# Top 25 Legal Startup Investors in Middle East in June 2026

## lool ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS

We find and work with Israel’s best founders who are driven by a clear vision of how the world or an industry could be better. We share their obsession with bringing that vision to life. We do this at the very start of their journey. We are Israel’s Seed Fund.

## LionBird
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Artificial Intelligence

LionBird is a Tel Aviv- and Chicago-based venture capital firm investing in early-stage software companies operating in the healthcare, commerce, and enterprise sectors. Founded in 2012, LionBird has developed an investment strategy around early-stage startups that leverages online technology to re-imagine traditional offline business processes andmodels.

## Daniel Recanati
- Type: Angel
- Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series B, Series A
- Focus: Internet, Analytics, Advertising

Daniel Recanati is the founder & CEO of Rhodium, investing in pre-seed and seed-stage startups across deep tech, space, AI for good, digital and consumer innovation. He is also a General Partner at Earth & Beyond Ventures, a deep-tech fund dedicated to scaling science-based innovations into global markets. Beyond venture, Daniel is engagedin philanthropy and social impact initiatives, with a focus on education, technology access, and social mobility.

## Brighteye Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Education, Software, E-Learning

Brighteye Ventures is the first and largest vertical EdTech Venture Capital firm in Europe. If you are an entrepreneur using technology to reinvent learning and education, we want to hear from you!

## Oryx Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, FinTech

Oryx Fund is a MENA-focused Investment fund from Hambro Perks. Investing in game-changing early-stage technology companies at late Seed and Series A, led by outstanding entrepreneurs in sectors we have deep expertise such as Fintech, Healthtech, Enterprise tech, Logistics tech, and Edtech.

## Tanmia wa Tatweer Project
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Legal, E-Learning

Tanmia wa Tatweer Project

## Eilon Tirosh
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Apps, FinTech, Payments

Eilon Tirosh is a Startup Helper at SpearHealth. He attended Tel Aviv University.

## Ashish Shetty
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Series B
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, PaaS, Legal

Ashish Shetty

## Nicholas Nottebohm
- Type: Angel
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Legal, Artificial Intelligence

Nicholas Nottebohm is a Portfolio Manager at Cornerstone Investment Partners.

## Firstime Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care

Firstime Ventures is investing in companies who are building a sustainable & accessible future for all.

## Academy of Scientific Research and Technology
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Grant, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Training, Internet, Education

Academy of Scientific Research and Technology is the Egyptian house of expertise. It brings together outstanding Egyptian scientists and experts from universities, research institutions, private sector, NGOs, policymakers, and prominent Egyptian scientists in Diaspora to deliberate country problems, propose and carry out scientific studies andfuture strategic basic plans to tackle these problems.

## UI Investments
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, SaaS, Fitness

UI Investments is an investment firm.

## TA Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Health Care

TA Ventures is a global, network-driven VC firm investing in early-stage tech startups that redefine the industries of tomorrow. We typically write initial checks of $100-250K for Pre-Seed and Seed companies and actively provide follow-on investments.
We pride ourselves on swift execution, hands-on support, and leveraging our extensiveinternational network. By connecting our portfolio companies with growth-oriented co-investors, we help them scale effectively through subsequent funding rounds. Additionally, we draw on our deep industry expertise to offer portfolio companies and partner VCs access to top-tier, cost-efficient R&D talent.

## Zaldi Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Legal, E-Learning

IS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANIES IN EGYPT

## Rami Lipman
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: SaaS, Social, Software

Rami Lipman is an angel investor.

## Josh Rodger
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Legal, Content, Fitness

Investing in early stage companies who are disrupting industries which are long overdue change:

joshua.rodger@nobacap.com

Investment professional with a demonstrated history of working in venture capital alongside startups and funds to help them grow.

## Miguel Rodrigues
- Type: Angel
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Legal, Artificial Intelligence

Miguel Rodrigues is the Chief Financial Officer of Moove. He previously worked at The Kraft-Heinz Company as a CFO of, the Grocery Business Unit. Miguel Rodrigues attended The Wharton School.

## Kivilcim Cayli
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Travel, Leisure, Internet

Cayli began his career in 2000 and held various positions for Roche, Johnson & Johnson, Boston Scientific, and Turev. Founded and led two healthcare companies (Idea and Invivo) and two consultancy companies (Kanvas and Biovenka).He holds a BSc and an MBA, both from Middle East Technical University (aka ODTU).As a seasoned investor, he has 8personal investments including British, Irish, American, Swedish, and Turkish companies, and serves on the Board of some. He also consults startups on behalf of TUBITAK (Turkish Scientific & Technological Research Council). He is a member of BIC Angels and GAIN Global.

## Sri Batchu
- Type: Angel
- Location: Austin, Texas, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Apps

Head of Growth at Ramp Previously led Growth Strategy & Ops at Instacart (strategy & business operations functions for consumer growth, pricing and advertising revenue).  Board member of NYSE: BOAS, a prop-tech oriented SPAC.  Active angel investor and advisor to early stage companies.  Early (first ~40 employee) at Opendoor (from $100Mto $5B+ revenue; 40 to 1800 people).  Built, scaled and managed a variety of core business teams including Analytics, Sales and Pricing. Prior to that was an investor primarily in tech at Invus Group, Universal Music Group, and Bain Capital.   Alumnus of McKinsey, Harvard Business School and Dartmouth College.

## Jimmy Stone
- Type: Angel
- Location: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Legal, Artificial Intelligence

Jimmy Stone is based out of Nashville, Tennessee, and is the Founder and Managing Partner of Alderbrook. Jimmy previously worked at Audubon Capital as a Hedge Fund Analyst. Jimmy Stone attended The Wharton School.

## African Development Bank
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Belvédère, Tunis, Tunisia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing, Grant
- Focus: Financial Services, Banking, Energy

African Development Bank operates as a multilateral development finance institution in Africa. It finances development projects and programs in collaboration with national and international development institutions. The bank provides technical assistance for project selection, study, and preparation. It facilitates investments from the public andprivate sectors in initiatives aimed at economic and social progress. The African Development Bank serves the development finance and economic growth sectors.

## Andrew Verbitsky
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Legal, Artificial Intelligence

Andrew Verbitsky

## Village Global
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services

Early stage venture capital backed by some of the world's best entrepreneurs.

## Launch Africa
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ebène, Plaines Wilhems, Mauritius
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology

Launch Africa is a leading Pan-African VC fund solving the significant funding gap in the Seed and pre-Series A investment landscape in Africa

## Shibolet Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Legal, Analytics, InsurTech

Established in 1973, Shibolet is one the most distinguished corporate law firms in Israel, with substantial international experience in dynamic and evolving market sectors.They are globally minded and build relationships that last. The world’s most respected banks and businesses turn to us for support on their most complex and challengingmatters, and on transactions that define and direct the market.From their office in Tel Aviv and desk in China, they deliver innovative, relevant and tailor-made legal solutions to their clients’ across a broad spectrum of industries worldwide.They have close working relationships with local law firms, banks and governments’ in all countries where their clients are investing. They also have an associated office in New York City.Their dedicated China practice contains specialists fluent in Chinese. They were also the first Israeli firm to establish a China desk and develop close working relationships with leading local Chinese law firms.They are the exclusive Israeli member of TerraLex – an international network of over 160 leading independent law firms in nearly 100 countries, serving the business and personal interests of clients whose requirements transcend their national borders. Membership is by invitation only and members are renowned and respected worldwide.They are the only major Israeli law firm to be ISO 9001:2000 certified for Legal Services.

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