Wa'ed Ventures

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Investor type

PE / VC / CVC

Founded

2013

AUM

$500 M

Location

Ras Al Khaimah, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

Investment Ticket

$50-100 m

Investment Stage

Seed

Region of investment

Middle East
Investor profile last updated: 25 August, 2026

Profile

Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Center (Wa'ed) promotes entrepreneurship and helps develop local Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) by encouraging aspiring entrepreneurs to establish or expand SMEs in their respective fields. The Center provides a variety of programs that offer non-collateralized loans or equity partnerships, along with the guidance and tools that develop and nurture entrepreneurs and their businesses.

The Center’s programs include the debt funding program, Wa’ed Loans, with its robust pre-funding and post-funding support and Wa’ed Equity, which is an economic development program that offers equity partnerships in promising ventures. Aramco Entrepreneurship Center also established StartUp Lab which provides Business Incubation for innovative result-driven budding entrepreneurs. In addition, StartUp Lab hosts its flagship program “CO-OP to Entrepreneur” which supports the establishment of new businesses by university students even before they graduate, turning them to job makers rather than job seekers.

Entrepreneurs and SMEs are key contributors to job creation and represent a major source of employment. Furthermore, Entrepreneurs act as powerful agents for economic diversification including developing local content and fostering innovation. Realizing the full potential benefits presented by this opportunity will require substantial effort to help the Kingdom’s entrepreneurial ecosystem reach maturity across structural and cultural dimensions.

By combining deep sector knowledge and a collaborative team that is diligent, dynamic, and engaging, Aramco Entrepreneurship Center harnesses potential business ideas and cultivates a great atmosphere that empowers a new generation of entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia.

Industry

Education Edtech E-commerce/Marketplace Financial Services Fintech Food and Beverage Foodtech Hardware Healthcare Services Industrial Internet and Web Services IT Services Media and Entertainment Medical Devices Mobile/Apps Other Pharmaceuticals Robotics SaaS Security Software Telecommunications Transportation Utilities Blockchain/Crypto AI MedTech Life Sciences Energy CleanTech Cloud Cybersecurity Internet of Things (IoT) LegalTech HealthTech Logistics Technology Deeptech

Wa'ed Ventures Funds

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Wa'ed Ventures Fund
Corporate VC (CVC)
AI
Technology
Energy
Deeptech
Seed
Series A
Middle East
$5-10 m
$2023 M
February 2023

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FAQs about Wa'ed Ventures

Wa'ed Ventures is a venture capital and private equity firm that also operates as a corporate VC (CVC). It backs companies at Seed, writing tickets of $50-100 m.
Wa'ed Ventures is located in Ras Al Khaimah, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.
Wa'ed Ventures was founded in 2013.
Wa'ed Ventures invests in companies and startups in Education, Edtech, E-commerce/Marketplace, Financial Services, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Hardware, Healthcare Services, Industrial, Internet and Web Services, IT Services, Media and Entertainment, Medical Devices, Mobile/Apps, Other, Pharmaceuticals, Robotics, SaaS, Security, Software, Telecommunications, Transportation, Utilities, Blockchain/Crypto, AI, MedTech, Life Sciences, Energy, CleanTech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Internet of Things (IoT), LegalTech, HealthTech, Logistics, Technology, Deeptech.
Wa'ed Ventures invests in companies and startups in Middle East.
Wa'ed Ventures invests in companies and startups at Seed.
Wa'ed Ventures usually invests $50-100 m on average.
Wa'ed Ventures has around $500m assets under management.
Wa'ed Ventures last fund was created/launched in 2023-02-07
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