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Top 50 Marketplace Startup Investors in Middle East (August 2026)

The most active venture capital funds and angel investors investing in Middle East Marketplace startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in Middle East Marketplace startup companies. Find investors to raise a Pre-Seed, Seed or Series A round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
F6 Ventures
VC Fund
47 Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia Seed, Pre-Seed Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology $15k–$1.3M
Oqal
VC Fund
41 Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology $100k–$10M
Vision Ventures
VC Fund
31 Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce $60k–$27M
Wamda Capital
VC Fund
28 United Arab Emirates, United States, Turkey Seed, Series A, Series B E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services $600k–$65M
Aslanoba Capital
VC Fund
28 Turkey, United States, Ireland Seed, Series A, Series B E-Commerce, Internet, Software $175k–$30M
Shorooq Partners
VC Fund
26 United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, United States Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce $600k–$33M
Algebra Ventures
VC Fund
24 Egypt, Jordan, United Arab Emirates Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed Financial Services, E-Commerce, Marketplace $150k–$30M
Raed Ventures
VC Fund
24 Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services $400k–$30M
BECO Capital
VC Fund
22 United Arab Emirates, United States, Egypt Seed, Series A, Series B E-Commerce, Financial Services, Information Technology $905k–$60M
Maxis
VC Fund
21 Turkey, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce $100k–$2.5M
Falak Startups
VC Fund
20 Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Canada Pre-Seed, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown E-Commerce, Health Care, Mobile Apps $6k–$2.4M
Impact46
VC Fund
19 Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States Seed, Series A E-Commerce, Financial Services, Gaming $1M–$22M
A15
VC Fund
16 Egypt, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed E-Commerce, FinTech, Software $50k–$8M
Alesta Yatırım
VC Fund
16 Turkey, United States, Estonia Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $17k–$4.6M
Keiretsu Forum Turkey
VC Fund
15 Turkey, United States Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce $27k–$2M
Nevzat Aydın
Angel
15 Turkey, United States, France Seed, Angel Software, Internet, E-Commerce $100k–$3M
Arzan Venture Capital
VC Fund
15 United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services $180k–$25M
APY Ventures
VC Fund
14 Turkey, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, Gaming $100k–$2.5M
Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)
VC Fund
14 United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, United States Series A, Seed, Series B FinTech, E-Commerce, Financial Services $420k–$50M
EQ2 Ventures
VC Fund
14 United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Kenya Series A, Seed, Series B E-Commerce, Retail, Sales $1.1M–$15M
Alex Angels
VC Fund
14 Egypt, Denmark, The Netherlands Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note E-Commerce, Logistics, Food and Beverage $28k–$1.6M
Orbit Ventures
VC Fund
13 United States, Egypt, United Arab Emirates Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Artificial Intelligence, Software, FinTech $100k–$12M
Entrée Capital
VC Fund
13 United States, Israel, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Series B Software, FinTech, Financial Services $1.5M–$60M
Khwarizmi Ventures
VC Fund
13 Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, E-Commerce, FinTech $1M–$37M
AUC Angels
VC Fund
12 Egypt, United Kingdom, United States Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel E-Commerce, Software, Retail $40k–$1.2M
RZM Investments
VC Fund
12 Saudi Arabia, United States, Egypt Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Software, E-Commerce, Predictive Analytics $1.2M–$27M
Nama Ventures
VC Fund
12 Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United States Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A E-Commerce, Information Technology, B2B $100k–$35M
Wa’ed Ventures
VC Fund
11 Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $500k–$124M
SEEDRA Ventures
VC Fund
11 Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed FinTech, Financial Services, Predictive Analytics $120k–$40M
Global Founders Capital
VC Fund
11 United States, Germany, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Financial Services, Software, FinTech $500k–$32M
Endure Capital
VC Fund
11 Egypt, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Health Care, E-Commerce $120k–$42M
VentureSouq
VC Fund
11 United States, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia Seed, Series A, Series B FinTech, Financial Services, Software $589k–$50M
Foundation Ventures
VC Fund
11 Egypt, United Kingdom, United States Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A E-Commerce, Software, Internet $585k–$33M
Sina Afra
Angel
11 Turkey, United States, Germany Seed, Series A, Angel E-Commerce, Fashion, Internet $15k–$11M
Plus Venture Capital
VC Fund
10 United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services $550k–$5.6M
Faith Capital
VC Fund
10 United Arab Emirates, United States, Saudi Arabia Seed, Series A, Series B E-Commerce, Software, Internet $100k–$50M
Dtec Ventures
VC Fund
10 United Arab Emirates, United States, Oman Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Apps, E-Commerce, FinTech $170k–$3M
lool ventures
VC Fund
10 Israel, United States, Indonesia Seed, Series A, Series B Artificial Intelligence, Software, SaaS $720k–$26M
RePie Asset Management
VC Fund
10 Turkey, Canada, Germany Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown FinTech, E-Commerce, Mobile Apps $244k–$38M
Acasia Group
VC Fund
10 Egypt, United States, Nigeria Seed, Angel, Venture - Series Unknown E-Commerce, Financial Services, Mobile $50k–$2.6M
Endeavor Catalyst
VC Fund
10 United States, Brazil, Mexico Series B, Series A, Series C Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce $5.5M–$200M
212
VC Fund
10 Turkey, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Series B Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology $250k–$27M
Earlybird Venture Capital
VC Fund
10 Germany, United States, United Kingdom Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $1.5M–$75M
BY Venture Partners
VC Fund
9 United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce $996k–$70M
Jabbar Internet Group
VC Fund
9 United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Pakistan Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed E-Commerce, Retail, FinTech $284k–$25M
Omer Hayrı Erkmen
Angel
9 Turkey, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel Software, Analytics, E-Commerce $29k–$1.9M
PICO Venture Partners
VC Fund
9 Israel, United States, Germany Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Cyber Security, Information Technology $600k–$59M
MSA Capital
VC Fund
9 China, United States, Egypt Series A, Seed, Series B E-Commerce, Financial Services, Biotechnology $1.5M–$130M
Geometry Venture Development
VC Fund
9 Turkey, United States, Estonia Pre-Seed, Seed, Equity Crowdfunding Artificial Intelligence, Software, SaaS $25k–$5M
4DX Ventures
VC Fund
9 Egypt, South Africa, United States Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A FinTech, Financial Services, Logistics $50k–$40M
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F6 Ventures
VC Fund · Gîza, Al Jizah, Egypt · 47 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

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

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 307
  • Round size: Seed $15k–$1.3M; Pre-Seed $32k–$650k
  • Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • lululittle — lululittle combines storytelling with cultural themes to create empowering personalized books where your children are the heroes. We use the power of personalized storytelling to create inspiring and engaging reading experiences, placing your kids at the center of these stories. Our stories are inspired by relevant cultural themes that aim toempower kids in their diverse cultural environments. Our first story is inspired by the Arab world's rich culture and is suited for kids age 0-10. lululittle's easy to use online platform lets you personalize, preview, and order their book in just a few minutes.
  • Makan Home — SHEN168 adalah situs toto togel online yang terpercaya, menawarkan pengalaman bermain yang aman dan menyenangkan bagi para penggemar togel online.
  • Ouda W Dar — Ouda W Dar is an online platform that helps hosts and guests book unique short-term accommodations.
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Oqal
VC Fund · Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia · 41 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

Oqal Group was formed as an endowment group by a group of young businessmen to be a platform that brings together angel investors and emerging entrepreneurs to form partnerships of economic feasibility that raise the welfare of society and enhance the quality of life. It enables the founders of entrepreneurial startups to develop innovative andfast-growing startups in a variety of sectors by providing access to smart capital and experienced angel investors.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 127
  • Round size: Seed $100k–$2.1M; Pre-Seed $220k–$1M; Series A $133k–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Nqoodlet — Nqoodlet is a fintech company that develops an expense management platform to help small and medium-sized enterprises manage their spending, expenses, and purchases through the credit cards given to the employees. Its expense management platform enables enterprises to streamline their financial operations. By allowing businesses to register bills,track purchases, and manage expenses in one centralized system, the platform offers real-time visibility into all transactions made via corporate cards issued to employees. This solution simplifies the expense reporting process, enhances transparency, and improves financial control across the organization.
  • Siin — E-commerce Marketplace
  • Mantas — Cloud outage insurance, built for cloud-first businesses. #ParametricInsurance
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Vision Ventures
VC Fund · Dammam, Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia · 31 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups, 10 in the past 12 months

Vision Ventures (VV) is an early stage venture capital firm founded by experienced entrepreneurs. Its slogan is:"By Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs". We invest in innovative startups in the Seed and Series A across a wide range of verticals. We help startups realize their dreams and make a difference in a noisy world. We are an energeticteam that has a wealth of experience in starting companies and steering them to success and hyper growth. Our combined experience spans over 90 years in multiple countries which gives us extensive experience in multi-national, multi-cultural teams. We provide startups with hands on assistance and guidance on marketing, sales, product/service development, financial planning and management, expansion & growth strategy, and more.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 126
  • Round size: Seed $190k–$5.2M; Pre-Seed $60k–$1.6M; Series A $1.5M–$27M
  • Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Madeed — Madeed is a privately held company that works in the facilities and health care distribution industry.
  • DEEP.SA — DEEP.SA develops artificial intelligence engines and intelligent agents that support both consumer-facing and government-focused applications. It offers secure platforms for controlled access to AI models, incorporating knowledge graph-driven tools such as GraphI to convert complex data relationships into actionable insights for decision-making.The company deploys virtual assistants (for instance, KADI) and AI-powered search capabilities tailored to structured and unstructured data environments. Its offerings emphasize compliance with privacy and regulatory standards while enabling technology-driven transformation across different client domains.
  • Lola Do — Lola, Cake for every occasion, Customized your cake selections and Lola will bake it with love!
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Wamda Capital
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 28 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, United States, Turkey

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 127
  • Round size: Seed $600k–$6.5M; Series A $2M–$12M; Series B $3.5M–$65M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $70M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • HeyBreez AI — Conversational Al, for Everyone. Real phone calls. Real-time automation. Built for real operations.
  • Hala — Hala offers a payment and wallet solution for individuals and point-of-sale (PoS) services that enable merchants to accept credit card payments.
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Aslanoba Capital
VC Fund · Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey · 28 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

Aslanoba Capital is an early stage investor in tech startups in Turkey and the US. The company invests in startups pursuing disruptive ideas in areas such as marketplaces, e-commerce, mobile, classifieds, content, and SaaS with a consideration of investment between $0.25 million and $2 million.Aslanoba was founded in 2013 and is based inIstanbul, Turkey.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Internet, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Turkey, United States, Ireland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 104
  • Round size: Seed $175k–$2.5M; Series A $350k–$3M; Series B $825k–$30M
  • Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $80M in 2015

Portfolio highlights

  • obilet.com — Obilet.com, founded in 2012, is an end-to-end ticketing platform listing hundreds of bus operators, airlines and ferry companies as well as offerings from hotels and car rental companies. Obilet also provides bus operators with its best-in-class Inventory Management System (IMS) as a SaaS.Obilet is the indisputable market leader in Turkey both inB2B and B2C segments with 400+ bus carriers using its IMS software, 25 million visitors per month, and 15 million app downloads.Obilet is projected to sell more than 40 million tickets annually in 2024, making it one of the top-3 bus ticketing platforms in the world. Obilet also set its vision to be the one-stop-shop for whole needs of users regarding the tourism and travel products by expanding its category offerings with the addition of hotel booking and car rental services. Moreover, Obilet has launched its international expansion project in H2 2022, has one of the largest coverage of markets globally.
  • Meal Box — Meal Box is both on-demand and subscription based meal delivery player of Turkey; getting orders only by online channels (web, mobile, phone); serving healthy, delicious, everyday food in award-winning presentation with affordable prices in delivery service format.
  • StratiFi — An AI-powered client investment workflow software for wealth managers
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Shorooq Partners
VC Fund · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · 26 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

Shorooq Partners is the leading tech investor in the region, inspired by the best entrepreneurs, investors and practices from around the world.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 194
  • Round size: Seed $600k–$10M; Pre-Seed $2M–$4.5M; Series A $2M–$33M
  • Lead/follow: 45% lead, 55% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $100M in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • Aumet — Aumet allows medical manufacturers and distributors increase their sales by sharing hospital inquiries, business news, search for products, and find potential clients.Manufacturers and distributors who work together connect and get verified so they share hospital inquiries, market business news between each other .Suppliers list their productsand connect with distributors who sell these products and select countries, where they are looking for distributors, in the meantime distributors, connects with their suppliers, search for new product and list their interests.
  • Comfi.ai — Unlock B2B Growth in MENA: Streamline Payments & Offer Credit with Comfi BNPL
  • Halo AI — Halo AI provides autonomous influencer marketing solutions.
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Algebra Ventures
VC Fund · Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt · 24 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

Algebra Ventures invests in technology startups that leverage innovation to transform large markets. They seek high-growth companies, led by passionate and capable teams, that have a unique value proposition, and that can generate significant economic returns.Algebra Ventures looks for entrepreneurial teams that possess vision and insight as wellas the execution skills needed to build scalable companies. Algebra Ventures focuses on Series A and Series B rounds in Egypt although they do not exclude investments in earlier-stage startups or in other parts of the MENA region. They prefer to meet startups early on and get to know the team as the opportunity is shaping up.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, E-Commerce, Marketplace
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Egypt, Jordan, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 65
  • Round size: Seed $400k–$7M; Pre-Seed $150k–$13M; Series A $750k–$30M
  • Lead/follow: 62% lead, 38% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $15M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • BFree — BFree focuses its collection processes on sustainably leading customers out of debt by giving them back control over their finances.
  • Octane — Octane is a digital wallet for vehicles that streamlines payments for all vehicle related expenses.
  • Blnk — Blnk is a fintech firm that provides lending, financing, affordability, commission, reporting and settlement, and e-commerce services.
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Raed Ventures
VC Fund · Dammam, Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia · 24 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

We partner with exceptional founders building breakthrough companies and creating scalable impact in MENA region

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 102
  • Round size: Seed $600k–$10M; Pre-Seed $400k–$13M; Series A $3.6M–$30M
  • Lead/follow: 48% lead, 52% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Hala — Hala offers a payment and wallet solution for individuals and point-of-sale (PoS) services that enable merchants to accept credit card payments.
  • Stitch — The simplest way to build financial products. Stitch is the unified platform to launch and scale. Shaping the new age of banking and payments.
  • THINK-AI — Complete in-house freedom to innovate, develop, fine-tune and train AI models for any unique business needs. Own the AI.
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BECO Capital
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 22 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

BECO Capital is a conviction-driven VC, backing exceptional founders across the GCC and MENA region with hands-on support, partnerships and sector expertise.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Financial Services, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, United States, Egypt

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 107
  • Round size: Seed $905k–$10M; Series A $2M–$28M; Series B $6.8M–$60M
  • Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $100M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Algebra AI — Algebra AI designs and runs agentic AI workflows that turn complex, manual operations into reliable, production-ready systems with human oversight and real accountability.
  • Merkle Science — Next generation crypto threat detection, risk management and compliance for businesses, banks and government agencies. Sign up now
  • Property Finder — PropertyFinder owns and operates real estate portals across Dubai. Available in both English and Arabic, its websites provide visitors with search facilities covering residential and commercial properties for rent or for sale, real estate news, home advice, and buying and selling guides.PropertyFinder provides its users with the tools to helpconsumers find the properties that fit their needs. It works with brokers to list properties in one convenient site, and make it easier to see all of the information about those properties while browsing from its users’ desktop or on the move.
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Maxis
VC Fund · Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey · 21 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

Private Equity Investment arm of Isbank

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Turkey, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 89
  • Round size: Seed $100k–$2M; Pre-Seed $100k–$2.5M
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Hardal — Cookieless, first-party, server-side attribution tracking to improve ROAS. Unified attribution across Web, iOS, Android & Shopify Apps.
  • Promake — Talk to AI, get your business online. Manage your website and domain, accept payments.
  • Sapro Temizlik Ürünleri — Sapro Temizlik Ürünleri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. manufactures and exports a variety of sanitary products, including cosmetics, personal care items, and home cleaning products. The company is known for its private label wet wipes, which are produced with botanical ingredients. Sapro adapts its processes and products to meet the needs of the Earth andall living beings, emphasizing sustainability and innovation in its operations.
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Falak Startups
VC Fund · Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt · 20 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

Falak Startups is a start-up accelerator designed to support and empower the next generation of Egyptian entrepreneurs and contribute to the development of the start-up ecosystem in Egypt.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Health Care, Mobile Apps
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 74
  • Round size: Seed $31k–$2.4M; Pre-Seed $6k–$360k
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • InCurA — Why InCurA ProductsWe Innovate Medical Devices for Today, Tomorrow and What's Needed NextInCurA is developing a pipeline of products based on its unique
  • Tafatifi — Tafatifi is an online music platform that provides information regarding music events in Egypt. It is also a music based social media.
  • Fincart — Fincart is a leading shipping platform in Egypt, connecting your business with top courier services, automating operations, and helping you scale your eCommerce logistics.
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Impact46
VC Fund · Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia · 19 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups, 11 in the past 12 months

Impact 46 is an asset manager and advisor that specializes in alternative investment opportunities. The firm provides innovative investment products and services to local & international institutions, family groups, endowments, and high net worth investors.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Financial Services, Gaming
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 85
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$5M; Series A $5M–$22M
  • Lead/follow: 54% lead, 46% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • CashIn — Cashin to Lead the Digital Transformation in Petrol Stations!
  • Ash Games Studio — Ash Games Studio develops and publishes interactive video games. Available materials indicate a focus on original titles alongside contract game development services for partners. Work typically spans concept, design, prototyping, programming, art, and testing, followed by content updates and live support. Offerings may include co-development andcontent production for mobile and PC releases, along with community and analytics support.
  • Majestic Mind Games — Majestic Mind Games is a game studio creating strategic, mind-engaging video games.
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A15
VC Fund · Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt · 16 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups, 6 in the past 12 months

A15 is an entrepreneurial company that invests in digital products and technology brands. They aspire to empower the human race to overcome its limits and expand its capabilities by creating real products for real people. They help them scale by providing them with investment, the support of our ecosystem, and act as their launchpad for expansion.It was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Cairo, Egypt.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, FinTech, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Egypt, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 60
  • Round size: Seed $100k–$8M; Pre-Seed $50k–$1.4M
  • Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • iVoiceUp — iVoiceUp is the first whistleblowing platform in MENA for anonymous reporting, case management, and compliance analytics. Detect fraud, protect reporters, and build defensible compliance.
  • Byit — Byit is a technology platform developed to empower independent real estate brokers and freelancers.
  • KNOT Technologies — AI-powered solutions designed to untangle event ticketing inefficiencies
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Alesta Yatırım
VC Fund · Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey · 16 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

Ales Venture Capital Investment Trust Inc. 100% Escort Technology Investment Co., Ltd. was established in late 2012 as a subsidiary of an investment company subject to the Capital Markets Board legislation.Their target audience was primarily started to produce products or services are targeted at companies with existing customers and growth.However, the product or service to switch to the sales and marketing process, although in need of ready finance companies also take interest in Their initiative.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
  • Geography: Turkey, United States, Estonia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 122
  • Round size: Seed $17k–$645k; Pre-Seed $26k–$150k; Convertible Note $30k–$4.6M
  • Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $5M in 2012

Portfolio highlights

  • GlaucoT — GlaucoT develops contact-free intraocular pressure monitoring and neuroprotective treatment technology for glaucoma disease.
  • Kozmonot — Kozmonot is a mobile competition application with real money prizes focused on knowledge, research and intelligence.
  • ConverJinn — AI-powered product categorization and conversion optimization for online stores. Boost conversions and make every product page count.
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Keiretsu Forum Turkey
VC Fund · Sariyer, Istanbul, Turkey · 15 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

Keiretsu Forum is a private equity investment network of angel investors, venture capitalists, and corporate/institutional investors.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Turkey, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 56
  • Round size: Seed $27k–$1.2M; Angel $50k–$2M; Pre-Seed $200k–$550k
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Pakolino — Pakolino offers an activity crate that contain materials for art and knowledge activities for children. Pakolino's crates include materials and inspiration for projects related to music, gardening, and colors. Projects may include arts and crafts, science activities, imaginative play, and many more.Pakolino helps children in their naturalcreativity and curiosity while saving time for busy parents. Pakolino was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Hummingdrone — Hummingdrone provides cutting-edge autonomous drones and software solutions designed specifically for the solar energy industry.
  • Interactive Loan — Interactive Loan provide financial assistance by providing trainings about credit, bond trading, or leasing methods.
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Nevzat Aydın
Angel · 15 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

Nevzat Aydın is the CEO of Yemeksepeti.com, the first and biggest online food delivery portal in Turkey.Born in 1976 in İstanbul, Nevzat Aydın completed his secondary education at the Bursa Anatolian High School. Following his graduation from Boğaziçi University Department of Computer Engineering, he went to the United States where he receivedhis MBA at the University of San Francisco in Silicon Valley.During his stay in the United States, Aydın followed the latest developments on e-trade before he returned to Turkey in 2000 to launch his project, Yemeksepeti.com. Serving as the CEO of Yemeksepeti.com, Nevzat Aydın introduced a brand new dimension to e-trade in Turkey.In 2007, Yemeksepeti.com was selected the “Endeavor Entreprenur” by Endeavor Turkey. Aydin was also selected the “Most Successful Turkish Young Entrepreneur” by the CNBC-e Business magazine in 2010 for his successful work since the foundation of Yemeksepeti.com.As the founder and CEO of Yemeksepeti.com, which celebrated its 11th anniversary in 2012, he won the first prize in 2011 in the “Male Entrepreneur of the Year” category at the “Businesspeople of the Year” survey conducted by the Ekonomist magazine among nearly 3,000 business people.Aydin is a member of the Young Entrepreneurs Supreme Board of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey, and a founding member of Galata Business Angels.Aydın was one of the 150 entrepreneurs invited from all over the world to the Entrepreneurship Summit held by US President Barack Obama on April 26-27, 2010.He was also among the speakers at the DLD (Digital-Life-Design) Conference, which is deemed as one of the world's most prestigious conferences with its content on innovation and developments in the digital world. He is also an editorial advisor of GQ Turkey, one of the 5 “dragons” of the Dragons’ Den Turkey show, and a Board Member of Trabzonspor sports club.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Internet, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Turkey, United States, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 57
  • Round size: Seed $233k–$2.7M; Angel $100k–$3M
  • Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Enquire AI — Enquire is on a mission to make organizations knowledge-efficient. We provide the world’s leading enterprises an AI-powered platform to leverage global subject-matter expertise in real time.Our uniqueness is defined by our software, which starts with Network Pulse. Through Network Pulse, all that clients need to do is submit a question. Fromthere, our AI-driven multifactor algorithm identifies the experts best placed to provide tailored, actionable analysis in 250 words, which smartly arrives in the client’s dashboard within minutes. There on, clients can assess answers according to the experts’ professional background and platform ratings and go deeper with any expert of their choice on a Pulse Call or collaborate longer-term on a Pulse Project. We have made this knowledge journey uniquely empowering and seamless for the client by fitting it to their established workflows for data gathering and research.
  • Komunite — Komünite is Turkey's methodology-driven digital entrepreneurship platform, founded in 2021 to transform how independent creators and micro-entrepreneurs build sustainable businesses. Rather than relying on innate talent or chance, Komünite champions a systematic approach to venture building—what it calls "Metot Girişimcilik"(Methodical Entrepreneurship)—where learnable frameworks replace guesswork and data-driven iteration replaces intuition.The platform operates across three integrated verticals:• Komünite (Core Platform): An online community of digital entrepreneurs, content creators, designers, and freelancers supported by 36 specialized forum channels, structured mentorship programs, and regular events including Tool Night, AMA sessions, Speed Networking, and Founder's Talk. Members gain access to educational resources, collaborative project opportunities, and the Katma Değer Fonu—an in-house investment fund providing $2,000–$7,000 in seed capital to promising digital ventures in exchange for 30% equity stakes.• Komünite Space: A 160m² physical innovation hub located in Vadistanbul, Istanbul, featuring event capacity for 80 seated or 160 standing attendees, a professional video production studio, and flexible workspace configurations. The venue hosts workshops, corporate training programs, and sector-specific networking events that bridge online community engagement with real-world collaboration.• Lokomotif AI: The corporate training arm delivering generative AI programs to enterprises. Offerings include AI Leadership seminars for executives, AI Literacy workshops for teams, AI Strategy development programs, and monthly AI Trends briefings. Lokomotif AI also provides automation consulting and custom AI-powered digital product development services.Komünite addresses a structural gap in Turkey's entrepreneurship ecosystem: the isolation, resource scarcity, and methodological uncertainty that constrain independent digital creators. Through its rolling fund model, physical infrastructure, and enterprise training revenue streams, the platform has built a self-reinforcing ecosystem where corporate clients fund community growth, successful ventures generate reinvestable returns, and members progress from learners to mentors to founders.The platform's venture studio arm, Komünite Stüdyo, develops digital products for external clients while serving as a proving ground for member talent, matching projects with specialists from its internal database based on demonstrated competencies and track records.
  • ya da multicosmetics — ya da multicosmetics is a cosmetics brand and aims to accelerate its R&D efforts, support its growth.
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Arzan Venture Capital
VC Fund · Kuwait, Al Kuwayt, Kuwait · 15 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

Arzan Venture Capital (Arzan VC) is a Kuwait-born VC firm that has been investing in startups with a MENA angle since 2014, making it one of the earliest VC firms in the region. Arzan VC's portfolio includes 30+ startups. The firm invests in young, fast-growing and innovative tech teams and it remains committed to building long-lastingrelationships with the region’s most talented entrepreneurs at an early stage.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 59
  • Round size: Seed $600k–$3.7M; Pre-Seed $180k–$1.7M; Series A $3M–$25M
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Yasmina — Yasmina offers AI-driven Home & Renters Insurance services.
  • yozo.ai — Hire an all-in-one AI marketing team for a fraction of the cost. Yozo never forgets, learns from every interaction, and does better every time!
  • Money Fellows — MoneyFellows digitizes the ROSCA model, enabling group lending and savings.
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APY Ventures
VC Fund · Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey · 14 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups, 15 in the past 12 months

APY Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology startups.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Gaming
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Turkey, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 123
  • Round size: Seed $200k–$2.5M; Pre-Seed $100k–$2M
  • Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $14M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Nuvolog — Revolutionize logistics operations with Nuvolog. Features like spot procurement, carbon tracking, and time slot management enhance efficiency and streamline operations.
  • Viseur AI — Viseur AI delivers a cutting-edge medical imaging solution powered by artificial intelligence. Our platform provides robust, scalable, cost-effective long-term radiology and digital pathology solutions through end-to-end automation.
  • Spektra Games — We create the most realistic simulation/racing games for mobile!
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Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 14 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, E-Commerce, Financial Services
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 112
  • Round size: Seed $420k–$6M; Series A $2.6M–$14M; Series B $4.6M–$50M
  • Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% 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.
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  • 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.
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EQ2 Ventures
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 14 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

Evergreen venture capital investing in Seed to Series A startups across MENA and Africa. 27 active investments, $71.8M portfolio NAV, 17% IRR.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Retail, Sales
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 30
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$5M; Series A $1.5M–$15M; Series B $2.5M–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Coraly — Coraly helps real estate teams create listing-ready content, qualify leads, manage transactions, and share client-ready Packs from one AI-powered platform.
  • Flowcart — Sukhiba is a decentralized community-based commerce platform.
  • Tern Group — Tern Group is an AI Platform to hire and relocate top healthcare talents globally, faster and cheaper. TERN is a full-stack solution to source and relocate top-tier medical and engineering talent from India, North Africa, South Africa, and Central Asia and the approach ensures a seamless, ethical, and transparent migration process, drasticallycutting complexity and shaving costs for healthcare systems.
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Alex Angels
VC Fund · Alexandria, Al Iskandariyah, Egypt · 14 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

Alexandria Business Angels Network

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Logistics, Food and Beverage
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
  • Geography: Egypt, Denmark, The Netherlands

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 31
  • Round size: Seed $100k–$1.2M; Pre-Seed $28k–$1.6M
  • Lead/follow: 45% lead, 55% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $1.9M in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Suplyd — Suplyd is a comprehensive digital solution that bridges the gap between restaurant operators and their suppliers in order to disrupt an untouched market with extreme fragmentation and resolve the problem end-to-end.
  • AgriCash — AgriCash is 1st AgriFinTech app Provides PNPL service for the agricultural sector in Egypt
  • Poultry Sync — Take your poultry production operation to the next level and leverage artificial intelligence to boost performance, save cost, control fraud, and increase efficiency.
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Orbit Ventures
VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 13 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups, 44 in the past 12 months

Orbit helps scale breakthrough startups from around the globe across emerging and frontier markets.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Egypt, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 312
  • Round size: Seed $150k–$2M; Pre-Seed $100k–$1M; Series A $2.6M–$12M
  • Lead/follow: 77% lead, 23% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Qanary — Qanary is a digital second-opinion platform designed to help radiologists detect cancer at its earliest, most treatable stages.
  • Cypien AI — Cypien learns your brand and visitor behavior, then composes segment-specific content, visuals, product order, search, landing pages, and UI.
  • MyAlice — The modern customer service and social selling platform. Support anytime and sell anywhere with all your messages, orders, and agents in one place.
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Entrée Capital
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 13 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

We are a team of former serial founders managing $1.5Bn across a number of funds, with offices in Tel Aviv, London, and New York. We back the next generation of category-defining companies with conviction of founders who have built companies themselves.We back founders with a partnership built on trust, fairness and real operating experience. Westand with founders through every challenge, and help them grow with clarity, resilience and purpose.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Israel, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 278
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$15M; Series A $5M–$30M; Series B $14M–$60M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $300M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Classiq Technologies — A software platform that helps users create scalable complex quantum computer algorithms, software, and circuits for any gate-based quantum computer
  • Identiq — Identiq's network members fight fraud and improve user experience by validating new users and vouching for ones they already know without sharing any personal user data at all.
  • IRP Systems — IRP Systems delivers high performance electric vehicle systems, EVVER e-powertrains and TrueDRIVE control software for fast integration.
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Khwarizmi Ventures
VC Fund · Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia · 13 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

Khwarizmi Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks investments in startups with a passion for algorithms. It seeks to help create their vision, as they embark on a journey together that aligns their goals to improve quality of life using technology powered by algorithms. .

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 60
  • Round size: Seed $1.6M–$16M; Pre-Seed $1M–$2.4M; Series A $5.5M–$37M
  • Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Aya — Aya is a modest fashion e-commerce platform that strives to unite the fragmented modest fashion industry into a single discovery platform.
  • Hala — Hala offers a payment and wallet solution for individuals and point-of-sale (PoS) services that enable merchants to accept credit card payments.
  • RemotePass — RemotePass makes it easy to hire, onboard & pay your global team in full compliance, giving you everything you need to support them
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AUC Angels
VC Fund · Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt · 12 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

What is AUC Angels? AUC Angels is the first university-based angel investor network in the MENA region. Angel investors are individuals who are interested in investing in early-stage startups with growth potential which in turn supports the growth of a dynamic entrepreneurship ecosystem in Egypt.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Retail
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Egypt, United Kingdom, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 34
  • Round size: Seed $100k–$1.2M; Angel $100k–$230k; Pre-Seed $40k–$200k
  • Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Roboost — Tayar is an enterprise solution using Artificial intelligence and complex Algorithms to facilitate, optimize, and manage the delivery process to any BTC (mainly home delivery) business to increase the delivery speed and performance.
  • InCurA — Why InCurA ProductsWe Innovate Medical Devices for Today, Tomorrow and What's Needed NextInCurA is developing a pipeline of products based on its unique
  • UNLOCK — Companies looking to outsource certain department functions should look no further than Unlock EPN. A complete and diverse business directory of agencies and companies in Egypt. All are available with direct contact information for your convenience.
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RZM Investments
VC Fund · Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia · 12 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

RZM Investments manages the shares of various companies that are in the field of health, education, hospitality, and tourism.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Predictive Analytics
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Saudi Arabia, United States, Egypt

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 34
  • Round size: Seed $1.2M–$5M; Series A $6M–$27M
  • Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Aamar — An innovative real estate platform that simplifies and automates leasing processes.
  • Bonat — Bonat is a customer engagement solution that provides advanced tools to help in managing businesses.
  • Rewaa — Rewaa was founded to make penetrating through the e-commerce industry easier for retailers with minimal operational and marketing costs by solving two main aspects:Marketing aspect: Make in-store products available online. By using Rewaa Cashier System, any product in the physical store will be automatically listed in the online marketplaces andthe merchant's online store. Operational aspects: The integration between physical, online store and marketplace, eliminate the need of independent inventory for online store operations, and that will help to reduce employment cost, therefore, the physical store will be the shipping center, so whenever an order received by online store will be transferred automatically for the nearest branch from the customer. And eventually, the inventory will be automatically updated across all channels.
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Nama Ventures
VC Fund · Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia · 12 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

NAMA VENTURES TECH FOUNDERS FUNDING TECH STARTUPS LOOKING FOR FUNDING? APPLY NOW

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Information Technology, B2B
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 53
  • Round size: Seed $120k–$5.6M; Pre-Seed $100k–$2.4M; Series A $5.2M–$35M
  • Lead/follow: 51% lead, 49% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • PIESHIP — Pieship is a logistics startup serving last mile and their customers using Ai and crowdsourcing.
  • Nodes — Talent Intelligence Layer for Regulated Industries
  • Rize — Rize is a PropTech platform transforming rental payments for both residential and commercial properties. With its “Rent Now, Pay Later” service, Rize allows tenants to split their annual rent into manageable installments, which benefits both renters, who can better manage their rental budgets, and landlords, who can reach a larger consumer base andreceive their yearly rental payment in advance. By enhancing affordability and flexibility, Rize inherently boosts occupancy rates across the rental market.
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Wa’ed Ventures
VC Fund · Dhahran, Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia · 11 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups, 9 in the past 12 months

Wa’ed Ventures is a $500 million venture capital fund with the aim to accelerate the development of an integrated startup ecosystem by investing in local tech-based startups and incentivizing global entrepreneurs to localize their tech innovations in the Kingdom.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 120
  • Round size: Seed $500k–$5.5M; Series A $2.5M–$30M; Series B $19M–$124M
  • Lead/follow: 63% lead, 37% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Terraxy — Terraxy is a startup company building permanent fertile soils to enable greening and agriculture in the desert.
  • THINK-AI — Complete in-house freedom to innovate, develop, fine-tune and train AI models for any unique business needs. Own the AI.
  • Stake — Thousands investors worldwide use Stake to access income-generating real estate deals in high-growth markets, starting from just USD 136
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SEEDRA Ventures
VC Fund · Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia · 11 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

SEEDRA Ventures invests in companies from the very first stages of inception to Series-A and beyond, providing financing and hands-on development support.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Predictive Analytics
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 49
  • Round size: Seed $1.3M–$5.6M; Pre-Seed $120k–$525k; Series A $1.3M–$40M
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Madeed — Madeed is a privately held company that works in the facilities and health care distribution industry.
  • Lola Do — Lola, Cake for every occasion, Customized your cake selections and Lola will bake it with love!
  • RIME — A specialized Saudi company providing AI driven solutions, integrated with branch monitors and IoT. Utilizing AI agents
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Global Founders Capital
VC Fund · Berlin, Berlin, Germany · 11 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

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

  • Industry: Financial Services, Software, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, Germany, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 971
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$9.2M; Pre-Seed $500k–$5M; Series A $5M–$32M
  • Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $2B in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • sevDesk — Deutschlands beliebteste Buchhaltungssoftware: Rechnungen& Angebote erstellen, Buchhaltung erledigen, Kunden- &Lagerverwaltung u.v.m.
  • Cambridge Aerospace — Our mission is to eliminate the risk of existential war in Europe.
  • Arrakis Technologies — Arrakis partners with ambitious companies to deploy secure AI in production, taking them from experimentation to real-world impact at warp speed.
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Endure Capital
VC Fund · Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt · 11 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, E-Commerce
  • 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–$42M
  • 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.
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VentureSouq
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 11 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

VentureSouq (VSQ) is a MENA-based venture capital fund manager with a global portfolio. VSQ manages thematic funds, with a current focus on FinTech and ClimateTech.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 192
  • Round size: Seed $589k–$8.4M; Series A $6M–$37M; Series B $6M–$50M
  • Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $50M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Orbii AI — Our AI enriches & analyses borrower data, helping you make credit decisions in minutes. Accelerate your business loan Underwriting decisons.
  • Siin — E-commerce Marketplace
  • MilkStraw AI — Save 53% on your AWS bill in 5 minutes!
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Foundation Ventures
VC Fund · Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt · 11 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

Foundation Ventures is an investment firm that backs exceptional teams building industry defining companies in Egypt and the MENA region.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Egypt, United Kingdom, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 25
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$7.5M; Pre-Seed $585k–$11M; Series A $1M–$33M
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Aydi — We are more than a platform. We are a global voice of modern agriculture, built with growers, powered by innovation, and driven by the responsibility to feed the future with dignity and confidence.
  • Flextock — Discover efficient order fulfilment with Flextock. We streamline your inventory, orders, and shipping, ensuring accuracy and cost-effectiveness.
  • Prolo — Prolo is an AI powered procurement experts for construction. Streamline material orders, get market-tested pricing from 185+ brands, and protect your margins.
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Sina Afra
Angel · Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey · 11 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

Sina Afra is a serial entrepreneur and early-stage investor with over two decades of experience building, scaling, and exiting technology-driven companies.He is best known as the founder of Markafoni, one of Turkey’s first large-scale digital commerce companies and a defining success of the country’s early internet economy. In 2011, Naspers Groupacquired a majority stake in Markafoni in one of the landmark transactions of the Turkish internet sector.Over the course of his career, Sina has founded more than 20 companies, completed 12 exits, and angel-invested in over 60 early-stage startups across Europe, Africa, and the United States.He is a Founding Partner at Founder One, an impact venture capital fund, and the Founder and Chairman of the Entrepreneurship Foundation (Girişimcilik Vakfı), which focuses on developing entrepreneurial talent and strengthening the long-term infrastructure of the startup ecosystem in Turkey.Earlier in his career, Sina worked at KPMG and held leadership roles at eBay, where he gained first-hand experience in operating and scaling global internet platforms.His work has been recognized with more than 20 international awards and honors, including being named Internet Entrepreneur of the Year, Business Angel of the Year, and Forbes’ Brightest Minds Alive in Turkey, with features in Wired and Forbes.Sina holds a degree from the University of Münster and is an alumnus of Harvard Business School. He speaks five languages and is actively engaged in the European and Turkish technology and venture ecosystems.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Fashion, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
  • Geography: Turkey, United States, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 46
  • Round size: Seed $100k–$4.2M; Angel $15k–$1.5M; Series A $2M–$11M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Odeal — Oedeal is a developer of an app designed for companies to take payments via mobile. With the help of the company's platform, shops can do away with cash registers and accept payments from customers using tablets, smartphones, or point-of-sale devices, allowing them to finish their purchases right away. Making it simpler for all entrepreneursto access financial services is central to their mission of boosting the competitiveness of both enterprises and the nation.
  • MARS — MARS provides digital financial services with unique card options and rewards programs.
  • Temizlikyolda — Get professional Home Cleaning Service from our referenced professionals for your home cleaning needs.
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Plus Venture Capital
VC Fund · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · 10 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups, 15 in the past 12 months

At Plus VC, we leverage over a decade of experience and 200+ transactions to empower MENA startups for sustainable growth. We offer fair...

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 59
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$5.6M; Pre-Seed $550k–$2M
  • Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • estaie — Flexible furnished stays from weeks to a year. Stay longer and save across hotels, serviced apartments, and managed holiday homes with one simple payment and no hidden fees.
  • Lola Do — Lola, Cake for every occasion, Customized your cake selections and Lola will bake it with love!
  • Siin — E-commerce Marketplace
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Faith Capital
VC Fund · Sharq Hawalli, Al Kuwayt, Kuwait · 10 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

Faith Capital is a venture capital firm investing in talented MENA founders building long-term value by developing sound operations at home and abroad.A Kuwait based venture capital fund owned and managed by individuals with proven business experience and success in the GCC.The principal focus of Faith Capital is on e-commerce businesses,based in the region, which have high growth potential for the future.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, United States, Saudi Arabia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 28
  • Round size: Seed $100k–$6M; Series A $3.5M–$8M; Series B $8M–$50M
  • Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • VUZ — VUZ is the leading immersive video app that allows users to stream on the web, mobile, TV, and headsets XR digital experiences with a new level of immersive realism. VUZ owns exclusively the world's largest premium exclusive immersive content library, with over 30,000 hours of immersive content covering entertainment, creators, and sportssegments, as well as XR, VR, and AR experiences from virtually anywhere in the world. VUZ has exclusive immersive rights for LaLiga, PFL, SerieA and many others. It aims to bring people together and connect the world by providing authentic immersive experiences while removing (TTA) Travel, Time, and Access constraints for billions of people worldwide.VUZ was established on January 1, 2017, with offices in Los Angeles, Dubai, and Riyadh.
  • Cognna — Simplify cybersecurity solutions management with COGNNA's comprehensive XDR platform for threat hunting and compromise assessment.
  • Mealplanet — mealplanet makes working #meals #easy. Our online #food ordering platform saves business's time, ensures accurate orders, and makes #restaurants more money.
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Dtec Ventures
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 10 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, E-Commerce, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, United States, Oman

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 29
  • Round size: Seed $170k–$2.1M; Pre-Seed $200k–$2.5M; Series A $1.5M–$3M
  • Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Letswork — Work, meet and connect from the best coworking spaces, cafes and hotels across the UAE and Bahrain. Buy a membership, book meeting rooms or rent an office via the Letswork app.
  • AlgoDriven — AlgoDriven is an automotive data platform that helps car dealers, classifieds, banks and insurance companies accurately identify and price used cars. Car dealers use our patented mobile app, EvalExpert to appraise their cars, while enterprise clients access our platform through our APIs
  • Ghost Financial — Ghost Financial is a comprehensive financing and business services platform to support ghost kitchen and restaurant ventures by offering financial products such as insurance, payroll, credit cards and expansion loans for startup & growing kitchens.
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lool ventures
VC Fund · Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel · 10 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Israel, United States, Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 97
  • Round size: Seed $720k–$10M; Series A $1.2M–$20M; Series B $8M–$26M
  • Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $100M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Zeroport — Zeroport enables secure remote access using hardware-enforced, non-IP isolation, eliminating malware, data exfiltration, and VPN-based attack surfaces.
  • Dono — Supercharge your title production with Dono. The AI platform that ensures speed and efficient scale without compromising accuracy or consistency.
  • Cassidy Bio — A biotechnology company developing AI-driven genomic foundation models
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RePie Asset Management
VC Fund · Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey · 10 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

RE-PIE is Turkey's first alternative asset management company that was authorized by Capital Markets Board of Turkey to establish real estate investment funds in 2015. With our top-quality management team that has many years of professional experience in various markets, it is our privilege to serve our investors to generate best in classinvestment returns in accordance with their risk perceptions and return expectations in line with our well-structured investment process and risk management guidelines. We aim to provide new funding opportunities and resources for Turkish Capital Markets in order to enable new investments and to grow steadily by increasing our fund size with wide range of products in various asset classes.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, E-Commerce, Mobile Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Turkey, Canada, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 72
  • Round size: Seed $244k–$3.7M; Series A $1M–$38M; Venture - Series Unknown $500k–$20M
  • Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • VenueX — VenueX enables retailers to showcase their products, POI and indoor maps to shoppers searching online!
  • Goldtag — Digital Asset Development
  • Vimesoft — Manage secure team communication and AI-powered learning with Vimesoft on one platform, while keeping your data under your control on your own infrastructure.
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Acasia Group
VC Fund · Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt · 10 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

Cairo Angels is an angel investment network that invests in and supports early-stage startups it convenes regular investment meetings to review pre-selected potential investees.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Financial Services, Mobile
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Egypt, United States, Nigeria

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 39
  • Round size: Seed $50k–$2.6M; Angel $200k–$300k
  • Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Bosta — Bosta provides an on-demand courier app with a B2C focus, allowing users to send parcels to their customers. The platform connects its users to couriers and allows them to monitor the status of the delivery of the package. Bosta was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt.
  • EFG EV Fintech — EFG EV Fintech is investing in startups and bolstering the Fintech ecosystem in the process. EFG EV Fintech combines the financial know-how of EFG Hermes and entrepreneurial expertise of Egypt Ventures to launch the a Fintech-focused startup accelerator.They invest in rising Fintech startups with the potential to grow domestically and expandbeyond the Egyptian market. EFG EV Fintech also provides innovators with the fully integrated services they need to thrive – from funding to mentorship, to training, and office space.
  • Tagaddod — Tagaddod is a renewable Energy and Waste Management Egyptian company, started in February 2013 and operating in Cairo –Egypt. Currently focusing on clean fuels, Tagaddod is working on Biodiesel production from Vegetable Oils. Biodiesel is a fuel alternative that is produced from waste vegetable oils and used in conventional diesel engines, whichcan directly substitute for or extend supplies of traditional petroleum diesel.
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Endeavor Catalyst
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 10 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

Endeavor Catalyst is the co-investment fund set up to invest exclusively in led companies

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
  • Geography: United States, Brazil, Mexico

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 445
  • Round size: Series A $5.5M–$37M; Series B $10M–$100M; Series C $23M–$200M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $292M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • NG.CASH — NG.CASH is a digital bank designed to help the new generations (ages 12 to 30) achieve financial independence. It lets users take charge of their money through solutions like PIX (Brazil’s instant-payment system), prepaid and virtual cards, allowance management, and now credit products tailored for young adults. As a financial hub, NG.CASH is builtto grow with its clients, boosting financial literacy and supporting them at every stage of life.
  • Rain — Rain is a vertically integrated issuing partner for global platforms. Enabling innovative financial products through modern APIs, flexible infrastructure, supporting electronic and digital money. Launch a card program in days not months.
  • Circeus — Shop Circle is a tech-driven company that acquires and grows the best e-commerce apps. We empower thousands of brands to build experiences that customers will love.
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212
VC Fund · Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey · 10 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups, 8 in the past 12 months

We back bold entrepreneurs building legendary companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Turkey, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 69
  • Round size: Seed $280k–$4M; Series A $1.7M–$22M; Series B $250k–$27M
  • Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $51M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Promake — Talk to AI, get your business online. Manage your website and domain, accept payments.
  • Wellbees — Wellbees provides a digital platform that helps organizations support employee wellbeing and engagement through personalized experiences and wellbeing programs. The platform offers access to one-on-one sessions with specialists such as psychologists, dietitians, physical trainers, and therapists, as well as educational content, webinars, and guidedactivities. Employees can participate in clubs, events, and challenges, track their progress, and receive AI-based recommendations tailored to their individual needs. For employers, Wellbees includes analytics tools, employee surveys, and dashboards that provide aggregated insights into wellbeing, engagement, and platform usage. The platform integrates with workplace applications such as Microsoft Teams and Slack and is available through web and mobile applications.
  • RemotePass — RemotePass makes it easy to hire, onboard & pay your global team in full compliance, giving you everything you need to support them
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Earlybird Venture Capital
VC Fund · Berlin, Berlin, Germany · 10 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

Founded in 1997, Earlybird is a pan-European VC investor backing tech-enabled companies and investing in their growth and development. Funds include Earlybird, Earlybird Health, Growth Opportunities.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Germany, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 364
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$14M; Series A $4.4M–$34M; Series B $6M–$75M
  • Lead/follow: 47% lead, 53% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $190M in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • Hilo — Get stress-free readings round the clock with Hilo's clinically validated blood pressure monitor. Learn more
  • TrillerTV — FITE is a direct-to-consumer digital live streaming service for combat sports. The platform is specializing in broadcasting professional wrestling, mixed martial arts and boxing events. FITE streams a rich array of live pay-per-view events, subscription packages and thousands of hours of live and on-demand free programs to millions of fans aroundthe world.FITE's mission is to help fans discover and watch premium live events, and help programmers to distribute and monetize them. While FITE's beachhead market is combat sports, the product is designed to serve over time a much wider range of premium live programming.It was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Uniondale, New York, United States.
  • Neuracore — The robot skill creation engine: collect demonstrations, curate datasets, train imitation and reinforcement learning policies, and deploy them on real robots, all on one platform.
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BY Venture Partners
VC Fund · St. Helier, NA - Jersey, Jersey · 9 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups, 6 in the past 12 months

Our team of former founders backs phenomenal early-stage founders, providing empathetic support and invaluable connections to help them scale globally.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 66
  • Round size: Seed $996k–$10M; Series A $2.6M–$24M; Series B $5M–$70M
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $50M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Flextock — Discover efficient order fulfilment with Flextock. We streamline your inventory, orders, and shipping, ensuring accuracy and cost-effectiveness.
  • NUL — Nul Health Limited offers clinically proven alcohol reduction treatment to support your goals. Nul helps change relationship with alcohol.
  • Infinity Constellation — Infinity Constellation is an AI-focused startup holding company and incubator that builds and launches service-based businesses leveraging artificial intelligence. Their mission is to empower visionary founders to create the next generation of impactful, tech-enabled companies, emphasizing long-term growth and sustainable value creation.
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Jabbar Internet Group
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 9 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

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 :-)

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Retail, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Pakistan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 41
  • Round size: Seed $284k–$6.5M; Pre-Seed $850k–$2.5M; Series A $800k–$25M
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Ziina — Pay and get paid fast. Ziina is the easiest way to send and receive money in the UAE. Accept cashless payments anywhere with Apple Pay, Google Pay, or card.
  • Qeen Ai — qeen.ai is a GenAI native platform that enables autonomous AI to e-commerce firms of all sizes.
  • Blueground — Rent beautiful, fully furnished apartments for monthly stays in the best locations around the world. Thousands of furnished flats for short and long-term stays.
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Omer Hayrı Erkmen
Angel · 9 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

Omer Erkmen is the co-founder at Yeni Nesil Kafası. Omer Erkmen attended UC Santa Barbara.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Analytics, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Turkey, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 27
  • Round size: Seed $50k–$1.9M; Angel $44k–$250k; Pre-Seed $29k–$100k
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Blaze Labs — Blaze is real-time video infrastructure with wallet-native subscriptions and tips with instant payouts, delivering low-latency live streaming at global scale.
  • Kolay Randevu — Kolay Randevu is an online beauty booking marketplace and salon management software for salons.
  • Mindsite — Mindsite provides e-commerce analytics. Easily monitor key metrics from price to visibility in real time. Increase your online sales.
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PICO Venture Partners
VC Fund · Jerusalem, Yerushalayim, Israel · 9 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

Pico Venture Partners invests in visionary Israeli entrepreneurs building future-defining technologies. We seek the leaders who are relentless in their quest to disrupt existing markets, industries, business processes, and consumer experiences.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Cyber Security, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Israel, United States, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 71
  • Round size: Seed $600k–$8M; Series A $4M–$20M; Series B $11M–$59M
  • Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $80M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Tastewise — Tastewise fuels product, sales, and marketing innovation by helping you predict how consumers cook, order, and eat. No guesswork, no outdated reports - Tastewise AI equips exceptional food and beverage brands with real-time insights. (Customers: Nestle, Coca-Cola, Campbell's, Dole, General Mills, and dozens more!)Product: Design productsthat delight your customers and meet their specific needs Marketing: Build marketing campaigns that speak to the right audiences Sales: Identify restaurants that need your products and supplies, and build first-mover advantage
  • Zero Networks — Zero Networks delivers automated microsegmentation, securing assets on-prem, in the cloud, and OT/IoT. Deploy in 30 days with set-and-forget simplicity.
  • ORION Security — ORION detects and prevents data loss across SaaS, email, cloud, AI tools, and endpoints using intelligent, context-aware, proprietary AI agents.
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MSA Capital
VC Fund · Beijing, Beijing, China · 9 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups, 6 in the past 12 months

MSA Capital is a global venture capital and private equity firm that invests in technology-enabled companies from seed to growth stage. The firm manages capital from the world's top sovereign wealth funds, international asset managers, pension funds, university endowments, fund of funds, and family offices, as well as China's leading neweconomy entrepreneurs.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Financial Services, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: China, United States, Egypt

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 148
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$11M; Series A $3.5M–$33M; Series B $10M–$130M
  • Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Sand.ai — Sand AI is an AI company that focuses on producing videos.
  • Memory tensor — Memory tensor designed with a focus on systematic innovation, grounded firmly in fundamental principles, serves as a powerful tool for scalable and adaptable intelligence. Its architecture emphasizes three core attributes: low cost, ensuring economic feasibility and accessibility; low illusion, reducing overfitting and minimizing hallucinations ormisleading outputs; and high generalization.
  • Westlake Lingxi — Neuralicorn is affiliated with Westlake University and develops BCI chips and Chinese/Mandarin neural decoding for language neuroprosthesis systems.
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Geometry Venture Development
VC Fund · Sariyer, Istanbul, Turkey · 9 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

Rolling Fund + Syndicate Model with Modest Capital for Early Stage Startup Investors. Invests $50K in problem-solution stage technology startups.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, SaaS
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Equity Crowdfunding
  • Geography: Turkey, United States, Estonia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 41
  • Round size: Seed $29k–$5M; Pre-Seed $25k–$150k; Equity Crowdfunding $171k–$205k
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Sorbil — Sorbil is a subscription based e-learning organization platform. Sorbil is a ed-tech company. It has 100+ courses in 4 main categories. The categories are foreign language, coding, career development and self development. Subscribers purchase either a monthly or yearly subscription to fully access all courses in the platform.
  • Scoutli — VALORANT Esports Matches, events, stats, and analytics
  • FenixPyre — FenixPyre provides Post-Authentication Data Security (PADS) to prevent ransomware, mitigate insider threats, and enforce TPRM. It blocks bad actors from stealing sensitive files, enhancing perimeter security while remaining seamless to users.
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4DX Ventures
VC Fund · Brooklyn, New York, United States · 9 investments in Middle East Marketplace startups

4DX Ventures is a Pan-Africa Focused Venture Capital Firm. Our mission is to connect people, ideas, and capital to create a vibrant African community.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Logistics
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Egypt, South Africa, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 93
  • Round size: Seed $456k–$8M; Pre-Seed $50k–$6.5M; Series A $3M–$40M
  • Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $60M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Autochek — Welcome To Autochek Group's Homepage. Read About The Company's Vision And Mission. Select A Country And Apply For Car Loans
  • Aether Bio — Aether uses its state of the art platform to rapidly engineer enzymes, enabling our customers to manufacture complex and novel products at fractional cost.
  • Aethex — End to end voice agents localized for your market.
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