SaaS Financing Portfolio
MRR/ARR-based financing across GCC and Global SaaS companies Β·
Annual Recurring Revenue
since last month
Expansion-led growth
since last month
Portfolio health: Strong
since last month
Portfolio avg monthly churn rate
since last month
ARR Portfolio Trend
8-quarter cumulative ARR growth (SAR M) β both regions always shown for comparison
ARR by Company
GCC RegionAnnual Recurring Revenue per portfolio company (SAR M), sorted descending
Capital Deployed by Financing Instrument
IOTA capital deployed (SAR M) per instrument type β filtered by selected region
Company Phase Distribution
Portfolio companies by SaaS growth phase β filtered by selected region
Pre-Launch
0 cos.
SAR 0M ARR
Early Growth
1 cos.
SAR 31M ARR
Scale-up
3 cos.
SAR 180M ARR
Mature
1 cos.
SAR 165M ARR
Phase 1: Pre-launch Β |Β Phase 2: Early growth (seeking PMF) Β |Β Phase 3: Scale-up Β |Β Phase 4: Mature / expansion-stage
Portfolio Detail
5 companies Β· SAR 88M deployed| Company | Country | Sector | Stage | ARR (SAR M) | MoM Growth | Churn / mo | NRR | LTV:CAC | Rule of 40 | Financing | Deployed (M) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
πΈπ¦ Salla | Saudi Arabia | eCommerce SaaS | Series B | 45 | +8.2% | 2.1% | 118% | 4.2x | 68 | Equity (VC) | 12 | Active |
πΈπ¦ Foodics | Saudi Arabia | Restaurant Tech SaaS | Series C | 82 | +6.4% | 1.8% | 124% | 3.9x | 71 | Revenue-Based | 18 | Active |
πΈπ¦ Tamara | Saudi Arabia | BNPL & Payments SaaS | Series C | 165 | +4.1% | 3.2% | 112% | 3.1x | 55 | Venture Debt | 35 | Active |
πΈπ¦ Lean Technologies | Saudi Arabia | Open Banking API | Series A | 31 | +14.3% | 1.4% | 132% | 5.1x | 82 | Equity (VC) | 8 | Active |
π¦πͺ Paymob | UAE | Payment Infrastructure | Series B | 53 | +9.1% | 2.5% | 115% | 3.6x | 61 | Growth Capital | 15 | Active |
ARR for Global companies converted to SAR at 1 USD = 3.75 SAR. All figures are illustrative portfolio placeholders pending live system integration.
SaaS Financing Metrics Reference
Key KPIs used by lenders and investors to evaluate SaaS financing eligibility and portfolio health
Rule of 40
Revenue growth rate + profit margin. A score β₯40 signals a healthy SaaS business balancing growth and efficiency.
Exceptional
Adequate
Needs attention
Net Revenue Retention (NRR)
Revenue retained from existing customers after churn, contraction, and expansion. Above 100% means existing customers are growing.
Exceptional expansion
Strong retention
Adequate
Net contraction
LTV : CAC Ratio
Customer Lifetime Value divided by Customer Acquisition Cost. Measures the efficiency and sustainability of the growth model.
Excellent unit economics
Healthy
Borderline
Unsustainable
Monthly Churn Rate
Percentage of MRR lost from existing customers each month. Even small improvements compound significantly over time.
Best-in-class
Acceptable
High risk
ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue)
The normalised annual value of all active subscriptions. Primary sizing metric for SaaS financing eligibility and multiples.
Scale-up ready
Growth stage
Early growth
MoM MRR Growth
Month-over-month percentage increase in Monthly Recurring Revenue. A leading indicator of ARR trajectory.
Hypergrowth (T2D3 pace)
Strong growth
Steady / maturing
Forward ARR Projections
Current ARR vs Q4'26 projected β quarterly compound growth from MoM MRR rate Β· GCC Region
| Company | Current ARR | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q4 '26 | YoY Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
πΈπ¦ Salla | 45M | 57M | 72M | 91M | 115M | +156% |
πΈπ¦ Foodics | 82M | 99M | 119M | 143M | 172M | +110% |
πΈπ¦ Tamara | 165M | 186M | 210M | 237M | 267M | +62% |
πΈπ¦ Lean Technologies | 31M | 45M | 65M | 94M | 136M | +339% |
π¦πͺ Paymob | 53M | 69M | 90M | 117M | 152M | +187% |
Projections derived from compound MoM MRR growth, capped at 45% quarterly. Figures are model-based estimates. ARR in SAR M.
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