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Best Auto Tech Companies in Saudi Arabia

The 56 best Auto Tech companies in Saudi Arabia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Shift.

56companies tracked
$277.5Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
19have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · AUTO TECH × SAUDI ARABIA

Our analysis of 223 Auto Tech companies

$72.2b in tracked funding; 88% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

223companies analysed
88%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
36unicorns
2018median founding year
658kcombined LinkedIn audience
53%of audience held by top 3
3companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Auto Tech companies in Saudi Arabia

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1Shift
Provider of on-demand chauffeur, car rental, carsharing, and leasing services
$83M21 mo agoSeedKhalid Al-Sulaiman
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
2017TypeScriptZone.jsAngular+81 partnership
2Syarah
Online retailer of new and used vehicles with financing options
$83M22 mo agoSeries CFayez Alanazi
Co Founder of Syarah and Board Member
2015SentryAmazon Web ServicesTikTok Pixel+25
3Petroapp
Provider of a system for managing vehicle budgets and fuel consumption
$50M12 mo agoSeries C2018WordPressMySQLZoho+34
4Tameeni
Online insurance aggregator
$24M55 mo agoSeries BThamer Alfallaj
Co-Founder & CEO
2017WordPressMySQLPHP+30
5Morni
Platform for booking roadside assistance services
$9M66 mo agoSeries BYousef Abed
Co Founder
2014RubyErlangRuby on Rails+18
6Telgani
App-based B2C car rental aggregator
$8M40 mo agoSeries AAbdulkader Almkinzy
Founder & CEO
2018Node.jsGoogle MapsMUI+181 job opening
7Mondo Ride
Taxi-booking app
$5M101 mo agoDeadpooled2013
8Ejaro
App-based peer-to-peer car rental platform
$4M29 mo agoSeedMohammed Khashoggi
Founder & CEO
2014SentryZendeskGoogle Maps+10
9Carefer
App-based garage aggregator for automotive repair services
$3M41 mo agoSeed2017
10Sadeem
Developer of a connected sensor system for monitoring urban traffic and floods
$3M79 mo agoSeedChristian Claudel
Co Founder
2016WordPressMySQLPHP+20
11GAZAL
App-based platform offering multi-category electric-two-wheeler sharing services
$2M63 mo agoSeedSarah A
CEO
2020WordPressMySQLPHP+19
12Spiro
App-based B2C marketplace for auto parts & accessories
$2M60 mo agoSeedAbdullah Shamlan
Co-Founder & Managing Director
2017TypeScriptBootstrapZone.js+16
13Spiders Mobility
App-based platform offering electric kick-scooter sharing services
$1M51 mo agoSeedMajd Baik
Co-Founder & CEO
2021WordPressMySQLPHP+24
14Sharik
App-based platform offering P2P marketplace for car rentals
$666K60 mo agoSeedJamal Al-Baqmi
Founder
2018

Top 12 Auto Tech companies in Saudi Arabia

#1
Series C · Riyadh, Riyadh Province · founded 2018 · 67 employees
$50Mraised

Provider of a system for managing vehicle budgets and fuel consumption. The system offers tools for companies to control vehicle-related expenses through digital solutions. It facilitates the monitoring of fuel usage and aims to reduce waste. The system provides features such as electronic documentation and reporting. It also offers services related to vehicle maintenance, including oil changes, washing, and battery supply.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Series C$50M
Investors
Jadwa, Bunat Ventures, RZM Investment
Tech stack
AdrollAdroll Cmp SystemAmazon Web ServicesAngularApache Http ServerApexcharts.Js
#2
Series C · Riyadh, Riyadh Province · founded 2015 · 424 employees
$82.6Mraised

Online retailer of new and used vehicles with financing options. It provides a platform for browsing various car brands and models. The platform offers options for purchasing vehicles outright or through financing. It also facilitates the sale of used cars.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 121k LinkedIn followers — 18.4% of this cohort's audience · 63 engagements/post (1.8× cohort median)
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2024Series C$60M
  • Aug 2021Series B$20M
  • Jun 2020Series A
  • Mar 2019Series A
Founders & team
Fayez AlanaziCo Founder of Syarah and Board MemberSalah SharefCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Impact46, Elm, Budget, Vision Ventures, Artal Capital, Tawuniya
Tech stack
AdjustAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementConvert
#3
Seed · Jeddah, Makkah Province · founded 2017
$82.8Mraised

Provider of on-demand chauffeur, car rental, carsharing, and leasing services. The business offers vehicle rentals through an application and physical branches. It provides chauffeur services with trained drivers. The company facilitates vehicle leasing and sales. It also offers last mile and cross border transportation. Group transportation services are available with professional drivers.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 27k LinkedIn followers — 4.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. SHIFT Chauffeur) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2024Seed$82.8M
Founders & team
Khalid Al-SulaimanFounder & Chief Executive Officer
Investors
Merak Capital
#4
Seed · Jeddah, Makkah Province · founded 2014 · 18 employees
$4.1Mraised

App-based peer-to-peer car rental platform. It offers a peer-to-peer vehicle sharing marketplace where users can get connected with car owners with individuals. It offers features like variant payment options, insured rides, etc. The mobile application is available for Android and iOS platforms.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2024Seed$3.3M
  • Jan 2021Seed$850K
Founders & team
Mohammed KhashoggiFounder & CEO
Investors
BIM, Tawuniya
#5
Series A · Riyadh, Riyadh Province · founded 2018 · 20 employees
$8.5Mraised

App-based B2C car rental aggregator. Users can book their rides by providing location details, passenger details, and more. Users can book the cars of their preferences via their app. Their mobile app is available for both Android and iOS devices.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 22k LinkedIn followers — 3.3% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +3 · hiring: Automation Specialist, Campaign Specialist
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2023Series A$6M
  • Nov 2021Seed$2.5M
  • May 2020Seed
Founders & team
Abdulkader AlmkinzyFounder & CEO
Investors
500 Global, SVC, Impact46, NOMW Capital, Hala Auto, Elm
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAppsflyerCore-JsEmotion
#6
Series B · Riyadh, Riyadh Province · founded 2017
$24Mraised

Online insurance aggregator. It is an online platform that enables users to compare and purchase insurance policies from multiple insurance providers, offering a range of options including car, health, and travel insurance.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 14k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2021Series B$24M
Founders & team
Thamer AlfallajCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Impact46
Tech stack
Ant DesignBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser Insights
#7
Seed · Riyadh, Riyadh Province · founded 2017 · 60 employees
$2.9Mraised

App-based garage aggregator for automotive repair services. Their platform enables users to locate automotive workshops in their vicinity. Users can search and navigate to nearby workshops, check or write reviews, and also request consultation services. The app is available for both Android and iOS devices.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2023Seed$2.9M
Investors
Elm, Merced, Sarh Funds
#8
Series B · Riyadh, Riyadh Province · founded 2014 · 40 employees
$9.1Mraised

Platform for booking roadside assistance services. Users can book services by providing location, user details, payment details, and more. Services offered on the platform include towing, flat tire repair, battery repair, and fuel delivery. App is available for iOS and Android devices.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 13k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public)
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2020Series B$9.1M
Founders & team
Yousef AbedCo FounderShehail ShehailCEO
Investors
G Square, Al Turairi, Raed Ventures, MBRIF
Tech stack
ErlangAmpHerokuCowboyGoogle Font ApiFont Awesome
#9
Seed · Jeddah, Makkah Province · founded 2021 · 9 employees
$1.4Mraised

App-based platform offering electric kick-scooter sharing services. The platform enables users to find, book and unlock through mobile applications. It offers features like vicinity-based search, online payments, etc. At the end of the ride, users have to leave the vehicle at any of the allocated parking spaces. The mobile application is available for Android and iOS platforms.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2022Seed$1.4M
Founders & team
Majd BaikCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Watheeq
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareGoogle WorkspaceJqueryJsdelivrNginx
#10
Seed · Riyadh, Riyadh Province · founded 2017 · 30 employees
$1.8Mraised

Speero is an app-based B2C marketplace for auto parts & accessories. Buyers are allowed to request car parts they want to buy & can compare price quotes from suppliers & can make an order through the platform or app. Dealers can register on the platform to sell spare parts. Their product categories include brakes & fabrics, lighting, bumpers, spark plugs, fuel system & more. Their app is available for iOS & Android devices.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2021Seed$1.8M
  • Mar 2020Seed
Founders & team
Abdullah ShamlanCo-Founder & Managing Director
Investors
500 Global, Impact46, Derayah Venture Capital Fund, Nuwa Capital, EQ2 Ventures, Access Bridge Ventures
Tech stack
AirtableAngularBootstrapCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflare
#11
Seed · Riyadh, Riyadh Province · founded 2020 · 10 employees
$2Mraised

App-based platform offering multi-category electric-two-wheeler sharing services. The platform enables users to find, book and unlock electric kick-scooters and electric bicycles through the mobile application. It offers features like variant payment options, eco-friendly rides, etc. It offers dockless vehicle sharing services, etc. The mobile application is available for Android and iOS platforms.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2021Seed$2M
Founders & team
Sarah ACEO
#12
Deadpooled · Riyadh, Riyadh Province · founded 2013 · 33 employees
$5Mraised

Mondo Ride is app-based taxi service provider. App is available for both iOS & Android platforms. Within the app, the user has to select the pickup location so that he can see the nearby available taxis with estimated fares. Payments can be done via cash, MPESA or credit card. Users can rate their drivers and add them to favorites. Claims to work only with legalized taxi-drivers. Mondo Corporate option is available for corporate companies for employee travel management. Currently working in Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, and Kenya.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2018Seed$2M
Investors
iSON Innovation & Investments
Tech stack
Microsoft Asp.NetAmazon AlbAmazon Web ServicesWhatsapp Business ChatHstsCloudflare

Funding & investor landscape

$277.5Mtotal disclosed funding
15companies funded
20disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Impact464 rounds
Elm3 rounds
Wa'ed Ventures3 rounds
500 Global2 rounds
Derayah Venture Capital Fund2 rounds
Flat6Labs2 rounds
Jimco2 rounds
Merak Capital2 rounds
Raed Ventures2 rounds
Tawuniya2 rounds

Notable founders

Fayez Alanazi
Co Founder of Syarah and Board Member · Syarah
Salah Sharef
Co-Founder & CEO · Syarah
Khalid Al-Sulaiman
Founder & Chief Executive Officer · Shift
Mohammed Khashoggi
Founder & CEO · Ejaro
Abdulkader Almkinzy
Founder & CEO · Telgani
Thamer Alfallaj
Co-Founder & CEO · Tameeni
Yousef Abed
Co Founder · Morni
Shehail Shehail
CEO · Morni
Majd Baik
Co-Founder & CEO · Spiders Mobility
Abdullah Shamlan
Co-Founder & Managing Director · Spiro
Sarah A
CEO · GAZAL
Christian Claudel
Co Founder · Sadeem
Prism market signals · Saudi Arabia · country-scoped Prism corpus, 721,901 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Auto Tech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Saudi Arabia

How research on Autonomous Vehicles is moving in Saudi Arabia

A read on the academic research around Autonomous Vehicles — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 196 Saudi Arabia-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
202220242026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and steady — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 53% → 54% across 2022–2026.
top research entities
  • King Saud University22
  • King Abdulaziz University20
  • Ministry of Education20
  • Northern Border University18
  • King Abdullah University of Science and Technology16
leading researchers
Mohamed Hadded · Hakim Ghazzai · Mourad Elhadef · Abdulaziz A. Alsulami · Qasem Abu Al‐Haija · Ali Alqahtani · Raed Alsini · Tariq Alqubaysi
Breakthroughs90 · 46%
▲ 0%→48% share
1 median citations98% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (0%→48% of field), led by Cloud computing.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Cloud computing1→5
  • Computer network1→4
Newly emergingObject detection 0→15 · Object (grammar) 0→12 · Computer security 0→11
Landmark Edge YOLO: Real-Time Intelligent Object Detection System Based on Edge-Cloud Cooperation in Autonomous Vehicles · 310 cites
Advancements50 · 26%
▲ 0%→24% share
2 median citations94% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are rising (0%→24% of field), led by Computer network.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Computer network7
  • Transport engineering6
  • Pattern recognition (psychology)4
  • Systems engineering3
  • Convolutional neural network3
Newly emergingTransport engineering 0→6 · Computer network 0→5
Landmark Autonomous Vehicles and Intelligent Automation: Applications, Challenges, and Opportunities · 264 cites
Concerns42 · 21%
▲ 0%→20% share
1 median citations90% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (0%→20% of field), led by Humanities.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Humanities5
  • Computer security4
  • Context (archaeology)4
  • Key (lock)4
  • Automation3
Newly emergingHumanities 0→5
Landmark Autonomous Driving Cars in Smart Cities: Recent Advances, Requirements, and Challenges · 289 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Saudi Arabia

Where autonomous vehicles is researched across Saudi Arabia

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Riyadh50 · +0.64
Hot · Computer networkAdvancing · Intrusion detection systemOpportunity · Object detection
Jeddah45 · +0.63
Hot · Cloud computingAdvancing · Computer visionOpportunity · Object detection
Abhā15 · +0.84
Hot · Object detectionAdvancing · Computer visionOpportunity · Object (grammar)
Dhahran11 · +0.16
Opportunity · Perception
Al Kharj9 · +0.63
Opportunity · Convolutional neural network
Ta'if6 · +0.45
Hot · Computer securityOpportunity · Computer network

Common questions

How many Auto Tech companies are there in Saudi Arabia?
Radar tracks 56 indexable Auto Tech companies headquartered in Saudi Arabia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Auto Tech companies in Saudi Arabia?
The Auto Tech companies in Saudi Arabia on this list have raised a combined $277.5M in disclosed equity funding across 15 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Auto Tech company in Saudi Arabia?
Shift is the highest-funded Auto Tech company in Saudi Arabia, with $82.8M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Auto Tech companies in Saudi Arabia are funded?
15 of the 56 Auto Tech companies in Saudi Arabia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Auto Tech unicorns are there in Saudi Arabia?
None of the Auto Tech companies in Saudi Arabia on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Saudi Arabia Auto Tech companies?
The most active investors in Saudi Arabia Auto Tech companies on this list include Impact46, Elm, Wa'ed Ventures, 500 Global, Derayah Venture Capital Fund.
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