{"id":84072,"date":"2026-09-10T11:25:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T08:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/saudi-ict-deals-investments-leap-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T11:25:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T08:25:54","slug":"saudi-ict-deals-investments-leap-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/saudi-ict-deals-investments-leap-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi ICT Deals Surge With Massive Data Center and VC Investments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Major Saudi ICT deals marked significant growth across the technology and telecommunications ecosystem during the week of September 2026. The announcements spanned massive cloud infrastructure projects, extensive software partnerships, and substantial venture funds aimed at accelerating digital transformation in Saudi Arabia.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Funding and Investment<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saudi AI firm HUMAIN targets a fund valued at $2.5 billion to build new data centers, according to reports by <a href=\"https:\/\/asharqbusiness.com\/companies\/146394\/%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%81-%D8%B5%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%82%D8%A7-%D8%A8-2-5-%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u0642 \u0628\u0644\u0648\u0645\u0628\u0631\u063a<\/a>. In parallel coverage, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-09-03\/saudi-firm-humain-eyes-2-5-billion-fund-to-build-data-centers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg.com<\/a> noted that this $2.5 billion fund will establish critical facilities to support <a href=\"\/category\/ai\/\">artificial intelligence<\/a> initiatives and broader digital infrastructure.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saudi Arabia also announced investments exceeding $2.5 billion to expand national data center and advanced technology capabilities, as published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spa.gov.sa\/en\/N2666590\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u0648\u0643\u0627\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0646\u0628\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a\u0629<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spa.gov.sa\/ar\/N2666347?type=news&amp;uuid=N2666347\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SPA (Arabic)<\/a>. Furthermore, day three of the LEAP 2026 conference secured $857 million in tech and manufacturing investments, reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spa.gov.sa\/en\/N2667909?type=news&amp;uuid=N2667909\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SPA (English)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spa.gov.sa\/ar\/N2667589?type=news&amp;uuid=N2667589\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SPA (Arabic)<\/a> for innovation and transformation.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deals and Contracts<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adobe, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), and HUMAIN expanded their partnership to provide over $4 billion in free AI-powered creative tools to millions of citizens and residents in Saudi Arabia, as detailed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260831972057\/en\/Adobe-MCIT-and-HUMAIN-Expand-Partnership-Providing-Over-%244bn-in-Free-Access-to-AI-powered-Creative-Tools-to-Millions-of-Citizens-and-Residents-of-Saudi-Arabia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Wire<\/a>. This collaboration represents a substantial deployment of creative software across the Kingdom.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">National Housing Company committed an investment of $880 million into a data center located in Riyadh, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/aawsat.com\/node\/5315995\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asharq Al-Awsat<\/a>, supporting technology infrastructure for the domestic real estate sector. Meanwhile, industrial fintech financing in Saudi Arabia reached SR541 million during the first half of 2026, marking a 130% increase as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/saudigazette.com.sa\/article\/664083\/saudi-arabia\/saudi-industrial-fintech-financing-surges-130-to-sr541-million-in-h1-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saudi Gazette<\/a>.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tracking Saudi ICT Deals and Regulation<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the regulatory and financial front, Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) data revealed that e-commerce sales executed via Mada cards reached SR37.6 billion in July 2026. This figure represents an 11.8% rise compared to June 2026, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/saudigazette.com.sa\/article\/664413\/saudi-arabia\/e-commerce-sales-in-saudi-arabia-surge-118-to-sr376-billion-in-july\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saudi Gazette<\/a>, reflecting rapid digital payments expansion in the wider <a href=\"\/category\/economy\/\">economy<\/a>.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Launches and Future Outlook<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Technology firm HUMAIN launched a global venture capital fund totaling $10 billion to invest in startups and tech ventures internationally, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alarabiya.net\/aswaq\/economy\/2026\/09\/03\/%D8%B5%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AB%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9-%D9%84%D9%80%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%82%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B2-%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%87-10-%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/a>. 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