# Top 50 Fitness Startup Investors in Middle East in June 2026

## F6 Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gîza, Al Jizah, Egypt
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology

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.

## Oqal
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology

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.

## TechOne VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

TechOne VC is a venture capital firm. It invests in innovative tech startups founded by visionary entrepreneurs solving global problems, to deliver superior returns for our investors.

## Triventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, Medical Device, Medical

Triventures is a global, early stage fund that invests in exceptional entrepreneurs. We partner with disruptive ventures with innovative breakthroughs in healthcare and beyond. Our vision is to create a better, healthier future through data driven solutions and cross industry convergence.

## FJ Labs
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services

FJ Labs is a stage-agnostic investment firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer facing startups.

## Global Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, FinTech, Financial Services

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

## Angel Effect
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kurucesme, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Mobile

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.

## twozero Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Internet, Software, Media and Entertainment

twozero Ventures provides venture investing to technology-driven and disruptive startups in sports, media, and entertainment.

## ERT Clinical
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Fitness, Internet, Wellness

Clario, a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, combines science-informed endpoint technology, global scale, and expert services to generate reliable clinical evidence for every trial phase.

## Sanara Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ra'anana, HaMerkaz, Israel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Medical, Medical Device

Sanara Ventures is an innovation-investment platform, elevating outstanding healthcare-technology companies, from early-stage to global market maturity. At Sanara, They share a vision of an integrated continuum of care supported by accessible advanced healthcare solutions for people around the world.

## RePie Asset Management
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Software, E-Commerce

RE-PIE is Turkey's first alternative asset management company that was authorized by Capital Markets Board of Turkey to establish real estate investment funds in 2015. With our top-quality management team that has many years of professional experience in various markets, it is our privilege to serve our investors to generate best in classinvestment returns in accordance with their risk perceptions and return expectations in line with our well-structured investment process and risk management guidelines. We aim to provide new funding opportunities and resources for Turkish Capital Markets in order to enable new investments and to grow steadily by increasing our fund size with wide range of products in various asset classes.

## Yaron Samid
- Type: Angel
- Location: Ramat Hasharon, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence

Yaron Samid is an Israeli-American technology entrepreneur, investor, and startup community builder. Yaron is the founder of TechAviv, the 3K-member global Israeli startup founders club, and is the managing partner of TechAviv Founder Partners, a pre-seed venture fund, backed and powered by over 100 of the world’s most successful company builders.Previously, Yaron was the founder and CEO at BillGuard (Acq. by Prosper), founder & CPO at Pando (Acq. by Microsoft), and a founding board director at CloudLock (Acq. by Cisco) and Pond5.Yaron lives in Tel Aviv with his family and is a regular guest lecturer at Stanford and Columbia Business School. He attended Technion - Israel Institute of Technology and the University of Maryland.

## Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dhahran, Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Apps

Wa’ed Ventures is the venture capital arm of Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Center (Wa’ed), established by Saudi Aramco with the vision of igniting the spirit of entrepreneurship in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Wa’ed has deployed a suite of programs over the years to assist entrepreneurs in establishing, enhancing, or expanding their ventures. Theseprograms comprise development and financial support including business incubation, coaching and training to guide and nurture entrepreneurs along different business stages, seed funding, non-collateral loans, venture capital (equity/debt) investment, and business development. These programs support the development of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) capable of localizing industries and diversifying the Kingdom’s economy. Wa’ed also collaborates and engages with key players in order to create an effective entrepreneurship ecosystem.Wa’ed aspires to provide leadership in promoting entrepreneurship to support economic growth, diversification, and social development in Saudi Arabia, in alignment with the Kingdom’s strategic thrust into moving towards a knowledge-based economy. The organization aims to turn innovative ideas into successful projects, create and support sustainable SMEs, and develop entrepreneurs into successful business owners.Wa’ed Ventures aims to fuel the growth of high potential companies, thereby promoting economic development in Saudi Arabia with job creation for Saudi nationals, technological improvement, knowledge transfer, economic diversification, and economic growth within the Kingdom. The firm focuses on seed, early, and growth-stage businesses across a diverse range of sectors including information and communication technology (ICT), energy, manufacturing, healthcare, and services – from mobile application platforms and technologies to industrial equipment manufacturing to advanced software solutions.

## Legziel Family
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS

Legziel Famliy

## AngelHub
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Blockchain

Join the movement toward democratised private markets, where investing is open to everyone. Discover a range of vetted tech investments, embodying the spirit of innovation in Web3, FinTech, AI, and ESG. Transform your investment strategy for a smarter, more sustainable future. 

## F+ Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Automotive, Manufacturing

F+ Ventures is Fark Labs’ venture capital arm, which invests in late seed and Series A startups within the smart mobility ecosystem that provide disruptive solutions through superior technologies and/or unique business models.

## Sankonline
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
- Focus: Apps, SaaS, Tea

Sankonline is a corporate venture capital firm that focuses on seed and early-stage investments in companies building game-changing technologies.

## Teknoloji Yatirim
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ankara, Ankara, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Convertible Note
- Focus: Software, Analytics, Machine Learning

Teknoloji Yatırım is the first actor investing in early-stage technology companies in Turkey. Aiming at preparing the venture capital ecosystem for new players, Teknoloji Yatırım designs, develops and manages innovative tools to meet the financing needs of technology companies in the early and growth stages.
What We Do:
- Direct Investments: Wemake equity investments to technology companies having internationalization potential.
- Co-Investments and Follow-on Investments: We make co-investments and follow-on investments to technology companies at scaling and growth stages, together with other Venture Capital Funds.
- Consultancy Services: We offer consultancy solutions in the design, implementation and management of innovative investment tools and models.

## PICO Venture Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Jerusalem, Yerushalayim, Israel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Cyber Security

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.

## ACT Venture Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Convertible Note
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Biotechnology

Early stage deep tech investor

## Terra Venture Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Jerusalem, Yerushalayim, Israel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence

We are an early stage venture capital firm dedicated to partnering with inspiring entrepreneurs to build breakthrough companies

## UI Investments
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, SaaS, Fitness

UI Investments is an investment firm.

## Nuwa Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, FinTech, Financial Services

A radical investment platform reshaping the relationship between founders and capital.

## Fark Labs
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Energy

Fark Labs is a global innovation and transformation hub that aims to build a better future for all. We help entrepreneurs, startups, corporations, and investors transform into more connected, innovative, and future-ready versions of themselves so they have a positive impact on the world. We apply an investment portfolio approach to our innovationstrategy, touching all stages of the startup lifecycle from incubator to investor in Turkey, which is strengthened by our strong global network of regional accelerators and VC partners in our key global geographies. We use this approach for our 4 focus verticals: mobility, life sciences, sustainable lifestyle, and emerging technologies, which we call our curiosity cabinet.We back change-makers who transform industries and create new ones. Our sweet spot is investing early, and we continue to provide support and investment up to Series A. We envision a better future by championing entrepreneurship, innovation, and frontier technologies that transform legacy businesses and build future-proof startups.We also drive innovation and transformation through collaborative intelligence. We build a unique ecosystem that connects difference-makers, leading corporations, venture capital firms, universities, and government agencies across our 4 verticals.

## Kli Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Wellness

Kli Capital is a firm focused on investing in fearless entrepreneurs who are building foundational enterprise technologies and ubiquitous consumer brands.

We partner with exceptional founders with unique insights, from inception through all phases of growth.

## Oraseya Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence

Oraseya Capital is a venture capital firm that is the venture arm of the Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority.

## Teknasyon
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Apps, Mobile, Fitness

Turkey's leading mobile application developer and one of the fastest-growing IT company according to Deloitte Fast 50, Teknasyon, has achieved great success by reaching out to 1.5 billion people in 55 different languages and ​172 countries with dozens of mobile applications since their establishment in 2013.Besides developing hyper-growthmobile apps, Teknasyon is also an infrastructure and content provider. In addition to building successful products, the company provides additional support with B2C and B2B tools on the way to an early-stage startup’s global growth as an investor.Teknasyon is not a regular investor, which also opens the kitchen to all these startups to reach millions of new users worldwide. That means supporting startups with the tools developed on their own technologies such as advanced reporting & insights, commercial positioning/design, full integration with internal marketing tools, and 360-degree marketing production & management.Developing their vision with Facebook, Google, and leading telco operators’ collaboration from day one and creating a value-added ecosystem with the startups let Teknasyon enhance their services. In entertainment, wellness, photo/video, productivity, shopping, sports, and mobile gaming, portfolio companies always pursue global growth.

## Global Founders Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, Software, FinTech

Over the past two decades, GFC have backed over five hundred entrepreneurs worldwide, e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Slack, and Away Travel.

## Ithmar Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Fitness, mHealth, Software

Founded in 2005 with headquarters in Dubai and coverage across the Gulf Cooperating Council countries (GCC)
Invested and manage in excess of US $800 million in equity capital

## Embody Fitness
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Corporate Round
- Focus: Fitness, Wellness, Health Care

Embody Fitness is a focused personal training, nutrition, and sports therapy at the personal training gym in London

## Dual Gate Investment Holding
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: B2C, SaaS, Beauty

Dual Gate Investment Holding

## Disruptive Technologies Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Advertising, Cloud Computing

Disruptive is a global early stage investor with operations in Israel and the US.

## Accelmed
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Aventura, Florida, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series D
- Focus: Health Care, Medical Device, Medical

Accelmed is a venture capital firm that funds private and public medical device companies with significant market potential and proven clinical data.Concentrating on medical device companies that have already reached the revenue stage enables the firm to assist companies in benefiting from its managerial capabilities and financial resources.Together with the management teams of their portfolio companies, the Accelmed can steer the way from the clinical-stage to a profitable business with a clear commercial plan, thereby accelerating the path to a successful exit.In 2009, Mori Arkin and Uri Geiger, the co-founders of Accelmed, established the firm in Herzliya, Tel Aviv.

## Providence Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Information Technology, Software

Providence Ventures generally targets mid- to late-stage venture investments across Healthcare IT, MedTech, and tech-enabled services.

## Techstars Accelerator
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: B2C, SaaS, Hotel

Techstars Accelerator

## Arda Yigithan Orhan
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Apps, Fitness, Health Care

Entrepreneur, Cloud Architect, Public Speaker, Angel Investor

## A15
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, FinTech

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.

## Eva Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: Fitness, mHealth, Wellness

EVA venture is a VC, led by a team of experienced investors, with significant Technical and Managerial track records, that invests in early stage, women led or managed, start-ups, and provide the know-how and environment where they can thrive.They believe in women; they believe in entrepreneurship; and they know that having more women as start-upfounders would enrich the vibrant, innovative and unique scene that is the Israeli high tech – the “start-up Nation”.They believe that it’s every successful and experienced woman’s duty to extend the ladder, and help more women to follow their steps and broaden the circles of tech women entrepreneurs.

## Nour Nouf Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: Information Technology, Financial Services, Health Care

We inspire to build societies where knowledge empowers every individual to realize their full potential to contribute to the greater good and to be responsible for future generations. 
Investment in startup business, Community Services, Shared Offices.

## Discount Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Mobile

Discount Capital manages a portfolio estimated at USD 780 million, actively investing directly in companies and business ventures as well as in investment funds. Since 2017, Discount Capital has also been operating in mezzanine investments.Discount Capital serves dozens of Investment Banking clients every year, and is involved in the most notabletransactions within the Israeli capital market. Discount Capital provides three types of services: Debt and Equity Underwriting, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Corporate Finance Advisory.Discount Capital’s unique structure sets it apart from other players in the Israeli capital market, encompassing in-house investment activities alongside investment banking services, all empowered by the Discount Group’s platform.

## SeedIL Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Big Data

SeedIL Ventures is a seed stage investment fund focusing on Israeli related companies in any sector except medtech/biotech and heavy Hardware.
After investment, SeedIL is committed to ensuring that portfolio companies reach their full potential by providing on-going coaching and connections through its extensive network, including the Limitedpartner's connections and intelligence.

## Wes Schwalje
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: FinTech, Information Technology, Financial Services

Operator at nexus of policy, tech, and dev, investor, advised 8 unicorns on MENAP entry/scale-up, support Big Tech / startups to get along with govt

## SC Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Blockchain

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.

## 100 Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: B2C, SaaS, Beauty

100 Ventures is an investment firm and its invests in pre-seed and seed startups companies.

## Ertuğrul Konukoğlu
- Type: Angel
- Location: Inegol, Bursa, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Apps, Fitness, Health Care

Ertuğrul Konukoğlu is a Board of member at ISKO.

## Ali Rampurwala
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, FinTech, Cryptocurrency

15 years of experience in private equity, venture capital, investment banking, corporate strategy, angel investing, and business development having an MBA from the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, USA and being a CAIA Charterholder.

## PipelBiz.com
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Equity Crowdfunding, Seed
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Manufacturing

PipelBiz enables companies to raise capital from an unlimited number of investors without the need of a prospectus

## Citi Impact Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, FinTech, Financial Services

Citi, the leading global bank, serves more than 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Learn more today.

## Sir Ronald Cohen
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Financial Services, Apps

Ronald Cohen is Chairman of the Global Social Impact Investment Steering Group and The Portland Trust. He is a co-founder director of Social Finance UK (2007-11), Social Finance USA, and Social Finance Israel, and of Big Society Capital. He was co-founder Chair of Bridges Ventures (2002-2012).He chaired the Social Impact Investment Taskforceestablished under the UK’s presidency of the G8 (2013-2015), the Social Investment Task Force (2000-2010) and the Commission on Unclaimed Assets (2005-2007). In 2012 he received the Rockefeller Innovation Award for innovation in social finance.He co-founded and was Executive Chairman of Apax Partners Worldwide LLP (1972-2005). He was a founder director and Chairman of the British Venture Capital Association and a founder director of the European Venture Capital Association.He is a graduate of Oxford University, where he was President of the Oxford Union. He is an Honorary Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford. He has an MBA from Harvard Business School to which he was awarded a Henry Fellowship.He is a member of the Board of Dean’s Advisors at Harvard Business School and Vice-Chairman of Ben Gurion University. He is a former director of the Harvard Management Company and the University of Oxford Investment Committee. He is a former member of the Harvard University Board of Overseers (2007-2013), former Trustee of the British Museum (2005-2012) and a former trustee of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (2005-2011).In 2007, Sir Ronald published: “The Second Bounce of the Ball – Turning Risk into Opportunity”.

## Oren Zeev
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Internet, FinTech

Oren Zeev is the Founder of and one of the two main early backers respectively, a former board member of Zeev lives in San Francisco, California, United States.

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