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Top 25 Venture backed startups based in Saudi Arabia

RevenueBase identified 82 venture backed startups headquartered in Saudi Arabia as of September 2026 and tracks 805 professional contacts across them, including 205 with verified work emails. Riyadh is the largest hub.

This list covers venture backed startups headquartered in Saudi Arabia, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 22, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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82Companies
805Contacts tracked
205Verified emails
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The 25 largest venture backed startups based in Saudi Arabia

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 82 venture backed startups based in Saudi Arabia, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to venture backed startups: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-50129 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“SVC is an investment firm established in 2018 and is a subsidiary of the SME Bank, one of the development banks of the National Development Fund (NDF).”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
2Partial evidenceRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5062 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Veda holding is an incubator in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia that supports startups and mature companies by providing value and growth capital.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
3Partial evidenceRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026n/a41 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Vision Ventures is a sector-agnostic VC firm “By Entrepreneurs, for Entrepreneurs”.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
4Partial evidenceRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-20039 contacts →

Partial evidence

“An Engine That Builds Disruptive Products, our vision is to be the center of innovation for the next wave of unicorns Our tested and streamlined process of venture building…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
5Partial evidenceRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5026 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Fintactics Ventures, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is a prominent VC Fund and Venture Studio, reshaping the financial sector's trajectory.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
6Partial evidenceRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-20026 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Business Accelerator and Incubator, we invest in E-commerce, startup companies and provide the needed technical support.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
7Partial evidenceRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5025 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We invest in seed and early-stage startups in Saudi Arabia and MENA.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
8Strong evidenceRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-1021 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Khwarizmi Ventures is a Saudi-based Venture Capital fund investing in early-stage startups in the MENA region.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
9Partial evidenceRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-1015 contacts →

Partial evidence

Venture Capital Firm”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
10Partial evidenceRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5014 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Sukna Ventures is a Riyadh-based early stage VC fund.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
11Partial evidenceRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-1014 contacts →

Partial evidence

“KenKo Ventures: Empowering Innovation, Transforming Futures!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
12Indirect evidenceAlriyadh, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5013 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Welcome to Majara (مجرة)-where bold ideas become shining stars in the entrepreneurial galaxy!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
13Strong evidenceRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-1012 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Palm Ventures was established in 2014 with a vision to become one of the top investors and backers in startups in MENA.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
14Indirect evidenceRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5011 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“VC focused on the intersection between deep tech and the traditional sectors where there is a high potential to disturb the status que.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
15Strong evidenceKhobar, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-509 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Investment Management Company HALA Ventures has a rich history that spans back to 2014 when it first started operating as a Corporate Fund under the umbrella of its affiliated…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
16Strong evidenceRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-109 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Share investment is deeply engaged in investing in numerous startup ventures focusing on the Middle East and GCC markets.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
17Indirect evidenceRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-108 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Based in Riyadh, Rua is a VC fund dedicated to investing in visionary founders driving technological innovation in Saudi Arabia and the MENA region.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
18Partial evidenceRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-508 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At CyberME Studio, we help ambitious founders turn unconventional ideas into scalable startups.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
19Indirect evidenceRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-508 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“E3.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
20Partial evidenceRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-508 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At Beyond Ventur, our passion for transformative innovation drives us to empower entrepreneurs and businesses.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
21Strong evidenceRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-107 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Outliers is an early-stage venture capital fund backing outlier founders building compounding businesses in the MENA.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
22Partial evidenceRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-107 contacts →

Partial evidence

“3Ventures is a Saudi-headquartered Venture & Innovation firm focused on building, funding and scaling technology ventures across the Kingdom.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
23Indirect evidenceRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Valuegate Investments is a private investment and business development firm focused on value-adding co-investment opportunities alongside like-minded local institutional investors.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
24Strong evidenceRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-505 contacts →

Strong evidence

“SparkLabs Group is a network of startup accelerators and venture capital funds that has invested in over 550 startups across 6 continents since December 2013.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
25Partial evidenceRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-105 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Madar Ventures is a Cloud Venture Builder- The first of its kind in Middle East and Africa- committed to propelling emerging businesses to success.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026

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Venture backed startups based in Saudi Arabia at a glance

As of Sep 22, 2026
25.5%Verified-email coverage
9.8Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
73.2%Largest-city concentration · Riyadh
Sep 22, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
46
11-50
29
51-200
6
1,001-5,000
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Saudi Arabia, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Saudi Arabia, over 82 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among venture backed startups, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Saudi Arabia whose own description of what they do matches “venture backed startups”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names venture backed startups), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among venture backed startups, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Saudi Arabia are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 205 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 22, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Venture backed startups by metro

  • Venture backed startups in Riyadh60

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names venture backed startups, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many venture backed startups are there based in Saudi Arabia?

RevenueBase identified 82 venture backed startups headquartered in Saudi Arabia as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

SVC, headquartered in Riyadh, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most venture backed startups?

Riyadh leads with 60 headquartered companies, followed by Jeddah (4) and Dammam (3).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 205 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 82 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 22, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.