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Saudi fashion startup Aya completes $1.6m funding round

Aya, a Saudi Arabia-based ecomm platform, has completed a US$1.6 million seed funding round.

The funding was led by Khwarizmi Ventures and included contributions from Raed Ventures, Joa Capital, FENA Holdings, Turki Alrajhi, and several angel investors.

The funds will be allocated to product development, market expansion, and enhancements to platform capabilities.

Founded in 2024 by Munira Al Kadi and Abdulrahman Al Ammar, Aya aims to forecast fashion trends and connect local manufacturers with consumer demand to create popular styles.

Aya operates within the modest fashion sector. It uses real-time customer insights to improve manufacturing and supply chain efficiency in the industry.

Recent Aya developments

Timeline
05-Sep-2022 🚀 Ayala’s VC arm leads $7.5m round of SG procurement firm
  • Eezee raises $7.5M in series A funding
  • Plans to expand to Indonesia, Malaysia, and Philippines
02-Oct-2020 🌐 Philippine conglomerate Ayala closes new VC fund at $180m
  • Ayala Corp raises $180M for new global VC fund
  • Focus on funding startups in fintech and proptech
08-Jun-2020 🌏 Ayannah reveals merger; new entity seeks up to $50m in series B round
  • Ayannah and ECAP merge to form Ayannah Global.
  • New entity targets 10M customers in Asia, expanding services.
25-Nov-2019 💸 Forget e-wallets. Ayannah taps agents to serve the unbanked and it’s growing fast
  • Philippines sees $33B in remittances, $40B domestic flow
  • Ayannah connects 10,000 agents, processes 50,000 daily transactions

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