Use case
Find investors in Saudi Arabia,
and the ones who invest there
Search 40,000+ investors and funds for the ones based in Saudi Arabia or writing cheques there, then shortlist them with the reason beside every name. 1,793 Saudi ecosystem organisations sit beside them, in Arabic and English.
A work email reserves $50 in credit.
Arabic and English search · A reason beside every name · Invite-only early access
The Saudi ecosystem
The Saudi support structure, mapped in Arabic and English
1,793 Saudi ecosystem organisations (688 startups, 418 VCs, 149 accelerators and more), Saudi Arabia only: venture firms, accelerators, incubators, angel groups and the startups around them, as categories you combine. Search works on names and descriptions in Arabic or English, every organisation carries both names and a website, and one click adds it to your companies.
For investors, the location filter does the same: filter by where an investor is based, sort by the biggest cheque or by who leads most, and send the view as a link. Behind it sit 40,000+ investors and funds: 34,000+ investors at 9,200+ investment firms.
A seed round in Riyadh
Two questions, two filters
Where an investor says they invest is one thing. Where they are based is another. Find my investors asks both: FinTech, Seed, raising in Saudi Arabia, based in Riyadh, a $500k cheque.
The shortlist shows its reasons on every row: invests in FinTech, backs Seed rounds, writes cheques in Saudi Arabia, based in Riyadh, cheque range covers your ask. Being based in your city counts in the score, and the reason prints on the row. How matching works
The first week
From a description to a working pipeline
- DescribeThe raise
- ReadA reason on every row
- Open a profileThesis, deals, warm paths
- Add to your raiseA pipeline of investors
- Work the recordEmail, notes, stages
Open any name for the thesis, the track record and the warm paths from your own workspace, then add it to your raise pipeline and send the first email from the record. The directory is free to browse; matching, warm paths and prep briefs come with Pro, $12 per seat per month, a founding price for workspaces that pay before 15 March 2027. Applying to accelerators or programmes as well? The Startup hub lists 1,200+ ways to apply with a tracker. Ishara in Saudi Arabia · Ishara for founders
A work email reserves $50 in credit.
Frequently asked questions
Are these investors in Saudi Arabia, or investors who invest there?
Both, and Ishara keeps them apart. Where you raise is matched against where an investor says they invest; where investors are based is matched against where they are. Both count in the score, and the reason prints on the row.
Does it work in Arabic?
Yes. Organisations carry Arabic and English names and descriptions, search works in both languages, and the whole workspace runs in Arabic with right-to-left layout.
Which plan do I need?
The directory is free to browse on every plan. Find my investors, warm paths, prep briefs and raise pipelines come with Pro, $12 per seat per month, a founding price for workspaces that pay before 15 March 2027.
How do I get access?
Get early access with a work email. Ishara opens to teams in waves, your invite arrives by email, and a work email reserves $50 in credit.
Keep exploring
Where to go next.
Investor matching
A ranked list for your raise, with the reason beside every name.
For founders
Investors who fit your round, ways to apply and perks, in one place.
Investor directory
40,000+ investors and funds, with their focus, stages and recent rounds.
Early-access pricing
Free, Pro and Business per seat. Enterprise is scoped with the team.
Raise in Riyadh with the map already drawn
Your invite opens the investor directory inside your workspace, with Riyadh's investors one filter away.
Invite-only early access in waves · A work email reserves $50 in credit · Arabic and English