-Early-stage deals (Pre-Seed and Seed) accounted for 87% of all transactions in 2025, marking the highest share recorded in the last five years.
With a strong funding year now in the books, can the Kingdom translate this momentum into exits?
1/4 How did Saudi Arabia raise the highest VC funding of all time for any market in MENA?
According to MAGNiTT’s latest report sponsored by @SVC_SA , in 2025, the Kingdom’s startups raised $1.72B from 257 deals, both historic highs.
This is how the funding was deployed:
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-Early-stage deals (Pre-Seed and Seed) accounted for 87% of all transactions in 2025, marking the highest share recorded in the last five years.
With a strong funding year now in the books, can the Kingdom translate this momentum into more exits?
📊 What’s fueling investor interest in FinTech across MENA, Africa & SEA?
Join our research manager, Farah El Nahlawi, on May 14 at 2 PM GST as she unpacks funding trends, rising sectors & what’s next for startups and VCs.
🔗 Register now: https://t.co/FcIZVBNtQF
#FinTech#VC
💸 Secondaries are having a moment.
With IPOs & M&As still on hold, secondary transactions step up as a critical source of liquidity in today’s venture landscape.
👉The numbers don't lie: global secondary volume hit its peak in 2024 (from: Jefferies): https://t.co/mYmzHV6fQJ
📈 Q1 results are in!
Funding in MENA is up double digits, MEGA deals are back on the table, deal sizes are growing, and exits are trending up.
🌍But with potential turbulence ahead from US tariff shifts, will momentum hold?
Want the full picture? https://t.co/ydwJqVG3rt
Are you joining us this Wednesday?
Join our Research Manager for a deep dive into Q1’25 trends reshaping MENA’s venture landscape.
🔹MENA’s VC outperformance
🔹Tariff turbulence + capital flows
🔹Signals for investors & policymakers
Register here: https://t.co/FAtb8xvdD1
Trying to keep up with all the tariff updates?
We've created a tracker just for you 🚨 Daily updates on how the latest developments impact private capital in emerging markets!
Read it here 🧲 https://t.co/R1WOruoKit
#tariffs#tariffwars#MENA#venturecapital
Growing MENA-SEA Venture Corridor? It's only the beginning 🏎️
🌍 We highlight investment strategies of two prominent players in both regions behind investments in @Mphasis@Zendesk, and others.
🔗 Read the full scoop: https://t.co/ywdeZ6T2r8
#MENA#SEA#VC#fundraisers
🚨 Our Q1 numbers are out — and they tell quite a story.
It’s been a mixed start to 2025 across the markets we track:
📉 Southeast Asia saw a dip
📈 While Middle East showed real growth.
Get insights + expert opinions on what's next in our Q1 report: https://t.co/h04qqPJbz6
💰 Big Funds. Bold Moves. Q1’25’s Top Announcements Are In.
We dug into our Funds Directory to spotlight the largest funds announced in Q1’25—all targeting emerging venture markets 🌍📈 https://t.co/oTzWflRN2a
In the latest episode of Visa’s #AccessTomorrow, Leila Serhan, SVP & GCM for NALP, is joined by Philip Bahoshy, CEO & Founder of @MAGNITT. Together they discuss emerging #venture markets and unpacked the key trends that defined 2024.
Tune in ➡️ https://t.co/gRfd0VI9AQ
تعليقي على اتجاهات المنظومة الابتكارية في #السعودية ضمن تقرير جديد من .@MAGNITT و .@ntdpsa
💡 تغيرات نوعية في كلا الجانبين مع نضج المنظومة وتفعيل السياسات والتشريعات الداعمة
⬅️ العرض:
* زيادة نسبة المؤسسين التسلسليين
* طموح توسع إقليمي ودولي
* استقطاب أقوى للكفاءات المميزة محليا ومن الخارج
* ظهور جيد لشركات التقنيات العميقة
⬅️ الطلب:
* اهتمام متزايد للأصول الاستثمارية غير رأس المال الجريء وتحديدا الملكية الخاص والدين الخاص والصناديق الثانوية
* مؤشرات جيدة حيال التخارجات وهي العتبة الجديدة التي سيسمح تخطيها بقفزة قوية في نمو المنظومة وتنافسيتها
https://t.co/KGjF0Gi6yg
#VC #PE #Trends
What’s driving VC in Emerging Venture Markets in Q1 2025? 🌍
🎢 From investor shifts to hot sectors, get the latest insights with MAGNiTT’s Research Manager in our Q1 webinar.
📅 Register here: https://t.co/jfXFq45wja
#VC#Startups#EmergingMarkets#Q12025#Economy