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.
Nine private debt funds investing in Saudi Arabia have reached final close since 2016, raising $1.18bn.
Over the past five years, the MENA region funded more than 2,000 startups with over $9.0 billion in equity investments.
The IMF expects global economic growth to drop by 4.9% due to pandemic-related lockdowns, marking the worst economic downturn since 1930.
Venture capital investments in Saudi Arabia could grow tenfold from $50 million in 2018 to $500 million annually by 2025.