{"id":48452,"date":"2025-07-02T12:08:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/?p=48452"},"modified":"2025-07-02T13:05:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T10:05:31","slug":"saudi-delivery-startup-ninja-joins-unicorn-club-with-1-5b-valuation-after-250m-funding-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/2025\/07\/saudi-delivery-startup-ninja-joins-unicorn-club-with-1-5b-valuation-after-250m-funding-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Delivery Startup Ninja Joins Unicorn Club with $1.5B Valuation After $250M Funding Round"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"816\">Saudi startup Ninja joins the unicorn club, reaching a $1.5B valuation after raising $250M in a funding round led by Riyad Capital.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"816\">Founded in 2022, Ninja provides rapid last-mile delivery services across Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and Kuwait.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"818\" data-end=\"939\">\n<p data-start=\"821\" data-end=\"939\">The tech-powered logistics platform enables the delivery of a wide range of products\u2014from groceries to pet supplies aligning with Saudi Arabia&#8217;s tech-driven vision.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"165\" data-end=\"539\">Saudi Arabia\u2019s express delivery startup Ninja has officially joined the region\u2019s elite unicorn club after raising $250 million in a funding round led by Riyad Capital, bringing its valuation to $1.5 billion, according to sources cited by Bloomberg. This major milestone reflects the kingdom\u2019s accelerating push to lead in technology and logistics innovation.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"541\" data-end=\"835\">Founded in 2022, Ninja has rapidly expanded its operations across Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and Kuwait, offering fast last-mile delivery services for a wide range of products\u2014from groceries and pharmaceuticals to pet supplies\u2014through a highly agile, tech-powered logistics platform.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"837\" data-end=\"1001\">The company leverages advanced technologies, including real-time tracking and AI-driven route optimization, to deliver a seamless and efficient customer experience.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1003\" data-end=\"1244\">Ninja\u2019s unicorn status marks a significant achievement for Saudi Arabia\u2019s startup ecosystem and aligns with the goals of Vision 2030, which seeks to boost the digital economy and diversify the nation&#8217;s investments in high-growth sectors.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1246\" data-end=\"1459\">With the fresh capital, Ninja plans to further scale its operations across the GCC, enhance its logistics infrastructure, and roll out new tech-driven services aimed at redefining last-mile delivery in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi startup Ninja joins the unicorn club, reaching a $1.5B valuation after raising $250M in a funding round led by Riyad Capital. Founded in 2022, Ninja provides rapid last-mile delivery services across Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and Kuwait. The tech-powered logistics platform enables the delivery of a wide range of products\u2014from groceries to pet supplies [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":48453,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"post_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8850],"tags":[7434,7435],"class_list":["post-48452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-venture","tag-ninja","tag-riyad-capital"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48452","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\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48452\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}