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Scene Holding

Saudi holding company investing its own capital across three verticals - Technology Ventures, Strategic Real Estate and Culture - with hands-on operational support.

What
Equity investment plus hands-on operational support.
Cost
Equity
Status
Active

Checked · September 2026 · scene.com.sa · How we check ↗

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In detail

Scene Holding is an investment holding / corporate investor in Saudi Arabia. Saudi holding company investing its own capital across three verticals - Technology Ventures, Strategic Real Estate and Culture - with hands-on operational support.

Amount
Stage and cheque size not published
Focus
Technology Ventures - fintech, AI, defense tech - alongside Strategic Real Estate and Culture
Portfolio
Barq - Lucidya - Nana - Fintech Galaxy - Nqoodlet - Mabaat - Yasmina AI - GetSak - Awaed Capital - TrustSA
Status
Active - contact route only, no application form

What the source says

“Scene is a holding company based in Saudi Arabia. Follow a ProActive investment approach, through injecting smart capital and providing hands-on growth hacking support.”

scene.com.sa · seen September 2026

“Technology Ventures (disruptive fintech, AI solutions, defense tech, and breakthrough technology ventures), Strategic Real Estate and Culture”

scene.com.sa · seen September 2026

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Sources

Primary source · scene.com.sa · Checked September 2026