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Scopeer

Scopeer is the first crowdfunding platform established in Saudi Arabia that gives entrepreneurs the opportunity to take control of raising funding from their own network of friends, family, customers, and even strangers

We also want to give people the opportunity to become investors and build their own investment portfolio supporting exciting new Saudi businesses.


Saudi Angel Investors Network (SIRB)

The Angel Investor Network (Sirb) was established as an initiative of King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) in line with KACST vision towards a knowledge economy.

Unlike all other investment alternatives in the region, Sirb is an Angel Investor Network with Angel Investors who typically invest entrepreneurs’ new startup companies at very early stages. Sirb angel investors play a critical role to proof the project, and make it marketable for a large investment round later on by large Venture Capitalist (VCs). Sirb contributes to increase the success rates of small and midsize projects at early stages through sustainable administrative and material support offered by angel investors.


MANAFA Capital for Crowd funding



MANAFA is an investment marketplace that provides an equity crowdfunding platform for innovative businesses. Manafa is regulated by the Saudi Capital Market Authority

Hala Ventures

HALA Ventures is a Saudi-based MENA Seed and Early Growth Venture Capital (Post revenue and MVP).

HALA Ventures was previously operating under the umbrella of its affiliated company, Financial Horizon Group


Al-Mutawakelah Family Office

“شركة المتوكلة" هي شركة عائلية استثمارية تتشارك شركات قائمة رائدة في مجالها على المدى الطويل.

Elm Corporate Venture Captial

In the Venture Capital, we actively invest and partner with digital startups in their early-stages. We prefer to invest in the following domains:
Sectors:
  • Mobility
  • Health
  • Information Security
  • Financial Services
Customer Segments:
  • Business to Customer, Business to Business, or Business to Government. 
Stage:
  • Early stage startups that have a minimum viable product that is gaining traction.
Selection Criteria:
  • Scalable profitable business model
  • Digital startup
  • Solving a validated problem in the market
  • Clear and concise business plan
  • Full commitment from the founders

Mad’a Investment Company

Mad’a Investment Company is a Private Equity firm headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and a wholly owned subsidiary of Abdul Aziz Al Othaim & Sons Holding Company (ASO&SONS). We aim to assist businesses to reach their true potential by unlocking values which otherwise could not have been realized. We strive to create exceptional value to businesses through our team of investment and operating professionals working collaboratively with the management of our portfolio companies. We as a Saudi Company are committed to contributing to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and our Investment Strategy is aligned with the Vision 2030.

Riyadh Angel Investors

Riyadh Angel Investors (RAI) is an angle investing group that includes overturns from a divers set of sectors in the Saudi economy whole can provide unique value to startups in mENA through their deep expertise and networks. 

Inspire Ventures

Founded in 2016, Inspire Ventures is an emerging Saudi Venture Capital Company based in Riyadh with the objective to invest in ideas with high growth potential.

Inspire Ventures founding team is a group of diversified Saudi entrepreneurial pioneers with a huge investment background and are passionate about innovation, technology, and building solid businesses. 

We offer funding to early-growth stage startups mainly in Saudi Arabia and other GCC countries with the aim to be a value-added strategic investor via actively engaging with portfolio companies and providing them with guidance, support, access to the right network in addition to other means to direct their businesses toward success.


Trey Goede

Theodore L. ("Trey") Goede III has been working for Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Center for over six years, mainly around a $200MM venture fund launched by Saudi Aramco in 2013 to diversify the Kingdom’s economy and create high quality Saudi jobs. After participating in fund formation, Mr. Goede helped lead the fund through its first 22 approved transactions in 4.5 years. Mr. Goede has also served on the Board of Directors of many Aramco Entrepreneurship Ventures portfolio companies including PayTabs, an online payment services company, SafeRoad, a GPS vehicle tracking company, Golden Scent, a perfume and beauty supply ecommerce company, Geophysical Equipment Factory Limited, an oil and gas exploration and geophysical equipment manufacturing company, and Virtual Vision, an ICT services company specializing in cloud solutions. Mr. Goede is also a member of the Investment Committee for the King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals’ Entrepreneurship Institute funding program, an Investment Committee member at Dhahran Techno Valley Corporation for its funding initiatives, and an Advisory Board Member for the College of Engineering at Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University. In 2014, Mr. Goede co-created a Professional Certification in Innovation class for the accredited Saudi Aramco leadership development department as an Instructor, where the class is now being offered on a quarterly basis for Aramco employees and the wider external ecosystem. Additionally, Mr. Goede co-founded the Saudi Aramco sponsored Innovation Ecosystem Society and he serves on its Board of Directors, and more recently, he became Co-Director of Google Startup Grind Dhahran. Previously, Mr. Goede was Chief Executive Officer of Affinity Wind, LLC, a wind energy development company, which he founded in 2007. After raising $1.5MM from individual investors and a major university, and then forming a strategic joint venture with turbine manufacturer Suzlon Corporation for an additional $3MM of funding, Affinity developed a portfolio of wind projects located in the United States. He was formerly Executive Vice President of River City Internet Group, LLC, a privately-held investment and holding company focused on developing, owning and operating businesses primarily in the Information Communication Technology (“ICT”) sector. While at River City Internet Group, Mr. Goede started several businesses related to technology and telecommunications, including Electric Internet, a Broadband over Power Line joint venture with a United States public utility, Ameren Corporation. Previously in 1998, he was Vice President of Primary Network, which Mr. Goede helped develop into one of the nation's largest regional ISPs before raising over $50 million to fund its growth to offer local and long-distance telephone and DSL services. In 1999, Primary Network was recognized as the fastest growing technology company in the St. Louis area, and the thirteenth fastest in the United States. Mr. Goede was recognized by Fast Forward/St. Louis Business Journal as one of the publication's “30 under 30” business people, twice recognized as one of the Most Influential St. Louisans (2011 and 2012), along with Who’s Who in Energy honors in 2012. Mr. Goede served on Missouri Governor Bob Holden's Information Technology Roundtable Committee and contributed to a Battelle Memorial Institute study related to technology. Mr. Goede has served on a number of Boards including Affinity Wind, Ameren Pure Power, FinServe Tech Angels, Boston College Energy and Environment Alumni Network, Missouri Department of Economic Development-Energy Sector, Missouri Association of PACE Professionals, Cultivation Capital (Entrepreneur In Residence) and River City Internet Group. Mr. Goede was an adjunct professor in the Business School’s Entrepreneur Department at St. Louis University from 2004-2012, the 7th best Entrepreneur program in the United States. Mr. Goede holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and a Bachelor of Science in Business Operations and Strategic Management, both from Boston College.