عقال

Why OQAL Started?

OQAL is the outcome of a proactive perspective, with a more profound acknowledgment of the angel investors’ role in providing smart capital. Which by itself underpins the entrepreneurial companies’ growth, mitigates risks and obstacles, and accelerates their success while bridging the gap in the venture capital and entrepreneurship ecosystem that was manifested by the scarcity of angel investors in the early days of OQAL. OQAL is the 1st unprecedented angel investors network in Saudi Arabia.
 
OQAL is a conjunction of two Arabic words: Minds (Oqool) and Capital (Amwal)

Oqool + Amwal = OQAL

Establishment

An endowment established by young businessmen and angel investors to be the platform connecting innovative and pioneering startup founders with seasoned angel investors to establish leading enterprises that contribute to the welfare of the economy and society

Mission

Providing opportunities for seasoned angel investors to catalyze angel investing into scalable and innovative startups and cultivate the community and knowledge sharing among investors to empower and grow Saudi Arabia’s economy

Objectives 

Enabling founders to access smart capital and seasoned angel investors  to streamline the fundraising process and advance  promising scalable, innovative startups across various sectors

With sharp minds and perseverance, OQAL was founded to make impact constantly

OQAL Team

Board of Trustees OQAL

Faris AlRashed

Chairman

Mohammed ElKuwaiz

Member

Abdulaziz AlOmran

Member

:Boards OQAL

Abdulrahman AlJiffry

AbdulWahid AlMurshidi

Ahmed AlGusair

Khaled Zainalabedin

OQAL Leadership

:Opportunity Committee OQAL

Abdulrahman AlJiffry

Chairman

Ahmed Altheneyan

Ahmed Altheneyan

Abdulah Al-Shamma

Emon Shakoor

Faisal Al-Abdulsalam

Faisal Alsaadi

Hisham Elkhereiji

Hussein A. Attar

Jamal Abed

Khalid AlKhudairi

Majed Alsheddi

Mohamed Milyani

Nawaf Al Gain

Rawan AlRasheed

Tariq Alturkestani