About Sanabil
Sanabil is a private equity firm founded in 2009. It is primarily based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In the last 12 months, it has participated in 3 funding rounds.
Overall Sanabil portfolio has seen 7 unicorns, 2 IPOs and 6 acquisitions including key companies like Brex, Bird and Oura. A lot of funds co-invest with Sanabil, with names like Endeavor sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Sanabil has a team of 81 people, including 12 partners.
Key Metrics
Sanabil's Portfolio
They have invested in a total of 52 companies. Their most recent investment was in 1001.ai (Series A round) on Jun 30, 2026. Here is the most recent investment by Sanabil:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jun 30, 2026 | Series A | 7301 | and 5 others | |
Apr 16, 2026 | Series A | 7952 | ||
Feb 11, 2026 | Series A | 7127 | ||
Sep 15, 2025 | Series B | 9846 |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of Sanabil:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2022
Team profile of Sanabil
Sanabil has a team of 81 members including 12 Partners and 22 Principals located in Saudi Arabia. Sanabil's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Sanabil:
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Partner | Riyadh | - | - | |
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Partner | Saudi Arabia | - | - | |
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Co-investors of Sanabil
Over the past 17 years, 116 investors have co-invested in Sanabil's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Sanabil: 116 investors entered a company along with Sanabil. These include investors like Endeavor (7 companies).
Sanabil News
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FlyAkeed Secures $25.15 Million in Funding to Scale Enterprise Travel PlatformIncubees•Sep 28, 2026•Sanabil, Artal Capital
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1001 raises $30M in Series A funding for sovereign AI in GCCIncubees•Jul 02, 2026•Lux Capital, Sanabil, 1001.ai
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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s Son Raises $30 Million for Crypto Trading VenueInc.•Jun 19, 2026•Lux Capital, Inc., Sanabil, 1001.ai
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Saudi rental platform Gathern secures $72m to expand abroadTech in Asia•Sep 24, 2025•STV, Gathern, Sanabil
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TPG, Sanabil lead $157mln fundraise for Saudi fintech HALAZawya•Sep 15, 2025•Tpg, Hala, Sanabil, TPG and 14 others
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Prosus Ventures Invests $3.6M in Orbii for AI-Powered SME Lending Expansion in MENAEuropaWire•Sep 08, 2025•Orbii, Prosus, DASH Ventures, VentureSouq and 2 others
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Mistral AI, the missing piece of G42?FrenchWeb•Aug 28, 2025•G42, Mistral AI, DAMAC Properties, Sanabil and 3 others
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Saudi short-term rental platform Gathern raises $72m Series BShortTermRentalz•Aug 21, 2025•Gathern, Sanabil
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Kamco Invest Acquires Stake in Saudi Foodtech Leader FoodicsMeatechwatch•Jul 31, 2025•Kamco Invest, Foodics, Sequoia Capital, Endeavor and 4 others
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FinTech Nayla Secures $4 Million in Funding Round Led by Sanabil Venture StudioentARABI•Mar 23, 2025•Nayla Finance, Sanabil, Stryber, Sanabil
