Jawlah
Arabic-language news and analysis site on venture capital and startup funding in the MENA region, acquired by marketing company Tafaol in October 2024.
Industry: Venture capital and startup news media | Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Founded: 2018
About Jawlah
Jawlah is an Arabic-language digital media outlet that covers venture capital, startup funding rounds and the investment scene in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and the wider region. Its website, jawlah.co, calls it the first Arabic website specialised in venture capital investments and also runs an English edition. It publishes news, articles, reports, videos and opinion pieces, sends a newsletter, and carries columns by a group of named contributors alongside its editorial team. The site says it aims to offer learning materials, news, expert articles and market data to support investment decisions.
According to the announcement of its sale, Jawlah was founded by Saud Al-Hawawi together with specialists in venture capital and startups. The announcement gives no founding year. On 13 October 2024 Tafaol, a marketing communications and public relations company, announced that it had acquired Jawlah. The price and the size of the stake were not disclosed. Al-Hawawi said the deal validated Jawlah's work with startups. Tafaol's chief executive, Anmar Al-Sulaimani, described it as one of several investments aimed at building an integrated value chain in media and marketing communications. Tafaol said it would fold Jawlah's resources into its digital content strategy and deepen its presence in startup enablement. It also said its platforms have more than 20 million followers and listed Made in Saudi, Tarjumat, Saudi Events and Oktubli among its recent acquisitions.
Jawlah continues to publish, with its site carrying articles dated September 2026. TechScoop articles in September and October 2026 cite Jawlah's reporting on a property fund's valuation schedule and on startups at Web Summit Qatar.
Leadership
- Saud Al-Hawawi, Co-founder