Top 50 Internet Angel Investors in United Arab Emirates in January 2026
A list of 50 angel investors that invest in Internet startups based in United arab emirates. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Internet companies from United arab emirates. We update this investor list every month.Top 50 Internet Angel Investors in United Arab Emirates in January 2026
| Investor | Internet United Arab Emirates investments |
|---|---|
| Walid Hanna | 2 |
| Ivan on Tech | 2 |
| Zeneca .. | 2 |
| Musaab Hakami | 2 |
| Mike Dudas | 1 |
| Gaurav Mehta | 1 |
| Anton Bukov | 1 |
| Pawel Iwanow | 1 |
| Vivek Seth | 1 |
| Sergei Kovalev | 1 |
| Al Serkal | 1 |
| Yan Hascoët | 1 |
| Salman Butt | 1 |
| Sergej Kunz | 1 |
| Jasmine Zhang | 1 |
| Anurag Arjun | 1 |
| Amal Dokhan | 1 |
| Jaynti Kanani | 1 |
| Martin Köppelmann | 1 |
| Thibaud Elziere | 1 |
| Muhammad Ismail | 1 |
| Harveen Narulla | 1 |
| Chantalle Dumonceaux | 1 |
| Ahmed Al Sanad | 1 |
| Omar Rebhan | 1 |
| DCF GOD | 1 |
| Nour Al Hassan | 1 |
| Omar Aljeraisi | 1 |
| Édouard Mendy | 1 |
| Samer Muhammad | 1 |
| Sulaiman Al- Rubaie | 1 |
| Omar Benmoussa | 1 |
| Al Shafar | 1 |
| Philipp Zentner | 1 |
| Raheel Qurashi | 1 |
| Mikhail Tyurin | 1 |
| Murali Kulala | 1 |
| Sandeep Nailwal | 1 |
| Aamer Chaudhry | 1 |
| Faiz Mayalakkara | 1 |
| Dom Monhardt | 1 |
| Ekaterina Tikhonova | 1 |
| Tim Draper | 1 |
| Brian D. Evans | 1 |
| Dany Farha | 1 |
| Al Ghussain | 1 |
| Sergey Fedorchenko | 1 |
| Othmane Bouhlal | 1 |
| Arya Bolurfrushan | 1 |
| Eduardo Ronzano | 1 |
Walid Hanna is Founder and CEO at Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)
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Investment focus
- Search Engine, Billing, Internet
- Seed, Funding Round
- Lebanon, United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- ARAMOZ — Optimized for the Arab world, Aramoz ® is a powerful job search engine that provides exceptionally extensive, accurate and relevant results. Using a unique blend of sophisticated search technologies and precious human input, Aramoz provides users with unmatched effectiveness. But don’t take our word for it. Just try and compare for yourself…
- OX Factory — OX Factory ® is a global modeling agency headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon. It represents male and female models from the Middle East.
- INFOGRAPHIQS — Infographiqs ® is a powerful infographic search engine that provides an exceptional degree of extensiveness, accuracy and relevance. Optimized for infographics only using a unique blend of sophisticated search technologies and precious human input, Infographiqs provides unmatched effectiveness. Try it and compare for yourself…
Ivan on Tech CEO @moralisweb3 @moralismoney.
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Investment focus
- Web3, Gaming, Web Apps
- Seed, Funding Round
- Portugal, United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Eesee — Company based in British Virgin Islands.
- GAM3S.GG — The future of gaming offering game discovery, reviews, guides, news & quests for a full experience across Steam, PlayStation, Epic Games, Xbox, Nintendo and web3.
- EclipseFi — EclipseFi is a Cosmos modular multi-chain token issuance platform that seeks to tackle Launchpad's cross-chain user experience and sustainability challenges with features like smart accounts and cross-chain design.
Zeneca is a founder of @ZenAcademy and @The333Club.
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Investment focus
- Web3
- Seed, Funding Round
- United Arab Emirates
Founder, Ex-GP. Ex-Entrepreneur. Ex-Computer Engineer. Angel Investor. BoD. Ex-CCO & CFO @trySaryApp
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Financial Services, Software
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Lisan — Lisan is an AI writing platform offering state-of-the-art proofreading and grammar checking to help individuals who write in Arabic to maximize their productivity, create exceptional content using cutting-edge generative AI models, and automate tasks with AI accelerators.
- Funding Souq — Funding Souq connects established SMEs with worldwide investors for sharia-compliant investments with 15% yearly income through small business debt crowdfunding.
- Groundfloor — Groundfloor Club: A neighborhood workspace where productivity, connection & community come together.
Mike Dudas is the founder and former CEO of The Block: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/the-block-crypto. Previously, he was the CRO and co-founder of from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management.
Mike Dudas was born on June 1, 1979.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, Armenia, Austria
Portfolio highlights
- Kintsu — Kintsu provides superior liquid staking solutions that boost your staking benefits and flexibility in DeFi ecosystems.
- Legion — Legion makes on-chain fundraising accessible to ordinary investors by ensuring regulatory compliance and investor accountability.
- Inversion — Inversion is a technology-first investment company that acquires and transforms legacy businesses with blockchain technology.
Gaurav Mehta is a chairman of Best Oasis Limited and SPM Shipping DMCC.
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Investment focus
- Web3, Blockchain, Financial Exchanges
- Seed
- United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- ShipFinex — Discover ShipFinex, the innovative blockchain platform revolutionizing ship ownership. Access, trade, and own fractional shares of marine assets securely and transparently
I am a philosopher, concept generator, and innovator with a deep fascination for technology, simplicity, and innovation, stemming from my software engineering journey that began in 2002. I have a profound curiosity in diverse domains such as algorithms, space exploration, blockchain technology, virtual and augmented reality, artificialintelligence, emerging energy sources, and new material sciences. My holistic and interdisciplinary approach propels me towards harnessing technology and innovation to conceive and create a future that surpasses the conventional boundaries of imagination
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Investment focus
- Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Internet
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- United Arab Emirates, Portugal, Australia
Portfolio highlights
- STON.fi — STON.fi is a decentralized automated market maker (AMM) built on the TON blockchain. Explore the full range of STON.fi. Swap cryptocurrencies, stake tokens, provide liquidity on the TON blockchain.
- CrossCurve Metelayer — Founded in 2021, EYWA helps Web3 projects scale up by enabling them to operate, get listed, and traded on all connected blockchain networks with a single liquidity pool. Additionally, EYWA provides a truly decentralized data protocol for secure messaging.In partnership with Curve Finance, one of the largest decentralized exchanges, EYWA isintroducing a new paradigm of non-algorithmic cross-chain assets aimed at solving the problem of liquidity fragmentation. Their cross-chain protocol stands out as the most decentralized solution in the market.- Received 6 grants from biggest L1/L2 blockchain networks including NEAR Foundation, Aurora, Harmony One, Algorand, Boba Network, and others - Winning hackathons: Ethglobal Marketmake, Polygon’s BUIDL IT hackathon, Metis hackathon
- Blockscout — Blockscout is optimized for next-level blockchain exploration. Multi-chain, highly configurable, and open-source, the explorer portal opens up access to all chain data and functionality.
Pawel Iwanow heads MP’s operations in the Middle East and is in close relationships with the company’s local investors. He is also involved in rolling out the successful Heroleads business model in other global hubs and supports the establishment of further MP hubs in the Middle East & Africa region. Pawel Iwanow holds a business degree fromthe European Business School, Oestrich-Winkel (EBS).
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Investment focus
- Internet, Software, Information Technology
- Pre-Seed
- United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Octa — Reduce DSO by 30%, save 20+ hours per week, and delight customers with our all-in-one platform.
Vivek Seth is a senior vice president @ ADNOC Logistics & Services.
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Investment focus
- Web3, Blockchain, Financial Exchanges
- Seed
- United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- ShipFinex — Discover ShipFinex, the innovative blockchain platform revolutionizing ship ownership. Access, trade, and own fractional shares of marine assets securely and transparently
entrepreneur, innovator, fundraiser, is an investor in blockchain, fintech, "Web3", biotechnology and artificial intelligence, raising capital, selling companies and "M&A transactions".Consulting professional with over 15 years of experience in the financial, marketing and IT industries, he has competencies inblockchain, DeFi, BioTech and AI investments and innovation.Advised and tested 139 niches and over 200 products. Helped launch dozens of successful startups - from cryptography to cloning.
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Investment focus
- Internet, Asset Management, Supply Chain Management
- Series A
- United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- De.Fi — Your gateway to Decentralized Finance | Manage assets across blockchains, generate returns from cryptocurrencies, access the best token swap rates and more
Al Serkal
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Investment focus
- Internet, Recruiting, Career Planning
- Seed
- United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Bloovo — BLOOVO is an innovative online recruitment platform, which adopts algorithms in the recruitment process, offering unique recruitment solutions in an interactive manner to both employers and job seekers in the Gulf region. BLOOVO aims to eliminate the job-mismatch hurdles through the introduction of insightful algorithm-based features and theprovision of enhanced and more affordable services.
Yan Hascoët
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Investment focus
- Banking, Finance, Cannabis
- Angel, Seed, Series A
- France, United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
Salman Butt - Co-Founder & Chief Expansion Officer @ Salla
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Investment focus
- Retail, E-Commerce, Brand Marketing
- Series A
- United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
Co-Founder of 1inch Network, Software Engineer and Security Expert.
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Investment focus
- Internet, Cryptocurrency
- Pre-Seed, Series A
Portfolio highlights
- STON.fi — STON.fi is a decentralized automated market maker (AMM) built on the TON blockchain. Explore the full range of STON.fi. Swap cryptocurrencies, stake tokens, provide liquidity on the TON blockchain.
- CrossCurve Metelayer — Founded in 2021, EYWA helps Web3 projects scale up by enabling them to operate, get listed, and traded on all connected blockchain networks with a single liquidity pool. Additionally, EYWA provides a truly decentralized data protocol for secure messaging.In partnership with Curve Finance, one of the largest decentralized exchanges, EYWA isintroducing a new paradigm of non-algorithmic cross-chain assets aimed at solving the problem of liquidity fragmentation. Their cross-chain protocol stands out as the most decentralized solution in the market.- Received 6 grants from biggest L1/L2 blockchain networks including NEAR Foundation, Aurora, Harmony One, Algorand, Boba Network, and others - Winning hackathons: Ethglobal Marketmake, Polygon’s BUIDL IT hackathon, Metis hackathon
- Oasis.app — Borrow Dai, a USD pegged Stablecoin, or multiply your exposure using crypto as your collateral
Jasmine Zhang is a General Partner at A&T Capital.
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Investment focus
- Cryptocurrency, FinTech, Blockchain
- Seed, Series B
- China
Portfolio highlights
- Cobo — Get access to 4 wallet technologies in one platform - Custodial, MPC, Smart Contract, and Exchange Wallets. Our advanced risk controls and developer tools help lay the foundations for any blockchain innovation.
- Mintverse — Mintverse is a service platform, where users can create, discover and collect an array of digital items and NFTs while also being able to crowdfund NFT art, crypto & NFT projects. Mintverse is working towards its vision of mass NFT adoption while further developing existing use cases and exploring future use cases of the NFT data structure.Backed by major investors and partners, Mintverse has the resources to develop the growth of the NFT community by tackling the current existing problems such as high gas fees, lack of monetary incentives for creators, and insufficient utility for current NFT assets.
- Botanika — Meet the new era of hyper-scalable, hyper-efficient decentralized data storage. Our pioneering algorithms completely revolutionize how data is fragmented, encrypted, and stored.
Anurag Arjun is the Founder of Avail. Anurag Arjun attended Nirma Institute Of Technology. He previously worked at Polygon Technology as a Co-Founder. Anurag Arjun attended Nirma Institute Of Technology.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Web3, Network Security
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Singapore, United States, Cayman Islands
Portfolio highlights
- Lens Protocol — Lens Protocol is a composable and decentralized social graph, ready for you to build on so you can focus on creating a great experience, not scaling your users.
- Avara Ventures — Avara creates smart contract-enabled products and public goods (open source protocols) that incorporate decentralized blockchain technologies and token-based economies.
- Router Protocol — Router Protocol is a Cross Chain Bridge. Currently live on Ethereum, Polygon, and more. Building an interoperable cross chain future of the blockchain ecosystem.
Amal Dokhan serves as a Partner at 500 Startups. She was the CEO of Global Entrepreneurship Network Saudi before that. She attended King Abdul Aziz University and the University of Wollongong.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, FinTech, Software
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt
Portfolio highlights
- Yasmina — Yasmina offers AI-driven Home & Renters Insurance services.
- Rabbit — Transforming transportion in the region. Rabbit is a micro-mobility sharing platform for short-distance transportation using environmentally friendly vehicles.
- Funding Souq — Funding Souq connects established SMEs with worldwide investors for sharia-compliant investments with 15% yearly income through small business debt crowdfunding.
Jaynti Kanani - Co-Founder @ Polygon
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Internet
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- India, Singapore, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Fermah — Fermah can generate proofs for any instance in which ZK is used. Fermah is credibly neutral and architected to support all proof systems. This includes zkVMs, zkEVMs, Groth16, and all other proof systems. It is optimized for cheap, fast, and reliable ZK proof generation.
- Mythik — Mythik operates as an entertainment company with a vision to bring Eastern mythology, history and folktales.
- NovaNet — NovaNet offers local verifiable computing and privacy protection applications, including AI, decentralized Internet of Things (DePIN), and games.
Martin Köppelmann - Co-Founder & CEO @ Gnosis
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Investment focus
- Web3, Blockchain, Database
- Seed
- United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- FLock.io — FLock.io aims to build a decentralised privacy-preserving solution for Artificial Intelligence.
- kpk — Market leaders in onchain asset management, karpatkey helps crypto organisations grow their assets responsibly and sustainably. We provide active treasury management, financial services, ecosystem growth and risk management solutions.
- Electron — Proof Aggregation using #superproofs. Backed by Sandeep Nailwal, Martin Köppelmann, Jaynti Kanani, Anurag Arjun, Aztec CTO, and many others. Etheruem Foundation grant recipient.
Thibaud Elziere is the Founder of Hexa. He previously worked at Fotolia as a Founder. Thibaud Elziere attended Technical University of Berlin.
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Investment focus
- Software, Internet, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- France, United States, Belgium
Portfolio highlights
Muhammad Ismail is the Managing Director at Amtec Links International. Muhammad Ismail attended University of Derby.
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Investment focus
- CRM, Hardware, Software
- Private Equity
- United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Amtec Links International — Amtec Links International is an IT company that develops, manufacture, sell, resell, and support a range of products and solutions.Amtec Links International partners with some of the leading companies in the IT industries such as Microsoft, Dell, Cisco to offer its ranges of products and solutions in the Middle East and African markets.Thecompany also design, manufacture, and distribute its products through resellers, distributors, and online. Amtec Links International was established in 2007 by Muhammad Ismail in Nigeria, later moved the head office to United Arab Emirates where it is currently based.
Harveen is an entrepreneur. After an early career as a lawyer with top-tier firms in Singapore, he spent a decade in various lead roles in technology ventures. This included co-founding and heading Hatcher, a leading technology venture builder in Singapore, whose portfolio includes Dropsuite (ASX:DSE), Telr (Middle East’s fastest growingonline payment processor), SocialCops (India’s leading comprehensive big data play) and Hatcher+ (big data transforming venture capital investing). Harveen also co-founded Pan African Logistics (PAL), which has grown into a leading third-party logistics player in East Africa. Harveen’s key competences include assembling and aligning strong teams, marshaling resources to start and grow businesses, deal negotiation and acquisitions, spotting arbitrage opportunities, and interventionist and supporting board roles.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, FinTech, Financial Services
- Seed, Funding Round
- Singapore, India, United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Telr — Simplify your payment processes with our easy integration. Accept online payments seamlessly with our all-in-one solution. Discover more now.
- SocialCops — SocialCops are partner with leaders and organizations around the world to make data-driven decisions easier and more effective. Their work helps build a world with smarter cities, happier citizens, better policies, and a brighter future.Today's model of engaging with data — both the data they use and how they use it — is broken. Dataintelligence is the solution. It starts with finding all the data you need for your decision — extracted from elaborate internal systems, sourced from places you never would have thought to look, and unified with real-time data. they then transform this mass of data into intelligent insights that make the best decision obvious.SocialCops is backed by 500 Start-ups; Rajan Anandan, Managing Director of Google India; and Manoj Menon, Managing Director of Frost and Sullivan APAC. Its team consists of engineers and data scientists. The company won the love of the Forbes India '30 under 30', World Summit Youth Award, and IBM Smart Planet Challenge.
- Inzen Studio — CVtogel adalah salah satu situs togel online terkemuka di Asia menawarkan berbagai jenis permainan togel Dua permainan populer adalah Togel Singapore dan Togel Hongkong.
Chantalle Dumonceaux is the Venture Partner of Accelerator Ventures. She previously worked at Shoppies as a Co-Founder. Chantalle Dumonceaux attended Columbia University.
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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.
Dr. Al Sanad is a Professor of King Saud University.
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Investment focus
- Internet, Information Technology
- Angel
- United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Botanika — Meet the new era of hyper-scalable, hyper-efficient decentralized data storage. Our pioneering algorithms completely revolutionize how data is fragmented, encrypted, and stored.
Early Stage Angel Investor, Market Entry & Growth Strategist
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Investment focus
- Internet, Apps, Coffee
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Finland, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Coffinado — Coffinado is an e-Commerce platform providing a variety of coffee beans to customers & coffee shops from self-owned roasters.
- PerchPeek — PerchPeek is the easiest way to relocate your employees to hundreds of destinations around the world. With support globally from the USA, UK, Canada, Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, AND MORE!
- Space Nation — Space Nation Spaceport: Your gateway to immersive astronaut training and space missions. Join our Moon Pioneer Mission for hands-on experiences with former NASA astronauts, building resilience, teamwork, and a space-ready mindset. Explore space with us!
DCF GOD
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
- Seed, Funding Round, Angel
- United States, Australia, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Heurist — Heurist is a Layer 2 network for AI model hosting and inference based on ZK Stack. It offers serverless access to open-source AI models stored on a decentralized network of computer resources.
- RISE Chain — RISE is a next-generation Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain designed to redefine blockchain performance by delivering near-instant transaction confirmations at unprecedented scale, all while upholding Ethereum’s foundational principle of decentralization
- Inversion — Inversion is a technology-first investment company that acquires and transforms legacy businesses with blockchain technology.
Nour Al Hassan, is a female founder and CEO of two companies that specialize in linguistic services and translation -- Tarjama and UREED. Building on the success of Tarjama, which she founded in 2008, she realized there was demand to leverage the power of the internet to connect businesses and freelancers across the region through a digitalmarketplace called Ureed. Ureed, which means I want, is an on-demand tool that creates jobs for the freelance workforce while at the same time gives businesses of any size access to a pool of talent who can translate quality content, in more than 30 languages, including Arabic, English and French instantly. Nour is focused on driving Ureed to become the region’s official editorial marketplace for linguistic and editorial services offering editorials services, such as blogging, copywriting, legal documentation, editing and proofreading.Nour has spent her career creating and building a vast network of translators, editors, and linguists from the Middle East and around the world through Tarjama, a renowned translation company, which has translated more than 200 million words in 30 languages for companies and organizations across the world. For nearly a decade, Nour has pledged her time and expertise to empower females across the region, and she is continuing to this day to break barriers and drive the female workforce across the GCC and beyond.Nour is a lifelong advocate of women’s empowerment a mission that is reflected in Tarjama’s socially responsible business model, which trains and employs the largest network of Arabic speaking female translators in the world. Nour’s drive to enable women will continue through her latest launched venture Ureed.com, a platform that will enhance women’s global economic contribution to the workforce by offering a virtual editorial marketplace that matches Arab freelance translators, editors, content writers and interpreters in the region to employers worldwide.With more than 15 years of experience, Nour is an Aspen Fellow, a certified life coach, and a member of both the advisory board at Saint Joseph University in Lebanon. She is a mentor to start-ups, spends time speaking to entrepreneurs and empowering the ecosystem in MENA to promote the value creation potential of the region. She holds a Bachelor of Laws from the Al-Ahlia University in Jordan.
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Investment focus
- Internet, Software, Freelance
- Seed
- United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Ureed.com — Ureed.com is a platform that connects expert freelancers with employers looking for professional services in content creation and translation.Forget legacy freelancer platforms that slow you down, Ureed.com supports your workflow and simulates a real-life experience for both employers and freelancers so you can focus on getting the job done, notthe logistics and technicalities.A Tech-Powered ApproachLeverage the power of innovation, we’ve equipped Ureed.com with various technologies such as AI and machine learning to provide you with a seamless experience. The experience we’ve accrued since 2017 is helping us create the best working environment for freelancers and employers. We know what people are looking for and we work hard to make it happen.
Omar Aljeraisi
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Internet
- Seed
- United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Funding Souq — Funding Souq connects established SMEs with worldwide investors for sharia-compliant investments with 15% yearly income through small business debt crowdfunding.
Édouard Mendy
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Investment focus
- Soccer, Sports, FinTech
- Series A, Seed
- France, Portugal, United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Julaya — Julaya is a fintech providing African businesses with a digital account to make payments : disbursing mobile money transactions to their employees, suppliers, and owning their own virtual and physical prepaid cards.
- ScorePlay — ScorePlay is an AI-powered media asset manager dedicated to sports. The MAM centralizes assets in a single media workspace, with AI-tagging. Distribute to athletes and sponsors automatically through app. Amplify your brand.
- Revibe — Buy refurbished & used electronics (Smartphones, Laptops) in UAE at Revibe. Free delivery & 12 months warranty. Certified tech by our experts. Order Now!
Samer Muhammad is a private investor, and top manager of a technology corporation in the UAE.
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Investment focus
- Internet, Information Technology
- Pre-Seed
- United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Retailhub — Retailhub is a platform that allows merchants and aggregators to connect directly.
Sulaiman Al- Rubaie
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Investment focus
- Internet, Recruiting, Career Planning
- Seed
- United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Bloovo — BLOOVO is an innovative online recruitment platform, which adopts algorithms in the recruitment process, offering unique recruitment solutions in an interactive manner to both employers and job seekers in the Gulf region. BLOOVO aims to eliminate the job-mismatch hurdles through the introduction of insightful algorithm-based features and theprovision of enhanced and more affordable services.
Omar Benmoussa is the Founder at of Kapten.
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Investment focus
- Payments, E-Commerce, Mobile Payments
- Angel
- United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Spades — Guests Scan a QR code to view the menu and Pay, they can also Split the amount and Tip the staff. Now faster than ever.
Al Shafar
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Investment focus
- Internet, Recruiting, Career Planning
- Seed
- United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Bloovo — BLOOVO is an innovative online recruitment platform, which adopts algorithms in the recruitment process, offering unique recruitment solutions in an interactive manner to both employers and job seekers in the Gulf region. BLOOVO aims to eliminate the job-mismatch hurdles through the introduction of insightful algorithm-based features and theprovision of enhanced and more affordable services.
Founder & CEO of LI.FI
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Web3
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- United Arab Emirates, Cayman Islands
Portfolio highlights
- STON.fi — STON.fi is a decentralized automated market maker (AMM) built on the TON blockchain. Explore the full range of STON.fi. Swap cryptocurrencies, stake tokens, provide liquidity on the TON blockchain.
- OneBalance — OneBalance is a new framework for credible accounts - combining chain abstraction, gas abstraction and permission management to solve the fragmented Web3 user experience.
- RedStone — RedStone delivers frequently updated, reliable and diverse data for your dApp and smart contracts.
Raheel Qurashi is a Director of Kyndryl.
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Investment focus
- Internet, Information Technology
- Angel
- United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Botanika — Meet the new era of hyper-scalable, hyper-efficient decentralized data storage. Our pioneering algorithms completely revolutionize how data is fragmented, encrypted, and stored.
Mikhail Tyurin is a business angel and a former prod & tech director of X5 Digital.
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Investment focus
- Internet, Information Technology
- Pre-Seed
- United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Retailhub — Retailhub is a platform that allows merchants and aggregators to connect directly.
Murali Kulala is the CEO at Smart IT Frame.
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Investment focus
- Web3, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency
- Pre-Seed
- United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Byzanlink — Byzanlink: Access Institutional Grade Yield On-chain Bridging TradFi and DeFi with RWA Tokenization for stable, institutional-grade yields
Sandeep Nailwal is the co-founder and COO of Polygon. Sandeep previously worked at Scopeweaver as the Co-Founder and CEO. He attended the Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, India, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Defx — Defx is a non-custodial perps venue. We're built on Arbitrum, and will be coming to Solana very soon.
- Veda — Veda is the largest vault infrastructure platform in DeFi, enabling institutions to launch and manage onchain financial products at scale.
- RISE Chain — RISE is a next-generation Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain designed to redefine blockchain performance by delivering near-instant transaction confirmations at unprecedented scale, all while upholding Ethereum’s foundational principle of decentralization
Aamer Chaudhry is a Principal Director of Accenture.
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Investment focus
- Internet, Information Technology
- Angel
- United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Botanika — Meet the new era of hyper-scalable, hyper-efficient decentralized data storage. Our pioneering algorithms completely revolutionize how data is fragmented, encrypted, and stored.
Faiz Mayalakkara Director Investments, Emirates Investment Authority.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Financial Services, B2B
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- India, Panama, United States
Portfolio highlights
- BharatX — BharatX is a Fin-Tech startup that enables any Consumer-facing app/website in India to offer Credit to their users by integrating its APIs. It can enable white-leballed journeys like of "Buy Now, Pay Later","Credit Line", "Try and Buy", "Pay in 3", "Postpaid", etc.
- Fello — Fello is a savings and investment platform that helps to save, invest and earn higher returns than a traditional savings account.
- Log 9 Materials — The spirit of innovation remains the cornerstone of every mission here at Log9. We have failed numerous times in this mission of ours, only to learn from them
Dom Monhardt
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Investment focus
Portfolio highlights
- Octa — Reduce DSO by 30%, save 20+ hours per week, and delight customers with our all-in-one platform.
Ekaterina Tikhonova is an individual investor,lawyer and formerly a head in the field of HoReCa.
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Investment focus
- Internet, Information Technology
- Pre-Seed
- United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Retailhub — Retailhub is a platform that allows merchants and aggregators to connect directly.
Tim Draper is the Founding Partner of Draper Associates. He attended Harvard Business School.
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Investment focus
- Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Ryder — 60s Setup, Secure Signing, EAL6+ Secure Element, TapSafe Recovery, IP68 Rating, Encrypted NFC.
- EYWA — EYWA designs the best processes and products to boost the adoption of psychedelic medicine, harnessing the power of biosynthesis.
- SignalRank — The Venture Capital Index
Brian D. Evans is the Founding Partner at ReBlock Ventures. Brian D. Evans attended Swiss School of Business and Management.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Eesee — Company based in British Virgin Islands.
- Kaskade Finance — Kaskade finance solves the cold start liquidity problem.
- Hedgehog Protocol — Don't scroll. Predict.
Dany is a successful serial entrepreneur and investor, with many exits from ventures in a variety of industries. Dany co-founded and exited Bayt.com, the Middle East’s largest job site; Butlers, the UAE’s largest commercial laundry company and Intercat, one of the largest catering companies in the UAE. Dany was a seed investor in Gonabit, a MiddleEast focused daily deal website that was acquired by Living Social in 2011. He currently sits on the boards of 3 portfolio companies.Dany is the first to acknowledge that he wouldn’t have accomplished all these things without the support of the investors and mentors that gave him his start. It is this belief that serves as the impetus behind BECO. Like those that boosted him when he needed it, Dany aspires to serve the next wave of entrepreneurs, so that they too can fulfil their potential and pass along the same spirit of generosity to those that follow in their footsteps.
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- E-Commerce, Information Technology, Information Services
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Egypt
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- GoNabit — Group-buying platforms emerged as a game-changer by offering consumers a chance to access bulk discounts through collective purchasing power.
- JadoPado — JadoPado is a marketplace where people around the world come together to buy and sell great stuff!JadoPado lets you sell new, used and refurbished products directly to buyers. Sellers handle their own stores including products, offers, orders and fulfilment, while making sure everything looks great!JadoPado gives buyers incredible choiceacross a wide range of categories and an easy to use, secure experience. JadoPado handles payments on behalf of sellers and pays them out after you’ve received your purchase.
- 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!
Al Ghussain
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- Internet, Recruiting, Career Planning
- Seed
- United Arab Emirates
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- Bloovo — BLOOVO is an innovative online recruitment platform, which adopts algorithms in the recruitment process, offering unique recruitment solutions in an interactive manner to both employers and job seekers in the Gulf region. BLOOVO aims to eliminate the job-mismatch hurdles through the introduction of insightful algorithm-based features and theprovision of enhanced and more affordable services.
Sergey Fedorchenko is a head of data management at Megafon.
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Investment focus
- Internet, Information Technology
- Pre-Seed
- United Arab Emirates
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- Retailhub — Retailhub is a platform that allows merchants and aggregators to connect directly.
Othmane Bouhlal is the Founder of Kapten.
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- Payments, E-Commerce, Mobile Payments
- Angel
- United Arab Emirates
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- Spades — Guests Scan a QR code to view the menu and Pay, they can also Split the amount and Tip the staff. Now faster than ever.
Arya H. Bolurfrushan is a Founder & CEO at AAICO. He attended Harvard Business School from 2008 to 2010.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, Education
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- United States, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Oliv — Oliv.com is a career marketplace based in Dubai, made for the youth of the Middle East. We connect students and graduates to employers for internships, part-time & graduate jobs. Launched in 2013, we set out to tackle a huge problem - a 30% youth unemployment rate in the MENA region. Oliv helps university students and graduates launch theircareers. And we're pretty good at it.Today, Oliv is home to thousands of students and graduates where their ambitions are aligned to opportunity. More than 1,000 businesses from startups to Fortune 500s use Oliv to hire top emerging talent to maintain a healthy talent pipeline and grow their business for the future.Our goal is to make launching careers simple, personal and rewarding. That's Oliv.
- AppliedAI — Opus by AppliedAI automates complex business workflows with human-supervised AI, boosting productivity and transforming enterprise processes.
- Jingle Pay — Join now and get your ZERO fees, forever FREE account.
Eduardo Ronzano is the Co-Founder and CEO of Kolet. He previously worked at The Bradery as a Pre-Seed Investor. Eduardo Ronzano attended ESCP Business School.
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, E-Commerce
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- France, United States, United Kingdom
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- Screeb — Make products your users will love by using Screeb, the all-in-one tool for Product Discovery. Product analytics, user recruitment, and more!
- Frak Labs — Manage your unified web identity, earn rewards, and interact seamlessly with partner websites using our passkey-first blockchain smart wallet.
- Poolside — The best code you never wrote.
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