
Wa'ed Ventures is a $500 million venture capital fund backed by Aramco, focused on investing in tech-based startups globally, with a strategic emphasis on developing Saudi Arabia's local startup ecosystem. Their strategy involves bridging financing gaps for seed to growth-stage startups, supporting underserved tech domains like sustainability and deep tech, and localizing pioneering global innovations within the Saudi Arabian market.
30% of their portfolio is in Construction. Their most common stage is series-b (40% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $29.7M (across 9 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
10
Fund Size
$500M
Top Stage
Series B
Last 12 Mo
1
Team
TA
Talal Alasmari
Founding Partner
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
10 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLucidya | Series B | $30M | Jul 2025 |
| Series A | $30M | Jun 2024 | |
| Series C | $52M | Sep 2023 | |
| RRewaa | Series A | $27M | Aug 2023 |
| Series C | $14M | Jan 2023 | |
| Series B | $50M | Jun 2022 | |
| Series B | $25M | Jun 2020 | |
| Series A | $14M | — | |
| Series B | $25M | — | |
| SSaudi Internet Health Application Technology Company (Sihatech) | Unknown | — | — |
Top Co-Investors
Dubai Cultiv83 shared
Rasameel3 shared
BECO Capital2 shared
Cue Ball Capital2 shared
Middle East Venture Partners1 shared
Republic1 shared
SparkLabs1 shared
Cueball Capital1 shared
Khosla Ventures1 shared
Bold Capital Partners1 shared
Graphene Ventures1 shared
Khwarizmi Ventures1 shared
A.P. Moller Holding1 shared
Quadri Ventures1 shared
Soma Capital1 shared
Liquid 2 Ventures1 shared
Y Combinator1 shared
Last updated: 24 April 2026