Lucidya
Lucidya is a Saudi AI-native customer experience management platform serving clients across 13 countries, with a $30 million Series B.
Based in Riyadh, founded 2016
The numbers
$165mValuation
$38mTotal raised
368Headcount
54.6%Headcount growth
2016Founded
Why it’s on the list
Lucidya is a Saudi AI-native customer experience leader, with a $30 million Series B serving 75 million consumers.
Funding history
2019Series A$8m
2025Series B$30m
Backed by
Founders
H
Hatem KameliCo-founder & CEO
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