Saudi Arabia Venture Capital Report FY 2025
Saudi Arabia recorded $1.72 billion in total VC funding across 257 transactions in 2025, reaching historic highs in both capital deployed and deal count.
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Saudi Arabia recorded $1.72 billion in total VC funding across 257 transactions in 2025, reaching historic highs in both capital deployed and deal count.
Saudi Arabia private equity deal activity recovered in 2025 to 25 transactions, up from 19 in 2024, while total disclosed deal value declined to $2.2B from $2.8B.
Total funding across Emerging Venture Markets (EVM) dropped by 40% YoY to $9,124M in FY2024
Saudi Arabia captured 56% of total MENA venture capital value and a record 37% of regional deals.
The report analyzes the founders of the 200 most funded venture capital-backed startups in Saudi Arabia over a 10-year period (2014–2023), representing $3.3Bn in aggregated funding.
Venture capital funds maintained over 30% of total private investment deals over the past five years, with global venture funding growing nearly 3x in 5 years to $620.8 billion in 2021, representing an 111% YoY growth.
The study analyzes survey data from 21 venture capital firms operating in Saudi Arabia to evaluate how ESG factors are integrated into their investment practices.