Outliers Venture Capital

Metric automates accounting for SMEs and startups, enabling them to track finances, get real-time insights, and formulate strategy – with zero finance experience.

‍Soum is reimagining recommence in the MENA region and beyond by building the most convenient, trustworthy, and transparent recommence marketplace, starting with consumer electronics in Saudi Arabia.

Lean Technologies Limited is a Saudi B2B company that specializes in providing a developer-friendly application programming interface (API) platform aimed at facilitating access to financial data and payment initiation for fintech companies. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Riyadh, the company partners with financial institutions to create an integration layer that enhances existing systems while ensuring transparency and control over shared customer data. Lean offers a Universal API that allows fintechs to connect with multiple financial institutions through a single platform, thereby simplifying the integration process and enabling seamless access to users' bank accounts. This approach helps both developers and financial institutions navigate the complexities of financial infrastructure while maintaining oversight and security.

Penny Software, founded in 2020 and based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, specializes in developing a cloud-based procure-to-pay system known as Penny. This platform streamlines the entire procurement process, enabling organizations to digitize and manage their procurement cycle from request to approval. Key features of Penny include an action-driven dashboard, budget tracking, customizable reporting, a product comparison tool, and a structured timeline. The system is designed to simplify procurement activities, allowing users to manage requests for quotations, compare vendor offers, issue purchase orders, and process payments efficiently. Penny Software caters primarily to mid-sized enterprises, offering a modular and customizable solution that supports both private and public marketplaces, as well as procurement shared services.

Matter is a social reading application based in the United States that focuses on articles, blogs, and newsletters. The platform aims to enhance users' reading experiences by curating and presenting high-quality content, helping them discover better material online. Through its user-friendly interface, Matter facilitates engagement with a diverse range of written works, making it easier for individuals to connect with relevant information and insights.

Tabby Inc. is a financial services company based in the United Arab Emirates that offers payment solutions for online and in-store purchases. The company provides consumers in the UAE and Saudi Arabia with a buy now, pay later option, allowing them to choose between making a deferred single payment or paying in multiple installments. Tabby's proprietary decision engine facilitates instant checkouts, enabling customers to make purchases without incurring additional costs. This approach allows consumers to utilize flexible credit while ensuring secure payment methods.

Homzmart Ltd. is an e-commerce platform based in Cairo, Egypt, that specializes in selling home furniture, décor, lighting, and related supplies. Founded in 2019, the company offers a community-driven approach, allowing homeowners to connect with home professionals for advice and recommendations. Users can browse a diverse selection of home designs and products, read articles on home improvement, and access reviews of various items. This platform not only facilitates the purchase of quality home furnishings but also fosters a visual community that enhances the overall shopping experience for homeowners.

Homzmart Ltd. is an e-commerce platform based in Cairo, Egypt, that specializes in selling home furniture, décor, lighting, and related supplies. Founded in 2019, the company offers a community-driven approach, allowing homeowners to connect with home professionals for advice and recommendations. Users can browse a diverse selection of home designs and products, read articles on home improvement, and access reviews of various items. This platform not only facilitates the purchase of quality home furnishings but also fosters a visual community that enhances the overall shopping experience for homeowners.

Developer of a cybersecurity software designed to optimize, centralize and accelerate a company's threat response. The company's software brings together contextual awareness, automation, knowledge and collaboration to modernize security operations and integrates with all the leading endpoints, enabling clients to quickly respond to incidents and proactively defend against emerging threats.

AccuKnox is a provider of zero-trust kubernetes security solutions. AccuKnox is advancing a Zero Trust run-time Kubernetes security platform that leverages an identity-driven approach.

Cassbana uses AI to run a behavior-based credit scoring system, which determines individuals and businesses ' access to credit.

Tabby Inc. is a financial services company based in the United Arab Emirates that offers payment solutions for online and in-store purchases. The company provides consumers in the UAE and Saudi Arabia with a buy now, pay later option, allowing them to choose between making a deferred single payment or paying in multiple installments. Tabby's proprietary decision engine facilitates instant checkouts, enabling customers to make purchases without incurring additional costs. This approach allows consumers to utilize flexible credit while ensuring secure payment methods.

Penny Software, founded in 2020 and based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, specializes in developing a cloud-based procure-to-pay system known as Penny. This platform streamlines the entire procurement process, enabling organizations to digitize and manage their procurement cycle from request to approval. Key features of Penny include an action-driven dashboard, budget tracking, customizable reporting, a product comparison tool, and a structured timeline. The system is designed to simplify procurement activities, allowing users to manage requests for quotations, compare vendor offers, issue purchase orders, and process payments efficiently. Penny Software caters primarily to mid-sized enterprises, offering a modular and customizable solution that supports both private and public marketplaces, as well as procurement shared services.

Lean Technologies Limited is a Saudi B2B company that specializes in providing a developer-friendly application programming interface (API) platform aimed at facilitating access to financial data and payment initiation for fintech companies. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Riyadh, the company partners with financial institutions to create an integration layer that enhances existing systems while ensuring transparency and control over shared customer data. Lean offers a Universal API that allows fintechs to connect with multiple financial institutions through a single platform, thereby simplifying the integration process and enabling seamless access to users' bank accounts. This approach helps both developers and financial institutions navigate the complexities of financial infrastructure while maintaining oversight and security.

Breadfast is a Cairo-based company that specializes in producing a variety of bread and bakery products, including white and brown toast, baguettes, multigrain bread, rye, and various types of buns and pastries. Established in 2017, Breadfast operates an online delivery service that ensures customers receive fresh bakery items each morning, eliminating the need for freezing or defrosting. The company's product range also includes different flavors of muffins and croissants, as well as other grocery essentials like milk, eggs, and personal care items. By offering a convenient one-stop platform for daily needs, Breadfast aims to enhance the shopping experience for its customers.

Sleek is a deep learning startup that specializes in enhancing customer experiences by reducing wait times through its innovative AI-based platform. By integrating various data sources, the company's patent-pending technology offers virtual queuing solutions that allow customers to avoid long lines while enabling businesses, such as popular merchants and event organizers, to generate additional revenue streams. The platform accurately assesses real wait times and creates a dynamically priced virtual priority lane, requiring no additional hardware or workflow changes. Serving over 20,000 businesses, Sleek is backed by prominent investors and was founded by a team of Forbes U30 honorees, including former engineers from Google and Stanford. With a dedicated team of eight, Sleek aims to transform how customers interact with service environments.

Sabbar is an on-demand staffing platform that specializes in blue-collar jobs in the retail, hospitality, and entertainment industry in MENA. Our platform enables businesses to hire casual staff during peak hours or high seasons by connecting them to highly qualified and fully vetted professionals. Additionally, we relieve our customers from associated administrative costs by streamlining a lengthy process that typically includes interviews, training, placement, shift scheduling, worker payments, and everything in-between. To learn more, visit: sabbar.com

Noon Academy is an online learning platform that facilitates collaborative and interactive education for students. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with additional offices in Cairo, Egypt, and Bengaluru, India, the platform boasts over six million registered users. Noon Academy allows students to engage in group studies, compete with peers, and access on-demand tutoring, while also providing teachers with opportunities to build a following and earn income based on performance and reviews. The platform integrates social and gamification elements, enhancing the learning experience through study groups, peer engagement, and contests. With a notable growth in active users, Noon Academy is recognized as a leading e-learning platform in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, and is preparing to expand its reach into India, Iraq, and Pakistan.