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Top 50 Hardware 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 Hardware startups based in United arab emirates. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Hardware companies from United arab emirates. We update this investor list every month.

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

Investor	Hardware United Arab Emirates investments
Hesham Zreik	4
Wamda Capital	4
BECO Capital	4
Bashar Hamood	4
Arzan Venture Capital	4
SOSV	3
Shorooq Partners	3
Vision Ventures	3
Algebra Ventures	2
Crescent Enterprises	2
Flat6Labs	2
Endeavor Catalyst	2
Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)	2
Consolidated Contractors Company	2
Graphene Ventures	2
AMK Investment Office	2
Inspire Ventures	2
Prosper global	2
Abunayyan Holding	2
VentureSouq	2
Comma Capital	2
Global Ventures	2
Wamda	1
Sanabil	1
BY Venture Partners	1
Reshape	1
Andy Preikschat	1
omar bajarash	1
Global Founders Capital	1
Venom Ventures	1
Expand Executive Search	1
HALA Ventures	1
Nowais Capital	1
HB Investments	1
Forward Angel	1
G42	1
RZM Investments	1
StonePine ACE Partners	1
Cairo Angels	1
Alexander Rugaev	1
Gowri Narayanan	1
Aurelia Ventures	1
Energy Capital Group	1
None Provided None Provided	1
DAAL	1
MSA Capital	1
Annex Investments	1
Arcanum Capital	1
Rocketship.vc	1
Chantalle Dumonceaux	1

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Hesham Zreik is the CEO of FasterCapital. He previously worked at DreamApps as a Project Manager. Hesham attended the University of Westminster.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, India, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

EcoBites — EcoBites is a subscription service that delivers sustainably sourced and eco-friendly packaged snacks and meals to consumers doorsteps.
SFA — Lebanon and abroad for its personal account and non-account in all fields of trade and public industry.
TeaLeaf — TeaLeaf is a firm that wants to assist in the distribution of tea.

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

Founded in 2012, BECO Capital pioneers early-stage venture capital firms, focusing on MENA and beyond. It proudly partners with regional success stories like Careem, Kitopi, SWVL, PropertyFinder, MaxAB, Tribal, and others, shaping the tech landscape

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Financial Services, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Series B
United Arab Emirates, United States, Egypt

Portfolio highlights

Taager — Taager is a social e-commerce platform enabling online merchants with end-to-end logistics.
Mala Inc. — This is meta description
BRKZ — BRKZ is a construction-tech company that provides a one-stop solution by selling building materials to contractors and builders.

Bashar Hamood is a Venture Partner at FasterCapital. He previously worked as an Associate Director at Logica. He attended Heriot-Watt University.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, United Kingdom, India

Portfolio highlights

EcoBites — EcoBites is a subscription service that delivers sustainably sourced and eco-friendly packaged snacks and meals to consumers doorsteps.
TravelTales — TravelTales is a platform that connects travelers with local guides who offer personalized.
Mancano And Associates — Explore our domain marketplace to buy, lease, or secure your ideal domain name with flexible payment plans and lease-to-own options. Find premium domains and start your online journey effortlessly with options tailored to fit your budget and needs! - Synergy_Technologies_LLC

Arzan Venture Capital (Arzan VC) is a Kuwait-born VC firm that has been investing in startups with a MENA angle since 2014, making it one of the earliest VC firms in the region. Arzan VC's portfolio includes 30+ startups. The firm invests in young, fast-growing and innovative tech teams and it remains committed to building long-lastingrelationships with the region’s most talented entrepreneurs at an early stage.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
Seed, Series A, Series B
United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia

Portfolio highlights

Hulexo — UAE's leading ERP software for retail businesses. Integrated data, accurate info, real-time insights.
Nearpay — Focus On Building Deep Technology To Create Innovations
Revenya Capital — Revenya Capital, providing revenue-based financing to tech startups in MENA.

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.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
United States, India, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

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.

Shorooq Partnersis the leading tech investor in the region, inspired by the best entrepreneurs, investors and practices from around the world.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

NymCard — <p><span style="color:#ce9178;">NymCard is providing, in the MENA region and around the globe, dynamic and secure building blocks for building fast and easy card programs.</span></p>
CQR — CQR is dedicated to offering unrivaled protection by combining proactive techniques, cutting-edge technology, and guidance.
The Box Self Storage Services LLC — The Box Self Storage Services offer complete protection for your goods both for domestic and commercial purposes. As an added advantage, They offer you the flexibility of accessing the stored items at any time through Their 24-hour access control log. Moreover, They provide insurance for your goods should there be any unexpected damage duringcalamities.They provide the best moving and relocation services in Dubai and UAE. They design a customized relocation plan for you based on your requirements and budget. One of Their relocation experts will always be around keeping an eye on the loading and unloading process and making sure that your items stay safe and undamaged.

Vision Ventures (VV) is an early stage venture capital firm founded by experienced entrepreneurs. Its slogan is:"By Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs". We invest in innovative startups in the Seed and Series A across a wide range of verticals. We help startups realize their dreams and make a difference in a noisy world. We are an energeticteam that has a wealth of experience in starting companies and steering them to success and hyper growth. Our combined experience spans over 90 years in multiple countries which gives us extensive experience in multi-national, multi-cultural teams. We provide startups with hands on assistance and guidance on marketing, sales, product/service development, financial planning and management, expansion & growth strategy, and more.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt

Portfolio highlights

Ejari — Ejari is providing a Rent Now, Pay Later (RNPL) solution for residential rentals, Rent Now, Pay Later products enable tenants to better manage their budgets by converting rent from a yearly expense to a monthly expense, while landlords receive an entire year's rent in advance.
Lola Do — Lola, Cake for every occasion, Customized your cake selections and Lola will bake it with love!
MoneyHash — MoneyHash provides access to payment and fintech services across the Middle East & Africa with one simple integration.

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.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Financial Services, Marketplace
Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
Egypt, Jordan, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

enza — Our focus on providing the richest possible API environment means that enza clients can concentrate on solving business challenges and not waste valuable time and effort on technical integrations.
Cartona — Cartona is a B2b marketplace directly connects retailers with suppliers
EFreshli — Furnishing & decorating is exciting with our expert designers, curated shopping experience, and professional setup. Transform your space with our easy 3-step process.

A multinational firm with diverse operations across strategic sectors.

Investment focus

Delivery, Restaurants, Food Delivery
Seed, Series A
United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Kitopi — Kitopi is a managed cloud kitchen platform that partners with restaurants to grow their business and expand their delivery reach.

Flat6Labs is the MENA region’s leading seed and early stage venture capital firm, currently running the most renowned startup programs in the region. Annually, Flat6Labs invests in more than 100 innovative and technology-driven startups enabling thousands of passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their daring ambitions and ultimately becoming theirinstitutional co-founders. Flat6Labs manages a number of seed funds with a total AUM in excess of $85M. More than 25 leading institutions have invested into the Flat6Labs managed funds; believing in the asset class and Flat6Labs’ proven track record as the market leader.. Flat6Labs provides a wide range of investment ticket sizes ranging from $50K to $500k, supporting startups through their early journeys from Pre-Seed all the way to Pre-Series A stages. Alongside to the investments, Flat6Labs’ exceptional startup programs, executed to cater specifically for the needs of the innovative entrepreneurs, helps them accelerate their growth by providing them with a plethora of support services and connecting them to unparalleled opportunities with an expansive network comprising hundreds of business mentors, investors and corporates. Launched and headquartered in Cairo since 2011, Flat6Labs has multiple offices across the region; with ongoing plans to expand into other emerging markets.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Apps
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia

Portfolio highlights

Zofa — Zofa provides integrated solutions that promote long-term change while improving productivity and patient care and enabling fast delivery of medical products.
MilkStraw AI — Saving companies up to 75% on AWS
Marginplus Group — Secure, high-return agricultural investments in Nigeria. Our platform offers vetted opportunities with up to 35% returns, combining profit with impact.

Endeavor Catalyst is the co-investment fund set up to invest exclusively in led companies

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
Series B, Series A, Series C
United States, Brazil, Mexico

Portfolio highlights

Nawy — The ultimate real estate broker in Egypt. Browse areas, compounds, and properties by price, location, and amenities to find the perfect place.
Thndr — Investing in U.S. stocks made easy with thndr global
Tarjama — Tarjama, a certified translation agency in Dubai and across the region, understands that in order to compete in today’s global market, businesses must be able to connect with their customers and stakeholders and communicate about their products and services in a way that fits into the regional and cultural context. What works in Europe or the USmay simply not work in the Middle East. As cultural and linguistic experts, we help you transcend geographic borders and communicate globally!

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.

CCC is the top construction company in Middle East as per the ENR list of top 250 international contractors, carrying out construction, engineering, procurement, development and investment activities.

Investment focus

Wearables, Construction, Internet of Things
Seed
United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

WakeCap Technologies — WakeCap Technologies RTLS is an IoT-based enterprise solution designed to support the digitization process of work sites, Construction, Oil and Gas, Industrial, Manufacture.

Graphene - venture fund for innovative startups.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Series F
United States, Brazil, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Datalogz — Datalogz is a BI Ops solution that enables teams to bridge the gaps in their business intelligence environment.
Start Careers — Start Careers offers Publicize the vacancies in a practical way to the best universities in the country.
Retailo Technologies — Retailo is an online regional B2B marketplace platform that serves small and medium-sized retail businesses, including kiryana and baqala stores, in the MENAP region. We are using technology to digitize and streamline the retail sector to make it more efficient.

AMK Investment Office is a generation private family office.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, United Kingdom, Egypt

Portfolio highlights

Dukkantek — Dukkantek aims to empower and enable traditional merchants to be able to compete in the modern world or the digital world through digital transformation. It is a technology partner that improves and provides so many solutions to your business. Dukkantek has what every store needs to manage their business easily and efficiently. With Dukkantek, you will have an end-to-end technology companion that improves all your processes.
Supy — The data-driven restaurant inventory software: get real-time insights to cut costs, reduce waste, and boost profits for multi-location operations.
Nexford University — Nexford is a next-generation online university based in Washington DC. Earn a globally affordable, accredited degree program at a flexible pace. Master competencies. Move forward in life.

Venture Capital Company based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia that Invests in Seed & Early-Growth stage companies

Investment focus

Information Technology, Apps, Sports
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Salla — Salla a Saudi-based e-commerce platform that allows users to set up their e-commerce store in Arabic and sell their products and services to customers. In addition, users can set up their own branded store (with their own domain name) by selecting a design of their liking available on Salla. The owners of the e-commerce stores can then manage theirinventory by using Salla’s website or app. Salla provides different types of reports and tools that help store owners with automatic invoices, integration, Instagram, customer database, the ability to block customers, pin favorite products, have offers and discounts, and more.
Gathern — Gathern is a booking platform of private villas, chalets, rest houses, camps, resorts, farms and other places suitable for gatherings.
WakeCap Technologies — WakeCap Technologies RTLS is an IoT-based enterprise solution designed to support the digitization process of work sites, Construction, Oil and Gas, Industrial, Manufacture.

Venture capital, M&A, Real-Estate, Pharma

Investment focus

SaaS, Payments, Logistics
Convertible Note
United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

AHOY Holding — Through AHOY's core tech, we are able to optimize any process related to movement, tasks, consent, and resources on this earth. People, goods, money, and information meet spatial capabilities in a serverless cloud. Get in touch and explore our APIs and technology.

Abunayyan Holding are turnkey partners who provide integrated solutions in water, power and energy applications in Saudi Arabia, the Middle East and Africa.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Internet, Food and Beverage
Series A, Seed
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Saee — Saee Jeddah-based last-mile delivery startup.
Lucidya — Lucidya is a tool for social media analytics powered by artificial intelligence and big data solution. lucidya have many uses like market research, benchmarking, crisis management , product development ..etc
MUNCH:ON — MUNCH:ON is a food tech startup that has cracked the subscription space in the UAE & KSA, focusing on offering meals from the best restaurants at a significant discount and with free delivery. The company has invested heavily in its scheduling, bundling and order prediction software which has enabled it to achieve massive cost savings for itsrestaurant partners that they then pass on to their users, often offering up to a 55% discount vs. restaurants' regular price. Whether it's employees ordering from their company's curated menu or users ordering for their families at home, the platform takes the usual hassle and cost out of food delivery in a financially (and environmentally) sustainable manner for all stakeholders

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.

Comma Capital operates as an early stage venture capital firm.

Investment focus

Software, B2B, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Amigo AI — AI as diverse as you. Amigo’s cloning platform enables any professional to scale their expertise, preserving your uniqueness. Increase your revenue, not your hours.
Quanta — Quanta provides software companies with real-time financial clarity and empowerment. Quanta envision a world in which all business accounting tasks that are not creative in nature are automated, leaving finance teams and business owners to focus solely on strategic and creative work.
Baselayer — Baselayer automates business risk assessment and eliminates B2B fraud in the financial sector. It offers services such as business verification (KYB), fraud detection, business onboarding optimization, risk profiling, portfolio monitoring & alerting, and workflow automation. Baselayer empowers 100s of financial institutions, governmentagencies, lenders, and fintech to unlock instant trust with any business in America.

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.

Wamda is a platform of programs and networks that aims to accelerate entrepreneurship ecosystems across MENA.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Logistics, EdTech
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Tunisia

Portfolio highlights

GoMyCode — GoMyCode is changing the education market by training talents in a dynamic belnded environement on digital skills and connects them with tech opportunities around the world. Based on 4 Main Aspects: - Data based Assessment - Data based matching - Business Analytics - Learning Platform - Content EditorGoMyCode provides digital Skills Training forthe Future of Work. In 4 Different fields: - DATA - DEVELOPMENT - DESIGN - DIGITAL MARKETING
Dukkantek — Dukkantek aims to empower and enable traditional merchants to be able to compete in the modern world or the digital world through digital transformation. It is a technology partner that improves and provides so many solutions to your business. Dukkantek has what every store needs to manage their business easily and efficiently. With Dukkantek, you will have an end-to-end technology companion that improves all your processes.
FreshSource — FreshSource is revolutionizing the agriculture value chain through a tech-based B2B platform that is disrupting the distribution model of horticulture produce.

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.

Our team of former founders backs phenomenal early-stage founders, providing empathetic support and invaluable connections to help them scale globally.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
Series A, Seed, Series B
United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Laced — Discover the latest sneaker releases with Laced. The UK and Europe's authentic sneaker marketplace, discover coveted styles from Nike, Air Jordan, Yeezy, New Balance and more. Buy and sell now with Laced.
Vasco — Vasco is a software company that provides revenue architect, finance, consultants, revops solution for startup companies.
Quench.ai — Quench is a tech infrastructure for video creators to deliver exclusive content, engage and reward their true fans.

Reshape is a next-generation investor in technology-enabled companies that need real estate to scale.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Retail
Seed, Series B, Funding Round
United States, Singapore, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Allara — Allara is your all-in-one virtual care team for hormonal, metabolic & gynecological conditions such as PCOS and Endometriosis.
klikit — Founded in 2021, klikit is a Singapore-based venture helping restaurants across Southeast Asia grow their business. With a first-of-its-kind enterprise technology stack, klikit helps restaurants become far more efficient in food delivery operations, while also connecting restaurants to role-model creators to launch virtual food brands for extrarevenue. This team of 30 led by ex-Gojek, Uber, Twitch, Nike and other alumni is backed by Global Founders Capital, Wavemaker Partners, Uber alumni syndicate Moving Capital, Gojek co-founder Kevin Aluwi, Nuseir Yassin of NasDaily, Radish Fiction Founder Seung-yoon Lee, and more.In its first seven months, klikit has serviced over US$2.8 million in food delivery orders across 150 brands in the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore, as well as Taiwan and Australia.We’re hiring — join us as we help restaurants take back their power in food delivery! http://bit.ly/joinklikit
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.

Andy Preikschat is CEO of Don's RV, a top-20 RV dealer in California. He is CIO of Edgebrook Partners, which has 9 B2B software investments, and is an Angel Investor. He has degrees from Stanford University and Claremont McKenna College.

Investment focus

Marketplace, Information Technology, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Pakistan, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Dukkantek — Dukkantek aims to empower and enable traditional merchants to be able to compete in the modern world or the digital world through digital transformation. It is a technology partner that improves and provides so many solutions to your business. Dukkantek has what every store needs to manage their business easily and efficiently. With Dukkantek, you will have an end-to-end technology companion that improves all your processes.
FreightFlows — Freightflows is a maritime company that offers predictive analytics for global trade. It specializes in the fields of analytics, big data, data science, and machine learning. It was founded in 2018 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
Dastgyr Technologies — Simplifying Global Trade

omar bajarash

Investment focus

SaaS, Payments, Logistics
Angel
United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

AHOY Holding — Through AHOY's core tech, we are able to optimize any process related to movement, tasks, consent, and resources on this earth. People, goods, money, and information meet spatial capabilities in a serverless cloud. Get in touch and explore our APIs and technology.

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

Investment focus

Financial Services, Software, FinTech
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, Germany, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Papaya — Papaya is the quickest way to order and pay in restaurants and bars and enjoy a seamless ordering and payment experience with personalized offerings. Restaurants and bars turn tables faster, experience increased basket sizes, and better understand their customer base.
Headway — Headway is a mental healthcare system provider based in New York. It develops a health insurance advisory platform designed to connect patients with therapists and provides administrative support to therapists who don’t typically accept insurance. The company was founded by Andrew Adams, Jake Sussman, Dan Ross, and Kevin Chan in 2019.
Amica Finance — Jupiter's consumer-focused neo-banking startup Amica Finance operates as an NBFC non-banking finance company.

Venom Ventures Fund (VVF) invests in the people, projects, and creative ideas that will lead the way for adoption and towards a fairer financial system.

Investment focus

Gaming, Software, Web Apps
Seed
Switzerland, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Nümi — Nümi is a platform for influencers, creators and gamers that shifts the perception of what is possible in virtual worlds. With the tools provided by Nümi, VR users can create immersive experiences and explore thousands of virtual worlds built by communities.
Everscale — Enjoy the power of a fifth-generation TVM blockchain

Expand Executive Search is recruitment services provider that dedicates to find specialist individuals for international clients. Their service goes beyond appointment to ensure successful integration of new hires, reducing time to performance and improving new employee engagement.Their strengths lie in the depth of their market knowledge andthe longevity of their relationships in the communications, technology and media sectors. They advise and support those they work with to help them achieve success.Founded in 1998, they've grown a strong reputation for attracting and placing high-calibre individuals. They work closely to develop both career and business.

Investment focus

Telecommunications, Cloud Infrastructure
Seed
United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

neutrality.one — neutrality.one is a global networking company offering connectivity and software soulutions to enterprises and service providers worldwide.

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

Kaso — Elkaso is the leading Order and Procurement Management Tool for Restaurants and Suppliers in the Middle East.
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.

Nowais Capital is the holding group for the next generation of Nowais investment leaders. The company's objective is to continue building on the legacy of the funding fathers of the family and the successful businesses that they have created. Nowais Capital focuses on international investments in Real Estate, Capital Markets, and PrivateEquity.

Investment focus

Banking, Micro Lending, Digital Marketing
Seed, Private Equity
Egypt, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Dukkantek — Dukkantek aims to empower and enable traditional merchants to be able to compete in the modern world or the digital world through digital transformation. It is a technology partner that improves and provides so many solutions to your business. Dukkantek has what every store needs to manage their business easily and efficiently. With Dukkantek, you will have an end-to-end technology companion that improves all your processes.
MNT-Halan — MNT-Halan is a microfinance lending and payments company.

HB Investments is the private investment office of the founders of Huda Beauty, working closely with exceptional entrepreneurs to build and scale their companies.

Investment focus

EdTech, Retail, Delivery
Seed, Series A, Series B
United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Kitopi — Kitopi is a managed cloud kitchen platform that partners with restaurants to grow their business and expand their delivery reach.
Uptime | Knowledge Hacks — Thousands of life lessons extracted from the world's best books, courses, documentaries, and podcasts - packed into 5 minute Knowledge Hacks.
The Luxury Closet — The Luxury Closet is a fast growing online market platform that buys, sells, and consigns luxury items, mostly pre-owned, at a discounted price maintaining brand and item integrity and the assurance of authenticity. The Luxury Closet is the first of its kind in the GCC region in terms of size, market reach and scalability. It has achievedmassive traction in a short period of time, and double digit monthly growth.

Forward Angel Investors are value-added investors who operate active co-investment funds to fund and expand early-stage enterprises in collaboration with experienced angel investor syndicates.

Investment focus

Fashion, Lifestyle, E-Commerce
Pre-Seed
United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Get Outfit — Get Outfit is a truly personalized fashion discovery app with an AI-powered stylist

G42 is an artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing company that provides solutions in various industries. G42’s platforms and industry solutions harness the latest scientific research and apply it in responsible ways. G42 is driving change in the region and beyond, joining forces with nations, corporations, and individuals to create theinfrastructure for tomorrow’s world – with technology that goes beyond to give its partners the edge. From molecular medicine to space travel and everything in between, G42 realizes exponential possibilities, today.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Internet
Series B, Series C, Seed
China, United States, Egypt

Portfolio highlights

AppliedAI — AAICO uses artificial intelligence to solve document, process, and measurable business improvement problems in regulated industries.
Khazna — Khazna Data Centers specializes in the design, construction, and operation of state-of-the-art wholesale data centers. With a focus on safety, security, and innovation, Khazna provides hosting solutions across a wide network of data centers. The company caters to the infrastructure and data technology needs of its customers, ensuring connectivityand adopting the latest technologies in the data center industry. As it expands its network across the UAE and beyond, Khazna continues to meet the evolving demands of today's data center requirements, including speed, higher density, modularity, and energy efficiency.
Inveniam Capital Partners — Transforming the way your assets data is credentialed, extracted, structured and delivered. Unlock digital data on demand for owners, managers, administrators and service providers.

RZM Investments manages the shares of various companies that are in the field of health, education, hospitality, and tourism.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United States

Portfolio highlights

Athir — Athir Information Systems Technology offers a cloud-based Healthcare Information System for managing and automating medical services.
Jeel Platform — Jeel Platform operates as an edutainment digital platform. Jeel offers a continuous journey, both parents and children can take together. It offers the child a beneficial screen time that helps to develop his character through games and activities which are built on the content he’s already consumed (shows/series - songs - acapella - stories -games)
BRKZ — BRKZ is a construction-tech company that provides a one-stop solution by selling building materials to contractors and builders.

StonePine ACE Partners is a joint venture between StonePine Capital Partners and ACE & Company.

Investment focus

Mobile, Shopping, Education
Series A, Funding Round
United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Taaleem — Taaleem one of the largest education providers in the United Arab Emirates and their main activity is the development and management of early childhood, primary and secondary schools. With quality at the forefront of their offering, they tailor each project to answer the specific educational requirements of a wide range of families by offering topinternational curricula including British, American, the International Baccalaureate and their multi-lingual, custom early childhood programme.Taaleem, which means 'education' in Arabic, is committed to inspiring students and helping them to identify and develop their passions and talents. They only recruit the best international teachers who are capable of delivering their international curricula in a creative and engaging manner. Taaleem seeks to raise the educational standards in the region. The combined experience of its core team of senior education leaders in international education policy, operations and global management best practices means Taaleem is well positioned to ensure the creative of truly exceptional schools that satisfy the most comprehensive and exacting education developmental requirements.
Awok.com — Today AWOK.com has close to 700 employees with its own courier service fleet, which enables the company to keep control on the quality of service delivered to customers as well as timely delivery. The company sells its products in at least 120 countries through its cross border services and has its own fulfillment center and logistics.Offeringapproximately 70,000 products across 30 plus categories, the vision has always been to be the preferred E-Commerce channel across all locations that the company operates in, where customers are assured of affordable, effortless and seamless shopping experience. At Awok.com, we believe that in order to create the best shopping experience and deliver highest quality of customer satisfaction technology needs to exploited to the fullest. With this in mind we have built a reliable and scalable technology network and are constantly looking to innovate with the help of our highly skilled and creative team.

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.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Mobile, Marketplace
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
Egypt, United States, Lebanon

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

Alexander Rugaev is the Founder of AR Ventures FZE. He previously worked at Insolar as an Advisor. Alexander Rugaev attended the Baltic State Technical University and Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace and Instrumentation.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Software, Machine Learning
Secondary Market, Seed, Funding Round
United States, Singapore, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Udemy — Udemy's mission is to create new possibilities for people and organizations everywhere by connecting them to the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in a changing world. The Udemy marketplace platform, with thousands of up-to-date courses in dozens of languages, provides the tools learners, instructors, and enterprises need to achievetheir goals and reach their full potential. Millions of people learn on Udemy from real-world experts in topics ranging from programming and data science to leadership and team building. For companies, Udemy Business offers an employee training and development platform with subscription access to thousands of courses, learning analytics, and the ability to host and distribute their own content.
Discord — Discord is the easiest way to talk over voice, video, and text. Talk, chat, hang out, and stay close with your friends and communities.
FiscalNote — The #1 most trusted partner for managing the global issues and policy affairs that present the biggest risks and opportunities to your organization.

Gowri Narayanan - Partner, FinTech @ SoftBank Vision Fund

Investment focus

FinTech, Financial Services, Software
Seed, Series C, Series D
United States, India, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Dukkantek — Dukkantek aims to empower and enable traditional merchants to be able to compete in the modern world or the digital world through digital transformation. It is a technology partner that improves and provides so many solutions to your business. Dukkantek has what every store needs to manage their business easily and efficiently. With Dukkantek, you will have an end-to-end technology companion that improves all your processes.
Nitra — Nitra offers expense management software that integrates with the banks to provide innovative loan products.
Trellis Technologies — Finally, an API for insurance information.

Equity-free programs for B2B SaaS founders - 1:1 Coaching with each founder team - Community of 200+ B2B founders - $1.25M+ Perks & Benefits.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Funding Round, Seed, Pre-Seed
United States, United Kingdom, Germany

Portfolio highlights

GHOSTDRIVE — The Ghostdrive leverages the decentralized nature of P2P networks (IPFS, and Filecoin) to provide unlimited data uploads. Unlike traditional centralized systems, where storage capacity is finite, P2P networks can dynamically expand their storage capabilities as more users join the network.
Flanksource — Mission Control for Enterprise Software Teams
SEO Site Checkup — SEO Site Checkup offers webmasters, small business owners, and SEO agencies with SEO tools, software, and articles. It offers users with analysis and monitoring tools to analyze SEO issues of websites, to generate white-label SEO reports, to receive notifications on SEO score changes, and to understand their competitors’ SEO profiles.SEO SiteCheckup is operated from New York, United States.

Energy Capital Group (ECG) is an investment firm focused on generating long term profits for our investors by investing in the global energy sector. With our world-class team - and by leveraging our Middle East strategic shareholders - ECG is uniquely positioned to exploit our compelling investment opportunity.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Energy, Wireless
Series A, Series B, Funding Round
Ireland, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Immensa — Immensa is building the largest on-demand AM spare parts platform for the energy industry thought, rapid digitization and RE of physical spare parts, collaborating with leading OEM's and Energy companies, enabling digital inventories on a global scale.
Shimmer — Shimmer offers proven Wearable Sensor Technology & solutions that can be tailored to fit the application - for Enterprise, Research, Education & End User applications.

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Investment focus

Furniture, Marketplace, Retail Technology
Pre-Seed
United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Houmata — Houmata is a tech-driven catalyst reshaping the landscape of the furniture and interiors industry. Our mission is to forge connections, seamlessly linking vendors specializing in home product categories with businesses and homes.Dedicated to simplifying the experience, we offer a unified, transparent, and user-friendly platform. At Houmata, webelieve in transforming the way you access and engage with your desired products and brands, ensuring that the world of furniture and interiors becomes an effortless journey for all. A future where technology meets sophistication!

The aim of Daal is to create excellent opportunities for investment by providing mentorship and business development insights to companies within the IT space.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Convertible Note
Tunisia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Pulppo — Pulppo is the first Tech Enabled broker for Latin America. We partner with the best brokers in the region and empower them with tools, technology and resources to create a simple and transparent buying process. Pulppo was founded by Agustin Iglesias, former GM of Inmuebles24 and founder of Tokko Broker (Acquired by Navent) and Matias Gath, formerGM of Glovo in Argentina and founder of Kadabra (acquired by Glovo).
Kamioun — Kamioun is a mobile platform that connects FMCG manufacturers to local retail shops by fast free delivery of inventory.
Paper.id — Atur tempo pembayaran bisnis serta kirim & terima pembayaran dengan kartu kredit, invoice juga langsung sah dengan e-Meterai. Coba Sekarang!

MSA Capital is a global venture capital and private equity firm that invests in technology-enabled companies from seed to growth stage. The firm manages capital from the world's top sovereign wealth funds, international asset managers, pension funds, university endowments, fund of funds, and family offices, as well as China's leading neweconomy entrepreneurs.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Financial Services, Biotechnology
Series A, Seed, Series B
China, United States, Egypt

Portfolio highlights

Shenji Changhua — Shenji Changhua is a biotechnology company focusing on neurological diseases such as ALS.
Yanming Biology — Pyrotech pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company that focuses om development for drugs for the treatment of inflammation and tumors.
Life Biosciences — Lingfu Bio is a service provider of the whole industry chain of experimental animals and animal models.

Annex Investments is a privately-owned investment management company.

Investment focus

Digital Marketing, Retail Technology, Business Development
Seed
United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Wellx — Turn your health into currency. At Wellx, we're focused on making you healthier. Insurance helps us make it happen.
Dukkantek — Dukkantek aims to empower and enable traditional merchants to be able to compete in the modern world or the digital world through digital transformation. It is a technology partner that improves and provides so many solutions to your business. Dukkantek has what every store needs to manage their business easily and efficiently. With Dukkantek, you will have an end-to-end technology companion that improves all your processes.
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!

Arcanum Capital is a growth-driven investment in decentralized protocols.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Information Technology
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
Singapore, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

Raiinmaker — Multi - Chain Layer 2 Network. Powered by AI, Secured by Bitcoin.
HIFI — HiFi Bridge is a cryptocurrency payments platform that allows customers to buy and sell cryptocurrencies, trade NFT's, borrow loans, and connect their bank accounts all-in-one.The startup offers equity, cryptocurrency, and options trading, as well as cash management accounts. The company provides the accessibility for traditional financialusers to gain access to modern decentralized finance tools through it's mobile and web platform.Zach Walsh and Mohamed Afifi founded the company in New York City in 2021.
Theia Studios — Icons of Theia - a tactical turn based strategy game

rocketship.vc is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in companies using models built through data science. Their proprietary Escape Velocity algorithm identifies companies with a Sustainable Growth Engine at their core. It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Altos, California, United States.

Investment focus

Software, FinTech, Information Technology
Series A, Series B, Seed
United States, India, Indonesia

Portfolio highlights

Tessell — Differentiated Infrastructure. Delightful Management.
Mindgrove — Discover the benefits of choosing Mindgrove Tech's System on Chip, backed by SHAKTI open-source processor program. Join the movement to put India on the map.
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.

Chantalle Dumonceaux is the Venture Partner of Accelerator Ventures. She previously worked at Shoppies as a Co-Founder. Chantalle Dumonceaux attended Columbia University.

Investment focus

Internet, Software, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United Arab Emirates, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Melltoo — Best quality & prices for new and used mobiles, computers & laptops, electronics, furniture, clothing, toys, autos. FREE DELIVERY UAE. MONEY BACK GUARANTEE
Souqalmal — Compare more quote features than ever from top UAE brands at souqalmal.com
OfficeRock — Online e-commerce store specifically built to service small and medium businesses in the United Arab Emirates. The company aims to offer end to end business supply solutions from office supplies, paper, toners, technology, pantry, cleaning and uniforms.

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