Global footprint - Saudi Arabia

Venture Studio Builder
& Value Growth Creation
in Saudi Arabia.

From Riyadh we build and scale ventures aligned to Vision 2030 - across giga-projects, tourism, FinTech and digital government - with the localisation playbook that turns access into advantage.

Riyadh skyline and Vision 2030 architecture
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- Local point of view

Saudi Arabia is the largest greenfield venture opportunity in our 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. What we have seen work: 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.

Talk to us about a build
Vision 2030-aligned thesis

Build where giga-project demand, regulatory shift and sovereign capital converge in the next 36 months.

Joint-venture structures

Co-build with a local champion or family group as JV partner - alignment, not adapter dependency.

RHQ & localisation

Regional HQ setup, Saudisation planning and Saudi Made positioning so procurement preference becomes a moat.

PIF-adjacent capital

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.

Giga-project GTM

Land NEOM, Diriyah, Red Sea, ROSHN and Qiddiya as anchor buyers through programmatic procurement plays.

Sector regulator strategy

Work with SAMA, CMA, CITC and sector regulators so licensing accelerates scale, not blocks it.

Talent & Saudisation

Hiring, training and partnership models that hit Nitaqat targets while building real venture muscle.

Strategic exit to local champions

Buyer mapping into PIF portfolio, listed Saudi groups and family conglomerates building digital arms.

How we work in Riyadh

01
Thesis

Map the Vision 2030 programme and giga-project demand for the wedge.

02
Form

Local JV partner, RHQ structure and Saudisation plan agreed before build.

03
Build

90-day sprint in Riyadh with a giga-project or government entity as design partner.

04
Scale

Localise team, expand into GCC, and unlock PIF-adjacent growth capital.

Giga
Giga-projects & tourism

Digital platforms for NEOM, Red Sea, Diriyah, ROSHN and Qiddiya operational stacks.

FinTech
Regulated finance

SAMA and CMA-aligned FinTech for payments, wealth and embedded finance across the Kingdom.

GovTech
Digital government

Platforms supporting digital transformation programmes across Saudi ministries and authorities.

Local partners & ecosystem

·
Regulators & programmes

SAMA · CMA · CITC · MISA · Vision 2030 VRP

·
Capital partners

PIF portfolio funds · Sanabil · Jada · Saudi family offices

·
Anchor buyers

NEOM · Red Sea Global · Diriyah · ROSHN · Saudi ministries

Founder & Senior Advisor

Dipesh Savani
Founder · Senior Advisor

Dipesh Savani

Dipesh is the founder of Digit Two and an active operator-investor with over two decades of experience building, scaling and advising ventures across SaaS, fintech, healthtech and B2B services. An exited founder and ex-McKinsey, he partners with founders on the questions that compound - distribution, capital strategy, and the operating discipline that turns a promising company into an enduring one.

His work spans venture creation, advisory roles to corporate innovation teams, and direct guidance to founders preparing for scale, secondary, or strategic exit. At Digit Two he leads thesis development, founding-team formation, and the studio's senior-advisor network.

London · Dubai · RiyadhLinkedIn ↗
Selected experience
  • McKinsey & Company
  • S60
  • SAIB
  • M&S
  • Venture School
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Building or scaling
in Saudi Arabia?

We take on a small number of KSA engagements each year. If you are localising, JV-ing or building net-new in the Kingdom, let's talk.

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