Saudi Arabia has sent the first biological samples from the Middle East into space on the BioGravity-1 mission. Healthy cells will set a baseline for later Alzheimer’s and multiple sclerosis studies in microgravity. No results yet.
Robo-advisor services in Saudi Arabia managed ﷼9.9 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2026. Portfolios crossed one million for the first time. Average assets per portfolio were about ﷼9,500. The figures are from Argaam.
CMA chairman Mazen Al-Sudairi said reforms for declining stocks, IPO quality and retail participation should land within 90 days. He said the retail slice of offerings should rise toward 30 percent. The 4 October comments are an interview, not a published rule.
MedGulf’s chief executive put Saudi insurers’ investment portfolios at about SAR 60 billion, double the level of four years ago, at an Asharqia Chamber workshop. He also cited a 2% sector margin. The figure is a briefing, not an official asset tally.
Rela took an undisclosed strategic investment from Yazeed Al Rajhi and Brothers Holding to grow licensed workforce housing in Saudi Arabia. Ticket and stake were not published. The company launched in early 2026 under Salman Al Jabrain.
Saudi platform erad closed a $22 million Series A led by MEVP to expand Shariah-compliant corporate financing for SMEs. It cites SAR 500 million deployed and SAR 4 billion in requests. Those figures are company-reported. Valuation was not published.
MoneyHash will offer Geidea’s gateway through its existing integration in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt. The 24 September 2026 tie-up is a payment infrastructure hook, not a new licence. No live volume or go-live date was published.
Sarat Investment aims to put $100 million into 20 biotechnology companies. That is a stated mandate, not a published first close. A 2025 Sarat Ventures vehicle had already flagged about $50 million for Saudi- and MENA-tied biotech.
Ceer will unveil its first Saudi electric car pair, a sedan and an SUV, on 21 September 2026. The PIF-Foxconn venture has set a Q4 production start at King Abdullah Economic City. Prices and range were not released.
Riyadh-based Optruss is deploying AI-driven predictive maintenance and asset intelligence to help Saudi industrial operators prevent costly machinery downtime amidst nationwide factory modernisation.