Founding Partner at Raed Ventures, the leading early-stage venture capital firms investing in technology companies across the MENA region. With more than 15 years of experience across entrepreneurship, technology, and venture capital, Talal brings a founder and operator perspective to identifying and supporting high-potential technology companies.
At Raed Ventures, Talal has worked closely with founders on strategy, growth, product, and scaling, and has played a key role in developing value-added initiatives for portfolio companies, including RaedPlus. He has served on the boards of several prominent regional technology companies, including Salla and Sary, and currently serves on the boards and committees of Wafeq and Rabbit.
Before Raed Ventures, Talal spent more than a decade building technology companies in Saudi Arabia. He co-founded several startups, including Tarmeez, Lamma, Hwatef, and Modah, raising multiple rounds of investment and ultimately leading Modah to an acquisition by a Saudi family office. Earlier in his career, Talal worked as a key team member at Remal Ventures, the Saudi gaming company that developed Kammelna, which was acquired by Peak Games in a notable transaction in 2012.
Talal holds a Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM). During university, he won Microsoft's Imagine Cup Saudi Arabia in 2008 and was recognized at the MIT Arab Business Plan Competition in 2009.
