Top 10 Local VC Funds in Middle East
A list of 10 VC funds that invest in Local startups based in Middle east. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Local companies from Middle east. We update this investor list every month.Top 10 Local VC Funds in Middle East
Investor | Local Middle East investments |
---|---|
Launch Africa | 2 |
Digital Currency Group | 2 |
Spark Capital | 2 |
Aleph | 2 |
Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) | 1 |
BoxGroup | 1 |
NUS Enterprise | 1 |
Singtel Innov8 | 1 |
Integrated Networks | 1 |
Nexus Ventures | 1 |
Launch Africa is a fund with the primary objective of unlocking the capital constraints of Seed Stage tech startups.
Show more
Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya
Portfolio highlights
- Susu — Susu is a dynamic and innovative company that offers a wide range of health services for families in the African diaspora. Susu provides a complete offer on Preventive care, Medical treatments, Management of chronic diseases, and Authentic drugs.
- Lengo — Lengo is an AI based intelligence platform that offers a large database on consumer goods for companies in the FMCG sector.
- Fixit45 — Fixit45 also provides fleet management, auto parts sourcing and delivery, auto care, refurbishment and upgrades, repair financing, and mechanic workshop software as well as pre-purchase inspections, underlying these with moderation for compliance and accountability.
We are the capital engine supporting emerging talent & crypto technology. On its mission to accelerate the development of a better financial system.
Show more
Investment focus
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, United Kingdom, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Beoble — The chat solution for web3 people. The most fun you'll have on a wallet-to-wallet messaging app.
- Zone — Zone is a regulated blockchain network that enables payments and acceptance of digital currencies.
- Tensorplex Labs — Tensorplex Labs is a Web3 and artificial intelligence (AI) firm developing finance and intelligence infrastructure for decentralized AI networks.
Spark Capital invests in products we love by creators we admire across all sectors and stages.
Show more
Investment focus
- Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Series B, Series A, Series C
- United States, United Kingdom, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Baseten — Baseten is the ML Application Builder for data science teams. Ship full-stack apps in minutes. No frontend, backend, or infrastructure knowledge required.
- Higharc — Higharc is the all-in-one web platform that simplifies, connects and improves each step of design, construction and sales for home building.
- Abridge — For patients, clinicians, and enterprise, our audio-based solutions capture the details and summarize medical conversations, anywhere care happens.
Aleph is an early stage venture capital fund focused on partnering with great Israeli entrepreneurs to build large, meaningful companies and impactful global brands. Founded in 2013, Aleph is a partnership of Michael Eisenberg, Eden Shochat, Yael Elad and Tomer Diari with $850M under management. Aleph has invested in over 50 companies (not allannounced) including Lemonade, Melio, Healthy.io, SparkBeyond, JoyTunes, Fabric, Freightos and Bringg. Aleph is redefining the kind of support entrepreneurs and the local high tech community can expect from a venture capital firm. We aim to service the hell out of our entrepreneurs with high-touch, partner-level service. We built a startup within our firm - Ampliphy, the Aleph Value Generation Platform - to meet the greatest startup challenges like talent recruitment, business development and follow-on funding - at scale. Ampliphy leverages our people, network, software and resources to help companies succeed on the global stage.The team at Aleph are committed to supporting startups and the entire Israeli tech ecosystem as they harness the power of new technologies to develop and grow transformational companies.
Show more
Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Analytics
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Israel, China
Portfolio highlights
- Healthy.io — Delivering home urinalysis and digitised wound care in minutes
- SphereX — Experience unmatched decentralized security with SphereX, safeguarding your DeFi apps non-stop. Trust in our transparent, ML-based protection.
- Sequence — 'Sequence' is the first-of-its-kind financial router, which unlocks the power of financial automation. Tie all your accounts together, visualize your money flow, set smart routing rules, and control it all from one single, powerful platform.
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.
Show more
Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Software, SaaS
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Clinicy — Clinicy provides medical institutions and patients with simple and automated solutions to manage daily operations and appointments through its cloud-based HCRM platform. They solve complex challenges for healthcare providers.
- Fundbot — Fundbot is a solution for lenders that helps them digitize invoice financing, supply chain financing, and other financial services. It is a cash flow optimization tool and a financing marketplace for SMEs.The invoices are synchronized in the accounting system. It offers a digital CFO that analyses payables and receivables in real-time and offers tofinance. It provides financial recommendations based on the business’s needs.
- Keyper — Keyper is revolutionizing real estate management allowing you to manage all your properties, get real-time valuations and help you make data-driven decisions.
BoxGroup is an early stage investment fund focused on technology companies. Contact Us: hello@boxgroup.com
Show more
Investment focus
- Software, Health Care, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, France, Mexico
Portfolio highlights
- Coast — Coast is the simple, all-in-one fleet and fuel card that helps businesses easily pay for and track vehicle expenses. It's quick to set up, easy-to-use, and full of rewards.
- Nourish — Achieve your desired health and wellness through personalized nutrition counseling. Nourish is the easiest way to find a registered dietitian and get it covered by your insurance. Find a dietitian today and start your telehealth appointments.
- Aligned Marketplace — Aligned Marketplace operates as a personalized primary care for workforce.
NUS Enterprise provides an entrepreneurial and innovative dimension to the National University of Singapore’s core research and educational activities.By encouraging the entrepreneurial spirit, partnering for success, and nurturing future entrepreneurial leaders, NUS Enterprise aims to make a positive impact on Singapore’s economy and beyond.This is done through three key thrusts: entrepreneurship support, industry engagement and partnerships, and experiential education.NUS Enterprise was founded in 2001 and is based in Singapore.
Show more
Investment focus
- Local, Sensor, Hardware
- Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- Turkey, Singapore, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- LOKI — LOKI is a cloud-based secure network platform that can be managed without any technical knowledge.The company enables companies to manage and secure their networks by changing how they interact with cybersecurity products. LOKI platform offers a cloud-based secure software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) infrastructure that automatically scansand protects all network traffic from threats.
- Kinexcs — Kinexcs is a data-driven digital health company enabling personalized health for fitness seekers and athletes & evidence-based recovery for musculoskeletal patients.
- Guardara — The most comprehensive negative testing / fuzz testing platform to hunt down bugs and zero-day vulnerabilities.
Singtel Innov8, the venture capital arm of the Singtel Group, invests in and partners with innovative tech start-ups worldwide. It has a fund size of US$250 million and its own set of decision making, approval and funding processes. Beyond funding, Singtel Innov8 is a gateway for start-ups to tap on the resources and expertise of the Singtel Group,while enabling the Group to gain access to emerging technologies. Singtel Innov8 focuses its investments on technologies and solutions that can lead to quantum changes in network capabilities, next generation devices, digital services and enablers to enhance customer experience. Headquartered in Singapore, Singtel Innov8 also has offices in San Francisco and Tel Aviv.
Show more
Investment focus
- Software, Mobile, Cyber Security
- Series A, Series C, Series B
- United States, Singapore, China
Portfolio highlights
- AI-LINK — AI-LINK is a digital infrastructure provider focused on industrial sites.
- Silverfort — Silverfort offers a revolutionary agentless and proxyless authentication platform for enterprises. It extends Multi-Factor Authentication, Risk-Based Authentication and Zero Trust policies in a unified, AI-driven manner across all corporate users, devices and systems, both on-premise and in the cloud, without requiring any modifications toendpoints and servers. That includes systems that couldn't be protected before, such as homegrown applications, legacy systems, IT/OT infrastructure, file shares, command-line tools, machine-to-machine access (service accounts) and more. Silverfort allows companies to detect and prevent identity based attacks (including account compromise, lateral movement, brute force, password spraying and more), achieve compliance with regulations like PCI DSS, NIST and HIPAA, and securely migrate servers and applications to the cloud without modifying them.
- Synadia Communications — Synadia | Secure, decentralized, secure global utility, powered by NATS for IoT, microservices and all digital systems.
INTEGRATED NETWORKS CO. LTD. “INET” is a private organization founded in 2001 by a group of prominent Saudi investors, with an aim to provide unique blend of system integration using top-of-the-line products, revolutionary technology and proven expertise & experience.Authorized service provider licensed by Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency forproviding Payment Solutions, including; Point-of-Sales connectivity & management, ecommerce and Loyalty Solutions.Authorized Service Provider licensed by Communication and Information Technology Commission for providing Internet Services as well as network operation services.
Show more
Investment focus
- FinTech, Mobile, Internet
- Seed, Series A
- United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia
Portfolio highlights
- Enhance Ventures — Enhance is already live in 7 countries and can rapidly develop vertical marketplaces across Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan and Turkey with a higher chance of success.
- Magnitt — Magnitt is a startup directory that connects investors, mentors, and emerging companies in the Middle East. The discovery platform is a database with over 5,500 MENA startups and over 200 investors.
- Joi Gifts — Joi Gifts is the best online gift shop for any occasion. Send flowers, cakes, and more with same-day delivery in KSA, UAE, Jordan, Egypt and Middle East.
Nexus Ventures is an investment firm that invests in transformational businesses and creates meaningful partnerships with entrepreneurs. They support these ventures through its mentorship, business and technical know-how, vast network, and capital. The firm was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Ankara, Turkey.
Show more
Investment focus
- Software, Internet, SaaS
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- Turkey, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
- Rapido — Rapido bike taxi provides the best intra-city commuting services and is currently operating in 100+ cities. It is considered as the most affordable choice.
- Iambic Therapeutics — Iambic has created a cutting-edge AI-driven platform to tackle the most challenging design problems in drug discovery and address unmet patient need.
- Liminal — Create Multisig wallets for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple using hardware wallets. We make it extremely easy and secure for individuals and businesses to manage their digital assets without giving up control and ownership.
Investors by industry
Health Care
Biotech
Community
Marketplace
FinTech
Impact
Proptech
Media (entertainment)
EdTech
Consumer
Climate
Energy
Hardware
Gaming
Artificial intelligence
Sustainability
Agriculture (agtech)
Venture Capital
Restaurants
Publishing
Beauty
Oil and Gas
Web3
Video Games
Food and Beverage
Medical
Email
Wellness
Social Media
Music
Franchise
Celebrity
Android
Internet
Legal
Google
eSports
Construction
Local
Mobile
Enterprise Software
Sports
Social Network
Manufacturing
Digital Media
Facebook
Art
Social Impact
Recruiting
Platforms
Travel
Fitness
Mobile Advertising
Cannabis
Biotechnology
Hospitality
Automotive
Crowdfunding
Wine And Spirits
Medical Device
Social
CleanTech
Transportation
Mobile Apps
InsurTech
Enterprise
Clean Energy
LGBT
Real Estate
Infrastructure
Big Data
Organic Food
Photography
Fashion
Education
B2B
Renewable Energy
Payments
Financial Services
Sporting Goods
Finance
Retail
Film
Life Science
Theatre
Non Profit
SaaS
Cryptocurrency
Software
Blockchain
Investors by country
Canada
United Kingdom
Ireland
Germany
South Korea
Australia
United States
India
New Zealand
Oceania
Armenia
China
Europe
Indonesia
LATAM
Middle East
Spain
Asia
Japan
South Africa
Qatar
Vietnam
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Brazil
Africa
Czech Republic
Bahrain
Belize
Bermuda
Costa Rica
Belarus
Bulgaria
Denmark
Algeria
Georgia
Gibraltar
Cameroon
Chile
Finland
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Greece
Ethiopia
Ghana
Hungary
Croatia
Egypt
Belgium
Barbados
Ecuador
France
Hong Kong
Kuwait
Israel
Jersey
Kazakhstan
Nicaragua
Philippines
Italy
Mali
Lithuania
Cambodia
Liechtenstein
Kenya
Liberia
Lebanon
Mauritius
Morocco
Malaysia
Norway
Peru
Myanmar
Cayman Islands
Panama
Malta
Mexico
Seychelles
Slovenia
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Serbia
Uzbekistan
Togo
Taiwan
Ukraine
Sierra Leone
Turkey
Tunisia
Thailand
Tajikistan
Poland
Uganda
Zimbabwe
Tanzania
San Marino
Uruguay
Venezuela
Zambia
Senegal
Puerto Rico
Portugal
Sweden
El Salvador
Nigeria
Bahamas
Azerbaijan
Iraq
Iceland
Namibia
United Arab Emirates
Honduras
Isle of Man
Bolivia
Luxembourg
Pakistan
Albania
Argentina
Bangladesh
Grenada
Jordan
Romania
Austria
Colombia
Cyprus
Latvia
Oman
Switzerland
Guatemala
Marshall Islands
VC Funds in Middle East by industry
Restaurants
Crowdfunding
Venture Capital
Real Estate
Financial Services
Cryptocurrency
Education
Finance
Payments
Video Games
Medical
Organic Food
Wellness
Food and Beverage
Medical Device
Non Profit
Biotechnology
Email
Social Media
Social Network
Manufacturing
Art
Digital Media
Music
Mobile
Android
Blockchain
Construction
Local
Legal
Google
Theatre
Software
eSports
Fitness
Automotive
Hospitality
Travel
InsurTech
Recruiting
Cannabis
Enterprise
FinTech
Consumer
Health Care
Biotech
EdTech
Climate
Sustainability
Energy
SaaS
Proptech
Marketplace
Platforms
Hardware
Agriculture (agtech)
Film
Transportation
Social
Mobile Apps
Web3
Infrastructure
Fashion
Beauty
B2B
Life Science
Publishing
Photography
Big Data
Clean Energy
Oil and Gas
Retail
Renewable Energy
Media (entertainment)
Facebook
Mobile Advertising
Internet
Gaming
Enterprise Software
Sports
CleanTech
Social Impact
Impact
Artificial intelligence
Community