Saudi Arabia leads the Middle East in venture investments with $1.72 billion

A report issued today by the MAGNiTT platform, which specializes in venture investment data in the Middle East and North Africa region, confirmed that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the first Saudi Arabiacountries in the region in venture investment for the year 2025 AD, for the third year in a row, recording two historic jumps in the volume of investment and the number of deals

The report indicated that the total Vintage investment in the Kingdom amounted to $1.72 billion during the year 2025 AD, while the number of deals rose to 257 deals, which is the highest level recorded historically, reflecting the rapid growth witnessed by the Saudi market and the consolidation of its position as the largest market in the region.

Varduous Investment

Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of SVC, Noura Al-Sarhan, confirmed that these results reflect the development of the venture investment system in the Kingdom, and the success of the efforts. Over the past years, efforts have been made to build an attractive market for investment, supported by the development of the regulatory environment and the integration of government policies with the growing role of the private sector.

Al-Sarhan pointed out that this year’s indicators indicate a qualitative development in the nature of Deals, in terms of their size, the diversity of their sectors, and the level of readiness of Saudi emerging companies, which enhances the role of venture investment as one of the engines of economic growth, and supports the building of national companies capable of expansion and competition.

A Noticeable Jump

This performance represents a noticeable jump compared to the year 2024 AD, in which the value of venture investments reached about $700 million, recording a growth exceeding 145% within one year, which confirms the rising confidence of investors in the Saudi market, and its ability To accommodate larger and more diversified investments.

At the sector level, financial technology topped the sectors most attractive to investment, with a total financing exceeding $506 million across 55 deals, in an indication of the growing role of technology in developing the financial sector and enhancing its efficiency.

The list of the most prominent deals included companies including Ninja, Tabby, and Hala, while the report highlighted the development of the gaming sector, where the application "We completed" The largest deal in the electronic games sector within the Saudi market.

This advanced performance comes in conjunction with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 entering its tenth year, having established a diversified economy capable of competing globally, so that bold investment becomes one of the most prominent indicators of this transformation, and evidence of the Kingdom’s transition to a new phase of growth based on innovation and private investment.

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