# Top 50 EdTech Angel Investors in Middle East in June 2026 ## Bashar Hamood - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce Bashar Hamood is a Venture Partner at FasterCapital. He previously worked as an Associate Director at Logica. He attended Heriot-Watt University. ## Hesham Zreik - Type: Angel - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence Hesham Zreik is the CEO of FasterCapital. He previously worked at DreamApps as a Project Manager. Hesham attended the University of Westminster. ## Shaula Alexander Yemini - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: iOS, Apps, EdTech Dr. Shaula Alexander Yemini is a startup mentor, board member and advisor to several technology companies. She is also an angel investor. Until 2007, Shaula was a Vice President at EMC. She joined EMC in 2005 with the acquisition of SMARTS (System Management Arts), a developer of network and system management software that she founded and led asCEO from inception. SMARTS counted among its customers the leading global telecoms, global banks, and multi-national enterprises, as well as thousands of others. Shaula was named as 1 of 10 “Leaders Among Leaders” in Information Technology by Information Week Magazine, and selected as an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Her company SMARTS was an INC 500 company, a Deloitte & Touche Fast 50 company, and won other prestigious awards. ## Ugur Ethem AYDIN - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: iOS, Software, macOS I am the Art and Code Director at Metromedya Digital Ad Agency. In addition to my role as director, I am also a skilled programmer, designer, and musician. I have expertise in iOS and MacOS development and enjoy snowboarding in my free time. As a self-proclaimed geek, I am always seeking to learn and grow in my field. I am passionate about creatinginnovative and visually appealing designs and using my coding skills to bring them to life. ## Zohar Gilon - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Internet, Health Care Mr. Zohar Gilon is a Managing Partner at Tamar Technology Ventures. He has personally invested in over 45 start-ups and has achieved 13 exits. Mr. Gilon has also served as the Transaction Manager for some of Israel's most highly recognized exits and has managed each deal from inception through completion, including pricing and distributions.He has extensive investment experience including activity as an angel investor and an Investment Advisor to the Gilon Group. Mr. Gilon is a private investor in numerous high-technology companies, including affiliates of Radcom Ltd. in Israel. From 1974 to 1993, Mr. Gilon served as the President of various companies representing major U.S. aerospace and electronics corporations. From November 1993 to August 1995, he served as the President of W.S.P. Capital Holdings Ltd. Previously he served, as the Managing Director of Shaked Technologies Ltd. He serves as a Director of HCL CleanTech Ltd., RIT, AVT Ltd., Oberon Media, Inc., Edge Medical, Exlibris, OrSense Ltd., and WisAir Ltd. He served as a Director of RAD Ventures. Mr. Gilon served as a Director of RiT Technologies Ltd. since 1995, Ceragon Networks Ltd. since June 1999, Radware Ltd. from October 2006 to July 2009 and Radcom Ltd. since June 1995. He served as Member of the Supervisory Board of Advanced Vision Technology (AVT) Limited. He served as an Outside Director of Silicom Ltd. since 1994. ## Rami Lipman - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: SaaS, Social, Software Rami Lipman is an angel investor. ## Guy Gamzu - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Mobile, Advertising Guy Gamzu currently works as an Entrepreneur for Guy Gamzu. He previously worked at Yeloha as a Director & co-founder. Guy Gamzu attended City University London. ## Eilon Tirosh - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C - Focus: Apps, FinTech, Payments Eilon Tirosh is a Startup Helper at SpearHealth. He attended Tel Aviv University. ## Andrey Belozerov - Type: Angel - Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Apps, EdTech, FinTech Andrey Belozerov is an entrepreneur and investor. Expert in the field of digital technologies and digital transformation, co-founder Digital Disrupt investment club, United Nations Development Program expert. ## David Milch - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: PaaS, EdTech, Software David Milch ## Jeff Swartz - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, Recruiting, Social Impact Jeff Swartz ## Mehmet Murat İsen - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Training, Service Industry Mehmet Murat İsen ## Kivilcim Cayli - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Travel, Property Management, Leisure Cayli began his career in 2000 and held various positions for Roche, Johnson & Johnson, Boston Scientific, and Turev. Founded and led two healthcare companies (Idea and Invivo) and two consultancy companies (Kanvas and Biovenka).He holds a BSc and an MBA, both from Middle East Technical University (aka ODTU).As a seasoned investor, he has 8personal investments including British, Irish, American, Swedish, and Turkish companies, and serves on the Board of some. He also consults startups on behalf of TUBITAK (Turkish Scientific & Technological Research Council). He is a member of BIC Angels and GAIN Global. ## Ayla Cönger - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: FinTech, Finance, Education Ayla Cönger ## Rıza Kaya - Type: Angel - Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: E-Learning Rıza Kaya ## Murat Tayhan - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Training, Service Industry Murat Tayhan ## Ramit Harisinghani - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Convertible Note - Focus: EdTech Ramit Harisinghani - General Manager, MENA @ b8ta ## Musaab Hakami - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software Founder, Ex-GP. Ex-Entrepreneur. Ex-Computer Engineer. Angel Investor. BoD. Ex-CCO & CFO @trySaryApp ## Erdal Asim Durukan - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: EdTech, Education, E-Learning Erdal Asim Durukan ## ONUR BAYINDIR - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Marketing, Consulting ONUR BAYINDIR ## Arya Bolurfrushan - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Education Arya H. Bolurfrushan is a Founder & CEO at AAICO. He attended Harvard Business School from 2008 to 2010. ## Lamya Mahmood - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Tutoring, Education Lamya Mahmood ## Nezih Sipahioğlu - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Marketing, E-Learning, Crowdfunding Nezih Sipahioğlu ## Ivanka Trump - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Education, Farming, CleanTech Ivanka Trump ## Amit Gilon - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Developer Platform Amit Gilon is an angel investor. ## Josh Sutton - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: SaaS, Sports, E-Learning Josh Sutton is the Founder and CEO of USIL Capital is a parent company to several startups and brands. Real Estate, healthcare, Tech and Fashion. ## Nir Zohar - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Publishing, Social Media Nir has been with Wix since 2007 and he’s been the driving force behind the successful scaling of the company's operations from a small start-up into an international company serving tens of millions of users. Nir spearheads all efforts to develop and implement Wix' strategic plans geared towards accommodating the company's growthobjectives and business goals.Prior to joining Wix, Nir was the Budget and Production Manager for two years at M.B. Contact Ltd., a private Israeli event production company. Before that, Nir worked for The Jewish Agency and the Israeli Scouts. Nir’s experience stems from his position as Lieutenant Commander and Chief Engineer in the Israeli Navy.On his day off you catch him reading or avidly following the NBA scores. ## Othman AlOthman - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Content, Language Learning, Artificial Intelligence Othman AlOthman ## Gal Gadot - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, EdTech, FinTech Gal Gadot-Varsano is an Israeli actress and model. She is famous for portraying Wonder Woman in the DC Extended Universe, starting with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and then the solo film Wonder Woman and the ensemble Justice League. ## Ben Weiss - Type: Angel - Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Analytics Has 20 years experience working globally in investment banking, asset management, private equity and corporate law. Through a diverse range of roles in Asia, including with Salomon Smith Barney, Macquarie Bank, Shinsei Bank, AXA, CLSA and Baker and McKenzie, Ben brings to both funds a broad set of analytical skills with a focus on investment duediligence and strategic business development. Ben has a BCom and LL.B from the University of NSW, is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and graduate of Sydney College of Law. Ben is a Member of the CFA Institute, and the Hong Kong Society of Financial Analysts and is an Associate Member of the Law Society of NSW. ## Ahmet Bilgen - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Education Ahmet Bilgen Turkish Cypriot entrepreneur and angele investor. He lives in Famagusta-North Cyprus. He finished primary school and high School in Famagusta. He has been a very active person all throughout his life, he received a Black Belt II. Dan in TaeKwon-do, played in the local soccer team while studying at Canbulat high school. Ahmet was alsohelping his family with their farming business by selling the produce to shops, making some money in the meanwhile which he used to buy his first bicycle, first ball or his first pair of sneakers. Ahmet graduated with Bsc in Applied Marth and Computer Science from Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) in 1993. Between 1993 and 1995 he got his Masters degree in Computer Science. Right after he started his PhD degree in Computer Science but decided to quit academia after his first semester. During his masters and PhD degrees, he took part in developing intelligent user interfaces and inmemory data concepts for mobile devices. After leaving academic life, Ahmet worked in various IT companies for about 2 years and then joined SAP where he had his first professional work experience. Ahmet joined SAP Turkey as the Technology Consultant, and therefore took part in the implementation of more than 100 SAP projects with companies like Yaşar, Koç, Sabancı, Havelsan, Arena etc. as these were the first implementers of SAP ERP in Turkey. During his tenure at SAP, he worked in various roles such as technical consultant, business analyst, project and team manager and architect. Ahmet, after working at SAP for 2 years and getting enough project experience and honing on his technical skils, he decided to set up FIT “Future Information Technology” Solutions together with 3 of his friends in 1999. By the end of 1999 FIT had already made its first million USD revenue. FIT has integrated Turkey’s most important e-commerce platform named “Arena Computer Supplier Portal” with SAP. This was featuted as an international success story by SAP Inside magazine in 2001. FIT Solutions(lately became Foriba) has a lot of experience from completing many software integration projects. Working with the top 250 companies also gives the company the advantage to have a more extensible, scalable, sustainable and supportable product. These experiences and know-how attained over the years put the company in an advantageous position to achieve end-to-end e-invoicing solutions. in 2019 Ahmet Bilgen exited from Foriba. Foriba did: - Series A With Revo Capital - Series B With Revo, IFC, Endeavor Catalyst - Exit ## Abdulaziz Al Loughani - Type: Angel - Location: Kuwait, Al Kuwayt, Kuwait - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Apps, Music Abdulaziz is co-founder & CEO of Floward, a full-fledged flowers & gifts ecommerce solution servicing the largest customer base in the MENA region. Abdulaziz is also co-founder & Managing Partner at Faith Capital, a venture capital practice that is focused on the MENA region. Previously, Abdulaziz was the founding Executive ViceChairman of the Kuwait National Fund for SMEs Development, a USD7bn independent public institution responsible for developing the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Kuwait (2013-2017). Prior to this role, he was a co-founder and Managing Partner of Talabat.com until 2010, and has since then been investing in technology startups and involved in a number of local and regional entrepreneurial initiatives. Abdulaziz has also previously served as Director at Global Capital Management, the alternative investments arm of Global Investment House “Global” where he has played a major role in managing key investments within the Private Equity Group of Global by handling various assignments on corporate restructuring, business planning, deal structuring, due diligence and managing portfolio companies' to exit. Abdulaziz has served as an executive and member of board on a number of companies within the MENA region in the technology, banking, healthcare, manufacturing, consumer finance, food & beverage and real estate sectors.Abdulaziz holds a Bachelor's degree - double major in Information Systems and E-Commerce from University of Toledo, and an MBA degree from London Business School. ## Paul Volosov - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: EdTech, Children, Education Paul Volosov ## Abdulla Elyas - Type: Angel - Location: Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Debt Financing - Focus: SaaS, Credit, EdTech Abdulla Elyas is the Co-Founder of Careem. He previously worked at enwani (Acquired by Careem) as a Co-Founder. Abdulla Elyas attended RWTH Aachen University. ## Barak Rabinowitz - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Mobile, Big Data Barak Rabinowitz is Managing Partner of F2 Capital, a seed-stage, Israeli venture capital fund backing exceptional founders at the junction of big data, AI and connectivity. Until 2016, Barak was General Partner at Genesis Partners where he focused on early stage investment opportunities and The Junction seed investment program. Previously, Barakled three startup companies from inception to exit as co-founder and CEO, and backed multiple companies as a strategic angel investor. Barak started his career in the Technology M&A Group at Morgan Stanley and served in an infantry paratroop brigade of the IDF. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS BA from Georgetown University. ## Civan Sözkesen - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: EdTech, Psychology Civan Sözkesen ## Amal bint Abdulaziz Al-Ajlan - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: EdTech, Primary Education Amal bint Abdulaziz Al-Ajlan is an angel investor. ## Mustafa Kemal Sözkesen - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Training, Service Industry Mustafa Kemal Sözkesen ## Michael Eisenberg - Type: Angel - Location: Jerusalem, Yerushalayim, Israel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series C, Series A - Focus: Software, Financial Services, B2B Michael is a General Partner at Aleph, an early stage venture capital fund with $850M under management. Aleph focuses on partnering with great Israeli entrepreneurs to build large, meaningful companies and impactful global brands. Since its founding in 2013, Aleph has invested in over 50 companies (not all announced) including Lemonade (NYSE:LMND), Frank (acquired JPM), Melio, Healthy.io, JoyTunes, Fabric, Honeybook and Bringg. Prior to Aleph, Michael was a General Partner at Benchmark Capital, which he joined in July 2005, and where he continues as the partner responsible for Benchmark’s Israeli portfolio. Michael has focused on internet and software-enabled service investments since 1995. He has invested in and served on the boards of some of Israel’s leading companies and startups, such as Conduit, Gigya (Acquired SAP), Picturevison (acquired: EK), SeekingAlpha, Shopping.com (Nasdaq: SHOP, acquired: EBAY), Tradeum (acquired: VERT), and Wix (Nasdaq: WIX), and Wework (NYSE: WE). Since 2006, Michael has been writing the blog “Six Kids and a Full Time Job,” on topics ranging from politics to technology, Judaism and macroeconomics. He was a contributor to TheMarker, a Hebrew-language daily business newspaper, and is the author of the “Hummus Manifesto,” the seminal piece on Israel’s innovation scene. Michael has also published numerous books, including The Vanishing Jew, Ben Barukh, and The Tree of Life and Prosperity. He has published two additional books in Hebrew which are due out in English in the coming years: Everyone Can Be Moses and Roaring Tribe. Michael also lectures frequently on venture capital, Israel and entrepreneurship. He is the Chairman of HaShomer Hachadash and sits on the board of Yeshivat Har Etzion. Michael founded the Nevo network, a professional network organization that integrates immigrants to Israel into the high tech ecosystem and serves as the organization's active Chairman. Michael lives in Jerusalem with his wife and eight children. ## Lamiaa Abdelmonem - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Education, Health Care, Real Estate Lamiaa Abdelmonem ## Dana Messina - Type: Angel - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Music, EdTech, Software Dana Messina ## Noam Hachmon - Type: Angel - Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: SaaS, Sports, E-Learning Noam Hachmon ## Mashael Isa Fairooz - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Tutoring, Education Mashael Isa Fairooz ## Faissal Abdallah - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: EdTech Faissal Abdallah ## Yossi Matias - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B - Focus: Music, Social, Content Yossi Matias is Vice President, Engineering, at Google and the Head of Google's R&D Center in Israel which he established. He leads global efforts in Search, AI, and Crisis Response (some highlights here), and is the founding executive lead of Google’s Campus Tel Aviv, the birthplace of Launchpad and other global entrepreneurship programs.In addition to his executive and entrepreneurial experience, Yossi has been on the Computer Science faculty at Tel Aviv University, and previously a Research Scientist at Bell Labs and visiting professor at Stanford. He published extensively, has dozens of patents on his name, and pioneered some of the early technologies for the effective analysis of big data, internet privacy, and contextual search. He is a recipient of the Godel Prize and is an ACM Fellow.Yossi was on the board of IATI - Israel Advanced Technology industries - and is co-chair of IATI’s Multi National Companies Forum. ## Mazen Al Jubeir - Type: Angel - Location: Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Apps, EdTech, Software Mazen Al Jubeir - Board Member @ Careem ## Koray Gultekin Bahar - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Sharing Economy Koray Gultekin Bahar is a Co-Founder & CEO at Figopara.Koray attended Eastern Mediterranean University. ## Dr. Lama - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Education, Mobile Apps, Peer to Peer Dr. Lama ## Dalia Al Sulaiman - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Education, Mobile Apps, Peer to Peer Dalia Al Sulaiman ## Abdulrahman ALJadhee - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: EdTech, Internet, Tutoring Abdulrahman ALJadhee