Recently Funded Pre-Seed Startups in Saudi Arabia
Updated Aug 2026
Funded Pre-Seed startups in Saudi Arabia number 59 in FundedIQ, tracked with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Pre-Seed startup funding landscape in Saudi Arabia, along with the 59 most recently funded Pre-Seed startups in Saudi Arabia.
The median disclosed round is $630K, with the middle half of rounds falling between $500K and $1.2M. Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence and Commerce and Shopping hold the most companies by sector. Riyadh and Jeddah hold the deepest concentrations of these companies. Pre-Seed startups in Saudi Arabia closed 31 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 11 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $28M in disclosed capital.
Riyadh leads the geographic concentration. Local venture firms drive the activity, focusing heavily on Financial Services and Artificial Intelligence. This reliance on domestic capital creates a predictable entry point for those targeting the Kingdom. Accessing these startups means engaging with a tight circle of regional investors who prioritize Commerce and Shopping over broader app development.
Pre-Seed funded startup statistics in Saudi Arabia
Most recent funding round on record: Aug 2026.
59 most recently funded Pre-Seed startups in Saudi Arabia
59 shownOrdered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.
Pre-Seed startup funding trends in Saudi Arabia
Funding activity
Pre-Seed startups in Saudi Arabia closed 31 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 11 of them in the last 12, adding up to $28M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $630K, with the middle half running from $500K to $1.2M. 24 of 31 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence and Commerce and Shopping hold the most companies, led by Financial Services at 8. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded Pre-Seed startups in Saudi Arabia
Sector counts across all 59 tracked companies in Saudi Arabia. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded Pre-Seed startups located in Saudi Arabia?
Where funded Pre-Seed startups in Saudi Arabia are based, by the city on the company record.
About the FundedIQ Pre-Seed startup funding data in Saudi Arabia
FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.
Figures on this page cover the 59 funded Pre-Seed startups in Saudi Arabia currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (7 of 31 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Pre-Seed startups in Saudi Arabia is dated Aug 2026.
The table above shows the 59 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.
Frequently asked questions
How many funded Pre-Seed startups are there in Saudi Arabia?
FundedIQ tracks 59 funded Pre-Seed startups in Saudi Arabia. This page lists the 59 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.
How much funding have Pre-Seed startups in Saudi Arabia raised?
Pre-Seed startups in Saudi Arabia tracked by FundedIQ have raised $28M in disclosed capital across 31 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 11 rounds in the last 12 months. 24 of those 31 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded Pre-Seed startups in Saudi Arabia?
Financial Services has the most, with 8 companies, followed by Artificial Intelligence (6), Commerce and Shopping (5) and Education (5). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded Pre-Seed startups in Saudi Arabia?
Riyadh leads with 44 companies, then Jeddah (8), Al Khobar (2) and Dammam (2).
What is a typical funding round size for Pre-Seed startups in Saudi Arabia?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $630K, and the middle half of rounds fall between $500K and $1.2M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the Pre-Seed startup funding data in Saudi Arabia updated?
The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded Pre-Seed startups in Saudi Arabia is dated Aug 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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