Country comparison
United States vs Saudi Arabia: startup funding compared
Since 2 June 2025, startups in the United States raised $487.4B across 2,833 rounds, 499.4 times Saudi Arabia's $976M.
Capital raised running total by month
Where the money goes share of capital by sector
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Biggest rounds
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Stage mix share of rounds
Most active investors rounds joined
| Investor | United States | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Y Combinator | 178 | 1 |
| Andreessen Horowitz | 130 | 1 |
| General Catalyst | 110 | · |
| Sequoia Capital | 94 | · |
| Lightspeed Venture Partners | 81 | · |
| Khosla Ventures | 77 | · |
| Alumni Ventures | 64 | · |
| Bessemer Venture Partners | 59 | · |
| Accel | 52 | · |
| Insight Partners | 51 | · |
| Kleiner Perkins | 49 | · |
| Menlo Ventures | 48 | · |
Startup hubs rounds and capital by city
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Latest rounds
Questions
Which country raised more startup funding, the United States or Saudi Arabia?
The United States. Since 2 June 2025, startups in the United States raised $487.4B across 2,833 rounds, against $976M across 42 rounds in Saudi Arabia, 499.4 times more. That is 70% and 0.1% of all the capital FundraiseBase tracked worldwide over the period.
How many startup funding rounds were announced in the United States and Saudi Arabia?
2,833 rounds in the United States and 42 rounds in Saudi Arabia since 2 June 2025, about 157 and 2 a month.
Are startup rounds bigger in the United States or Saudi Arabia?
The median round is $20M in the United States and $3.5M in Saudi Arabia, and the average round $172M and $23.2M. The median shows the typical round; the average is pulled up by a few very large ones.
What is the biggest startup round in the United States?
The biggest startup rounds in the United States since 2 June 2025 are OpenAI ($122B, 31 Mar 2026), Anthropic ($65B, Series H, 28 May 2026) and Anthropic ($30B, Series G, 12 Feb 2026).
What is the biggest startup round in Saudi Arabia?
The biggest startup rounds in Saudi Arabia since 2 June 2025 are barq ($330M, Series A, 15 Sept 2026), Ninja ($254M, Growth, 8 Jul 2025) and Gathern ($72.1M, Series B, 20 Aug 2025).
Which sectors attract the most startup funding in the United States and Saudi Arabia?
In the United States, AI ($381.8B, 78% of the capital), Robotics & Hardware ($25.4B, 5%) and Health ($21.5B, 4%) lead. In Saudi Arabia, Fintech ($485M, 50% of the capital), Consumer ($257M, 26%) and Enterprise software ($116M, 12%) lead.
Is the United States or Saudi Arabia better for early-stage startups?
Early-stage rounds (Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A) make up 57% of rounds in the United States and 79% in Saudi Arabia. The United States recorded 883 Pre-Seed or Seed rounds and Saudi Arabia 24 Pre-Seed or Seed rounds, with a median of $6M and $1.7M.
How much growth funding (Series B and later) goes to the United States and Saudi Arabia?
Startups in the United States raised $232.3B in 711 Series B or later rounds, 48% of the country's capital. In Saudi Arabia, $132M in 3 rounds, 14% of the capital.
Who are the most active startup investors in the United States?
Y Combinator (178 rounds, 16 led), Andreessen Horowitz (130 rounds, 65 led) and General Catalyst (110 rounds, 39 led) are the most active investors in the United States.
Who are the most active startup investors in Saudi Arabia?
Impact46 (5 rounds, 3 led), 500 Global (5 rounds) and Merak Capital (4 rounds, 3 led) are the most active investors in Saudi Arabia.
Which investors back startups in both the United States and Saudi Arabia?
10 investors joined rounds in both countries. The most active: Y Combinator (178 in the United States, 1 in Saudi Arabia), Andreessen Horowitz (130 in the United States, 1 in Saudi Arabia), 500 Global (4 in the United States, 5 in Saudi Arabia), Endeavor Catalyst (6 in the United States, 1 in Saudi Arabia) and Impact46 (1 in the United States, 5 in Saudi Arabia).
Which cities lead startup funding in the United States and Saudi Arabia?
San Francisco leads the United States with $133.5B across 529 rounds, ahead of New York ($26.1B). Riyadh leads Saudi Arabia with $920M across 27 rounds, ahead of Jeddah ($1.2M).
Which month brought the most startup funding?
In the United States, March 2026 ($133.9B). In Saudi Arabia, September 2026 ($364M).
How much did startups in the United States and Saudi Arabia raise in the last 90 days?
In the 90 days to 12 Nov 2026, startups in the United States raised $49.4B across 397 rounds and in Saudi Arabia $381M across 9 rounds.
Where does this data come from?
FundraiseBase lists startup funding rounds from public announcements: press releases, company posts and news coverage, checked and updated every day. Amounts are in US dollars. Some rounds are never announced, so the figures show what was made public, not every round. Corrections are welcome.