{"id":53740,"date":"2022-07-19T15:43:46","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T12:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.indexeconomic.com\/?p=53740"},"modified":"2022-07-19T15:43:47","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T12:43:47","slug":"venture-capital-investments-in-saudi-arabia-up-244-during-h1-2022-to-a-record-high-of-sar-2-19-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indexeconomic.com\/?p=53740","title":{"rendered":"Venture Capital investments in Saudi Arabia up 244% during H1 2022, to a record-high of SAR 2.19 billion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Riyadh<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><em> The \u201cH1 2022 Saudi Arabia Venture Capital Report\u201d revealed that the funding deployed into Saudi Arabian startups grew by 244% to a record-high of SAR 2.19 billion ($584M) in H1 2022 versus H1 2021 and surpassing the total amount deployed in full-year 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Although 2021 was a positive year\nfor venture funding in the Kingdom, H1 2022 witnessed unprecedented VC\ndeployment, setting a new record in the amount of VC funding, according to the\nreport published by the venture data platform, MAGNiTT, and sponsored by the\nSaudi Venture Capital (SVC<\/em><em>).<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Kingdom advanced to become the\nsecond-most active VC market in MENA by number of deals, which rose by 36% to\n79 deals in H1 2022 versus H1 2021, while maintaining its position as the\nsecond-most funded market in MENA over H1 2022<\/em><em>.<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A record-high of 88 investors\nparticipated in deals closed by Saudi startups in H1 2022, up 126% versus H1\n2021, where 42% of the investors were from outside the kingdom<\/em><em>.<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Commenting on the report, Dr. Nabeel\nKoshak, CEO and Board Member at SVC, said \u201cThe establishment of SVC in 2018\ndirectly contributed to the development of the VC ecosystem in the Kingdom by\nstimulating investment in funds and co-investment in startups with angel\ninvestor groups and fund managers<\/em><em>\u201d.<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><em>He further elaborated, \u201cThe Kingdom\nhas achieved record growth in venture investment over the past few years, and\nwithin the framework of the Kingdom\u2019s Vision 2030, many new initiatives have\nbeen launched recently to stimulate venture investment and the growth of\nstartups, in addition to the emergence of an increasing number of VC funds and\nangel investor groups, and we are proud to see distinguished entrepreneurs\nbuilding startups capable of fast and high growth. Saudi Arabia has always been\nan attractive market for entrepreneurs and investors from the Kingdom and\nabroad due to the huge size of this market<\/em><em>.\u201d<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Riyadh The \u201cH1 2022 Saudi Arabia Venture Capital Report\u201d revealed that the funding deployed into Saudi Arabian startups grew by 244% to a record-high of SAR 2.19 billion ($584M) in H1 2022 versus H1 2021 and surpassing the total amount deployed in full-year 2021. 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