# Top 25 Marketplace Startup Investors in Jordan in June 2026 ## Silicon Badia - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS Silicon Badia is a venture capital firm providing networks and support to leading technology entrepreneurs around the world. ## Innovative Startups and SME’s Fund (ISSF) - Type: VC Fund - Location: Amman, Amman, Jordan - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Health Care, Food and Beverage The Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (“ISSF”) is a private sector managed fund making investments in innovative startups and early stage SMEs. The World Bank has invested USD 50 million in the Fund which was complimented by the Central Bank of Jordan with an additional USD 48 million bringing the total working capital of the ISSF to USD 98million. ## Nama Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Information Technology, B2B NAMA VENTURES TECH FOUNDERS FUNDING TECH STARTUPS LOOKING FOR FUNDING? APPLY NOW ## F6 Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Gîza, Al Jizah, Egypt - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology 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. ## Jabbar Internet Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Retail, Internet The exit of Souq to Amazon is the largest tech transaction of the region, and Souq continues to pave the way in e-commerce in the region. Souq was built from the ground up by the same team at Jabbar, who built the Maktoob portal before that. Maktoob was born out of a simple idea but with a vision that the Arabic Internet will grow and become anintegral part of everybody's life, and grew to become the largest Arabic Internet property before Yahoo acquired it.Both the Souq and Maktoob stories have become inspiring success stories in the region, where budding entrepreneurs and VC's alike, look to our team for inspiration and new ideas.Today Jabbar continues to grow and pave the way for tech in the region. It is in this spirit that we embrace any entrepreneur who is willing to innovate and take risks in order to create something great. Jabbar nurtures such individuals and supports nascent ideas that are in line with its mission. So join our journey :-) ## AdamTech Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Retail, Internet, E-Commerce Adamtech is The result of three entrepreneurs joining their life experiences together. ## Wamda Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services We are a leading venture capital firm in Dubai, UAE, focused on supporting entrepreneurs in the MENA region at the seed- and early-stage building great companies. ## MVI (MENA Venture Investments) - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Software Mena Venture Investments (MVI) is an angel fund that invests in early stage startups with strong growth potential in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region and beyond. We work with entrepreneurs to build solid, scalable businesses and ensure access to capital at early stages of a venture to fuel their growth. Beyond financial investment,MVI offers support through mentorship, access to markets, networks, and clients, as well as cross-border operational support. ## Badia Impact Fund - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Shopping, E-Commerce, Consumer Goods Badia Impact Fund is a closed-end venture capital fund seeking to invest start-up and expansion capital in seed, early and growth stage information and communications technology (ICT) small and medium-sized enterprises located mainly in Jordan. ## Ali Hoja - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Classifieds, Marketplace Ali Hoja ## Caglar Erol - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Retail, Travel, Fashion Caglar Erol is the co-founder of cember.net, a Turkish online business networking platform acquired by XING AG in January 2008.Erol is an angel investor and serial entrepreneur in Turkey. His first investment after cember.net was doktorsitesi.com, a health site in Turkey. He also invested in Tasit.com, Gelirortaklari affiliate network, andCivicSolar.Erol currently serves as the co-founder and CEO of Enuygun.com, a service comparison site on bank loans, insurance, flight tickets, ADSL, and mobile phone tariffs. ## iMENA Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Recreation, Restaurants, Reservations iMENA is a holding company focused on capturing the hyper-growth phase of the consumer Internet opportunity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The company invests in, builds, and partners with great founders and organizations across sectors and businesses with globally proven technology and business models. iMENA supports them withstrategic and operational services that address the challenges of building, growing, and creating value out of online businesses in the MENA region. ## Mahdi Mwas - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Classifieds, Marketplace Mahdi Mwas ## Select Venture Equity - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: FinTech, Information Technology, Financial Services Founded in 2019, Select Venture Equity (SVE) has established itself as a leading advisory and consulting firm dedicated to guiding high-net-worth individuals and organizations through the complex world of startup investments. The firm specializes in identifying and nurturing innovative global ventures with high growth potential at all stages.SVE's team stands out with its unique blend of experience. Members boast not only seasoned expertise as advisors, but also as investors and co-founders themselves. This dual perspective led to the creation of Select Venture Holding, the firm's investment arm, which actively invests in promising startups worldwide. SVE's current portfolio proudly showcases 37 diverse and impactful ventures, reflecting the firm's commitment to supporting businesses with the potential to reshape the future.This combined expertise in advisory and direct investment grants SVE an unparalleled understanding of the startup funding landscape. The firm is adept at recognizing ventures with impactful leadership and substantial growth potential, ensuring its clients access to premier investment opportunities. ## Mohammad Farah - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Classifieds, Marketplace Mohammad Farah ## Aramex Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Retail, E-Commerce, Online Portals Aramex Ventures is the Venture Capital arm of logistics company. ## Usama Fayyad - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Local, Retail, Fashion Usama Fayyad is the Chairman and Founder of Open Insights and a Co-founder and Chairman at IADSS. He was a Co-founder and CEO at DMX. Usama attended the University of Michigan and Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan. ## Saned Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beirut, Beyrouth, Lebanon - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Retail, Online Portals Saned Partners is an independently managed Venture Capital fund, aiming to nurture early-stage companies in the MENA region into growth and profitability.Their mission is to partner with entrepreneurs and to provide them with the means and resources to turn their projects into established, best-in-class businesses that offer exceptional all-aroundvalue to stakeholders.Saned’s vision is to serve as a catalyst for economic and social development in the region, by providing entrepreneurs with the opportunity to capitalize on their ambition and ideas. ## Fadi Ghandour - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Retail, Software Fadi Ghandour is based out of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the Co-Founder of Wamda. Fadi previously worked at Aramex as a Co-Founder. Fadi Ghandour attended The Wharton School. ## Ibtikar Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ramallah, West Bank, Palestinian Territory - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, SaaS, Software Ibtikar (Innovation, in Arabic) is a disruptive fund that will invest in innovative Palestinian companies. Ibtikar’s investments begin at the seed level through local accelerators, continue in post-acceleration phases and can also include series A investments in its portfolio companies. Through this investment strategy we aim to close a criticalfunding gap between acceleration and VC and other later-stage investors. Our goal is to maximize return for our investors by helping high-potential Palestinian companies answer regional and global needs. We will do this through direct support from our management team and select group of advisors, and will leverage the strong network of our investors and partners for the benefit of each of our portfolio companies. ## Select Ventures Holdings - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Electronics, Sporting Goods Select Ventures Holdings is a UAE-based investment management firm. ## Hummingbird Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Financial Services, FinTech Supporting Exceptional entrepreneurs. We value emotional intelligence as much as data, growing internal culture as much as growing revenue, and forming strong, personal bonds with founders. We recognize patterns where other don't. ## Karim Kawar - Type: Angel - Location: Amman, Amman, Jordan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Retail, Fashion, Shopping Karim Kawar is the president of Kawar Group, and the former ambassador to the United States and Mexico from Jordan. He is also chairman of Kawar Energy and of IrisGuard. As ambassador to the United States, Kawar led the EDAMA Initiative, Jordan's blueprint for a green economy and was appointed by Royal Decree to the Board of Trustees of theKing Abdullah II Fund for Development. Previously, Kawar was appointed to the Economic Consultative Council by His Majesty King Abdullah II. He is the architect of the REACH Initiative, Jordan's blueprint for a knowledge economy, founder and chairman of the Information Technology Association of Jordan, former president of the Jordan Computer Society, and a founding member of several business associations and NGOs, including AmCham and the Jordan Intellectual Property Association. ## Dtec Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Marketplace, Apps Dtec Ventures is the venture capital unit of Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority and an integral part of the Dtec ecosystem. We invest in early-stage technology businesses in the MENA region with a nucleus in Dubai, that are disrupting or enabling traditional industries. ## Wise Venture - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Retail, E-Commerce A venture investment fund that invests in early stage startups supportive of success stories.