Top 15 Local VC Funds & Investors in Middle East (July 2026)
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Launch Africa
VC Fund
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2 | Nigeria, South Africa, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology | $200k–$4M |
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Aleph
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Israel, China | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence | $2.5M–$100M |
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Spark Capital
VC Fund
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2 | United States, United Kingdom, Germany | Series B, Series A, Series C | Software, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence | $4M–$176M |
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Digital Currency Group
VC Fund
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2 | United States, United Kingdom, Singapore | Seed, Series A | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech | $650k–$48M |
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Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)
VC Fund
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1 | United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, United States | Seed, Series A, Series B | E-Commerce, Financial Services, FinTech | $420k–$110M |
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Hi2 Global Venture Fund
VC Fund
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1 | Pakistan, United States, Indonesia | Seed, Series A | Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce | $2.8M–$37M |
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Nexus Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Turkey, United States, India | Seed, Angel, Series A | Software, Internet, SaaS | $1k–$53M |
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Reflect Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Pakistan, United States, Nigeria | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Logistics, Information Technology, E-Commerce | $120k–$37M |
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Endure Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Egypt, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence | $120k–$40M |
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Atanova Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Turkey, United States, United Kingdom | Pre-Seed, Seed | Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software | $50k–$996k |
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Singtel Innov8
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Singapore, China | Series A, Series B, Series C | Software, Mobile, Cyber Security | $4M–$80M |
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Istanbul Startup Angels
VC Fund
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1 | Turkey, United States | Angel, Seed | SaaS, Local, Hardware | $45k–$250k |
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NUS Enterprise
VC Fund
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1 | Singapore, Turkey, United States | Pre-Seed, Grant, Seed | Information Technology, Software, Health Care | $4k–$1.8M |
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SOSV
VC Fund
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1 | United States, India, United Kingdom | Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed | Biotechnology, Health Care, Software | |
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Integrated Networks
VC Fund
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1 | United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia | Seed, Series A | FinTech, Mobile, Internet | $1M–$2.3M |
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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
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Nigeria, South Africa, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 178
- Round size: Seed $200k–$4M; Pre-Seed $200k–$1.8M
- Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $36M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Yamify — Yamify is an AI platform where intelligent agents reliably run mission-critical business workflows in Africa. Founded by Silicon Valley engineers, our platform automates complex operations by integrating humans, systems, and infrastructure reliably, even under connectivity, latency, and compliance challenges. Starting with on-prem deployments,Yamify is evolving into a full AI automation infrastructure for African enterprises.
- Shopstar — A place for makers and creators to start, manage and grow successful online stores. Our built-in design, payment and shipping methods provide you with an all in one solution. Get started with a free 14-day trial.
- Kashat — The region's first nano financial service provider, offering small productive loans, and serving as the entry point to financial inclusion for the un- and underbanked population in Egypt.
Early-stage VC fund managing $850M+ and partnering with Israeli entrepreneurs to build impactful global brands, like Lemonade and Melio.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, Israel, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 150
- Round size: Seed $2.5M–$15M; Series A $5M–$33M; Series B $10M–$100M
- Lead/follow: 46% lead, 54% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $300M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Finaloop — Hands-off, real-time accounting tailored-fit for your ecommerce.
- Coralogix — Coralogix is a full-stack observability platform that enables businesses to monitor and manage data in real time, providing instant insights without the need for indexing. The platform supports Log Analytics, application performance monitoring (APM), security information and event management (SIEM), real user monitoring (RUM), and infrastructuremonitoring, offering complete visibility into AI performance, security, and governance in a single solution. Coralogix offers a simple pricing model based on data volume, along with world-class support that ensures rapid response times and swift resolutions.
- RiseUp — RiseUp offers a platform that helps users make good financial decisions. It aims to translate the complexities of the financial world into a simple and actionable WhatsApp messages, empowering users to make calm, informed decisions, and save for their future.
Spark Capital invests in products we love by creators we admire across all sectors and stages.
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- Industry: Software, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 585
- Round size: Series A $4M–$37M; Series B $7M–$100M; Series C $20M–$176M
- Lead/follow: 49% lead, 51% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- Deel — With Deel, your business can easily hire anywhere. No more worrying about local laws, complex tax systems, or managing international payroll. Deel takes care of everything in 150+ countries.
- Jana — Jana enables free apps to be truly free in emerging markets. Through its mCent app, members discover and try a world of new apps without incurring any data charges. Free Internet connectivity is made possible through partnerships with 311 mobile operators. Over 30 million users of the mCent app and hundreds of clients, including Twitter, Amazon,and Tencent, have benefited from 4.0 billion megabytes of app usage driven by Jana’s platform.For more information, visit jana.com.
- Kateeva — Kateeva has developed an innovative manufacturing process for OLED.
We are the capital engine supporting emerging talent & crypto technology. On its mission to accelerate the development of a better financial system.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 299
- Round size: Seed $650k–$8.5M; Series A $3M–$48M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Zabo — Zabo is an API for connecting to any crypto exchange, wallet, protocol or account. Sign up for access to free API keys at Zabo.com
- Joystream — Joystream is a block chain-based, decentralized video platform.
- Ceramic Network — Ceramic Network is a provider of protocols for decentralized and composable data applications. The network decentralizes application databases, making data universally composable and reusable across applications. It consists of three core parts: a highly-scalable, decentralized infrastructure for data availability and consensus, a marketplace ofcommunity-created data models, and a suite of standard APIs for storing, updating, and retrieving data from those models.
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.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Financial Services, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 108
- Round size: Seed $420k–$6M; Series A $1.5M–$14M; Series B $4.6M–$110M
- Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
Portfolio highlights
- PinPay — Pin-Pay is an innovative mobile payment service offered at our Partner Banks which aims to bring our subscribers the most secure, reliable and intelligent payment experience.Using Pin-Pay, you can perform a number of different transactions directly from your mobile phone. Since all transactions are conducted live and under 20 seconds, you cansafely receive money straight to your account in no time.
- OTO — OTO is SaaS company that helps retailers implement their Omni-Channel strategy by enabling them to ship their online orders directly from the physical stores with the best delivery partners in just 2 hours! Also, we provide Online Retailers and E-commerce companies access to ship packages with more than 80 delivery & carrier companies shipping domestically and internationally.
- One Click Delivery Services — One Click Delivery Services redefines last mile delivery throughout the region. By providing seamless and personalized delivery from local businesses to the consumer’s doorstep, They are closing the last-mile gap between merchants and their customers. Their entire last mile and on-demand delivery is technology-enabled, with a robust deliverymanagement system featuring GPS locations tracking and automated customer notifications.
Haitou Global is a global asset allocation platform providing asset management, investment banking, digital technology product, and services. Haitou Global manages a Registered Investment Advisor and a Broker-dealer in the U.S., with headquarters in New York and Beijing and operations in San Francisco, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Jakarta.
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Pakistan, United States, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 18
- Round size: Seed $2.8M–$6.4M; Series A $5.2M–$37M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Finku — Aplikasi manajemen keuangan yang membantu mengelola transaksi keuangan kamu secara otomatis. Pelajari semua insight yang dipersonalisasi khusus untuk kamu! Download aplikasi beta nya sekarang !
- Trukkr — Real-time fleet tracking, route optimization, and ERP integration for logistics companies. Transform your supply chain operations today.
- Dastgyr Technologies — Simplifying Global Trade
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.
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- Industry: Software, Internet, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
- Geography: Turkey, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 27
- Round size: Seed $1k–$4.7M; Angel $45k–$250k; Series A $6.2M–$53M
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Smartstaff — Manage your workforce's attendance & payroll while using our powerful automation tools to optimize & improve their productivity
- Iambic — Iambic has created a cutting-edge AI-driven platform to tackle the most challenging design problems in drug discovery and address unmet patient need.
- Moneyview — Money View is an application that is able to track and organize expenses, bills, and account balances. It is able to derive finance information from SMSs.Money View enables its users to set and follow budgets, view their bank account balance, obtain reminders about bills, and spit bills with the other users. It also facilitates Savings+ andTaxSaver+ that allows its users to save money.Money View was founded in April 2014 by Sanjay Aggarwal and Puneet Agarwal. It is based in Bangalore, Karnataka.
Reflect Ventures makes venture capital investments in high-potential startups at the seed and series A/B+ stages. We identify extraordinary founders, companies and opportunities around the world, including in emerging and frontier markets. Our LPs comprise family offices, institutional investors and HNWIs on six continents, along withrecognized sector experts who are instrumental to our portfolio companies' future growth.
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- Industry: Logistics, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Pakistan, United States, Nigeria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 57
- Round size: Seed $200k–$12M; Pre-Seed $120k–$3.3M; Series A $4M–$37M
- Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
Portfolio highlights
- GoCement — Tempatnya jual beli bahan bangunan online terlengkap berkualitas dan harga murah di Indonesia. Cari kebutuhan alat dan bahan bangunanmu, hanya di GoCement
- Jelt — HealthTech B2B Marketplace
- VIVAN Therapeutics — VIVAN Therapeutics, a company pioneering personalized cancer therapeutics using a new assay technology. MPT licensed technology from the Center for Personalized Cancer Therapeutics at Mt Sinai New York and is launching the world’s most comprehensive, personal genomics-based, block-chain enabled drug screening service. All recommended treatmentcombinations will include a cancer drug and a non cancer drug, making treatments less toxic and more affordable. Intelligently designed personalized treatment. Revolutionary cancer care.
Endure Capital is an early stage investment fund headed by entrepreneurs looking for startup teams. They look for founders who are relentlessly resourceful and imaginative, solving genuine problems that matter to a lot of people and building high growth companies that endure.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Egypt, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 75
- Round size: Seed $120k–$6.4M; Series A $1M–$33M; Series B $6M–$40M
- Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $50M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Pyka — We believe that electrification and automation will make aviation safer, more affordable, and more accessible than has ever been possible in human history.
- Cash Cows — Cash Cows helps startups hone their operations and strategies so they can expand profitably and create better brands. They collaborate with customers to close the gap between traditional business practices (experience) and cutting-edge approaches (solutions), allowing companies to operate successfully.
- TwentyToo — TwentyToo is a user-centric approach and the application of AI and ML.
Atanova is an early stage investment company that discovers enterprises which will make high impact with their bright ideas while in their incubation phases.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
- Geography: Turkey, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 15
- Round size: Seed $100k–$500k; Pre-Seed $50k–$996k
- Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Textoni — Connect with 28,000 content creators from 58 different countries! With our artificial intelligence solutions, you can filter the most accurate writers for your brand and industry, and you can reach your quality content very quickly!
- Squamobi — Squamobi is an AI mobile application company that develops apps with a solid business approach.
- Withco Coworking Space — Withco Coworking Space is a designer and provider of shared offices, co-working spaces, meeting, and event areas.
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Browse database — It's Free!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.
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- Industry: Software, Mobile, Cyber Security
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: United States, Singapore, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 153
- Round size: Series A $4M–$27M; Series B $9M–$60M; Series C $11M–$80M
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $350M in 2010
Portfolio highlights
- Omny Studio — Omny Studio offers powerful podcasting tools for hosting, monetization, and audience analytics. Start your podcast journey smartly.
- TokenOne — TokenOne is a Cyber Security software company that makes it easy to replace passwords, tokens and other forms of authentication with a more secure solution.
- Handprint — Handprint delivers Impact as a Service. As a double-sided market, Handprint connects companies to causes they and their consumers care about. Once a project is selected, companies can make each sale greener through plug-ins (e.g. for e-commerce platforms like Shopify and WooCommerce) that communicate the company’s sustainability pledge and actionat a critical juncture of the consumer journey, the moment of payment.
Istanbul Startup Angels is Turkey’s most active angel investment network with a focus on innovative and fast growing technology startups. Currently in the process of building a micro VC and starting Turkey’s first crowdfunding platform, ISA also partners with corporations to find the most promising and suitable startups for them, by running sectorfocused accelerator programs.
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- Industry: SaaS, Local, Hardware
- Stage:Angel, Seed
- Geography: Turkey, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 11
- Round size: Seed $50k–$175k; Angel $45k–$250k
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- MobilMed — Since 2015, we have been providing services in the field of mobile biomedical device design and application solutions. Our goal is to provide you with great customer experience and exceptional value services.
- Buy Buddy — Buy Buddy is the maker of Hitag, the smart apparel security tag and the connected analytics platform, that help the retailers manage inventory, customer behavior and employee efficiency. Hitag gives customers the option to automatically self-checkout on their phones, without the hassle of having to wait in line, while giving the dynamicinventory data to the store managers and the detailed analytics/reporting to the retailers.Beyond replacing the known RFID security against theft, Buy Buddy allows customers to directly pay through their mobiles and check out, skipping the queues at cash counters. Hitags collect in-store customer behavior, in-depth inventory data, dynamic employee performance, and product efficiency for retailers. The Buy Buddy platform in turn presents this data and reporting to companies in real-time.Buy Buddy is an end to end solution for retailers to democratize easy check-out, manage in-store inventory and make informed merchandising decisions based on dynamic data.
- OLEV —
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.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Grant, Seed
- Geography: Singapore, Turkey, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 18
- Round size: Seed $4k–$1.8M; Grant $6k–$8k; Pre-Seed $22k–$600k
- Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Guardara — The most comprehensive negative testing / fuzz testing platform to hunt down bugs and zero-day vulnerabilities.
- Telequotes — At Telequotes, we are revolutionising the selling experience by seamlessly connecting sellers to ready buyer. Our platform bridges the C2B market gap, offering sellers a hassle-free experience with transparent, competitive pricing from our trusted partners.With a commitment to transparency and value, Telequotes ensures sellers get the best pricepossible, all in one place.
- Responsible Cyber with IMMUNE — Responsible Cyber Landing Page
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.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
- Stage:Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, India, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1482
- Lead/follow: no public data
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.
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.
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- Industry: FinTech, Mobile, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Round size: Seed $1M–$2.3M
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
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.
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