What We Do
Aratrad operates through four interlocking arms. Each addresses one part of how value moves between the United States and the Gulf.
Aratrad Capital
Direct and co-investment into ventures, projects, and assets in the Gulf, with a primary focus on Saudi Arabia.
We invest our own conviction and arrange capital from aligned American and international partners. Structures range from direct equity in growth-stage companies to project finance to co-investment alongside regional sovereign, strategic, and family-office capital. We are sector-agnostic in principle but disciplined in practice: we pursue opportunities where our American positioning and Gulf access materially change the outcome.
Aratrad Media
Funding and facilitation of media projects — film, documentary, marketing, and original content — that build understanding of the Gulf opportunity and connect Western and regional audiences.
We back content that is commercially viable and serves the broader work of opening the corridor. Engagements range from financing independent productions and partnering with established studios, to building marketing and brand assets for ventures and institutions on either side of the relationship.
Aratrad Advisory
Advisory engagements for American firms looking to enter or scale in the Gulf, and for Gulf institutions, family offices, and ventures looking for sophisticated American counsel on capital, technology, and market entry.
Engagements are selective and built around outcomes, not retainers. We take on a small number of mandates where the value of being right is high and where our judgment and network materially shorten the path.
Aratrad Forum
Convenings, delegations, and speaking engagements that bring American and Gulf principals into direct relationship.
From small-group dinners in New York and Riyadh, to curated business missions and delegations, to public stage time and moderated discussions — this is the live, in-person layer of the platform. It is also how much of the underlying deal flow and partnership begins.