Top 10 Mobile Startup Investors in Lebanon (September 2026)

Founded in 2015, Phoenician Funds is at the heart of thriving capitals of digital innovation and startup ecosystems in the Middle East and North Africa ...

Investment focus

Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Software
Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Geography: Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Egypt

Investor stats

Total investments: 25
Round size: Seed $700k–$3M; Pre-Seed $50k–$1M; Series A $1.5M–$8.4M
Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $30M in 2015

Portfolio highlights

Go Rise — Go Rise is a start-up building a financial services platform for migrants.
Ostaz — Ostaz is an education technology (EdTech) company focused on delivering AI-powered personalized tutoring services across the Middle East, particularly in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Lebanon. The platform connects students with qualified tutors while using artificial intelligence to improve tutor-student matching and educational outcomes.
TWIG — TWIG is a Bank Agnostic Automated Savings Platform in the MENA region. Our flagship app provides Automated Saving Plans to help users save better; a Smart Budgeting tool with tailored insights; and Smart, customizable and user-specific Goals.

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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.

Investment focus

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

Investor stats

Total investments: 117
Round size: Seed $420k–$6M; Series A $2.6M–$14M; Series B $4.6M–$50M
Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $68M in 2023

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.
Keyper — Keyper simplifies real estate management for property owners, tenants, and partners. Manage portfolios, get market insights, apply for rent with flexible payment options, and explore partnership opportunities to earn passive income. Join Keyper today!
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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Speed is a tech accelerator based out of the Beirut Digital District that empowers software startups to succeed and scale globally through a 3-month mentorship-driven program, $30,000 in funding, and a lifelong network of mentors and partners.The accelerator offers software startups $30,000 in financial support, an intensive 3-monthmentorship-driven program that includes in-house mentorship, mentorship from experts, workshops, access to a network of investors, and a free working space at BDD, in exchange for 5% equity in common shares. Startups also receive lifelong support from a network of 100+ local and international mentors, the opportunity to be sponsored by Speed for a 2-week immersion program in Silicon Valley in partnership with LebNet, technology perks worth $1M+ through the accelerator’s partnership with the Global Accelerator Network (GAN), and a fast-track referral to the 47 Techstars programs around the world.

Investment focus

Industry: E-Commerce, Apps, Internet
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
Geography: Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 34
Round size: Seed $30k–$500k; Pre-Seed $30k–$300k
Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow

Portfolio highlights

PawPots — PawPots is a pet service that offers real and healthy food made for dogs. It is designed with the perfect balance of protein, carbohydrates, and healthy oils which help build strong immunity. The company provides a healthy diet alternative for pets and an online platform for pet parents and vets.
Sidelick — Pet parenting made easy! Browse through tens of reviewed pet sitters and dog walkers around you to find the best fit for your pets.
Scriptofilm Corp. — Scriptofilm is an interactive platform that links scriptwriters and filmmakers to producers, investors, and buyers.

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The iSME Programme is a USD 30 million initiative funded by the Government of Lebanon and the World Bank.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Education, E-Commerce
Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Geography: Lebanon, United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 7
Round size: Seed $750k–$1.8M; Series A $1.5M–$4.5M
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

Shelvz — An all-in-one field team solution aimed at streamlining the field data collection process to provide CPG stakeholders with real-time visibility & analytics.
Ostaz — Ostaz is an education technology (EdTech) company focused on delivering AI-powered personalized tutoring services across the Middle East, particularly in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Lebanon. The platform connects students with qualified tutors while using artificial intelligence to improve tutor-student matching and educational outcomes.
Mobsting — Bridging the gap between user generated videos and brands.

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Dalia Al Sulaiman

Investment focus

Industry: Education, Mobile Apps, Peer to Peer
Stage:Seed
Geography: Lebanon

Investor stats

Total investments: 1
Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow

Portfolio highlights

Ostaz — Ostaz is an education technology (EdTech) company focused on delivering AI-powered personalized tutoring services across the Middle East, particularly in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Lebanon. The platform connects students with qualified tutors while using artificial intelligence to improve tutor-student matching and educational outcomes.

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Dr. Lama

Investment focus

Industry: Education, Mobile Apps, Peer to Peer
Stage:Seed
Geography: Lebanon

Investor stats

Total investments: 1
Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow

Portfolio highlights

Ostaz — Ostaz is an education technology (EdTech) company focused on delivering AI-powered personalized tutoring services across the Middle East, particularly in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Lebanon. The platform connects students with qualified tutors while using artificial intelligence to improve tutor-student matching and educational outcomes.

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Cedar Mundi Ventures specializes in the fields of venture capital and financial services. It also specializes in cross-border technology investments covering Europe & the MENA region. It was founded in 2016 and headquartered in Beyrouth, Lebanon.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Apps, E-Commerce
Stage:Series A, Pre-Seed, Series B
Geography: Lebanon, United States, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

Total investments: 22
Round size: Pre-Seed $50k–$2M; Series A $1.6M–$37M; Series B $5.5M–$65M
Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow

Portfolio highlights

Podeo — Podeo is the Arab world's largest podcasting platform, dedicated to managing, distributing, and producing audio podcasts. Podeo owns the largest Arabic podcast catalog in the world and distributes audio to millions of listeners.
Frak Labs — The Recommendation Economy makes influence scalable. Turn word-of-mouth into measurable, rewarded growth.
Kamea Labs — Kamea Labs is a fintech company developping tools leveraging self custody and tokenisation to liberate capital and reshape the investment landscape. A fundamental building block for the next investment infrastructure that will enable finance to better serve the economy.Kamea Labs has developped Genki, a fundraising platform entirely based onself-custody and helping entrepreneurs execute compliant fundraisings, in crypto or equity while accepting crypto and fiat currencies of all ticket sizes.Kamea Labs is registered as PSAN with the AMF and aims at offering retail investors the first ever investment platform letting them invest like the top 1%.

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

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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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.

Investment focus

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

Investor stats

Total investments: 357
Round size: Seed $15k–$1.2M; Pre-Seed $49k–$600k
Lead/follow: 45% lead, 55% follow
Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $95M in 2023

Portfolio highlights

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.
Makan Home — SHEN168 adalah situs toto togel online yang terpercaya, menawarkan pengalaman bermain yang aman dan menyenangkan bagi para penggemar togel online.
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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