Envisioning the Future of MENA Startups: Vision Ventures’ Investment Approach

Vision Ventures (VV) is a venture capital firm created by a group of entrepreneurs with the goal of supporting other founders. VV invests in early stage tech startups during the Seed and Series A funding rounds, with a particular interest in Cloud, SaaS, Cybersecurity, and FinTech sectors.

Since its establishment in 2016 in Dammam, Vision Ventures has invested in 47 companies, 20 of which are Saudi-based. The firm has seen 3 successful exits thus far, including MENAbytes, POSrocket, and Munch:on. 

VV's parent company, Sahara Net, which was heavily reliant on internet services, prompted and inspired the creation of Vision Ventures, in order to diversify its business operations. In 2018, VV transitioned from a Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) structure to a s