Khawarizmi Ventures
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Countries of investment
- Saudi Arabia
- United Arab Emirates
- Egypt
- Jordan
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
- United States
- United Kingdom
Investment stages
- Seed
- Series A
- Series B
Industries
- FinTech
- AI
- Enterprise Software
- E-commerce
- Healthcare
- Emerging Tech
- SaaS
About
Khawarizmi Ventures is a Riyadh-based VC focused on early-stage MENA region technology companies. Their focus spans FinTech, AI, enterprise software, e-commerce, and healthcare across Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The firm supports founders from Seed through Series B.
Khawarizmi Ventures is a Riyadh-based VC focused on early-stage MENA region technology companies. Their focus spans FinTech, AI, enterprise software, e-commerce, and healthcare across Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The firm supports founders from Seed through Series B.
Investment Thesis
Khawarizmi Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm deploying capital across FinTech, AI, enterprise software, e-commerce, healthcare, and emerging technology sectors with a focus on MENA region. They invest in founders building category-defining technology companies across Saudi Arabia, the broader Gulf region, and emerging Middle East markets. The firm differentiates itself through its Riyadh positioning, dedicated focus on Saudi Arabia and MENA tech ecosystem, sovereign-aligned investment thesis, and operator-investor expertise supporting regional founders through critical growth milestones.
Manager's Experience
The Khawarizmi Ventures founding team brings combined MENA region operator-investor expertise across FinTech, AI, enterprise software, e-commerce, and healthcare sectors. The team operates from Riyadh with dedicated focus on Saudi Arabia and the broader Gulf region, sovereign-aligned investment thesis, and deep relationships across MENA tech ecosystem supporting founders through critical early-stage growth from Seed through Series B.
Team
Mohammed Al-Khalifa - Managing Partner
Khaled Talhouni - Managing Partner
Yousef Hammad - Managing Partner
Portfolio
Tamara
Eyewa
Hala
Own
TruKker
YallaQRCodes
Bosta
Aya
POSRocket
Calo
Erad
Maqsam
RemotePass
Qawafel
Bluworks
BuildNow
Fatura
SiFi
Baytonia
Soum
Chari
Malaa
Pylon
Melto
Khazna
Rewaa
Mismar
Lean Technologies
Xare
Dastgyr