Global Ventures is a UAE venture capital firm founded in 2018, managing about $400 million. It invests in growth-stage companies in the Middle East and Africa, and its Saudi portfolio includes Zid and Classera.
About Global Ventures
Global Ventures was founded in 2018 by Noor Sweid, and says it manages $400 million and operates in 12 markets. It focuses on fintech, health, education, agriculture and enterprise software. Its portfolio includes more than 60 companies, among them Saudi companies such as Zid, Classera and Hakbah.
What it invests in
- Stages
- Series A, Series B, Growth
- Sectors
- Fintech, Health, Edtech, SaaS
- Fund size (Assets under management)
- $400M (2026) Source
From its portfolio
Lean Technologies
Open banking and payments infrastructure that connects financial apps to banks through a single API
- Stage
- Series B
- Raised
- $104M
- Founded
- 2019
- City
- Riyadh
Zid
A Saudi commerce platform that lets a merchant run their online store, sales channels and physical branch from one dashboard.
- Stage
- Series B
- Raised
- $59M
- Founded
- 2017
- City
- Riyadh
Classera
An e-learning platform for schools, universities and ministries: classes, assignments, exams and virtual classrooms
- Stage
- Series A
- Raised
- $40M
- Founded
- 2011
- City
- Jeddah
Tabby
A buy now, pay later app: shoppers split purchases into interest-free installments, and merchants get paid in full up front.
- Stage
- Growth
- Raised
- $814M
- Founded
- 2019
- City
- Riyadh
Team
- Noor SweidFounder