{"id":46823,"date":"2025-05-25T10:54:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T07:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/?p=46823"},"modified":"2025-05-25T12:11:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T09:11:24","slug":"saudi-retail-tech-startup-birdeye-raises-sar-2-2m-in-pre-seed-round-to-expand-local-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/2025\/05\/saudi-retail-tech-startup-birdeye-raises-sar-2-2m-in-pre-seed-round-to-expand-local-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Retail Tech Startup BirdEye Raises SAR 2.2M in Pre-Seed Round to Expand Local Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>BirdEye Secures Pre-Seed Investment of SAR 2.2 Million to Expand Operations in Saudi Arabia<\/strong><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Local VC Backs BirdEye in SAR 2.2M Round to Support Tech Startups in the Kingdom<\/strong><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>BirdEye Aims to Enhance Saudi Retail and E-Commerce With New Digital Solutions<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>BirdEye<\/strong>, a Saudi-based retail<strong> tech startup specializing<\/strong> in<strong> smart retail management solutions<\/strong>, has successfully closed a <strong>SAR 2.2 million (approx. $586,000)<\/strong> pre-seed funding round.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The investment came from a <strong>local venture capital fund<\/strong> focused on supporting emerging tech companies in the Kingdom.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Strategic Growth and Product Expansion<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The newly raised capital will be used to expand <strong>BirdEye\u2019s<\/strong> operations across the<strong> Saudi market<\/strong> and develop new digital products tailored to the needs of the <strong>retail and e-commerce sectors<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The company also plans to hire local talent across software<strong> development, sales, marketing<\/strong>, and user experience to strengthen its team and product offerings.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Enabling Digital Transformation<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>BirdEye<\/strong> aims to empower retailers in navigating the Kingdom\u2019s rapid <strong>digital transformation<\/strong> through an integrated<strong> technology platform<\/strong> that streamlines daily operations.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">This mission aligns with the<strong> Saudi Vision 2030<\/strong>, which emphasizes supporting<strong> SMEs and enhancing<\/strong> their competitiveness both locally and regionally.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Founders and Vision<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Founded in November 2024 by entrepreneurs<strong> Abdullah Bin Omairah<\/strong> and <strong>Abdulrahman Al Hassan<\/strong>, <strong>BirdEye<\/strong> is committed to providing intelligent and user-friendly tools that help retailers overcome market challenges and deliver a more efficient and flexible customer experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BirdEye, a Saudi-based retail tech startup specializing in smart retail management solutions, has successfully closed a SAR 2.2 million (approx. $586,000) pre-seed funding round.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":46820,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"post_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1810],"tags":[8489,8490,8488],"class_list":["post-46823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fintech","tag-abdullah-bin-omairah","tag-abdulrahman-al-hassan","tag-birdeye"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46823\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}