- What
- Equity from a $27M sharia-compliant fund (2019 vintage, likely fully deployed).
- Cost
- Equity
- Status
- Dormant
In detail
Derayah Ventures is a venture capital in Saudi Arabia. Closed-ended sharia-compliant venture fund (2019, $27M / SAR 100M with SVC participation). Distinct from Derayah Financial, the retail brokerage of the same name. Last traceable new investment: Resal ($9M, Aug 2024).
- Amount
- $27M / SAR 100M closed-ended sharia-compliant fund (2019 vintage)
- Focus
- SaaS, FinTech, e-commerce/marketplaces, AI, IoT
- Portfolio
- Resal
- iKcon (acquired)
- Sanad Cash (acquired)
- Syarah
- Status
- Dormant — link check September 2026: derayah.vc no longer resolves (DNS failure, confirmed by three independent methods). Last traceable new deal Aug 2024 (Resal); 2019 closed-ended vintage likely fully deployed
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Sources
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