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Autobia funding, valuation and investors
Saudi B2B auto-parts marketplace combining procurement, fulfilment and inventory payment options.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series A
$12M · October 11, 2026
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$12M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
series a · Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Overview
Autobia is a Saudi B2B automotive-parts platform founded in 2021 by CEO Emad Daghreri and COO Ahmed Alawfi. It announced a $12M Series A led by Artal Capital on October 11, 2026, with Aljazira Capital and Wa’ed Ventures participating. Sources: https://www.wamda.com/2026/10/saudi-autotech-autobia-raises-12-million-series-a-led-artal-capital and https://autobia.com/
Why Autobia is interesting
Its financing connects a fragmented parts market with logistics and payment terms; order-level profitability and who bears inventory and credit risk are key analytical questions.
Product & use cases
The platform combines parts sourcing and fulfilment with inventory-on-terms options. Its Qasima Plus service uses licensed third-party payment or buy-now-pay-later providers. The $12M financing is company capital, not a disclosed merchant-credit facility.
Funding history (newest first)
Series A
2026-10-11 $12M- Artal Capital (lead)
- Aljazira Capital (participant)
- Wa’ed Ventures (participant)
Source: https://www.wamda.com/2026/10/saudi-autotech-autobia-raises-12-million-series-a-led-artal-capital
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Competitive landscape
Reliable delivery, correct part matching, returns, repeat ordering and margins after fulfilment costs determine whether transaction growth creates durable value. Public disclosures do not establish which party carries every inventory or credit exposure.
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Market / IPO context
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