Arep

Based in Saudi Arabia, Arep offers a platform to help researchers develop practical laboratory skills and source research materials. Founded in 2023 and based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia founded by its co-founder Hussain Alhamami, Ibrahim Asiri, Rayan Ahmed, and Alhanouf Alhmammi, Arep provides an academic research and education platform that combines expert-led laboratory courses with a marketplace for purchasing lab consumables and equipment from verified suppliers. In September 2026, Arep raised an undisclosed amount of pre-seed funding led by Golden Assets. AREP operates through two core offerings: AREP Academy and AREP Marketplace.

The Academy delivers laboratory science courses, simulations, workshops, assessments, and AI-supported learning tools. The Marketplace enables universities, research institutions, and laboratories to source scientific equipment, laboratory consumables, reagents, and research supplies from verified vendors. AREP generates revenue through course enrollments, laboratory training programs, certifications, workshops, educational subscriptions, and digital learning services. Additional revenue comes from marketplace transactions, vendor participation, equipment and consumable sales, and procurement solutions supporting educational institutions, laboratories, and research organizations.

The company will use the September 2026 funding to build new products, increase its local market presence and support future regional expansion.