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Seed

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Pre-Series A

Makkah

Ali Al-Shaery

Mohannd Osama Mahdi

Amr Rowaihi

Amer bin Awad Al-Zaidi

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Investment in Startup

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Wadi Makkah Ventures

E-Commerce

Energy

Healthcare

AI/IoT

Wadi Makkah Ventures is actively seeking opportunities to invest in early-stage startups operating in the fields of Hajj and Umrah HiTech and Creative industries.

Riyadh

Series B

Lucidya

Marketing/Sales

Enterprise B2B SaaS company that aims to reshape customer experience in the MENA region leveraging proprietary AI & NLP technologies.

Derq

Jeddah

Tawseel

Mobile Apps

Predictive Analytics

Delivery Services

Taxi Service

Cars

Tawseel offers flexible, tech-driven delivery solutions that connect communities, ensuring convenience for customers and income opportunities for its fleet members.

HNAcare

Bynh

Consulting

Information Services

Bayna, a platform for legal consultations and services, combines advanced technology with the power of the law to provide a simple digital legal experience for both lawyers and clients. With more than 3,000 lawyers licensed by the Ministry of Justice, we provide legal services and consultations through the Bayna platform. Bayna is your technical partner in the world of law. #Your_Legal_Shield_and_Security

Bab Makkah

Food and Beverages

Retail

Culture

Online Shopping

Bab Makkah is a newly established company that delivers distinguished food services for Hajj campaigns and individual customers, operating in the retail sector through its online platform.

Tarteel

Communities

Electronics

Religion

Tarteel is an assistive technology-based startup that offers an electronic device to help the visually impaired to read the Quran in Braille.

Cairo

3elagi

Pharmaceuticals

Healthtech

3elagi is a technology startup supporting healthcare users in Egypt with a vision to facilitate searching, comparison and acquisition of healthcare products & services.

Pavegen

Dubai

NaviBees

Mobile

Information Technology

Software

NaviBees is an innovative Dubai-based company, leading the field of Indoor Location-based Services in the MENA region. We provide a complete indoor location platform for the development of innovative and high value-added services inside buildings.

Finding your way inside large building complexes such as shopping malls, airports, exhibition centres, universities, hospitals and office buildings can be a daunting challenge. With NaviBees advanced beacon technology and its application program on your smartphone, it is easy to find your way around.

NaviBees allows facility managers to understand people’s movements and the ways in which buildings are being utilized, thereby helping to improve space-usage, perform location-based targeted marketing campaigns and get unique insights with advanced business analytics tools.

Hazen.ai

Machine Learning

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Saudi startup focusing on artificial intelligence based traffic analytics and monitoring solutions

Averos

Logistics

Support & Management Services

Security

Travel

Live Tracking

Professional Services

Averos is a technology company specializing in location-based and real-time location system (RTLS) solutions, offering BLE beacons, smart sensors, and tracking software to enhance situational awareness and operational efficiency in sectors like smart buildings, urban infrastructure, and traffic systems.

Suplift

Leisure

Suplift is a leading platform for travel, tourism, and hobbies experiences in Saudi Arabia.

Saryah

Tourism

Saryah is an electronic platform that offers information about historical and tourist sites.

Giza

ToBadaa

Travel Arrangements

Connecting travelers to tour guides, local guides, and excursion makers for an on-demand service of tours and activities.

Wadi Makkah Ventures Company has announced its investment in the startup, Saryah, one of the companies that emerged from Haramain Technology Accelerator, which is affiliated with Badir Technology Incubators and Accelerators Program, one of the initiatives of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in the preliminary financing round.

Saryah Company provides an electronic platform which offers information about the most prominent religious, historical, and tourist sites in the kingdom and the region. It also provides a service which enables the residents and tourists alike to find tourist guides and easily explore free tours and trails.

Wadi Makkah Ventures Company invests in Saryah, a technology startup

Tawseel was launched in May 2016 in Makkah. It provides a direct delivery service for different products, from food to clothing.

After going through the Wadi Makkah acceleration program they received 1 million Saudi riyals (approximately US$266,000).

Saudi delivery apps that could save you from Ramadan traffic

Saudi Arabia-based Wadi Makkah Ventures has invested 250,000 SAR ($65,000) in a pre-Series A round for Bab Makkah, as well as SAR 200,000 ($55,000) in a seed round for Tarteel.

Wadi Makkah invests in Bab Makkah and Tarteel

Saudi Arabia-based Wadi Makkah Ventures has invested 250K SAR ($65K) in a Pre-Series A round for Bab Makkah, as well as 200K SAR ($55K) in a Seed round for Tarteel.

Bab Makkah provides services in the retail sector through its online platform where it displays products made in Mecca and Medina inspired by the heart of Islamic culture. It also assists local suppliers to achieve the spread and expansion of serving its target segment at the local, regional, and global levels through various sales channels. The startup aims to serve Hajj pilgrims, Umrah performers, and those wishing to acquire unique, locally-made products in numerous parts of the world.

KSA's Wadi Makkah Ventures invests in Tarteel and Bab Makkah

Saudi Arabia-based Wadi Makkah Ventures has invested 250,000 SAR ($65,000) in a pre-Series A round for Bab Makkah, as well as SAR 200,000 ($55,000) in a seed round for Tarteel.

Founded in 2019, Bab Makkah is a B2C e-commerce marketplace that sells cultural products made in Mecca and Medina inspired by Islamic culture. It is a graduate of Wadi Makkah’s Business Incubator Programme “Nomow.” The startup also received its seed funding from Wadi Makkah last month.

Our Emerging Companies - Wadi Makkah

In fact, such additional investments are not new for the companies of Wadi Makkah Ventures Co.; five companies from the first portfolio (Averos, Lucidya, BioKubes, Breez, and Hazen), whose investments started five years ago, received additional financing from external funds. Accordingly, the portfolio's valuation tripled and is expected to rise more with the upcoming rounds, Allah willing.

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