Top 50 Fashion Startup Investors in Middle East (June 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Aslanoba Capital
VC Fund
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8 | Turkey, United States, Ireland | Seed, Series A, Series B | E-Commerce, Internet, Software | $175k–$30M |
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Sina Afra
Angel
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5 | Turkey, United States, Germany | Seed, Series A, Angel | E-Commerce, Fashion, Internet | $15k–$11M |
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Oqal
VC Fund
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3 | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology | $100k–$10M |
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F6 Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology | $14k–$1.5M |
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212
VC Fund
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2 | Turkey, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence | $250k–$27M |
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Nevzat Aydın
Angel
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2 | Turkey, United States, France | Seed, Angel | Internet, Software, E-Commerce | $84k–$3.7M |
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Angel Effect
VC Fund
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2 | Turkey, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, E-Commerce, Mobile | $20k–$996k |
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APY Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Turkey, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $100k–$2.6M |
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Joa Capital
VC Fund
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2 | United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | FinTech, PropTech, Information Technology | $1M–$35M |
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A15
VC Fund
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2 | Egypt, United States, United Arab Emirates | Seed, Pre-Seed | E-Commerce, Software, FinTech | $50k–$8M |
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PICO Venture Partners
VC Fund
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2 | Israel, United States, Germany | Seed, Series A, Series B | Information Technology, Software, Cyber Security | $600k–$54M |
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Wamda Capital
VC Fund
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2 | United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Jordan | Seed, Series A, Series B | E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services | $600k–$65M |
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Raed Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services | $400k–$33M |
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Khwarizmi Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, E-Commerce, FinTech | $1M–$37M |
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Oskar Hartmann
Angel
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2 | Germany, India, Russian Federation | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | E-Commerce, Internet, Automotive | $300k–$52M |
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Point72 Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Financial Services, FinTech | $3M–$104M |
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Earlybird Venture Capital
VC Fund
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2 | Germany, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $1.4M–$75M |
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Algebra Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Egypt, Jordan, United Arab Emirates | Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, E-Commerce, Marketplace | $150k–$38M |
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PipelBiz.com
VC Fund
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2 | Israel, United States, United Kingdom | Equity Crowdfunding, Seed | Software, Health Care, Manufacturing | $152k–$1M |
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Egypt Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Egypt, Ireland, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce | $28k–$3M |
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AUC Angels
VC Fund
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2 | Egypt, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel | E-Commerce, Software, Retail | $40k–$1.2M |
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Mu Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Canada | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology | |
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Outliers Venture Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United States | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | E-Commerce, Information Technology, Predictive Analytics | |
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Red Swan Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Israel, Germany | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, FinTech, E-Commerce | |
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COTU Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | United Arab Emirates, Egypt, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Financial Services, FinTech, Software | |
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TT Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Turkey, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | |
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El Sewedy Capital Holding
VC Fund
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1 | Egypt | Seed, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, Higher Education, Autonomous Vehicles | |
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Genesis Consortium
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Brazil, Turkey | Seed | Biotechnology, Fashion, Architecture | |
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HTC
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Taiwan, China | Series A, Seed | Virtual Reality, Software, Augmented Reality | |
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EQ2 Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Jordan | Series A, Seed, Series B | E-Commerce, Advertising, Retail | |
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Abhishek Sharma
Angel
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1 | India, Saudi Arabia | Seed, Pre-Seed | Apps, Retail, Fashion | |
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Acasia Group
VC Fund
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1 | Egypt, United States, Lebanon | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | E-Commerce, Mobile, Marketplace | |
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Saned Partners
VC Fund
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1 | United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Jordan | Series A, Seed, Series B | E-Commerce, Retail, Online Portals | |
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Knuru Capital
VC Fund
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1 | United Arab Emirates, Spain, Kenya | Series C, Series A | E-Commerce, Financial Services, Transportation | |
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Caglar Erol
Angel
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1 | Jordan, Turkey | Seed, Angel | Retail, Travel, Fashion | |
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Turki Al Rajhi
Angel
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1 | Saudi Arabia | Seed | Fashion, E-Commerce | |
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Sarona Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Israel, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Machine Learning | |
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Emre Kurttepeli
Angel
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1 | Turkey, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | E-Commerce, Information Technology, Mobile Apps | |
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Karim Kawar
Angel
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1 | Jordan | Seed | Retail, Fashion, Shopping | |
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Sarona Partners
VC Fund
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1 | Israel, Mexico, Switzerland | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, iOS | |
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Acasia Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya | Seed, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence | |
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Sunny Side Venture Partners
VC Fund
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1 | Egypt, Morocco | Seed | Fashion, Shipping, Logistics | |
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Light Ray Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Israel | Seed | Fashion, Shopping, E-Commerce | |
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Runet Labs
VC Fund
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1 | India, Turkey, Pakistan | Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed | B2B, Apps, AgTech | |
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Raba Partnership
VC Fund
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1 | United States, South Africa, Egypt | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Financial Services, FinTech, Finance | |
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SOSV
VC Fund
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1 | United States, India, United Kingdom | Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed | Biotechnology, Health Care, Software | |
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CVentures
VC Fund
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1 | Egypt, United States | Seed, Series A, Series B | Fashion, Internet, Payments | |
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Jamil Ahmad
Angel
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1 | Saudi Arabia | Seed | Fashion, E-Commerce | |
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Raz Group
VC Fund
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1 | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates | Seed, Convertible Note | Events, Advertising, Media and Entertainment | |
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LU Innovation
VC Fund
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1 | Sweden, Egypt, Denmark | Seed, Series A | Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology | |
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Aslanoba Capital is an early stage investor in tech startups in Turkey and the US. The company invests in startups pursuing disruptive ideas in areas such as marketplaces, e-commerce, mobile, classifieds, content, and SaaS with a consideration of investment between $0.25 million and $2 million.Aslanoba was founded in 2013 and is based inIstanbul, Turkey.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Internet, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Turkey, United States, Ireland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 101
- Round size: Seed $175k–$2.5M; Series A $350k–$3M; Series B $825k–$30M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $80M in 2015
Portfolio highlights
- BiSU — BiSU is a mobile platform that enables its users to order drinkable water in Turkey. Through the platform, its users have the ability to order water from any brand available nationally.BiSU is completely free of commission or fees and aims to democratize access to bottled water in Turkey by increasing transparency in prices and quality of water.The platform allows its customers to compare prices and pay with their credit cards for delivered bottled water.BiSU was launched in 2015 by Ergin Uner & Ozan Alptekin. It is based in Istanbul.
- Colendi — Credibility and microcredit platform
- CARD.com — Fully featured bank account with optional overdraft protection and round up savings account. Get your paycheck up to 2 days earlier.
Sina Afra is the CEO and Founder of Tiko. He previously worked at Markafoni as a CEO and Founder. Sina Afra attended the University of Münster.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Fashion, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
- Geography: Turkey, United States, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 42
- Round size: Seed $100k–$4.2M; Angel $15k–$1.5M; Series A $2M–$11M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Vagon — Vagon is your personal high-performance computer on the cloud. Start Vagon instantly and run all challenging software from any device, anywhere.
- MARS — MARS provides digital financial services with unique card options and rewards programs.
- Firefly — Firefly is the next-gen car advertising solution, featuring taxi and rideshare top advertising, in-car advertising, holograms, car wraps and more.
Oqal Group was formed as an endowment group by a group of young businessmen to be a platform that brings together angel investors and emerging entrepreneurs to form partnerships of economic feasibility that raise the welfare of society and enhance the quality of life. It enables the founders of entrepreneurial startups to develop innovative andfast-growing startups in a variety of sectors by providing access to smart capital and experienced angel investors.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt
Investor stats
- Total investments: 125
- Round size: Seed $100k–$2.1M; Pre-Seed $220k–$1M; Series A $133k–$10M
- Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Nqoodlet — NQOODLET is an electronic platform targeting SMEs to manage their expenses, purchases through the credit cards given to the employees.
- Siin — E-commerce Marketplace
- Mantas — Mantas protects businesses against cyber risk. We leverage predictive analytics to provide robust cyber insurance that helps businesses mitigate cloud downtime risks. Our parametric solutions ensure uninterrupted operations for all cloud-dependent businesses including e-commerce, SaaS and digital platforms.
F6 Ventures is a leading seed stage venture capital firm operating across emerging markets. We back exceptional founders from idea-stage all the way to Series A, combining early capital with strategic support and a commitment to long-term partnership. With deep ties across the Middle East, Africa, and beyond, we empower innovative startups to scalewith purpose and impact. We manage over $90M in AUM across more than 300 investments in seven countries. By investing early in Pre-Seed to Pre-Series A rounds, we help founders cover initial costs, develop their product, and take it to market. This early capital acts as a launchpad, enabling startups to hit key milestones like securing first customers, attracting follow-on funding, and making significant strides forward.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 187
- Round size: Seed $14k–$1.5M; Pre-Seed $32k–$600k
- Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Emonovo — Best Study Abroad Partner in MENA to Find programs and universities around the world Emo was the 1st international student, now it is your turn to study abroad. Emonovo used to be named Marj3 which was highest reach scholarship portal in the MENA region.
- Brimore — Brimore is a social commerce platform connecting emerging brand owners with a network of resellers who market and sell their products using social media.
- Let'sGrant — Let’sGrant is a point of sale lending platform, partnering with lenders and consumer goods stores to make the lending process fast, simple and flexible for everyone. With a vision to be internationally recognized as a driving force in personal and consumer loans in the MENA region, Let’sGrant will soon be launching the first online peer to peerlending platform for personal loans in the MENA region which connects individual investors directly to potential borrowers in search of funding through debt.
We back bold entrepreneurs building legendary companies.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Turkey, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 57
- Round size: Seed $500k–$4M; Series A $1.7M–$22M; Series B $250k–$27M
- Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $51M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- Getmobil — Getmobill offers services in refurbished devices and their sale and resale.
- Freya Voice — Freya provides AI voice agents that manage phone-based customer interactions by integrating with systems and following workflow rules.
- Bolt Insight — Our objective is to sit your consumers next to you, collecting fresh data in the most efficient way possible. Behavioural targeting, fresh feedback from real consumers, applicable in more than 100+ countries including micro-locations.
Nevzat Aydın is the CEO of Yemeksepeti.com, the first and biggest online food delivery portal in Turkey.Born in 1976 in İstanbul, Nevzat Aydın completed his secondary education at the Bursa Anatolian High School. Following his graduation from Boğaziçi University Department of Computer Engineering, he went to the United States where he receivedhis MBA at the University of San Francisco in Silicon Valley.During his stay in the United States, Aydın followed the latest developments on e-trade before he returned to Turkey in 2000 to launch his project, Yemeksepeti.com. Serving as the CEO of Yemeksepeti.com, Nevzat Aydın introduced a brand new dimension to e-trade in Turkey.In 2007, Yemeksepeti.com was selected the “Endeavor Entreprenur” by Endeavor Turkey. Aydin was also selected the “Most Successful Turkish Young Entrepreneur” by the CNBC-e Business magazine in 2010 for his successful work since the foundation of Yemeksepeti.com.As the founder and CEO of Yemeksepeti.com, which celebrated its 11th anniversary in 2012, he won the first prize in 2011 in the “Male Entrepreneur of the Year” category at the “Businesspeople of the Year” survey conducted by the Ekonomist magazine among nearly 3,000 business people.Aydin is a member of the Young Entrepreneurs Supreme Board of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey, and a founding member of Galata Business Angels.Aydın was one of the 150 entrepreneurs invited from all over the world to the Entrepreneurship Summit held by US President Barack Obama on April 26-27, 2010.He was also among the speakers at the DLD (Digital-Life-Design) Conference, which is deemed as one of the world's most prestigious conferences with its content on innovation and developments in the digital world. He is also an editorial advisor of GQ Turkey, one of the 5 “dragons” of the Dragons’ Den Turkey show, and a Board Member of Trabzonspor sports club.
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- Industry: Internet, Software, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Turkey, United States, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 48
- Round size: Seed $233k–$3.7M; Angel $84k–$3M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Getmobil — Getmobill offers services in refurbished devices and their sale and resale.
- Shark Guitar — Premium electric guitars manufactured with robotic precision. Shark Guitars mean freedom of versatility, customization and portability.
- Komunite — Community is an educational channel and community founded to help people who sell their time become people who sell their products.
We are a team of successful entrepreneurs, corporate leaders and people who know the impact of creating value together. Together, we invest in high-impact, early-stage companies led by amazing teams with global mindset all over the world.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Mobile
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Turkey, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 29
- Round size: Seed $175k–$755k; Pre-Seed $20k–$996k
- Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
Portfolio highlights
- ULive — ULive is a digital fitness platform. With ULive, users can develop physically, mentally and spiritually. Indoor Cycling using UBikes, Yoga, Pilates, Stretch, Dance and bUUt (functional body training) classes, which they can attend live every day and whenever they want, using mobile application.
- & New Me — Explore the best aesthetic treatments in Turkey with New Me. Book a consultation, read reviews, and find the right doctor for your beauty journey.
- Njoykidz — njoyKidz was founded in 2021 with the simple idea of creating ad-free and safe game platforms for the kids while they learn. We develop game
APY Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology startups.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Turkey, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 111
- Round size: Seed $150k–$2.6M; Pre-Seed $100k–$2M
- Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $14M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Flowla — From outreach to onboarding, create personalized sales stories, impress prospects, and build consensus with multiple stakeholders.
- Mindtail — Based in Istanbul, Mindtail is a mobile gaming studio dedicated to crafting the next evolution of hybrid mobile games. Founded by industry veterans whose previous titles have reached over 300+ million players worldwide
- GoWit Technology — Unlock your retail media potential with GoWit's omnichannel Retail Media Advertising platform. Expand your audience reach, optimize bidding, and leverage first-party data for maximum conversions and privacy protection.
Joa Capital: Pioneers in financing technology and innovation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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- Industry: FinTech, PropTech, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait
Investor stats
- Total investments: 26
- Round size: Seed $1M–$16M; Pre-Seed $1M–$2.4M; Series A $6M–$35M
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Aya — Aya is a modest fashion e-commerce platform that strives to unite the fragmented modest fashion industry into a single discovery platform.
- Jeel Pay — Jeel Pay is a fintech company developing payment and collection solutions for educational institutions.
- Mojo — Mojo's mission is to help beauty enthusiasts discover, share, and buy beauty, skincare, and wellness products. Mojo's platform allows users to buy items with one or two clicks.
A15 is an entrepreneurial company that invests in digital products and technology brands. They aspire to empower the human race to overcome its limits and expand its capabilities by creating real products for real people. They help them scale by providing them with investment, the support of our ecosystem, and act as their launchpad for expansion.It was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Cairo, Egypt.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Software, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Egypt, United States, United Arab Emirates
Investor stats
- Total investments: 60
- Round size: Seed $100k–$8M; Pre-Seed $50k–$1.7M
- Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Nowlun — Search for cheap & fast freight prices from all shipping lines.
- Tagaddod — Tagaddod is a renewable Energy and Waste Management Egyptian company, started in February 2013 and operating in Cairo –Egypt. Currently focusing on clean fuels, Tagaddod is working on Biodiesel production from Vegetable Oils. Biodiesel is a fuel alternative that is produced from waste vegetable oils and used in conventional diesel engines, whichcan directly substitute for or extend supplies of traditional petroleum diesel.
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Browse database — It's Free!Pico Venture Partners invests in visionary Israeli entrepreneurs building future-defining technologies. We seek the leaders who are relentless in their quest to disrupt existing markets, industries, business processes, and consumer experiences.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Cyber Security
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Israel, United States, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 70
- Round size: Seed $600k–$8M; Series A $4M–$20M; Series B $11M–$54M
- Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $80M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Sepio — Sepio Zero Trust Hardware Security enhances network security by seeing, assessing, and mitigating risk across all known and shadow IT assets.
- ORION Security — ORION detects and prevents data loss across SaaS, email, cloud, AI tools, and endpoints using intelligent, context-aware, proprietary AI agents.
- Salvador Technologies — Salvador Technologies provides the world's fastest recovery from cyber-attacks and software/hardware malfunctions. Our innovative solution ensures the continuous operation of critical workstations and servers, eliminating downtime. Back to work in 30 seconds based on offline air-gapped sotrage.
We are a leading venture capital firm in Dubai, UAE, focused on supporting entrepreneurs in the MENA region at the seed- and early-stage building great companies.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Jordan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 119
- Round size: Seed $600k–$6.5M; Series A $2M–$12M; Series B $3.5M–$65M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $70M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- TAP — Talent Acceleration Platform (TAP) is a Dutch / Palestinian company bridging the gap between universal talent and unequal career opportunities.
- Hala — Hala offers a payment and wallet solution for individuals and point-of-sale (PoS) services that enable merchants to accept credit card payments.
- Tamatem — We are the leading mobile games publisher in the Arabic speaking world! We bring international mobile games from all around the world to publish in the MENA market!
We partner with exceptional founders building breakthrough companies and creating scalable impact in MENA region
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt
Investor stats
- Total investments: 99
- Round size: Seed $600k–$10M; Pre-Seed $400k–$13M; Series A $3.6M–$33M
- Lead/follow: 46% lead, 54% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Grinta — Grinta is a pharmaceutical supply chain that uses AI and ML to empower local pharmacies. It is a managed marketplace that is modernizing the pharmaceutical supply chain by empowering independent pharmacies across Africa through AI & ML technologies.
- Zeal — Zeal transforms your current card machines, enabling them to unlock powerful insights and deliver seamless loyalty. Zeal integrates with all card machines and is trusted by industry leaders.
- Zarya App — Earn without investment.
Khwarizmi Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks investments in startups with a passion for algorithms. It seeks to help create their vision, as they embark on a journey together that aligns their goals to improve quality of life using technology powered by algorithms. .
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt
Investor stats
- Total investments: 58
- Round size: Seed $1.6M–$16M; Pre-Seed $1M–$2.4M; Series A $5.5M–$37M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Calo — Analyze your nutritional needs and subscribe to a convenient meal plan that's designed for you in under 2 minutes.
- Buildnow — BuildNow is MENAP's first "Build Now Pay Later" solution. We fund the raw materials construction & manufacturing SMEs need, while providing credit terms tailored to optimize their cash flow and supercharge their growth.
- Simplified Financial Solutions Company — Simplified Financial Solutions Company offers startups and SMEs financial management solutions including the ability to issue virtual and physical corporate cards, manage spending and automate expense reporting.
Oskar Hartmann currently works as an Angel Investor for YAP. He previously worked at Flaschenpost SE as an Investor. Oskar Hartmann attended WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Internet, Automotive
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Germany, India, Russian Federation
Investor stats
- Total investments: 61
- Round size: Seed $300k–$52M; Series A $7.4M–$17M
- Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Tiggy — 15 minute grocery delivery on a mission to forever change the way we buy everyday essentials. Now live in Vancouver
- Lumaly — Lumaly is a browser extension that automatically tries out and uses all available voucher codes in the cart when shopping online.
- June Homes — June Homes is a network of fully furnished bedrooms in prime spots available on flexible month-to-month terms in major American cities.
Backed by Steven A. Cohen, our venture capital investing firm backs fintech, artificial intelligence and enterprise startups from seed stage to IPO.
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- Industry: Software, Financial Services, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 243
- Round size: Seed $3M–$12M; Series A $10M–$35M; Series B $15M–$104M
- Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2016
Portfolio highlights
- Quantune — Quantune is a deep tech startup in optics and photonics technology. It develops laser spectrometer for continuous and non-invasive health monitoring.
- zerohash — zerohash provides API-first technology and turnkey regulatory infrastructure to launch and scale compliant crypto and stablecoin products quickly and securely.
- Range Media Partners — Range Media Partners provides artists, directors, writers, professional athletes, and others with management and representation services.
Founded in 1997, Earlybird is a pan-European VC investor backing tech-enabled companies and investing in their growth and development. Funds include Earlybird, Earlybird Health, Growth Opportunities.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Germany, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 328
- Round size: Seed $1.4M–$14M; Series A $4.4M–$35M; Series B $5M–$75M
- Lead/follow: 47% lead, 53% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $190M in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- Hilo — Get stress-free readings round the clock with Hilo's clinically validated blood pressure monitor. Learn more
- Neuracore — Neuracore is a robot learning platform that helps to train robots and deploy intelligent behaviour.
- Nosh Biofoods — We create nutritional and highly functional proteins from non-GMO fungi. Our proprietary ferementation process is minimal, scalable, and sustainable.
Algebra Ventures invests in technology startups that leverage innovation to transform large markets. They seek high-growth companies, led by passionate and capable teams, that have a unique value proposition, and that can generate significant economic returns.Algebra Ventures looks for entrepreneurial teams that possess vision and insight as wellas the execution skills needed to build scalable companies. Algebra Ventures focuses on Series A and Series B rounds in Egypt although they do not exclude investments in earlier-stage startups or in other parts of the MENA region. They prefer to meet startups early on and get to know the team as the opportunity is shaping up.
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- Industry: Financial Services, E-Commerce, Marketplace
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Egypt, Jordan, United Arab Emirates
Investor stats
- Total investments: 60
- Round size: Seed $450k–$7M; Pre-Seed $150k–$13M; Series A $750k–$38M
- Lead/follow: 62% lead, 38% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $15M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- BFree — BFree focuses its collection processes on sustainably leading customers out of debt by giving them back control over their finances.
- Sylndr — Sylndr is an automotive focused e-commerce marketplace bringing innovation to the used-cars market, where customers can reliably and transparently sell and buy used cars. The company is aiming to build trust in the used-car market by becoming the go-to place for customers seeking to sell and buy their cars, through an extensive range ofhigh-quality used vehicles accessible across a diverse set of financing solutions.
- EFreshli — Furnishing & decorating is exciting with our expert designers, curated shopping experience, and professional setup. Transform your space with our easy 3-step process.
PipelBiz enables companies to raise capital from an unlimited number of investors without the need of a prospectus
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Manufacturing
- Stage:Equity Crowdfunding, Seed
- Geography: Israel, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 43
- Round size: Equity Crowdfunding $152k–$1M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Vootto — Vootto is raising the bar in air purifier technology, engineered to clear the air in your car of 99.9% of airborne contaminants and germs in under 10 minutes. The best part is that you get to pick from a selection of quality scents and choose how to refresh your space. Vootto circulates the air through the scent capsule and actively freshens,unlike passive fresheners that just sit there.Vootto performs better than any other brand because of its innovative air routing system and its unique set of blades that provide the fastest rate of filtration. Not only that, Vootto’s exclusive Active Shield technology traps and destroys bacteria and viruses without releasing harmful byproducts, such as ozone or negative ions. Simply put, Vootto is in a league of its own.
- Omnistream — Omnistream offers high-quality and user friendly app that produces professional video and production suit from your smartphone Omnistream empowers content creators, enabling anyone to produce high-quality and real-time video at an affordable and easy to use way
- NeuroSense Therapeutics — NeuroSense Therapeutics Ltd., is a clinical-stage biotechnology company, dedicated to the discovery and development of treatments for debilitating neurodegenerative diseases. Its lead product, PrimeC, is a novel oral therapy for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The company's preclinical pipeline includes: (1) StabiliC forthe treatment of Parkinson's disease and (2) CogniC for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. NeuroSense Therapeutics Ltd. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel.
Egypt Ventures is an investment firm that empowers the entrepreneurial ecosystem by investing in accelerators. The firm was founded in 2017 and is based in Columbia.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Egypt, Ireland, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 24
- Round size: Seed $100k–$3M; Pre-Seed $28k–$2M
- Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Flend — Egypt’s first tech enabled, data driven financing solutions platform dedicated to small businesses.
- D OCC Hub — Smart Incident Management Solutions
- InfiniLink — Empowering Hyperscale Datacenters Building Energy-Efficient Ultra-High-Speed Connectivity Solutions
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Browse database — It's Free!What is AUC Angels? AUC Angels is the first university-based angel investor network in the MENA region. Angel investors are individuals who are interested in investing in early-stage startups with growth potential which in turn supports the growth of a dynamic entrepreneurship ecosystem in Egypt.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Retail
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Geography: Egypt, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 30
- Round size: Seed $100k–$1.2M; Pre-Seed $40k–$100k
- Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
Portfolio highlights
- ElGameya — ElGameya is a fintech mobile application that helps users organize and manage micro-savings and credit. The platform offers collaborative lending options and runs on the concept of a shared economy.
- WellPal — Healthy Super App
- CreditFins — CreditFins is Egypt’s and the region’s first FinTech platform focusing on alleviating financial stress through an innovative debt management solution that enables clients to pay-off their credit card debt faster & cheaper via a streamlined subscription-based model. With its proprietary scoring system and plans for machine learning, CreditFinswill be able to offer its clients tailored, more inclusive financial services that focus on helping them improve their financial wellbeing while making them better informed, empowered, and connected.
Mu Ventures is a NY pre-seed/seed venture capital firm that invests in commerce software that reduces friction in transactions. We have five sectors of interest that include infra + payments, vertical SAAS, marketplaces, retail tech, and supply chain.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 23
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Kingpin — The AI revenue engine for B2B retail
- Pulzaid — Platform for hybrid specialty care
- Consio — Turn calls into revenue with Consio. AI voice agent, call recordings & transcripts, deep Shopify & Klaviyo integrations. Book a demo.
Backing outlier founders who build different.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Information Technology, Predictive Analytics
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 28
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Kingpin — The AI revenue engine for B2B retail
- Stream — Stream is a company that helps make payments simpler, faster, and reliable.
- Vault Wealth — Discover the range of private wealth management services with personalized wealth planning from Vault, a certified private wealth advisor in Dubai & UAE. A secure digital wealth platform trusted by professionals.
Red Swan is a seed stage venture capital firm investing in entrepreneurs who delight customers, create culture, and disrupt industries.If Black Swans are unforeseen calamitous events, Red Swans are great companies most of us never saw coming. They are built by entrepreneurs who create joy for their customers, provide meaning to their employees,and who scare their shareholders by passing on acquisition offers. They tend to be movements as much as businesses.
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- Industry: Software, FinTech, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, Israel, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 97
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Kingpin — The AI revenue engine for B2B retail
- Confida — AI-facilitated negotiations for radically easier contracting.
- Previvor Edge — Previvor Edge is an clinical and comprehensive program for cancer prevention and early detection.
COTU stands for Champions Of The Underdog. We are on a mission to reinvent how seed investing is done in the Middle East by backing extraordinary founders and showing them how to believe in themselves when they are at the loneliest, earliest, and most challenging parts of their journeys.
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Software
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United Arab Emirates, Egypt, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 19
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Huspy — Huspy is a proptech based in Dubai redefining the home financing process through a user friendly digital experience that puts the buyer first.
- Rekaz — Rekaz provides system to automate recurring payments, enhance online presence, improve customer relationships and boost sales.
- MoneyHash — Emerging and Global markets first all-in-one flexible payment orchestration and revenue operations platform that covers all of your payment needs. We help you build, optimize, and scale your payment infrastructure at any stage of growth.
TT Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Turk Telekom.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Turkey, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 67
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- VenueX — VenueX enables retailers to showcase their products, POI and indoor maps to shoppers searching online!
- OctoXLabs — OctoXLabs is dedicated to tackling the most pressing challenges in the fields of Information Technology and Cybersecurity, delivering innovative solutions that enhance system resilience, data protection, and operational efficiency for organizations navigating an increasingly complex digital landscape.
- Milvus Robotics — Transform material handling with autonomous mobile robots solutions and fleet software. Smarter, safer, and scalable automation.
El Sewedy Capital Holding is the family office of Eng. Ahmed Elsewedy managing more than USD 500mn investments across several sectors including real estate and hospitality, education, financial services, and contracting.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Higher Education, Autonomous Vehicles
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Egypt
Investor stats
- Total investments: 16
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Octane — Octane is a digital wallet for vehicles that streamlines payments for all vehicle related expenses.
- Settle Payments — SETTLE automates enterprise's payments and manages all their bank accounts in one place for better cashflow decisions.
- Just Finance — Just Finance is a leading consumer finance company dedicated to empowering individuals and families to achieve their financial goals.
Meet the unqiue investing entities that originated at SOSV and remain closely aligned with our fund.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Fashion, Architecture
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: United States, Brazil, Turkey
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- MAA'VA — MAA’VA™ is developing a proprietary sustainable carbon negative construction material, turning plastic and nonplastic waste into eco-material, advancing solutions to climate change crisis, waste crisis, global river sand shortage, water scarcity and rapid urbanization. Our eco-concrete can be used for both conventional and 3D printingconstruction. By optimizing 3D printing technology we can build environmentally friendly low cost housing with eco-concrete in one day for 1/10th of the construction cost and half of the construction waste.
- West~bourne — delicious, nutrient-rich, and planet conscious snacks, spices and mixes, so you can eat well, do better, and gather often.
- Gozen Bioworks — Gozen Bioworks is a bio-tech company that invents and develops next-gen microbe-derived biomaterials.
HTC Corp is engaged in the design, development, and manufacture of smartphones and tablets in Taiwan.The company offers PDA phones and smartphones for mobile operators and distributors in Europe, the United States, and Asia. These machines are available as HTC devices and as products individually customized for operators and device partners.The company provides its own HTC self-branded products as well as supports operator-branded products and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partners. It owns Dopod as a subsidiary company and is a member of the Open Handset Alliance.The company’s products are sold under various brand names such as HTC, Dopod, and Qtek and are often rebranded by major telecommunication carriers. Its products also include pocket PC phones (PDA Phone), ultra mobile phones, HTC kovsky (Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1), and HTC dream (T-mobile G1).HTC Corp was founded by Cher Wang and Peter Chou in 1997. It is headquartered in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
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- Industry: Virtual Reality, Software, Augmented Reality
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: United States, Taiwan, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 41
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Hexa — Elevate your eCommerce experience with a 3D tech-stack that lets you create, manage, analyze, and distribute your 3D commerce assets.
- Camsense — Camsense focuses on R&D and manufacturing of vision space positioning technology. It provides customers with highly precise sensors with its self-developed core algorithm and chips. Its products can be applied in consumer robots, industrial test, and surgeries.
- Inworld AI — AI for Metaverse
Evergreen venture capital investing in Seed to Series A startups across MENA and Africa. 27 active investments, $71.8M portfolio NAV, 17% IRR.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Advertising, Retail
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Jordan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 29
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Flowcart — Sukhiba is a decentralized community-based commerce platform.
- Tern Group — Tern Group is an AI Platform to hire and relocate top healthcare talents globally, faster and cheaper. TERN is a full-stack solution to source and relocate top-tier medical and engineering talent from India, North Africa, South Africa, and Central Asia and the approach ensures a seamless, ethical, and transparent migration process, drasticallycutting complexity and shaving costs for healthcare systems.
- Uncover — Learn your skin, Love your skin. K-Beauty Crafted for Melanin
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Browse database — It's Free!Abhishek is the Co-Founder and COO of Fashinza, a global tech-enabled manufacturing company helping Fashion brands source apparel using data and cloud that is more sustainable, ethical, inclusive, fast, and efficient. Fashinza is funded by leading VCs, Accel Partners, Elevation Capital, Prosus Ventures (Naspers), Westbridge, and ADQ UAE.He hasextensive experience in product & technology, building start-ups like Flipkart (India’s leading eCommerce platform acquired by Walmart), LimeRoad, Curofy (acquired by RoundGlass USA) & BharatPe. He is also a writer and guest author for ProductSchool, Hackernoon, Prototypr, and Noteworthy
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- Industry: Apps, Retail, Fashion
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: India, Saudi Arabia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Kikibix — Relish what tastes like your childhood, loaded with an array of healthy ingredients for scrumptiously flavorful and healthy snacks. Born from the vision of a doctor to make a brilliant amalgamation of tasty and healthy. Made with love, baked to perfection, a home for healthy cookies that taste amazing!
- Babynama — Babynama is a digital platform with a highly experienced and professional team of doctors to cater to baby's problems.
- Magma — Magma platform partners with factories and raw materials suppliers to offer supply chain services from the supplier to the customer.
Cairo Angels is an angel investment network that invests in and supports early-stage startups it convenes regular investment meetings to review pre-selected potential investees.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Mobile, Marketplace
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Egypt, United States, Lebanon
Investor stats
- Total investments: 31
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Nawah Scientific — Nawah is MENA & Africa's first Cloud Lab providing Analytical and R&D services to the region's life science, food, agricultural and pharmaceutical sectors.
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- The Fashion Kingdom — Fashion, Sneakers for men, women, and kids
Saned Partners is an independently managed Venture Capital fund, aiming to nurture early-stage companies in the MENA region into growth and profitability.Their mission is to partner with entrepreneurs and to provide them with the means and resources to turn their projects into established, best-in-class businesses that offer exceptional all-aroundvalue to stakeholders.Saned’s vision is to serve as a catalyst for economic and social development in the region, by providing entrepreneurs with the opportunity to capitalize on their ambition and ideas.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Retail, Online Portals
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Jordan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 18
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Sarwa — Sarwa is your all-in-one investment platform. We offer hands-off investing, real-time trading, and high-yield savings. With holistic financial tools at your fingertips, investing has never been easier. Sarwa SDWCL is regulated by the FSRA in the ADGM.
- Mumzworld — Mumzworld.com is the largest e-commerce portal in the Middle East dedicated to all things mother, baby, and child. The Company serves over 2 million mothers in the MENA region and ships to more than 20 countries. Mothers can now shop faster and easier than ever before and find products not available anywhere else in the region.Mumzworld.com is acompany built by mumz for mumz, with the ultimate vision of becoming an indispensable online extension of a mother’s life. Mumzworld.com was created by the same team of Bayt.com (Alexa rank# 1,700), the largest job site in the Middle East. As a result, Mumzworld.com has:• Established the largest catalog of products for mothers in the region, bringing more than 200,000 products online from over 2,000 global and regional brands • Shipped over 60 tons of products to over 20 countries • Pioneered the e-commerce experience for mothers in the Middle East, being called the “Amazon for moms” by CNN. • Partnered with giant FMCGs, such as P&G and DANONE • Acquired exclusivity to a large selection of products, as well as exclusive distribution rights for a growing number of global brands
Based out of Dubai, Knuru pursues equity and credit opportunities in fintech and marketplaces across the GCC, Africa and Southern Europe. The management is led by a team of investors and entrepreneurs bringing to venture capital extensive cross-asset class experience dedicated to supporting high growth businesses.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Financial Services, Transportation
- Stage:Series C, Series A
- Geography: United Arab Emirates, Spain, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Amitruck — Meet your digital logistics partner in Africa. Click here to learn more about our end-to-end smart digital logistics solution.
- Savana — Transform EMR into Deep-Real World Evidence with a scientific methodology that applies Artificial Intelligence (AI) to EMR free-text.
- The Giving Movement — Sustainable Activewear & Streetwear Clothing | Made in UAE | $4 per item donated to charity | Gym Clothing & Workout Clothes
Caglar Erol is the co-founder of cember.net, a Turkish online business networking platform acquired by XING AG in January 2008.Erol is an angel investor and serial entrepreneur in Turkey. His first investment after cember.net was doktorsitesi.com, a health site in Turkey. He also invested in Tasit.com, Gelirortaklari affiliate network, andCivicSolar.Erol currently serves as the co-founder and CEO of Enuygun.com, a service comparison site on bank loans, insurance, flight tickets, ADSL, and mobile phone tariffs.
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- Industry: Retail, Travel, Fashion
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Jordan, Turkey
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- MarkaVIP — Markavıp is an exclusive, invitation-only online shopping community focused on the Middle Eastern market. The website specializes in offering flash sales to its customers.Markavıp was founded by Ahmed Alkhatib, who previously spent 12 years in Silicon Valley working in the e-commerce industry. The website enjoys memberships from over 3 millionexclusive members across eight Arabic speaking countries including Jordan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, Bahrain, and Oman.
- Wingie Enuygun Group — Wingie Enuygun Group is a technology company helping modern consumers save time and money, mostly in travel, but in insurance and financial products too. Located in Istanbul and Berlin, WEG currently serves customers in 6 languages, 10 countries.
Turki Al Rajhi is the Partner at Al Rajhi Holdings.
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- Industry: Fashion, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Saudi Arabia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Aya — Aya is a modest fashion e-commerce platform that strives to unite the fragmented modest fashion industry into a single discovery platform.
Founded in 2019, Sarona Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Tel Aviv, Israel. The firm is a "people-first" investor, seeking founding teams with strong execution capabilities. The firm's investment scope focuses on enterprise software, and most of their deals concentrate on building the future of business with AI, helpingcompanies operate more efficiently, save money, and drive revenue.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Machine Learning
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Israel, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 47
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Visitt.io — Come to Visitt and see why CRE & multifamily property management, tenant experience and building operation teams all love our easy to use tools & tenant apps
- Yuzu Health — Automating health plan administration
- Crowded — Banking for Greek Life that allows you to seamlessly pay dues, P2P transfers, deposits, and make payments with your virtual debit card. Tailored tools for events, ticketing, chat organizational management and more.
Emre Kurttepeli is a Serial Entrepreneur & Investor and is the Founder & Chairperson of Mynet Group, Turkey’s leading internet company with over 32 million users and Founder & CEO of Mynet Games, a global mobile gaming company.Columbia University/NY graduate, he has been the founder or the investor of over 50 internet andtechnology companies, mostly leaders in their own categories that ranges from e-commerce companies to vertical social network sites, mobile and gaming companies, including Trendyol, Insider, Iyzico, RemoteTeam and vc fund that invests in the internet and technology space. Additionally he is an investor in C24 Gallery, a prominent contemporary art gallery in Chelsea/New York.He is the President of Endeavor Turkey and Galata Business Angels (GBA), that are non-profit organizations helping to grow the entrepreneurship ecosystem. He serves on the Board of Endeavor Global, TOBB Turkish Venture Capital Industry Council and TOBB Turkish Entrepreneurs Council. Besides being on the advisory board member of Columbia University Global Center in Istanbul, he also is a member of YPO and is an Ashoka fellow.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Information Technology, Mobile Apps
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Turkey, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- RemoteTeam (acquired by Gusto) — Global Payroll, PEO and EOR Services, tax compliances, IC contracts, and HR apps. All designed for Remote First teams.
- Fazla Gıda — Fazla Gıda is a technology solutions company that prevents food waste.
- Tarentum — Tarentum AI develops solutions to critical business needs using machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies.
Karim Kawar is the president of Kawar Group, and the former ambassador to the United States and Mexico from Jordan. He is also chairman of Kawar Energy and of IrisGuard. As ambassador to the United States, Kawar led the EDAMA Initiative, Jordan's blueprint for a green economy and was appointed by Royal Decree to the Board of Trustees of theKing Abdullah II Fund for Development. Previously, Kawar was appointed to the Economic Consultative Council by His Majesty King Abdullah II. He is the architect of the REACH Initiative, Jordan's blueprint for a knowledge economy, founder and chairman of the Information Technology Association of Jordan, former president of the Jordan Computer Society, and a founding member of several business associations and NGOs, including AmCham and the Jordan Intellectual Property Association.
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- Industry: Retail, Fashion, Shopping
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Jordan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- MarkaVIP — Markavıp is an exclusive, invitation-only online shopping community focused on the Middle Eastern market. The website specializes in offering flash sales to its customers.Markavıp was founded by Ahmed Alkhatib, who previously spent 12 years in Silicon Valley working in the e-commerce industry. The website enjoys memberships from over 3 millionexclusive members across eight Arabic speaking countries including Jordan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, Bahrain, and Oman.
We invest and scale-up extraordinary founders, across B2B, B2E, B2D and B2SMB sectors.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, iOS
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Israel, Mexico, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- enshift — Streamlining local clean energy for large-scale real estate.Easily simulate, plan and realise your buildings’ journey to energy independence and ‘net zero’. With just an address, instantly discover the financial and environmental returns your building can generate by transitioning to clean energy. Once you’re ready select and contract your idealconstruction and financing partners and reduce transition risks.
- Salvador Technologies — Salvador Technologies provides the world's fastest recovery from cyber-attacks and software/hardware malfunctions. Our innovative solution ensures the continuous operation of critical workstations and servers, eliminating downtime. Back to work in 30 seconds based on offline air-gapped sotrage.
- Spinframe Technologies — Spinframe developing cloud-base technologies for the automotive industry and provides an interactive visual user experience that increases the engagement & conversion.
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Browse database — It's Free!Acasia Ventures is a leading venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies throughout the Middle East and Africa. With a focus on being a first believer in innovation and entrepreneurship, the firm strives to support the growth of the next generation of market leaders through their unique and scalable solutions. Its Tech Fund I iscurrently targeting investments in tech-driven and tech-enabled startups at the pre-Seed to pre-Series A stages.
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 17
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Lengo — Lengo is an AI based intelligence platform that offers a large database on consumer goods for companies in the FMCG sector.
- Menthum — Saving Made Simple
- Bluworks.io — bluworks is a mobile-first HR system, automates HR tasks to save time, cuts costs, and boosts workforce performance with compliance and real-time insights.
Sunny Side Ventures is an investment firm.
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- Industry: Fashion, Shipping, Logistics
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Egypt, Morocco
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Logidoo — Logidoo is a digital logistics marketplace-designed company that markets shuttles through smart logistics. The company's platform, which provides rapid, dependable, secure, and economical logistics, allows users to compare offers for sending and receiving items and to track parcels in real-time.
- Scale — Scale accelerates market entry and revenue for fintechs with a people-first approach.
- The Fashion Kingdom — Fashion, Sneakers for men, women, and kids
At Light Ray Ventures, we leverage experience and capital gained from the successful development of innovative businesses to support scaling the growth stage companies that bring fundamental value to the economy and society. The investment focus lies in the growth stage opportunities in Smart Cities Infrastructure, Mobility, CleanTech, Wellness andFood with the emphasis on the cutting edge enabling technologies in both software (AI, big data, machine learning) and hardware.
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- Industry: Fashion, Shopping, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Ole Shop — Ole is a designer and shops explore the top global brands and local designers from the best shops in town. Try and buy Try different styles, sizes at home, and their courier will wait for 10 min so customers can decide. Free and immediate returns by courier, schedule instant returns in a click and with no additional cost.
- Synapticon — Synapticon is reshaping the world of motion control for robotics and machinery at the point of motion. The company introduces an entirely new approach to motion axes by integrating formerly discrete components, such as motors, drives, sensors and gearboxes into seamless units and digitalizing performance and quality factors that are so fardependent on costly mechanical manufacturing. Innovation leaders in robotics, automation and machinery around the world choose to work with Synapticon to path their way into the future of intelligent, motion control-related systems.
- Quantum Light — The world of Quantum Pigments
Runet Labs is a 3 month entrepreneurs program.
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- Industry: B2B, Apps, AgTech
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: India, Turkey, Pakistan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Bijak — Bijak | Online Agri Commodity Trade & Mandi Rate App for Buyers, Loaders
- Tapzo. — Tapzo was an all-in-one app that was acquired by Amazon Pay in India. On Tapzo, you could book flights, hail cabs, order food, recharge your phone etc. with a unified payment experience.
- Krave Mart — Krave Mart is a quick-commerce startup offering the delivery of groceries and other products in 10 minutes.
The Raba Partnership, Raba Capital, Raba
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, South Africa, Egypt
Investor stats
- Total investments: 51
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Swypex — The all-in-one financial platform empowering businesses with control, visibility, and efficiency. Swypex simplifies business finances, freeing you to focus on growth.
- Kera — We are on a mission to connect health ecosystems and enable healthy lives for all communities. Starting in Senegal.
- Cleva — For anyone with global financial needs, A US-based dollar account in your name to receive, hold, and save USD.
SOSV is a global, deep tech venture capital firm that operates the HAX and IndieBio startup development programs focused on human and planetary health. SOSV invests $500,000 in startups at their inception as they onboard either HAX or IndieBio for a 4-6 month period designed to accelerate the raise of their next institutional round. SOSV joins thelater rounds of HAX and IndieBio graduates. HAX, based in a 35,000 sq ft facility in Newark, NJ, is equipped with machine tools, 3D printers, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering labs, as well as on-staff engineering and design experts. SOSV's IndieBio has locations in NYC and San Francisco, both of which offer extensive services and facilities to founders including on-site BSL-2 labs, well equipped lab benches and hoods, and advanced lab equipment, such as chromatography equipment.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
- Stage:Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, India, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1482
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- MixRift — MIXRIFT - game developers specialized in Mixed Reality
- unspun — From 3D scan to perfect fitting custom jeans. unspun makes each pair of jeans unique to your actual body and design. On a mission to reduce global carbon emissions by 1%. As seen in Fast Company's World Changing Ideas, Time's Best Inventions, and PopSci's Best of What's New. Welcome to the future of apparel.
- Mesa Quantum — Unlock the potential of chip-scale quantum sensing for enhanced Position, Navigation, And Timing capabilities. Explore Mesa Quantum's practical solutions.
We invest in bold entrepreneurs creating meaningful change in financial services. We favor fast moving, forward thinking teams with deep market insights and an unquenchable appetite for growth. We back groundbreaking businesses with fundamentally distinguishable characteristics and disruptive business models. CVentures is geography agnostic. Weinvest in technology leaders across local and cross-border startup ecosystems.
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- Industry: Fashion, Internet, Payments
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Egypt, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Yodawy — Yodawy is an online pharmacy and insurtech startup that allows customers to order pharmaceuticals and cosmetics via a mobile app and have those delivered through a network of 500+ pharmacies across Egypt. Insurance and copayment benefits are automatically applied with four major insurance carriers onboarded thus far and more in the pipeline.
- MagicCube — MagicCube is the Software Defined Trust (SDT) category with its software TEE-based platform. The technology enables large-scale deployment and management of IoT and mobile- secure solutions to consumers.
- The Fashion Kingdom — Fashion, Sneakers for men, women, and kids
Jamil Ahmad Co-Founder & CBO at Fashinza. He attended MBA from Global University during 2008-2010.
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- Industry: Fashion, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Saudi Arabia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Taffi — We help fashion retailers drive more sales with agentic solutions that personally inspire and support shoppers
Raz Group empowers entrepreneurs and helps them transform their passions into value-adding companies.
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- Industry: Events, Advertising, Media and Entertainment
- Stage:Seed, Convertible Note
- Geography: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Investor stats
- Total investments: 45
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Cargoz — Cargoz is a logistics startup that connects SMEs looking for warehousing space with warehousing companies who has extra capacity, like Airbnb but for commercial warehousing & storage.
- Autobia — Autobia is a B2B marketplace leveraging the data to solve the infrastructure and after-sales challenges in the automotive industry. The company bridges the gap between wholesalers and resellers by offering in-between digital, operational and logistical integrated solutions. It was founded in 2021 and is located in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
- Dnaneer — Dnaneer is a FinTech platform that connects online businesses with investors through crowdfunding of enterprises.
LU Innovation is the hub for innovation and commercialisation at Lund University. They work with the University's researchers and students to bring benefit and growth to society.Their goal and mission is to contribute to increased growth in Sweden by ensuring knowledge and research from Lund University benefit society.By supporting anddeveloping research findings with researchers and students they work to lead more ideas to company formations and/or licensing deals.Services for all researchers and students:- Business advice – support and advice - Verification support – VFT- Market and IP screening – comprehensive survey of markets, competitors and patent situationThe services are freely available to researchers and students at all faculties at Lund University.An important part of the work of LU Innovation is providing commercialisation support to individual researchers or students. As well as business developers with many years of experience from both research and business, they have patent engineers, a communications officer and a lawyer who can help with the process. LU Innovation has two sections: one a part of the public authority and the other a holding company, which function as one unit with a joint mission and joint management.LU Innovation is led by the board of the holding company and the steering group of the public authority section. The members of the two bodies are identical - see board members. The operations are led by Director of Innovation Linus Wiebe, who is both MD of the holding company and head of the public authority section.
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- Industry: Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Sweden, Egypt, Denmark
Investor stats
- Total investments: 55
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Quritis — Quiritis offers an automated tool to help harden the security for cloud-based applications that runs within containerized software, such as Docker. Quiritis has a patented methodology to automatically generate security profiles based on customers solutions that protect and minimizes attack surfaces
- Bifrost security — bifrost security offers an automated tool to help harden the security for cloud-based applications that run within containerized orchestrated services such as Kubernetes. bifrost has a patented methodology to automatically generate security profiles based on customers' solutions that protect and min
- Selcis BioPharma — Selcis BioPharma is developing a technology where short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) can be delivered to the colon.
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