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Top 50 Finance Startup Investors in United Arab Emirates in May 2025

Last updated: May 2025 A list of 50 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Finance startups based in United arab emirates. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Finance companies from United arab emirates. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Finance Startup Investors in United Arab Emirates in May 2025

Investor	Finance United Arab Emirates investments
Goodwater Capital	2
Class 5 Global	2
HALA Ventures	2
Dtec Ventures	2
VentureSouq	2
Simile Venture Partners	2
SC Ventures	2
Upsparks	1
The Spartan Group	1
Protofund	1
Pantera Capital	1
SBI Group	1
n0b0dy.eth Nobody Vault	1
IMO Ventures	1
Al-Wafra Al-Thanya	1
Rashid Alshamsi	1
JP Morgan	1
Abdullah Kurmstaji	1
Viola Ventures	1
Rebel Fund	1
Summer Ventures	1
Aptos	1
Sanabil	1
The Community Fund	1
Ashneer seth Grover	1
Greylock	1
Knollwood Investment Advisory	1
DVC	1
Oskar Hartmann	1
Trampoline Venture Partners	1
STC Ventures	1
1818 Venture Capital	1
Financial Horizon Group	1
Wamda Capital	1
Tribe Capital	1
Innovative Startups and SME’s Fund (ISSF)	1
ZEMU Venture Capital	1
Eos Venture Partners	1
Valar Ventures	1
BC29	1
Hummingbird Ventures	1
Saned Partners	1
Jabbar Internet Group	1
Shuaa Capital psc	1
Global Ventures	1
Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)	1
Shunsuke Oyu	1
V2 capital	1
Trend Investment	1
Fahad Hafiz	1

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Goodwater empowers exceptional entrepreneurs everywhere to change the world for the better. They believe consumer technology is a force on earth, shaping culture and transforming the global economy at unprecedented speed and scale. They invest in promising entrepreneurs to solve pressing problems. As a combined force, Goodwater companies are aglobal force for change, poised to measurably improve billions of lives.

Investment focus

FinTech, Financial Services, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, India, South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Stash — Invest and build wealth with Stash, the investing app helping over 6M Americans invest and save for the future. Start investing in stocks, ETFs and more today.
Rabbit — At Rabbit, we plan to change how the world shops.Retail has witnessed one revolution before with the introduction of E-Commerce that changed how customers order stuff and the second revolution is here! We are proud to be among the pioneers, a handful of global entrepreneurs that are leading and shaping the retail's second revolutionWe arefunded by amazing VCs that are helping us build the next big thingYou feel it is vague? that's intended as we are still building in stealth. but trust us, it is COOL!
Wrtn Technologies — Wrtn Technologies develops an AI-powered writing assistant through NLP-based AI.

Class 5 Global is a venture fund investing in the next generation of emerging market entrepreneurs.

Investment focus

FinTech, Financial Services, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Singapore, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Caliza — Give your users access to the digital dollar economy. Get early access!
invygo — Invygo is MENA's first & largest car subscription service creating accessible mobility options through an all-inclusive monthly subscription, all in a seamless app-based experience.For consumers: we provide them access to passenger cars without any financial burdens through a customizable month-to-month subscription through a mobile appFor Dealers: through our technology, they get access to a new business model that helps them generate revenue and reduce their depreciation and operational cost The company was founded in 2018 by Eslam Hussein and Pulkit Ganjoo in Dubai, UAE.
BRKZ — BRKZ is a construction-tech company that provides a one-stop solution by selling building materials to contractors and builders.

Technology VC that empowers GCC’s startups in their early-growth stages.

Investment focus

FinTech, Software, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt

Portfolio highlights

Nearpay — Focus On Building Deep Technology To Create Innovations
Omniful — Omniful offers a modular platform to replace legacy systems, simplifying supply chain, retail, and logistics management.
Rize — Rize is a PropTech platform transforming rental payments for both residential and commercial properties. With its “Rent Now, Pay Later” service, Rize allows tenants to split their annual rent into manageable installments, which benefits both renters, who can better manage their rental budgets, and landlords, who can reach a larger consumer base andreceive their yearly rental payment in advance. By enhancing affordability and flexibility, Rize inherently boosts occupancy rates across the rental market.

Dtec Ventures is the venture capital unit of Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority and an integral part of the Dtec ecosystem. We invest in early-stage technology businesses in the MENA region with a nucleus in Dubai, that are disrupting or enabling traditional industries.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Marketplace, Apps
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United Arab Emirates, United States, Oman

Portfolio highlights

Letswork — Work, meet and connect from the best coworking spaces, cafes and hotels across the UAE and Bahrain. Buy a membership, book meeting rooms or rent an office via the Letswork app.
AlgoDriven — Appraise, inspect & evaluate vehicles using cutting-edge automotive solutions to make your automotive business more profitable. Contact us!
Ghost Financial — Ghost Financial is a comprehensive financing and business services platform to support ghost kitchen and restaurant ventures by offering financial products such as insurance, payroll, credit cards and expansion loans for startup & growing kitchens.

VentureSouq (VSQ) is a MENA-based venture capital fund manager with a global portfolio. VSQ manages thematic funds, with a current focus on FinTech and ClimateTech.

Investment focus

FinTech, Financial Services, Software
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia

Portfolio highlights

Erad — erad provides growth capital to online businesses. Connect your analytics and receive funding offers, for non-dilutive capital within 48 hours
Mala Inc. — This is meta description
SILQ — SILQ is a platform dedicated to bridging economies and empowering businesses to trade, grow, and navigate new frontiers. By enabling seamless commerce, logistics, and finance, SILQ unlocks opportunities in emerging economies, fueling ambitions and redefining global trade.The name SILQ is a modern tribute to the legendary Silk Road—reimagined forthe digital age. The distinctive “Q” comes from Souq, the Arabic word for marketplace, symbolizing our commitment to fast, accessible, authentic, and reliable commerce.SILQ aspires to transform local products and manufacturers into global brands by connecting them with entrepreneurs in emerging markets across the Gulf, South Asia, and beyond.

Simile Venture Partners is an early-stage investment firm focusing on internet, mobile and technology startups across the world. It was founded by a team with domain expertise in entrepreneurship and venture capital investments. Its priority markets are in Europe, South-East Asia, India, Brazil, Turkey and Russia.For more information, visit:www.simileventure.com (http://www.simileventure.com/)

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Internet
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Germany, India, Spain

Portfolio highlights

Futwork — With Futwork, learn for free and get a telecaller job. Find Work from Home jobs in India. Flexi hours & work suitable for freshers and women. Earn from home now!
slice — slice is a one-stop payment app for all spending needs. Their goal is to make money management simpler & faster for their users. It is backed by leading investors such as Tiger Global, Insight partners, Advent International, Blume Ventures, and Gunosy Capital.
Fleksy — The Fleksy Software Keyboard Development Kit (SDK) enables companies to overcome the challenge of building a top-notch typing experience on both iOS and Android. Your company can then focus on its area of expertise & value-add for a simple monthly licensing fee.

SC Ventures is Standard Chartered Bank’s innovation, fintech investment, and venture unit. Focused on "rewiring the DNA in banking", SC Ventures aims to develop an innovation culture and mindset, deepen capabilities, and experiment with new business models through an open platform and network of people and partnerships. It runs aneXellerator innovation lab network across Singapore, Shanghai, Hong Kong, London, Nairobi, and San Francisco.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Software
Funding Round, Series A, Series B
United States, Singapore, India

Portfolio highlights

uTu — After spending collective decades studying, building, and delivering technologies that connect enterprises to people they arrived at the conclusion that AI powered conversations are going to redefine the relationship between technology and people. They hung a shingle in fall of 2016, got the band back together, and started cranking out some badasscode. Their aim is to be part of the vanguard that charts this new world.
Furaha — Welcome to Furaha Financial, purpose driven financing. We are a financial technology business which acts as a software-based intermediary platform.
My Zoi Financial Inclusion Technologies — MyZoi, a Standard Chartered subsidiary, aims for global Digital financial inclusion of the underbanked. Based in the UAE

Upsparks is an early-stage venture fund focused on investing in technology startups and providing the needed support throughout a startup early growth. We invest in people first and are committed to creating value by leveraging our interpersonal networks, strategic partnerships, and deep industry experience. We collaborate and invest in forwardthinking entrepreneurs who work at the frontiers of digital innovation. Upsparks is devoted to early-stage investments and to building tomorrow's market leaders.

Investment focus

Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence, Internet
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
India, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Kusho — AI agent for software testing
Atomgrid — Atomgrid is a global company specializing in end-to-end manufacturing and sourcing specialty chemicals. We offer advanced tech platforms and expertise from R&D to bulk production and delivery, ensuring high quality, affordability, and speed. We serve industries such as pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and textiles, providing strategic partnerships, optimized sourcing, and comprehensive reaction capabilities.
Quicklend — Instant loan against Mutual Funds. Lowest interest rate guaranteed. Raghuram Trikutam Co-founder @ Quicklend.

We advise, invest and build with the best entrepreneurs in Web3.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Singapore, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Blum — Blum is a decentralized exchange platform
Kaia — Kaia is a public blockchain that utilizes Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT) for enhanced reliability and performance.
Tarta Labs — Tarta Labs is dedicated to building a next-generation anime IP ecosystem and aims to innovate within the anime gaming space by blending engaging narratives, high-quality visuals, and community-driven gameplay experiences.

Protofund is an early-stage venture fund founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. We invest in passionate teams building blockchain/web3 and consumer products.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, Spain, Argentina

Portfolio highlights

tanX.fi — Reliable, self custodial and high performance liquidity network for traders, institutions and exchanges.
Brine.fi — The best onchain spot trading crypto exchange
Payman AI, Inc — Payman gives your AI Agents the ability to have access to capital so that they can pay humans for their expertise in completing specialized tasks they need done.

Pantera Capital is an investment firm focused exclusively on Bitcoin, other digital currencies, and companies in the space. The company believes that Bitcoin has the potential to transform the way people use money and that it will do for payments what the Internet has done for communications and commerce.Until 2014, Pantera focused on globalmacro hedge fund investments. The firm was founded in 2003 by Dan Morehead, who was a chief financial officer and head of Macro Trading at Tiger Management. The firm has since shifted its investment advisory services to focus exclusively on Bitcoin, other digital currencies, and companies in the space.Shareholders include Benchmark, Fortress Investment Group, and Ribbit Capital.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Singapore, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Arch — The pioneering network for building bridgeless apps directly on Bitcoin. Arch makes it easy to deploy interoperable smart contract-like programs on the L1, without fracturing liquidity or taking on bridge risk.
Azra Games — Azra Games is a blockchain-based developer of collectable combat role-playing games for core gamers. Azra Games is led by Mark Otero, a world-renowned online strategy game developer whose most recent game generated over $1 billion in sales. Their crew has over 70 years of combined gaming industry expertise. They are now providing the core gamingexperience that core gamers desire to Web3. Azra Games is headquartered in Sacramento, United States.
Monkey Tilt — Join your new crypto casino at Monkey Tilt. Play with crypto, earn points & win prizes. Tilt Club VIP program includes bonuses, merch drops & more.

SBI Group aims to become a corporate entity that provides a variety of one-stop financial services over the Internet now that two major events, the Financial Big Bang resulting from deregulation, and the Internet Revolution resulting from IT innovation, have radically transformed the financial industry.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
Series B, Series A, Funding Round
Japan, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Sakana AI — We are creating a new kind of foundation model based on nature-inspired intelligence.
UBX Philippines — UBX Philippines is a fintech company passionate about creating opportunities and access for all by building solutions.
Preferred Networks — Preferred Networks (PFN) was established in March 2014 in Tokyo with the goal to develop practical, real-world applications of deep learning, robotics and other latest technologies. PFN is currently focused on three priority areas – transportation systems, manufacturing and bio-healthcare – and also exploring the use of deep learning in personalrobots, plant optimization, materials discovery, sports analytics and entertainment. PFN has a U.S. subsidiary in Burlingame, California.

n0b0dy.eth Nobody Vault

Investment focus

Gaming, Bitcoin, Finance
Seed
United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Undeads Metaverse — Play, earn crypto & mint NFTs while exploring the post-apocalyptic metaverse. Feature-rich gameplay never seen in Web3 space before. Join the Undeads Metaverse!

IMO Ventures is a privately held venture capital and seed investing company across China and the US.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, E-Commerce
Seed, Angel, Series A
United States, China, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

0G — The First Decentralized AI Operating System
Vessel Finance — Vessel Finance is a ZK-powered order book exchange, seeks to combine the dependability of DEXs with the speed of CEXs.
Merda Biopharma — Merda Biopharma is a AI-enabled drug discovery technology platform that produces small molecule drugs that helps immune metabolism.

Al-Wafra Al-Thanya is a investment firm.

Investment focus

FinTech, SaaS, Finance
Seed, Pre-Seed
United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Yabi — Yabi by souqalmal is a fintech company that develops saas mobile application that provides financial education and empowers users in making financial decisions.
Resal — Resal is Saudi-based startup was founded by Hatem Kameli ( Founder & CEO ) and Fouad AlFarhan ( Co-Founder & CTO ) , started from Jeddah – Saudi Arabia to all MENAWho we are ? Resal is leading the prepaid gift card market by offering all in one prepaid gift cards and rewards solutions for individuals and corporate in Middle East and NorthAfricaWe are here to make people and businesses smile and be delighted by developing an eGift Cards and rewards solutions to make gift cards and rewards easy to send and pleasing to receive at any time and in any place.We Are Offering End-to-end prepaid digital gift cards and rewards solutions and productsResal Store : It’s a one-stop-shop gift cards that help individuals to buy and send gift cards Resal Rewards (glee) : Corporate reward solution which help enterprise to offer employees, partners, customers gift cards as part of incentive and reward program Resal Channels : A business API and embedded technology that offer digital gift cards and rewards from over 400 brands to any 3rd party online channels and offline stores Resal Loyalty ( boonus ) : A loyalty management platform based on multiple rewarding programs that enable merchants and retailers to increase retention and customer spending Resal xCards ( gift card generator ) prepaid digital gift cards issuance solution which enable merchants to easily issue, manage digital gift card
Mafhoom — Gain clarity and take control of your financial journey.

Rashid Alshamsi

Investment focus

FinTech, Finance, Financial Services
Seed
United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Namara — Namara is facilitating the dream by equipping individuals with access to superior borrowing, saving, and side jobs products. Namara harnesses advanced analytics and machine learning-powered technology to achieve a comprehensive understanding of its customers' financial situations, resulting in custom-tailored advice and underwriting. Itsreward, point, and incentive system encourages sound financial decision-making and improves overall financial outcomes. Namara is headquartered in Dubai and maintains offices in Abu Dhabi. For further details, please visit www.namara.ae or obtain the app at https://bnc.lt/E1yh/DNjAQCAwrD.

JP Morgan is a financial institution. It offers asset management, commercial banking, investment banking, merchant services, securities services, treasury and payments, and wealth management services.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Software
Debt Financing, Funding Round, Series A
United States, United Kingdom, India

Portfolio highlights

Currenta — Currenta provides services in the area of chemistry, pharmacy, environment, fire technology and consulting.
Anthropic — An AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
Veza — Veza is the identity security company that enables organizations to understand, manage and control who can and should take what action on what data.

Abdullah Kurmstaji

Investment focus

FinTech, Finance, Financial Services
Seed
United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Namara — Namara is facilitating the dream by equipping individuals with access to superior borrowing, saving, and side jobs products. Namara harnesses advanced analytics and machine learning-powered technology to achieve a comprehensive understanding of its customers' financial situations, resulting in custom-tailored advice and underwriting. Itsreward, point, and incentive system encourages sound financial decision-making and improves overall financial outcomes. Namara is headquartered in Dubai and maintains offices in Abu Dhabi. For further details, please visit www.namara.ae or obtain the app at https://bnc.lt/E1yh/DNjAQCAwrD.

Viola Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in Israeli or Israeli-related early-stage techology companies, in key market segments including FinTech, Consumer, Enterprise Infrastructure & Applications, Frontier & Deep Technologies (automotive, IOT, AR/VR, drones), Robotics and AgTech.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, FinTech
Series A, Series B, Series C
United States, Israel, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Duetti — Duetti acquires music catalogs from independent artists a-la-carte with transparent, data-driven deals. Fund your career and breathe new life into tracks with uniquely intelligent marketing. Partner with us one track at a time, or even just a percentage of one.
Panjaya — Panjaya offers generative-AI dubbing technology to localize any video content. The company's AI replicates original content in a variety of languages with engaging results. Video content creators from a variety of industries can easily and accurately recreate videos that appeal to a global audience using Panjaya.
Sympera AI — Sympera AI is an Agentic-AI platform that empowers relationship managers with AI-powered financial intelligence and sales enablement tools. The platform enables bankers to identify the right clients and engage in meaningful conversations, ultimately aiding client portfolio growth. Sympera's team specializes in developing AI-based solutionstailored for the banking sector, filling critical gaps in relationship management.

Rebel Fund is powered by an elite team of top Y Combinator alumni partners to support the world's most promising technology startup founders

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, India, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Cercli — The single platform for MENA companies to hire, manage and pay your global workforce
Cerrion — Discover how Cerrion's video AI and industrial automation solutions can minimize unplanned downtime, reduce losses, and improve safety on your production lines.
Circleback — AI-powered meeting notes and automations. Works with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack huddles, and in-person conversations. Get started for free.

Summer Ventures is an institutional venture fund dedicated to promote and invest in “real world application” of blockchain technology and infrastructure.

Investment focus

Ethereum, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency
Series A
Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Klickl — Klickl is a Web3 open finance platform that offers banking and online payment methods.
TONX — TonX Studio acts as a venture studio. It also actively participates in community building, TON Meetups, and hackathon competitions.
Accountable — Discover cryptographically-enabled transparency and real-time yield opportunities with Accountable.

Building products, applications, and tooling on the Aptos blockchain. Bringing the benefits of decentralization to the masses.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Information Technology
Seed, Grant, Pre-Seed
United States, India

Portfolio highlights

Klickl — Klickl is a Web3 open finance platform that offers banking and online payment methods.
Echo Protocol — Echo is a versatile protocol that specializes in bridging, liquid staking and restaking, and yield solutions.
Kratos Gamer Network (KGeN) — Discover KGeN, where gaming meets the future. Dive into a world of cutting-edge technology and immersive experiences, designed for the next generation of gamers. Join us and redefine the way you play

Sanabil Investments is a sovereign wealth fund specializing in direct and fund of funds investments. Its investments are concentrated in direct equity investments, primarily in the Kingdom, and in funds, as well as in diversified investment portfolios. These investments support the growth of the Kingdom’s economy while building internationalinvestment capability and transferring expertise to local Saudi talent.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, FinTech, Information Technology
Pre-Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Octa — Reduce DSO by 30%, save 20+ hours per week, and delight customers with our all-in-one platform.
SILQ — SILQ is a platform dedicated to bridging economies and empowering businesses to trade, grow, and navigate new frontiers. By enabling seamless commerce, logistics, and finance, SILQ unlocks opportunities in emerging economies, fueling ambitions and redefining global trade.The name SILQ is a modern tribute to the legendary Silk Road—reimagined forthe digital age. The distinctive “Q” comes from Souq, the Arabic word for marketplace, symbolizing our commitment to fast, accessible, authentic, and reliable commerce.SILQ aspires to transform local products and manufacturers into global brands by connecting them with entrepreneurs in emerging markets across the Gulf, South Asia, and beyond.
Kitchenara — Kitchenara is a Saudi food technology company that focuses in food delivery services. Its goal is to transform the online food ordering experience by merging genuine video evaluations with influencer content, providing customers with a transparent, engaging, and trustworthy approach to choose their meals.

The Community Fund is a $5 million early-stage fund investing in community-driven companies through an investment partner team. The investment team consists of operators, founders, and investors that bring a wide range of complementary functional and industry expertise. The Community Fund is led by Lolita Taub and Jesse Middleton.

Investment focus

Women's, Health Care, Financial Services
Seed, Pre-Seed, Debt Financing
United States, Pakistan, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Eli — Eli empowers women to understand their body and the transitions it goes through every day, and across life. We develop a device that uses saliva to capture hormone fluctuations at home, and an app that gives women the information they want to own their health decisions.
TBD Health — Take control of your sexual health with an at-home STD test. Lab tested results for common STIs including Chlamydia, Trichomoniasis, Gonorrhea, & HIV.
Entrée — No soggy delivery. No overly complicated meal kit. Just exceptional flavor!

Ashneer Grover is the CEO and Co-Founder of BharatPe. He previously worked at PC Jeweller Ltd as a Head Of New Business. Ashneer Grover attended Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Internet
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
India, United States, France

Portfolio highlights

TigerPay — TigerPay allows card payments instantly from your smartphone and is reshaping payment solutions for Small and Medium Enterprises.
Lorien Finance — Lorien Finance is a cross-border FinTech platform providing affordable student loans and retail banking services to immigrants (students and temporary workers) moving to the US.
Zippee — ZFW Dark Stores enables 30 Min, 2 Hour, & Same-Day deliveries for E-commerce brands through next-gen fulfillment, network of dark stores, & last-mile infrastructure across India. This capital-light approach is helping brands like Epigamia, Unilever, Rage Coffee, NOTO, and Baskin Robbins expand without upfront capital, overheads, &headaches.Our platform integrates seamlessly with all industry platforms to provide brands with complete visibility into supply-chain ops & customers: significantly improving customer loyalty, RTOs, & costs.E-commerce is becoming increasingly competitive with shifting brand loyalties. Stay ahead of the curve & be closer to your customers by offering them super-fast deliveries.If you're a D2C brand in India that wants to boost profitability & customer experiences- reach out & say hi!

Greylock Partners is a leading venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley. We are early partners of remarkable teams building companies that matter.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Enterprise Software
Series A, Series B, Seed
United States, United Kingdom, Israel

Portfolio highlights

7AI — The Agentic Security Revolution Starts Here. Swarming AI Agents to Eliminate Non-Human Work for Exponentially Better Security Outcomes.
Highstock — The private marketplace for vetted global buyers and coveted brands.
Manas AI — Manas AI uses proprietary AI, generative computational chemistry, and best-in-class biology to reduce the time and expense of traditional medicinal development while also revolutionizing cancer and rare illness treatments.

Knollwood Investment Advisory is focused on financing companies in the internet security sector.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, FinTech
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States, United Arab Emirates, India

Portfolio highlights

BRKZ — BRKZ is a construction-tech company that provides a one-stop solution by selling building materials to contractors and builders.
Hypernative — Detect attacks in progress & prevent loses in real time by proactively monitoring on and off chain data sources and help mitigate security, governance and financial risks with early warnings & actionable insights.
Linx Security — The Linx Identity Security platform enables identity, security, and IT ops teams to finally control the whole identity lifecycle. A radical departure from legacy identity security solutions, Linx untangles the complex, ever-evolving web of identity security. Integrating smoothly with your IAM stack, Linx pulls together all your organization’sidentity data—organizing it neatly to reveal the hidden links between your employees, their digital identities, and the apps, software, platforms, and programs they have access to. Enabling you to continuously reduce your identity attack surface and swiftly close gaps in compliance.

DVC is the collective umbrella of specialized syndicates that invest in companies from pre-seed through pre-IPO. Our investment team comes from diverse backgrounds and are founders and operators.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
United States, Mexico, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Blingg — Blingg is a subscription-based privileges platform for Brand partners and Corporate clients that curates the best brands, exclusive offers, rewards, and trials.
Glitzi — Terapeutas certificados y expertos en belleza confiables, que garantizan la mejor experiencia.
Recall.ai — Recall.ai provides a single API for meeting bots on every platform like Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and more.

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.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Automotive
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Germany, Russian Federation, India

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.

Trampoline Ventures is an investment firm.

Investment focus

FinTech, Apps, Blockchain
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
India, Spain, Argentina

Portfolio highlights

GoSats — Earn bitcoin rewards when you shop online at your favourite brands in India.
MediQuo — MediQuo is a hospital in your pocket, connecting patients and professionals for any health interaction. Healthcare today has 75% of unnecessary medical visits that could be taken in the distance, and the vast majority of health professionals are using messaging platforms such as WhatsApp to communicate with patients or other health professionals.MediQuo is a chat-based app specialised in health, GDPR and health data compliant, giving professionals time control, incorporating patient medical history and phone privacy. Allowing also video and audio communication. It is a place for discussion, appointments or medical consultation with your doctor or any new health professional. Also includes immediate 24/7 medical response and a network, for health information and professional discovery. We have done already 1M consultations and got 600k app downloads. Our Google Play Ratings are 4,6 (with 6k reviews). We are amongst the top health apps in Spain and Latam.
Zywa (YC W22) — Money app for teens

STC Ventures is an independently managed venture capital fund whose anchor investor is the Saudi Telecom Company. Our goal is to empower entrepreneurs to create market leading technology businesses. We are focused on equity investments that will help to build leading companies in the information technology, telecommunications, and digitalmedia/entertainment sectors. One of the key objectives of our fund is to support the development of innovative technology companies in the GCC, wider MENA region and Turkey, in addition to funding globally minded international companies seeking capital and access to the MENA region.

Investment focus

Fashion, Developer APIs, Professional Services
Series C, Series B, Series A
United Arab Emirates, Japan, Turkey

Portfolio highlights

Modanisa — Modanisa is an online fashion retailer for women's Islamic clothing, dresses and accessories. The site offers clothing and accessories to women of all ages and offers shipping and delivery all over the world. The site also trends latest hijab styles for women along with fashion tips for the Muslim regions. Designer abayas and jilbabs, Kayra,Armine, Aker and Tekbir are also sold online.
Nile — Reliability and predictability in enterprise network performance and TCO - backed by SLA guarantees. The Nile solution just works.
yallacompare — Compare the best car insurance, credit card and personal loan providers in Dubai & the UAE with yallacompare

1818 Venture Capital is proud to invest in portfolios of tech startups that aim to generate wealth for our investors and do good in the world.

Investment focus

Financial Services, Software, FinTech
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom, United States, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Laka — Laka is collective bicycle insurance especially for cyclists. We flipped insurance. By making it pay to pay out, we are the collective that backs each other. Protect your bikes and gear against theft & damage with Laka 5-star rated cycle insurance.
RideTandem — Tandem turns local transport providers into smart shuttles for work, education and more. The smart way to move your community.
Sidekick — Expertly-managed portfolios for the modern investor

Financial Horizon Group is a family office that was established in 2014 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Its services vary from Investment, Recruitment, and Consultancy.

Investment focus

Software, FinTech, Finance
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Saudi Arabia

Portfolio highlights

Magnitt — Magnitt is a startup directory that connects investors, mentors, and emerging companies in the Middle East. The discovery platform is a database with over 5,500 MENA startups and over 200 investors.
Telfaz11 — Telfaz11 is a creative media studio from Saudi Arabia specializing in locally-relevant entertainment content
POSRocket — Traditional cash registers are a thing of the past. POSRocket modernizes this near-obsolete system by providing business owners with an intuitive, user-friendly, cloud-based point-of-sale (POS) platform.

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.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Series B
United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Jordan

Portfolio highlights

qeen.ai — qeen.ai is a GenAI native platform that enables autonomous AI to e-commerce firms of all sizes.
BloomPath — Bloompath gives engineering team leads clear visibility into project progress, team contributions, and what's gaining traction, without digging through tools. Stay aligned, spot blockers early, and keep your team moving forward.
Penny Software — Simple. Spending. Software.As above. But, more specifically, penny is a cloud-based Procure-To-Pay system. penny helps you digitize and manage your full procurement cycle from request to approval. Manage RFQs to vendors, compare quotations, send POs and even payment. penny was designed to make things easy and consolidate all of yourorganization’s spending needs into one intelligent system

Tribe Capital is a top-quartile venture capital firm focused on capturing a perpetual edge in venture and crypto using data science. The team is made up of investors, engineers and scientists who use artificial intelligence (“AI”) and data science to model venture-backed private companies.Beyond investment capital, Tribe deploys these AI tools toseparate signal from noise, helping our companies understand their businesses better. Our data-informed strategy includes an underwriting infrastructure and a quantitative analysis tool called the “Magic 8-ball.” We leverage these tools to provide deep insight on factors driving growth and how to accelerate sustainable growth, honed through years of developing similar products at major tech and finance players like Lyft, Yahoo, Facebook, and Bridgewater Associates. Our team uses these tools to measure quantitative product-market fit, so we can more effectively assess and accelerate what Tribe refers to as “N-of-1” companies - companies with the potential to be 10-100x growth opportunities, while minimizing loss ratio by a large degree. Tribe Capital has $1.6 billion in assets under management and has made notable investments in Apollo.io, Carta, Docker, Kraken, Instabase, Relativity Space, and Shiprocket.

Investment focus

Software, FinTech, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, India, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Hone Health — Hone Health provides telehealth services that support hormone health and longevity, including testosterone replacement therapy (TRT)
Sentora — Sentora offers an institutional-grade basis for DeFi and RWA solutions.
1Money Network Technologies — 1Money Network Technologies is a payment network dedicated to stablecoins.

The Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (“ISSF”) is a private sector managed fund making investments in innovative startups and early stage SMEs. The World Bank has invested USD 50 million in the Fund which was complimented by the Central Bank of Jordan with an additional USD 48 million bringing the total working capital of the ISSF to USD 98million.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Health Care, Food and Beverage
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
Jordan, Saudi Arabia, United States

Portfolio highlights

gamiphy — GAMIPHY is a user engagement and retention platform that equips brands in different industries with tools proven to increase customer reach and loyalty such as branded mini games, playable Ads and digital loyalty programs. The tools and techniques offered by GAMIPHY can be either integrated into existing websites and apps, or can be used to createplatform-independent solutions. The available solutions are diverse, fully customizable, DIY, and are guaranteed to improve each customer journey, thus shorten the path to earn the loyalty sought after.
Kitchefy — Building the largest decentralized network of cloud kitchens in the MENA Region.
Kader — Kader is an on-demand mobile application that connects pre-vetted quality workers with businesses in the hospitality, retail and service sectors using an advanced matchmaking technology based on location, experience and qualifications.

ZEMU Capital is dedicated to investing in decentralization, artificial intelligence, and ground-breaking technologies.

Investment focus

Software, FinTech, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Hong Kong, The Netherlands

Portfolio highlights

GPT360 — GPT360, your platform for integrating Web3 and Web2. We offer a super app with tools for Web3 project owners, including the Chaterium Network to boost community visibility and engagement, innovative AI solutions for news and moderation, and a hub for affiliate networks and marketing services. Our mission is to simplify the mass adoption ofcryptocurrency and blockchain by creating active, informed, and connected digital communities.
Stabble — stabble is a protocol revolutionizing liquidity pools by introducing protocol-managed and arbitrage pools. This allows stabble to tackle critical inefficiencies prevalent within Solana's decentralized exchanges.
Raiinmaker — Multi - Chain Layer 2 Network. Powered by AI, Secured by Bitcoin.

Eos Venture Partners is a Strategic Venture Capital Fund focused on insurance. Eos invests in early and growth stage insurance technology businesses whilst working closely with our Limited Partners to accelerate their innovation strategy.

Investment focus

Insurance, Financial Services, Information Technology
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States, United Kingdom, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Champ — CHAMP Titles provides digital title management & registration technology, enabling the most efficient path forward for vehicle & title registration. Schedule a demo now!
Just Move In — Just Move In makes home moving easy. We help you save time, hassle & money on your move by allowing you to easily manage the admin. You can set up utilities, find great deals on broadband, arrange removals & insurance and more.
DPL Financial Partners — DPL Financial Partners is an RIA insurance network that brings low-cost, commission-free insurance solutions.

Valar Ventures is a venture capital firm backed by Peter Thiel. Valar partners with entrepreneurs globally and believes that an increasing number of transformative technology companies will be started outside of Silicon Valley, and that the founders of those companies will benefit from having a partner that understands their unique challenges andopportunities.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Banking
Series A, Series B, Seed
United States, Germany, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Ivy — We are building a global API for instant bank payments
Neo Financial — At Neo, we're innovating to make saving, spending and getting rewarded even more rewarding.
Octane — Simple financing for motorcycles, ATVs, mowers, and more. Check your rate with no impact to your credit.

Private Family Office of Mr. Fahad Hafiz

Investment focus

FinTech, Finance, Software
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, India, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Al Dana — Al Dana is an Algo Trading Firm.
Sunstar Space & Tech Corp. — Defence Tech, Space, Tech, UCAV.
The Syndicate Investment Group (SIG) — Syndicate Investments is an investment company that invests in companies and provides them with the equity capital and support necessary to scale up from early-stage startups to successful businesses. With a presence in more than 16 locations globally and with $500M assets under management, Syndicate Investments is a recognized top-rankinginvestment company. It has a proven track record of finding the next big thing in a variety of industries and sectors.

Supporting Exceptional entrepreneurs. We value emotional intelligence as much as data, growing internal culture as much as growing revenue, and forming strong, personal bonds with founders. We recognize patterns where other don't.

Investment focus

Software, Financial Services, Biotechnology
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States, Turkey, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Lovable — Lovable is building software that builds software. We are makers of GPT Engineer app - an AI software engineer.
Salient Motion — A next-generation supplier for aerospace and defense, specializing in advanced electric propulsion.
Basecamp Research — Novel proteins from nature. We sample the most extreme and exciting places on the planet to build the world's largest knowledge graph of natural biodiversity.

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.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Retail, Online Portals
Series A, Seed, Series B
United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Jordan

Portfolio highlights

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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

The exit of Souq to Amazon is the largest tech transaction of the region, and Souq continues to pave the way in e-commerce in the region. Souq was built from the ground up by the same team at Jabbar, who built the Maktoob portal before that. Maktoob was born out of a simple idea but with a vision that the Arabic Internet will grow and become anintegral part of everybody's life, and grew to become the largest Arabic Internet property before Yahoo acquired it.Both the Souq and Maktoob stories have become inspiring success stories in the region, where budding entrepreneurs and VC's alike, look to our team for inspiration and new ideas.Today Jabbar continues to grow and pave the way for tech in the region. It is in this spirit that we embrace any entrepreneur who is willing to innovate and take risks in order to create something great. Jabbar nurtures such individuals and supports nascent ideas that are in line with its mission. So join our journey :-)

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Retail, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Pakistan

Portfolio highlights

Ziina — Pay and get paid fast. Ziina is the easiest way to send and receive money in the UAE. Accept cashless payments anywhere with Apple Pay, Google Pay, or card.
qeen.ai — qeen.ai is a GenAI native platform that enables autonomous AI to e-commerce firms of all sizes.
Keyper — Keyper simplifies real estate management for property owners, tenants, and partners. Manage portfolios, get market insights, apply for rent with flexible payment options, and explore partnership opportunities to earn passive income. Join Keyper today!

SHUAA Capital psc is a leading asset management and investment banking platform, with c. US$14 billion in assets under management.

Investment focus

Apps, SaaS, Fruit
Seed, Series C, Funding Round
United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Yabi — Yabi by souqalmal is a fintech company that develops saas mobile application that provides financial education and empowers users in making financial decisions.
Anghami — All the music you love, all the freedom you need. Arabic and International in one place
SkyCell — SkyCell is a Swiss-based, award-winning provider of temperature-controlled container solutions with a special focus on serving global pharma companies and sustainability. They are driven by their mission to supply the safest pharma containers worldwide. This is achieves through their unique combination of hardware, software and service, whichenables us to master logistical challenges and eliminate temperature excursion.

We back global-minded, growth-stage and technology-focused founders in emerging markets and the world.

Investment focus

Health Care, FinTech, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Series B
United Arab Emirates, Egypt, United States

Portfolio highlights

Zension — Zension is a subscription e-commerce company for consumer tech. Each and every day, we set out to create a new standard for connectivity and access to the best technology tools for all.
Locad — Locad is a cloud-based solution for global e-commerce fulfillment. Access to an international warehousing network. Distributed fulfillment keeps products close to customers, reducing shipping time and cost.
BioSapien — BioSapien is a pre-clinical biotech company developing novel biodegradable implantable products that deliver active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for oncology indications with reduced systemic side effects. The applications for this technology are currently under investigation for pancreatic cancer and lung cancer. The intended pipeline ofindications is expected to expand into other cancers such as colorectal, breast, and stomach cancers. BioSapien's 3D-printed MediChip delivers FDA-approved toxic high-dose systemic therapies in a localized slow-release biodegradable mesh which is able to target tissues while improving patients' quality of care and life.

MEVP is a Middle East-focused venture capital firm that invests in the early and growth stages of innovative tech companies run by talented entrepreneurs in the Middle East with a focus on the GCC and Levant countries. With a team of 20 VC professionals across offices in Dubai, Beirut, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, and Riyadh, MEVP manages 5 regional funds with more than USD 260 million in Assets Under Management. MEVP is the largest and most established VC firm in the region, with clear cross border investment appetite.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, SaaS
Series A, Seed, Series B
United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, United States

Portfolio highlights

Ziina — Pay and get paid fast. Ziina is the easiest way to send and receive money in the UAE. Accept cashless payments anywhere with Apple Pay, Google Pay, or card.
invygo — Invygo is MENA's first & largest car subscription service creating accessible mobility options through an all-inclusive monthly subscription, all in a seamless app-based experience.For consumers: we provide them access to passenger cars without any financial burdens through a customizable month-to-month subscription through a mobile appFor Dealers: through our technology, they get access to a new business model that helps them generate revenue and reduce their depreciation and operational cost The company was founded in 2018 by Eslam Hussein and Pulkit Ganjoo in Dubai, UAE.
Mealplanet — Mealplanet is an online marketplace for ordering and managing meal plans from various providers.

Shunsuke Oyu is the co-founder of Connehito Inc. Started an online Q&A platform “mamari” which is the largest platform for moms in Japan. Connehito was acquired by one of the telecom giant KDDI in 2016. Selected as a “Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia” at consumer technology department. Angel-investing 50+ companies globally.

Investment focus

Content, Internet, Media and Entertainment
Seed, Angel, Funding Round
Japan, Singapore, United States

Portfolio highlights

Tohakusha — Tohakusha is a creative agency that offers design, production and sale of digital content and EC websites, and content creation services.
Ai-Dounyu.com — Ai-Dounyu.com is a platform that helps organizations looking to integrate AI choose their ideal AI implementation partner for free.
Neighbor — Neighbor is a metaverse game developer that specializes in Fortnite.

V2 capital is a investment firm.

Investment focus

Web3, Finance
Series A
United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Klickl — Klickl is a Web3 open finance platform that offers banking and online payment methods.

Trend Investment is a investment firm.

Investment focus

Web3, Finance
Series A
United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Klickl — Klickl is a Web3 open finance platform that offers banking and online payment methods.

Fahad Hafiz is a prominent serial entrepreneur. Hafiz has a wealth of expertise in a wide range of industries, including finance, oil and gas, travel, automotive, cryptocurrencies, and fintech

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Water
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
India, United Arab Emirates, United States

Portfolio highlights

BC29 — Private Family Office of Mr. Fahad Hafiz
Al Dana — Al Dana is an Algo Trading Firm.
The Syndicate Investment Group (SIG) — Syndicate Investments is an investment company that invests in companies and provides them with the equity capital and support necessary to scale up from early-stage startups to successful businesses. With a presence in more than 16 locations globally and with $500M assets under management, Syndicate Investments is a recognized top-rankinginvestment company. It has a proven track record of finding the next big thing in a variety of industries and sectors.

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