{"id":30453,"date":"2021-12-08T16:06:35","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T13:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/?p=30453"},"modified":"2026-03-27T23:56:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T20:56:57","slug":"waed-concludes-six-city-roadshow-in-makkah-announcing-new-seed-grants-and-vc-funds-to-four-saudi-based-startups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/waed-concludes-six-city-roadshow-in-makkah-announcing-new-seed-grants-and-vc-funds-to-four-saudi-based-startups\/","title":{"rendered":"Wa\u2019ed concludes six-city roadshow in Makkah, announcing new seed grants and VC funds to four Saudi-based startups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Saudi Aramco\u2019s entrepreneurship arm has announced up to SAR 7.65 million to four entrepreneurs during the final stop of the nation-wide Wa\u2019ed 2021 Entrepreneurship Roadshow<\/li><li>With the final stop concluded, Wa\u2019ed has now dedicated over SAR 43.6 million in financial aid to 28 Saudi entrepreneurs throughout the entire Roadshow campaign<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>December&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>8<\/strong><strong>, 2021<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Wa\u2019ed, the entrepreneurship arm of Saudi Aramco, has announced up to SAR&nbsp;7.65million in new seed grants and venture funds to four Saudi-based start-ups during its final Wa\u2019ed 2021 Entrepreneurship Roadshow stop in Makkah, which was held on December 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organized in partnership with Wadi Makkah&nbsp;Ventures, the investment joint stock company fully owned by Umm Al Qura University, the sixth and final stop in Wa\u2019ed\u2019s nationwide roadshow welcomed tech-focused start-ups from across various industry sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBy supporting the most disruptive and tech-focused Saudi-based startups and opening applications to all qualified entrepreneurs, Wa\u2019ed\u2019s Entrepreneurship roadshow represented the ideal platform to showcase emerging innovations led by younger entrepreneurs, and the perfect opportunity for Wa\u2019ed to provide them with the needed financial and entrepreneurial support to grow\u201d said Fahad Alidi, Managing Director at Wa\u2019ed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the event,&nbsp;Wa\u2019ed made seed grant recommendations for SAR 75,000 to the first place winner Slates, a web browser extension which allows people to save, curate, and share their internet discoveries in organized collections with notes in a single URL, a&nbsp;SAR 50,000 to CensorIT, a Saudi platform IoT solutions and applications to increase efficiency and scalability, and a final SAR 25,000 grant to Naseej Market, a creative online marketplace connecting local buyers to local artists, designers, and independent shops making unique, customized, handmade products.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wa\u2019ed also disclosed its SAR 7.5 million VC investment in&nbsp;Lamaa, the Saudi-based fintech start-up providing financing solutions for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), including Supply Chain Finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The venture investment was part of a SAR 19 million Pre-Series A round co-led with Raed Ventures, as announced earlier by Wa\u2019ed on December 2nd. 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