfill requests for goods and services.

ConsumerE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSaudi Arabia, SA

Ayman Alsanad(Founder)inNaif Al-Samri(Founder)

Co-investorsSTV

Noonnoon.design

San Francisco, US

Aditya B(Founder)Aditya Bandi(Founder)Kushagra Sinha(Founder)Mohamed Alabbar(Founder)

Co-investorsChemistry Homebrew Operators Studio Scribble Ventures Afore Capital Elevation Capital+2 more

Noon Academynoonacademy.com inJun 2019 · $8.6M

Noon Academy is a social e-learning platform that connects students with teachers for group study and live interactive lessons.

ConsumerEdTechSocial

Co-investorsOutliers VC STV

Noon Academylearnatnoon.com inJun 2019 · $8.6M

Noon is a social e-learning platform that connects students with teachers in group settings, offering interactive lessons and live Q&A through its mobile and web apps.

EdTechSocial

Aziz Alsaeedin

Co-investors500 Global STV SVC

Nuetnuet.ai

Nuet connects to a user's email accounts (Gmail, Outlook, iCloud, Yahoo) and WhatsApp group chats and automatically extracts dates, events, and deadlines to add them to their Google, Outlook, or iCloud calendar.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerSaaS

Palm Hrpalmhr.net in 𝕏Jan 2023

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)in Omar Koleilat(Founder)in

Co-investorsAcadian Ventures Management, Llc Wamda Capital Nama Ventures Speedinvest

Qlubqlub.io inMar 2023 · $25M

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)inEyad Alkassar(Founder)Mahmoud Fouz(Founder)

Co-investorsCherry Ventures Heartcore Capital Point Nine Shorooq Partners FinTech Collective Legend Capital +1 more

Quant-Coquant.sa in 𝕏

Quant is a Saudi Arabia-based company that builds AI and data analytics products and solutions to help businesses and governments extract insights from data for decision-making.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructurePropTechSaaSRiyadh, SA

PMP® Habib Bukhamseen(Founder)Ahmed Bukhamseen(Co-founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsTechstars VentureSouq

Rabbitrabbitpoetry.com

Rabbit is a publisher of nonfiction poetry, producing the Rabbit Annual and the Rabbit Poets Series of poetry collections, having previously issued 40 issues of its journal between 2011 and 2024.

Media & EntertainmentMelbourne, AU

Ahmad Yousry(Founder)Ahmed Yousry(Founder)Ismail Hafez(Founder)Ismail Hafezz(Founder)Jessica L. Wilkinson(Founder)Tarek El Geresy(Founder)

Co-investorsFoundation Ventures Global Ventures

RABBITrabbitmart.com in

Rabbit Mart operates an on-demand delivery app offering groceries, fresh produce, household items, cosmetics, and restaurant meals delivered to customers in about 15 minutes.

E-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainCairo, EG

Tarek ElGeresy(Founder)in Walid Shabana(Founder)in

Co-investorsFoundation Ventures MSA Novo

Sallasalla.com

Saudi SaaS platform that lets merchants launch no-code online stores with integrated payments, shipping and marketing.

Nawaf Hariri(Founder)Nawaf Hariri Salman Butt(Founder)Salman Butt(Founder)

Co-investorsWamda Capital Inspire Ventures Investcorp STV VentureSouq

Sarysary.com 𝕏

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

Khaled Alsiari(Founder)Mohammed Aldossary(Founder)Mohammed Aldossary Khaled Alsiari(Founder)

Co-investorsMSA Novo Rocketship.vc Qatar Development Bank Sanabil Investments STV

SiFisifi.com

Ahmed Al-Hakbani(Founder)Ahmed Alhakbani(Founder)

Co-investorsKhwarizmi Ventures Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)QED Investors Tech Invest Com

Signitsignit.saApr 2026 · $15M

Signit is a Saudi-built contract lifecycle management and digital signature platform that lets organizations draft, negotiate, sign, track, and renew contracts in one place, with an AI assistant trained on Saudi law.

AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS

Co-investorsSEEDRA Ventures STV

Simplifisimplifipay.com in 𝕏

SimpliFi is a Cards-as-a-Service platform that lets fintechs, startups, and enterprises embed ready-to-go commercial cards or launch fully branded, customizable card programs, with multi-currency wallets and PCI compliance.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSDubai, AE

Ali Amin Sattar(Founder)

Co-investors4DX Ventures 500 Global LoftyInc Capital South Quad

Swvlswvl.com

Listed on Nasdaq at a $1.5B valuation.

Ahmed Sabbah(Founder)Mahmoud Nouh(Founder)Mostafa Kandil(Founder)

Co-investors12X VC Vostok New Ventures BECO Capital Sawari Ventures

Syarahsyarah.com in 𝕏Jun 2018

Syarah is an online marketplace for buying and selling used cars, operating in Saudi Arabia.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesMobility & TransportationRiyadh, SA

Salah Sharef‏(Founder)in

Co-investorsCOTU Ventures Partners for Growth Partners for Growth (PFG)Vision Ventures BECO Capital Elm +1 more

Sylndrsylndr.com in

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)Omar El Defrawy(Founder)

Co-investorsLoftyInc Capital Nuwa Capital Algebra Ventures Development Partners International

Taagertaager.com in

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 Ventures A'Z Angels Breyer Capital Norrsken22

Tabbytabby.ai in 𝕏

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)inDaniil Barkalov(Founder)Hosam Arab Daniil Barkalov(Founder)

Co-investorsArbor Ventures Fox Ventures HOF Capital HongShan Capital Group MSA Novo Outliers VC +13 more

Tamatemtamatem.co inJan 2018

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)in Rami Hammad in Sohaib Thiab in

Co-investors500 Global Arzan VC Cedar Mundi Ventures FundersClub Kima Ventures MI Ventures +7 more

Thinkthink-ai.com

Think AI builds AI compute infrastructure that combines hardware and orchestration software to run a single AI model across accelerators from different vendors, generations and classes with high sustained utilisation.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware

Ahmed AlSharif(Founder and CEO)

Thinkthink.ai

Think.ai is a web search and recommendation tool that responds to user queries by surfacing relevant websites, explaining why each matters, and suggesting next steps.

AI & Machine LearningConsumer

Ahmed AlSharif(Founder)Ammar Enaya(Founder)

Trellatrella.app inSeed

Trella operates a digital freight marketplace connecting shippers with vetted carriers for trucking and logistics across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.

B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesCairo, EG

Omar Hagrass(Founder)inAli El Atrash(Founder)inPierre Saad(Founder)inMuhammad El Garem(Founder)

Co-investors4DX Ventures Feldsmith Capital FJ Labs Flucas Ventures Foundation Ventures LoftyInc Capital +14 more

trukkertrukker.com in 𝕏

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 Biswas(Founder)inPradeep M

Co-investors12X VC 500 Global Alexander Geza Marcus Pejacsevich Arzan VC Cedar Mundi Ventures Fox Ventures +12 more

Tweeqtweeq.sa in 𝕏Jun 2021

Tweeq (طويق) is a Saudi digital banking app offering a digital account with a debit card, instant fee-free peer-to-peer transfers, cashback rewards, spending tracking, and mobile/smartwatch payments.

ConsumerFintech

Saeed Albuhairi(Founder)in Abdulaziz AlMalki(Founder)inAbdullah AlOtaibi(Founder)Ali Alsuhaibani(Founder)Mohammed Faheem(Founder)Saeed AlBuhairi(Founder)

Co-investorsBECO Capital STV

Unifonicunifonic.com in 𝕏Sep 2021

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)Ahmed F. M. Hamdan(Founder)Hassan Hamdan(Founder)

Co-investorsSoftBank Group SoftBank Vision Fund Elm Endeavor Catalyst Sanabil Investments STV

Wafeqwafeq.com in 𝕏Feb 2026 · $7.5M

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

WhiteHelmetwhitehelmet.sa in 𝕏

WhiteHelmet builds an AI-driven platform for construction project management, offering tools such as GIS mapping, CAD overlays, scheduling, and documentation to unify project data for construction teams.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaS

Co-investorsJoa Capital

Zaryazarya.app

App enabling sellers to source products such as women's and children's apparel and sell them within their network.

Co-investorsFatima Gobi Ventures Class 5 Global Global Founders Capital

Zealzeal.com in 𝕏

Zeal is an embedded payroll and workforce payments platform for staffing companies, labor marketplaces, and workforce management tools.

FintechHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Pranab Krishnan(Founder)in Kirti Shenoy(Founder)in

Co-investorsCommerce Ventures Spark Capital BoxGroup Cohen Circle Lorimer Ventures Y Combinator +15 more

Zealgetzeal.io

Zeal adds loyalty programs, customer insights, and merchant health monitoring to supported payment terminals, letting merchants reward repeat customers at checkout.

FintechRetail TechSaaS

Belal Mohamed(CTO)

ZIR-AIvectara.com in 𝕏

Vectara is an enterprise AI agent platform for building, deploying, and governing AI agents with retrieval-augmented generation, offering high accuracy and low hallucination rates.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareCupertino, US

Tallat M. Shafaat(Founder)in Amr Awadallah(Founder)inAmin Ahmad(Founder)Tallat Shafaat(Founder)

Co-investorsRace Capital Brighter Capital Feld Ventures Fusion MDSV CAPITAL Page One Ventures +10 more

ساي فايsifi.app in 𝕏Feb 2026 · $20M

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 SoftwareFintechSaaSالرياض, SA

Boardمعالي الأستاذ/ أحمد بن عبدالعزيز الحقباني(الرئيس التنفيذي ونائب رئيس مجلس الإدارة)

Co-investorsBreyer Capital Khwarizmi Ventures QED Investors Tech Invest Com Rua Growth Fund Sanabil Investments +1 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

525kDeep SaLeanOpontiaRizeVectara

Exits · 1

1 IPOs

SWVLNASDAQ: SWVL

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

Zeal Raises USD 10M to Bring Loyalty & Merchant Intelligence to Payment Terminals - WAYA

Zeal · waya.media · Sep 16, 2026

Think Raises Over $8M in Pre-Seed Funding

Think · finsmes.com · Jul 15, 2026

Stitch Raises $25M in Series A Funding

Stitch · finsmes.com · May 14, 2026

SiFi Raises $20M Series A Led by Ra'ed Ventures in Saudi

ساي فاي · sifi.app · Feb 9, 2026

The 7 Best Business Funding Resources In 2024 | Wafeq

Wafeq · wafeq.com · Feb 3, 2026

Hala Raises $157M in Series B Funding

Hala · finsmes.com · Sep 15, 2025

Qlub Raises $30M in Funding

Qlub · finsmes.com · Jul 22, 2025

BloomPath Raises $1.3M in Pre-Seed Round | The SaaS News

Bloompath · thesaasnews.com · Apr 30, 2025

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has RAED Ventures made?: RAED Ventures has 70 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does RAED Ventures invest at?: RAED Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
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 19 of the 31 rounds where its role is on record.
Who does RAED Ventures co-invest with?: RAED Ventures most often shares deals with 500 Global, Wamda Capital, Vision Ventures, among 83 tracked co-investors.
What size deals does RAED Ventures back?: Across 9 deals with disclosed amounts, RAED Ventures has joined rounds of $1.3M – $25M (median $8.6M).

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