Saudi Arabia leads venture capital funding in the first half of 2024
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Saudi venture capital
Saudi venture capital spending up 21 times to $1.4bn last year
Saudi Venture Capital invests in 40 funds and supports more than 700 startups
Aramco
Aramco boosts venture capital group with $4bn fund
Aramco Ventures boosted by $4bn fund allocation
Magnitt
Saudi Arabia tops 2023 MENA venture capital rankings
VC funding for Saudi start-ups increased by 33 per cent last year
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia leads MENA VC funding in 2023 with $446m of deals
Saudi Arabia is leading venture capital funding in the MENA region so far in 2023
Abu Dhabi
Israel’s OurCrowd to launch global AI hub with Abu Dhabi Investment Office
The well-known venture capital firm will invest $60 million to expand its Abu Dhabi office and also set up Integrated Data Intelligence Ltd along with ADIO
2022 Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Venture Report
MENA venture capital funding soars to a record $2.6bn in 2021 as fintech, e-commerce claim a third of the deals
UAE start-ups accounted for 26 percent of all deals closed across the MENA region, and 45 percent of all venture capital funding raised across the region in 2021
Bedaya Fund II
Venture Capital firm Shorooq Partners launches $150 million seed stage fund for fintech, software, and digital asset startups
Shorooq Partners is doubling down on the earliest stages of the startup founders’ journey in alignment with the fundamental principles of acting as founders’ partners, company builders, and value investors.
Impact Investing
Why impact investing can combine profit and purpose
In the age of Covid, many VCs are looking at finding ways to put their money where their values are
Arif Saiyad
YouTube series shows Dubai VC turning ideas into revenue generating start-ups
ASA Ventures teams up with entrepreneurs to create money making businesses in just 7 days
Amazon
Prince Khaled sees big gaps in MidEast VC landscape despite Careem deal
Son of Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed says Uber’s $3.1bn deal for Careem shouldn’t mask regional shortfalls in venture capitalism
Angel Investors
Opinion: How to fund the growth of the region’s entrepreneurs
Developing an angel investor pool in the Middle East will create a more opportunities and will strengthen regional economic growth
Abu Dhabi
Hambro Perks: ‘We want to be the first London VC in the Gulf’
British boutique investment firm is chasing deals in the region
Arab Monetary Fund
Bridging the Middle East’s startup funding gap
Missing components needed to build a sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem have begun to emerge