{"id":64266,"date":"2026-05-04T17:30:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/?p=64266"},"modified":"2026-05-04T17:40:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:40:23","slug":"saudi-metafare-raises-1-million-to-accelerate-its-expansion-in-digital-health-and-virtual-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/2026\/05\/saudi-metafare-raises-1-million-to-accelerate-its-expansion-in-digital-health-and-virtual-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Metafare Raises $1 Million to Accelerate Its Expansion in Digital Health and Virtual Reality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Saudi startup Metafare closed its first funding round at $1 million.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The round was backed by Harmonics Ventures and a group of family offices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The company develops digital health experiences powered by virtual reality and artificial intelligence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Saudi-based Metafare, a digital health and virtual reality startup, has closed its first funding round worth $1 million, with backing from Harmonics Ventures and several family offices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The funding will support Metafare\u2019s plans to expand its presence in Saudi Arabia, develop its AI-powered personalization technologies, grow its health content library, and gradually enter wider Gulf markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A new model for digital health<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Metafare is building a different approach to healthcare by combining virtual reality and artificial intelligence to deliver interactive health experiences that can be accessed remotely, without the need to visit traditional medical facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The platform focuses on helping users improve both physical fitness and mental wellbeing through short, personalized sessions that fit easily into daily routines, whether at home or in the workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>15-minute virtual wellness sessions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Metafare offers short virtual health sessions that last no more than 15 minutes, designed for individuals in work and home environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These sessions include customized content such as fitness exercises, meditation techniques, and cognitive behavioral therapy programs, tailored to each user\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More than 3,000 virtual health sessions delivered<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its launch in mid-2025, Metafare has delivered more than 3,000 virtual health sessions, reflecting growing demand for flexible digital health solutions among both individuals and organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This growth also points to the increasing interest of companies in employee wellbeing programs that can support productivity, mental health, and healthier daily habits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Expanding across Saudi Arabia and the Gulf<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Metafare plans to use the new funding to enhance its AI-based personalization capabilities, expand its health content library, strengthen its reach in the Saudi market, and gradually scale across the Gulf region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The investment reflects a broader regional shift toward technology-enabled healthcare solutions, especially those that combine innovation, accessibility, and scalable delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As global interest in digital health continues to grow, Metafare appears well positioned to benefit from this momentum through a flexible model that connects healthcare, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality in a more interactive and accessible way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi-based Metafare, a digital health and virtual reality startup, has closed its first funding round worth $1 million, with backing from Harmonics Ventures and several family offices. 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