🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia.

BSF feed production. Saudi Arabia. Defunct, AgriProtein into administration 2021.

Precision-agriculture sensor & analytics platform delivering field data and irrigation optimization for Saudi farms aligned with Vision 2030 food-security goals.

Consumer app that lets bakeries, groceries and restaurants sell surplus food to consumers at up to 50% off. Operates in 7 Saudi cities with 800+ merchants including Dunkin and Tim Hortons.

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SA · 2024

Restaurant operations management & POS systems

Cultivated bluefin tuna toro. Saudi Arabia. Series B (~$129M total).

KAUST spin-out turning organic waste into compost and date-palm-peat hydroponic media that boost yields in arid sandy soils while cutting water use.

Full-stack cloud POS and F&B management SaaS supporting 33,000+ restaurants; embedded finance, inventory, loyalty, delivery integrations; processing $10B+ GMV annually.

Saudi indoor vertical farming startup producing pesticide-free leafy greens and herbs year-round for Riyadh retailers and chefs.

KAUST-spun startup (formerly Red Sea Farms) commercializing SecondSky heat-blocking film and saltwater-tolerant growing systems that cut greenhouse cooling energy and freshwater use in hot climates.

Saudi food-delivery unicorn and the first Saudi tech startup to list on Tadawul Nomu (Jan 2022). Operates marketplaces connecting 19,900+ merchants with consumers via 52,000+ couriers.

Spirulina / Chlorella / Nannochloropsis adapted to Red Sea seawater. Saudi Arabia. Sovereign / academic-state.

BSF for food-waste valorization (early-stage). Saudi Arabia. Pre-seed (academic spinout).

Saudi cloud-kitchen platform operating multi-brand delivery-only kitchens across Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam.

Surplus-food marketplace partnering with Saudi restaurants and bakeries to sell unsold inventory at discounts, reducing food waste in the Kingdom.

PF CDMO (animal-free dairy proteins, custom strain manufacture). Saudi Arabia. Series A1 (2025/26).

On-demand delivery platform allowing users to request delivery of any item including restaurant food, groceries and parcels across Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt. 10M+ registered users.

Digital-native premium bakery and D2C dessert brand operating a vertically integrated online-first model with in-house delivery across Saudi Arabia.

Three-sided marketplace connecting farmers, foodservice businesses and delivery partners, building cold-chain infrastructure for Saudi fresh produce.

Saudi Arabia's leading online grocery platform operating a dark-store network for 15-minute delivery of groceries and fresh produce.

Land-based RAS Atlantic salmon. Saudi Arabia. Growth (parent).

B2B digital distribution marketplace connecting small grocery merchants with FMCG and food brands across Saudi Arabia, UAE and Pakistan, offering BNPL, logistics and analytics.

B2B marketplace connecting small retailers, restaurants and cafes with wholesalers and manufacturers; merged with Bangladesh's ShopUp in 2025 to form SILQ Group.

KAUST-backed agritech developing liquid natural clay and soil-engineering technology that transforms sandy desert soils into water-retaining, productive agricultural land.

Aquaculture biotech / blue foods. Saudi Arabia. Operational (hatchery).

Multi-tech food security platform; five vertical pillars. Saudi Arabia. Public/sovereign-owned.

Saudi super-app offering food, grocery, pharmacy delivery and buy-now-pay-later. Competes with Careem, Noon, HungerStation.

Methanotrophic bacteria to Uniprotein® (single-cell protein for feed). Saudi Arabia. JV (SIIG 80% / Unibio 20%).

Biotech startup whose Aurora AIoT device uses a specific UV wavelength to sterilize fresh food in 30 seconds, extending shelf life by up to 97% without chemicals.

Founded in Hong Kong in 2014, Brinc MENA operates across UAE, Oman, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Announced a partnership with NEOM's Food Sector to accelerate agritech and foodtech ventures in MENA. Brinc is among the earliest accelerators investing in foodtech with 50+ AgriFood portfolio companies globally.

Flat6Labs' Riyadh seed program supports early-stage Saudi startups across sectors including e-commerce, agritech, proptech, edtech and SaaS. Graduated its first cohort of 10 startups in 2023 with each receiving ~$133K.

Six-month accelerator launched in 2016 by KAUST and SABB offering non-dilutive funding, mentorship and workshops on product-market fit, team building and fundraising. Has supported 300+ entrepreneurs across energy, agtech, biotech, photonics and cybersecurity. Notable agtech alumni include Edama (soil conditioning from organic waste) and Ghirass (nano-irrigation).

Founded 2019, Misk Accelerator is a zero-equity 12-week hybrid program for seed-stage tech startups that want Saudi Arabia as their growth market. Has run 11 cohorts and supported 193+ startups across food, retail, fintech, HORECA (e.g., FIFOplus), construction and more.

Monsha'at is Saudi Arabia's SME General Authority (est. 2016) supporting SMEs and startups toward Vision 2030 (raising SME GDP contribution to 35%). Its flagship Biban Forum is MENA's largest SME/startup event, with dedicated 'doors' for funding, innovation and growth, hosting food and agribusiness tracks.

Plug and Play's Riyadh location operates within a corporate-innovation platform connecting startups with Saudi corporates and government. Part of the global Plug and Play Food & AgTech vertical that brings together disruptive startups, corporates and industry leaders. Aligned with Saudi Vision 2030 and CEA/vertical farming priorities.

Government credit institution (est. 1382AH / ~1962) specialised in financing Saudi agriculture. Provides interest-free loans to farmers and agribusiness SMEs for machinery, livestock, beekeeping, fisheries, and increasingly for agritech entrepreneurs piloting hydroponics, drones and digital farm management tools.

Aramco's entrepreneurship arm (established 2011; rebranded to Wa'ed Ventures in 2023) supports Saudi tech startups with VC investment and post-investment services. Has invested in agritech leaders such as Red Sea Farms (saltwater-tolerant farming). Focus sectors include sustainability, industrial and digital.