Top 20 Startup Investors in Iraq in September 2025
A list of 20 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in startups based in Iraq. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in companies from Iraq. We update this investor list every month.Top 20 Startup Investors in Iraq in September 2025
Investor | Iraq investments |
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Bassam Falah | 3 |
Majid Al Futtaim Holdings LLC. | 2 |
Iraq Tech Ventures | 2 |
Kingsway Capital | 2 |
Vostok Ventures | 2 |
Subhi Khudairi | 2 |
Rawaz Rauf | 2 |
Al Sharqiya Television | 2 |
March Holding | 2 |
Global Founders Capital | 2 |
Shwan Ibrahim Taha | 2 |
Rayya Al Zubaydi | 1 |
F6 Ventures | 1 |
EQIQ Ventures | 1 |
MSA Novo | 1 |
Kerem Danish | 1 |
Amar Shubar | 1 |
Omar Al-Handal | 1 |
Mohamad Ferej | 1 |
Nour Sabri | 1 |
Bassam Falah is a Founder and Managing Partner of Innovest Middle East VC.
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Investment focus
- Retail, Internet, Shopping
- Seed, Convertible Note
- Iraq
Majid Al Futtaim is a leading integrated lifestyle provider with brands across industries such as shopping malls, Hotels, Cinema, Hypermarket & much more.
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Investment focus
- Taxi Service, Transportation, Public Transportation
- Seed
- Iraq
Portfolio highlights
- Baly — Baly is the cheapest and fastest taxi application in Baghdad.
Iraq Tech Ventures provides minimum investment to approved startups in Iraq and the Middle East region.
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Investment focus
- Restaurants, Food Delivery, Search Engine
- Seed, Convertible Note
- Iraq
Portfolio highlights
- Alsaree3 — Alsaree3 offers a point of sale (POS) and hardware technologies to help restaurants handle their own orders while providing fast-delivery services for their end-users.
Kingsway Capital is a investment management firm.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Cryptocurrency
- Seed, Series B, Series A
- United States, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Roxom Global — Roxom is the first Bitcoin Stock, Commodities and Crypto Exchange in human history.
- Mesh — Mesh enables safer, easier crypto transfers and payments from 300+ leading exchanges and wallets, all without leaving your platform
- VERB Technology Company — VERB Technology Company is a software-as-a-Service, or SaaS, applications platform developer. Its platform is comprised of sales enablement business software products marketed on a subscription basis. The applications are available in both mobile and desktop versions. It includes verbCRM, Customer Relationship Management application, verbLEARN,Learning Management System application, and verbLIVE, its Live Broadcast Video Webinar application.
Vostok Ventures makes seed and early stage venture investments in IT projects from Eastern Europe. It focuses on mobile applications, e-commerce, cloud services, and the gaming industry.
Vostok Ventures was co-founded by Michael Kharenko and Svyatoslav Pogrebnoy, and is based in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Investment focus
- Transportation, Bakery, Mobile Apps
- Series B, Seed, Series A
- Egypt, Iraq, Ukraine
Subhi Khudairi
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Investment focus
- Restaurants, Food Delivery, Search Engine
- Seed, Convertible Note
- Iraq
Portfolio highlights
- Alsaree3 — Alsaree3 offers a point of sale (POS) and hardware technologies to help restaurants handle their own orders while providing fast-delivery services for their end-users.
Rawaz Rauf
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Investment focus
- Restaurants, Food Delivery, Search Engine
- Seed, Convertible Note
- Iraq
Portfolio highlights
- Alsaree3 — Alsaree3 offers a point of sale (POS) and hardware technologies to help restaurants handle their own orders while providing fast-delivery services for their end-users.
Al Sharqiya TV is Iraq's first privately owned satellite channel
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Investment focus
- Retail, Internet, Shopping
- Seed
- Iraq
Portfolio highlights
- Orisdi — Orisdi provides customers with a wide range of products with a unique customer experience.
March Holding makes Investment in Commercial Enterprises & Management.
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Investment focus
- Public Transportation, Transportation, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Convertible Note
- United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Turkey
Portfolio highlights
- Baly — Baly is the cheapest and fastest taxi application in Baghdad.
- Zbooni — Customers are most receptive on social and messaging apps today. Bring the checkout experience to them, in real-time.
- Lyve Global — Lyve reimages logistics through advanced and agile solutions and technology innovations that connect organizations and opportunities.
Over the past two decades, GFC have backed over five hundred entrepreneurs worldwide, e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Slack, and Away Travel.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, Software, FinTech
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, Germany, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Orasio — Orasio turns video feeds into easily actionable information for cities, homeland security forces, and businesses.
- Genie — Genie is a provider of a Shopify inventory management solution for fast-growing merchants.
- Octane — Octane is a digital wallet for vehicles that streamlines payments for all vehicle related expenses.
Shwan Ibrahim Taha
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Investment focus
- Restaurants, Food Delivery, Search Engine
- Seed, Convertible Note
- Iraq
Portfolio highlights
- Alsaree3 — Alsaree3 offers a point of sale (POS) and hardware technologies to help restaurants handle their own orders while providing fast-delivery services for their end-users.
Rayya Al Zubaydi
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Investment focus
- Retail, Internet, Shopping
- Seed
- Iraq
Portfolio highlights
- Orisdi — Orisdi provides customers with a wide range of products with a unique customer experience.
F6 Ventures is a leading seed stage venture capital firm operating across emerging markets. We back exceptional founders from idea-stage all the way to Series A, combining early capital with strategic support and a commitment to long-term partnership. With deep ties across the Middle East, Africa, and beyond, we empower innovative startups to scalewith purpose and impact.
We manage over $90M in AUM across more than 300 investments in seven countries. By investing early in Pre-Seed to Pre-Series A rounds, we help founders cover initial costs, develop their product, and take it to market. This early capital acts as a launchpad, enabling startups to hit key milestones like securing first customers, attracting follow-on funding, and making significant strides forward.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia
Portfolio highlights
- Wuilt — Wuilt is a website builder where you can create your own Arabic website in under 5 minutes.
- Olivery — Olivery is a comprehensive logistics platform designed to streamline logistics and delivery operations for businesses. It offers smart solutions including efficient route planning, real-time shipment tracking, automated insights, and seamless digital interactions to improve fleet performance and customer service. The platform integrates withleading tools to ensure smooth operations and enhanced customer satisfaction. Olivery focuses on making logistics more efficient, cost-effective, and reliable, empowering companies to save time, reduce expenses, and deliver faster. It also supports various delivery features such as zero-contact delivery via OTP, automatic photo/KYC capture, online payments for cash-on-delivery, and configurable driver information capture.
- Octane — Octane is a digital wallet for vehicles that streamlines payments for all vehicle related expenses.
EQIQ Ventures is a venture capital fund.It supports startups and aims to build a robust ecosystem of innovation, entrepreneurship in Iraq.
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Investment focus
- Internet, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Pre-Seed
- Iraq
Portfolio highlights
- Wayl — Wayl is an e-commerce platform. It aids in the transition of social media merchants into genuine businesses. It receive online payments without having to register a business or join up with a payment gateway.
MSA Novo, a multi-stageglobal venture capital firm, boasts a diverse portfolio of startups and established businesses in tech, fintech, and consumer sectors.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, E-Commerce, FinTech
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Egypt, India, United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Kaso — Elkaso is the leading Order and Procurement Management Tool for Restaurants and Suppliers in the Middle East.
- Tap Protocol — Tap Protocol is a protocol that focuses on the development of bitcoin capabilities through the Ordinals system.
- Yellow Metal — Fintech company that provides Gold loan
Kerem Danish
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Investment focus
- Retail, Internet, Shopping
- Seed
- Iraq
Portfolio highlights
- Orisdi — Orisdi provides customers with a wide range of products with a unique customer experience.
Amar Shubar is a partner at Management Partners Consulting.
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Investment focus
- Retail, Internet, Shopping
- Seed, Convertible Note
- Iraq
Portfolio highlights
- Orisdi — Orisdi provides customers with a wide range of products with a unique customer experience.
Omar Al-Handal is the Managing director of Al Handal International Group.
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Investment focus
- Retail, Internet, Shopping
- Seed, Convertible Note
- Iraq
Portfolio highlights
- Orisdi — Orisdi provides customers with a wide range of products with a unique customer experience.
Mohamad Ferej
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Investment focus
- Retail, Internet, Shopping
- Seed
- Iraq
Portfolio highlights
- Orisdi — Orisdi provides customers with a wide range of products with a unique customer experience.
Managerial experience with wealth of knowledge in technology. Brings a unique balance of education with two master’s degrees and 17 years experience.
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Investment focus
- Retail, Internet, Shopping
- Seed
- Iraq
Portfolio highlights
- Orisdi — Orisdi provides customers with a wide range of products with a unique customer experience.
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SaaS
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Software
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Facebook
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Investors in Iraq by industry
Angel investors in Iraq by industry
VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Iraq by industry