{"publisher":"Cicada (cicadaconsultancy.online)","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Cite as: Cicada (cicadaconsultancy.online)","docs":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/llms.txt","item":{"id":"saudi-vc-record-2025-magnitt","event_date":"2026-01","published":"2026-10-03","category":"startups","importance":2,"title":{"en":"Saudi Arabia leads Middle East VC in 2025 with $1.72bn, per MAGNiTT","ar":"السعودية تتصدر الاستثمار الجريء في الشرق الأوسط عام 2025 بـ1.72 مليار دولار بحسب «ماجنيت»"},"summary":{"en":"MAGNiTT's annual report, covered in January 2026, showed Saudi Arabia as the Middle East's largest venture market in 2025, with $1.72 billion raised, up 145% year on year, across 257 deals, up 45%, making it the region's most active market by both funding and deal count. Total Middle East venture funding was $3.43 billion across 581 deals, and fintech dominated regional activity with $1.04 billion across 152 deals. AI's share is smaller, with a figure based on MAGNiTT data putting Saudi AI funding at $235 million in 2025.","ar":"أظهر تقرير «ماجنيت» السنوي، الذي نُشر في يناير 2026، أن السعودية كانت أكبر سوق للاستثمار الجريء في الشرق الأوسط عام 2025، إذ جمعت 1.72 مليار دولار بارتفاع 145 في المائة على أساس سنوي عبر 257 صفقة بارتفاع 45 في المائة، لتكون أنشط سوق في المنطقة من حيث التمويل وعدد الصفقات معاً. وبلغ إجمالي التمويل الجريء في الشرق الأوسط 3.43 مليار دولار في 581 صفقة، وهيمنت التقنية المالية على النشاط الإقليمي بـ1.04 مليار دولار في 152 صفقة. أما حصة الذكاء الاصطناعي فأصغر، إذ يقدّر رقم مستند إلى بيانات «ماجنيت» تمويل الذكاء الاصطناعي في السعودية بـ235 مليون دولار في 2025."},"entities":["MAGNiTT","Saudi Arabia"],"figures":[{"label":"Saudi VC funding 2025","label_ar":"تمويل الاستثمار الجريء السعودي 2025","value":1720,"unit":"USD m"},{"label":"deals","label_ar":"الصفقات","value":257,"unit":"count"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.arabnews.com/node/2629071","publisher":"Arab News","title":"Saudi Arabia tops Middle East venture capital market with $1.7bn haul and record deal flow","published":null},{"url":"https://sharikatmubasher.com/news/article/21528107/middle-east-vc-funding-jumps-by-89-saudi-arabia-seizes-largest-share?lang=en","publisher":"Sharikat Mubasher","title":"Middle East VC funding jumps by 89%, Saudi Arabia seizes largest share","published":null},{"url":"https://magnitt.com/research/KSA-Venture-Capital-The-H1-2026-Review-51048","publisher":"MAGNiTT","title":"KSA Venture Capital: The H1 2026 Review","published":null}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/saudi-vc-record-2025-magnitt","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/saudi-vc-record-2025-magnitt","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/saudi-vc-record-2025-magnitt.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/saudi-vc-record-2025-magnitt.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/saudi-vc-record-2025-magnitt.jpg"}}