25. Talal Attieh

Age: 27
Occupation: Cofounder & General Partner of Steel Atlas
Nationality: Saudi
Residence: Saudi Arabia
Category: Commerce & Finance

Steel Atlas is a $10 million early-stage venture capital fund that focuses on industrial technology. Steel Atlas has raised funding from investors in the Gulf, Europe, and the U.S., having deployed $5 million in five technology companies: GenLogs, Transmutex, Hedral, Valar Atomics, and Group1.ai. It will complete the deployment of its $10 million fund by Q2 2025. Attieh and his cofounder Cameron Porter (now above 30) will close their $50 million Fund 2 by the end of the year and begin deployment in Q2 2025.