When was Riyadh Angel Investors founded?

Riyadh Angel Investors was founded in 2019.

Where is Riyadh Angel Investors' headquarters located?

Riyadh Angel Investors' headquarters is located in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).

How many companies has Riyadh Angel Investors invested in?

Riyadh Angel Investors has invested in 5 companies, including Glamera & Marn.

Which companies has Riyadh Angel Investors invested in lately?

Gabster AI & SIDEUP are the latest investments by Riyadh Angel Investors.

What sectors does Riyadh Angel Investors focus on for investments?

Top sectors in Riyadh Angel Investors' portfolio are Consumer (3 investments) and Enterprise Applications (3 investments).

Riyadh Angel Investors - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio & Investment Trends

Riyadh Angel Investors, established in 2019, is an angel investment group based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It primarily focuses on Seed investments in companies in Saudi Arabia. Its portfolio includes 5 firms, spanning the Consumer, Enterprise Applications sectors. Its most notable investments include companies like Glamera, Marn and Kleen. Its latest investment was a $500K Seed round in Gabster AI on May 10, 2026 along with T2.

To date, 14 investors have co-invested in Riyadh Angel Investors's portfolio companies, including prominent names like Techstars.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2019

Location

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Portfolio Companies

Glamera, Marn & 3 more

Sectors of Investment

Consumer, Enterprise Applications & 3 more

Stages of Investment

Seed

Locations of Investment

Saudi Arabia & Egypt

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Riyadh Angel Investors has a portfolio of 5 companies. Their most notable investments are in Glamera and Marn.Their portfolio spans across Saudi Arabia and Egypt. They have invested in Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Gig Economy and 2 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of all investments by Riyadh Angel Investors:

1. Glamera

Provider of an online platform to book beauty services. Its users can browse through beauty salons based on their location, reviews, photos, and descriptions, compare the services, and book appointments with them over the platform. Its application is available for download from the App Store and Play Store.

Key facts about Glamera

Founded Year: 2014
Location: Cairo (Egypt)
Stage: Seed
Total Funding till date: $1.9M
Employee Count: 81 as on May 31, 2026
Investors: Techstars, SVVI and 6 Others
Latest Funding Round: Seed, Feb 27, 2024, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

2. Marn

Hourly work solutions connecting job seekers to vacancies. It is an hourly work solutions platform connecting businesses with thousands of job seekers in retail, hospitality, F&B, and more. It provides an on-demand hourly staffing platform that offers technology to manage interviews, training, placement, shift scheduling, worker payments, performance reports, and task evaluation. It allows candidates to create a profile by mentioning skills, education, experience, and industry. It enables recruiters to send a request through the platform and hire temporary candidates and pay per hour and uses AI algorithms to match candidates to the jobs based on their skills and experience. The product is available in the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store.

Key facts about Marn

Founded Year: 2017
Location: Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
Stage: Seed
Total Funding till date: $1M
Employee Count: 73 as on May 31, 2026
Investors: Vision Ventures, Sukna Ventures and 3 Others
Latest Funding Round: Seed, Feb 09, 2023, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

3. Kleen

Provider of an app to book laundry services. It enables users to find and book laundry services. Its features include doorstep picking, doorstep delivery, and service management tools. It is an online marketplace to connect with laundry service providers. It is available on iOS and Android platforms.

Key facts about Kleen

Founded Year: 2021
Location: Al Khobar (Saudi Arabia)
Stage: Seed
Total Funding till date: $2.53M
Employee Count: 82 as on May 31, 2026
Investors: Plus VC and Riyadh Angel Investors
Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jun 21, 2022, $*****

4. SIDEUP

Provider of end-to-end logistics management software solutions to e-commerce businesses. The solutions include handpicked couriers & fulfillment services, cash collection services, a single dashboard for tracking shipments & multiple order management, and reports & analytics. loan financing, and reimbursement in case of damage, or breakage.

Key facts about SIDEUP

Founded Year: 2007
Location: Maadi (Egypt)
Stage: Seed
Total Funding till date: $1.2M
Employee Count: 38 as on May 31, 2026
Investors: Launch Africa, 500 Global and 5 Others
Latest Funding Round: Seed, Dec 04, 2022, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

5. Gabster AI

Developer of artificial intelligence software for customer care and sales. This technology processes text and voice inputs to facilitate automated interactions. The software assists with marketing tasks and manages communication workflows between businesses and individuals.

Key facts about Gabster AI

Founded Year: 2024
Location: Saudi Arabia
Stage: Seed
Total Funding till date: $500K
Employee Count: 11 as on May 31, 2026
Investors: Riyadh Angel Investors and T2
Latest Funding Round: Seed, May 10, 2026, $*****

Riyadh Angel Investors has invested in 5 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. As of May 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Gabster AI.

Here are Riyadh Angel Investors' Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2026 (YTD)	1	0	1
2025	0	0	0
2024	0	0	0
2023	0	0	0
2022	3	0	3
2021	1	0	1

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Riyadh Angel Investors has made 5 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.25M.

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Riyadh Angel Investors has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Gig Economy, Retail and Transportation and Logistics Tech. Notably, it has invested in 5 Tech companies, 4 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 3 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Marketplace.

Here are Riyadh Angel Investors' investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Consumer	3
Enterprise Applications	3
Gig Economy	3
Retail	2
Transportation and Logistics Tech	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Riyadh Angel Investors has made most investments in Saudi Arabia (3), followed by Egypt where it has made 2 investments.

Here are Riyadh Angel Investors' investments by geography:

Country	No. of Investments
Saudi Arabia	3
Egypt	2

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Riyadh Angel Investors has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Gabster AI.

Here are the most recent investments by Riyadh Angel Investors:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
May 10, 2026	Gabster AI	Saudi Arabia	Seed	9571	T2
Dec 04, 2022	SIDEUP	Egypt	Seed	9223	Launch Africa [+4]
Oct 05, 2022	Glamera	Egypt	Seed	4248	Techstars [+4]
Jun 21, 2022	Kleen	Saudi Arabia	Seed	6797	Plus VC
Jun 08, 2021	Marn	Saudi Arabia	Seed	5294	Vision Ventures [+1]

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Over the past 5 years, 17 investors have co-invested in Riyadh Angel Investors's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Top Co-investors of Riyadh Angel Investors: 14 investors entered a company along with Riyadh Angel Investors. These include investors like Techstars (1 company).
Invested after Riyadh Angel Investors: A total of 3 investors have invested in Riyadh Angel Investors's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Hope Ventures (1 company) and Fahad Alrajhi (1 company).