Venture studio and startup advisory in Saudi Arabia
Venture Studio Builder
& Value Growth Creation
in Saudi Arabia.
From Riyadh, venture building and scaling aligned to Vision 2030 - across giga-projects, tourism, FinTech and digital government - with the localisation playbook that turns access into advantage.
Saudi Arabia is the largest greenfield venture opportunity of this generation. PIF and Vision 2030 are rewriting entire sectors - tourism, entertainment, mobility, real estate - and the ventures that win are those built with the Kingdom, not parachuted into it. The approach that works: a credible local joint venture, a localisation plan from day one, and a value narrative anchored to a Vision 2030 outcome. The losers treat KSA as a sales region; the compounders treat it as a build region.
Build new
ventures here.
Studio-in-residence for founders and corporates building from zero in Riyadh. Thesis, founding team, product and capital - delivered with local context and global craft.
Discuss a venture buildBuild where giga-project demand, regulatory shift and sovereign capital converge in the next 36 months.
Co-build with a local champion or family group as JV partner - alignment, not adapter dependency.
Regional HQ setup, Saudisation planning and Saudi Made positioning so procurement preference becomes a moat.
Cheque structured to attract PIF-portfolio, sovereign-backed and strategic Saudi investors.
Scale, distribution
and exit.
For post-PMF ventures and corporate spin-outs: GTM systems, channel design, M&A readiness and exit architecture - tuned to Riyadh market dynamics and capital corridors.
Land NEOM, Diriyah, Red Sea, ROSHN and Qiddiya as anchor buyers through programmatic procurement plays.
Work with SAMA, CMA, CITC and sector regulators so licensing accelerates scale, not blocks it.
Hiring, training and partnership models that hit Nitaqat targets while building real venture muscle.
Buyer mapping into PIF portfolio, listed Saudi groups and family conglomerates building digital arms.
Approach in Riyadh
Map the Vision 2030 programme and giga-project demand for the wedge.
Local JV partner, RHQ structure and Saudisation plan agreed before build.
90-day sprint in Riyadh with a giga-project or government entity as design partner.
Localise team, expand into GCC, and unlock PIF-adjacent growth capital.
Digital platforms for NEOM, Red Sea, Diriyah, ROSHN and Qiddiya operational stacks.
SAMA and CMA-aligned FinTech for payments, wealth and embedded finance across the Kingdom.
Platforms supporting digital transformation programmes across Saudi ministries and authorities.
Local partners & ecosystem
SAMA · CMA · CITC · MISA · Vision 2030 VRP
PIF portfolio funds · Sanabil · Jada · Saudi family offices
NEOM · Red Sea Global · Diriyah · ROSHN · Saudi ministries
Founder & Senior Advisor
Dipesh Savani
Dipesh Savani founded Digit Two after more than two decades building, scaling and advising ventures across SaaS, fintech, healthtech and B2B services. An exited founder and ex-McKinsey advisor, he works with founders on the decisions that compound: distribution, capital strategy and the operating discipline behind enduring companies.
His work spans venture creation, corporate innovation and guidance for founders preparing to scale or exit. Through Digit Two, he leads thesis development, founding-team formation and a network of senior advisors.
Building or scaling
in Saudi Arabia?
Dipesh advises on a small number of Saudi engagements each year. For localisation, joint ventures or new ventures in the Kingdom, start a conversation.