Salla
Salla is a Saudi e-commerce SaaS platform that lets merchants build Arabic-first online stores, and raised $130 million in a pre-IPO round led by Investcorp.
Based in Mecca, founded 2016
The numbers
$715mValuation
$142mTotal raised
985Headcount
17.5%Headcount growth
2016Founded
Why it’s on the list
Salla is a Saudi e-commerce SaaS leader, valued at over $700 million with a pre-IPO round led by Investcorp.
Funding history
2018Pre-seed$400k
2019Seed$500k
2020Seed$2m
2020Series A$9m
2024Pre-IPO$130m
Backed by
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