Top 10 Oil and Gas VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Middle East in May 2025

Last updated: May 2025 A list of 10 VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Oil and gas startups based in Middle east. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Oil and gas companies from Middle east. We update this investor list every month.

Top 10 Oil and Gas VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Middle East in May 2025

Investor	Oil and Gas Middle East investments
OTV	2
Shorooq Partners	1
VentureSouq	1
Energy Capital Group	1
Hasso Plattner Ventures	1
Alturki Holding	1
Green Coast Investments	1
MoreVC	1
Nama Ventures	1
Falak Startups	1

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OTV focuses on round A+ startups that aim to make a significant impact on people's lives. Our focus is on entrepreneurs with innovative ideas who are advancing the global state of well-being. Come join the digital health revolution, and be a part of transforming the healthcare industry.

Investment focus

Health Care, Medical, Artificial Intelligence
Series A, Series B, Seed
United States, Israel, Ghana

Portfolio highlights

Scopio — Buy & sell images on the largest Solana Photography NFT Marketplace. Find high-quality stock images & hire artists from around the world.
Scopio Labs — Scopio Labs is a provider of Full Field Morphology dedicated to unlocking the potential of imaging and AI in hematology. Uncovering actionable insights from vast amounts of data readily available in the average blood sample and bone marrow aspirate, Scopio's solutions will aim to showcase thousands of cells at scale in high resolution, toenable new hematology diagnostic methods.
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Shorooq Partnersis the leading tech investor in the region, inspired by the best entrepreneurs, investors and practices from around the world.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United Arab Emirates, United States, Saudi Arabia

Portfolio highlights

NymCard — <p><span style="color:#ce9178;">NymCard is providing, in the MENA region and around the globe, dynamic and secure building blocks for building fast and easy card programs.</span></p>
CQR — CQR is dedicated to offering unrivaled protection by combining proactive techniques, cutting-edge technology, and guidance.
The Box Self Storage Services LLC — The Box Self Storage Services offer complete protection for your goods both for domestic and commercial purposes. As an added advantage, They offer you the flexibility of accessing the stored items at any time through Their 24-hour access control log. Moreover, They provide insurance for your goods should there be any unexpected damage duringcalamities.They provide the best moving and relocation services in Dubai and UAE. They design a customized relocation plan for you based on your requirements and budget. One of Their relocation experts will always be around keeping an eye on the loading and unloading process and making sure that your items stay safe and undamaged.

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.

Investment focus

FinTech, Financial Services, Software
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia

Portfolio highlights

Erad — erad provides growth capital to online businesses. Connect your analytics and receive funding offers, for non-dilutive capital within 48 hours
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SILQ — SILQ is a platform dedicated to bridging economies and empowering businesses to trade, grow, and navigate new frontiers. By enabling seamless commerce, logistics, and finance, SILQ unlocks opportunities in emerging economies, fueling ambitions and redefining global trade.The name SILQ is a modern tribute to the legendary Silk Road—reimagined forthe digital age. The distinctive “Q” comes from Souq, the Arabic word for marketplace, symbolizing our commitment to fast, accessible, authentic, and reliable commerce.SILQ aspires to transform local products and manufacturers into global brands by connecting them with entrepreneurs in emerging markets across the Gulf, South Asia, and beyond.

Energy Capital Group (ECG) is an investment firm focused on generating long term profits for our investors by investing in the global energy sector. With our world-class team - and by leveraging our Middle East strategic shareholders - ECG is uniquely positioned to exploit our compelling investment opportunity.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Energy, Wireless
Series A, Series B, Funding Round
Ireland, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Immensa — Immensa is building the largest on-demand AM spare parts platform for the energy industry thought, rapid digitization and RE of physical spare parts, collaborating with leading OEM's and Energy companies, enabling digital inventories on a global scale.
Shimmer — Shimmer offers proven Wearable Sensor Technology & solutions that can be tailored to fit the application - for Enterprise, Research, Education & End User applications.

Hasso Plattner Ventures invests in fast-growing, information technology-driven companies in Europe and the USA on behalf of Prof. Dr. h.c. Hasso Plattner, co-founder and chairman of software giant SAP. The support we offer reaches beyond financial commitments. Our multifaceted work includes acting globally as a strategic partner for our informationtechnology growth companies. In Germany, our commitment has taken also the form of a seed program for information technology startups coming out of the Hasso Plattner Institute.After retiring from the operative business of SAP in 2003, Hasso Plattner was appointed Chairman of the company’s Supervisory Board. He has devoted his time to the promotion of science, innovation and entrepreneurship ever since.To further these goals, Hasso Plattner founded Hasso Plattner Ventures on July 1st, 2005 in Potsdam, Germany. Hasso Plattner Ventures Africa launched as an affiliate in 2008, operating from Cape Town, South Africa.Hasso Plattner Ventures manages four funds. HP Ventures I started in 2005, focusing on early stage software companies in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. In 2008, HP Ventures II and HP Ventures Africa launched, looking for investment opportunities in startup- and expansion-stage companies across the USA, Europe, Israel and South Africa.As of 2015, HP Ventures III, a €150 million fund, focuses on fast-growing enterprise and infrastructure software companies mainly in Germany and the Silicon Valley.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Internet
Series A, Seed, Funding Round
Germany, United States, South Africa

Portfolio highlights

Artory — Artory connects the art market with the digital-first, financial ecosystem. Combining our leading technology, art expertise, digital certification, and tokenization, Artory secures on the blockchain verified artwork information from expert partners.
Likeminded — Likeminded developed a digital platform for mental health that gives people fast, low-threshold access to psychological support.
Robin.io — Automate deployment of complex 5G & enterprise apps to improve productivity and reduce cost with cloud native Kubernetes storage on the Robin platform.

Alturki Holding is a premier investor and partner for building great sustainable businesses

Investment focus

Energy, 3D Printing, Oil and Gas
Series A
United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Immensa — Immensa is building the largest on-demand AM spare parts platform for the energy industry thought, rapid digitization and RE of physical spare parts, collaborating with leading OEM's and Energy companies, enabling digital inventories on a global scale.

Green Coast Investments is the investment management arm of Green Coast Enterprises. Green Coast Investments consolidates the reserves within the operational entities under Green Coast Enterprises with the mandate to deploy capital in a risk-efficient manner and generate surpluses that will be used to actively support the expansion plans andinitiatives of the operational entities.

Investment focus

Energy, 3D Printing, Oil and Gas
Series A, Series B
United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Immensa — Immensa is building the largest on-demand AM spare parts platform for the energy industry thought, rapid digitization and RE of physical spare parts, collaborating with leading OEM's and Energy companies, enabling digital inventories on a global scale.

MoreVC invests in seed and early stage Israeli technology start-ups, partnering with entrepreneurs who are building companies that matter.

Investment focus

Software, Energy, Renewable Energy
Series A, Funding Round, Seed
Israel, United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Gavan — Transforming the way proteins are delivered. Our technology extracts high purity proteins from source while maintaining their physical structure unharmed and preserving their high functionality.
Ubeya — Ubeya is an employee management platform that helps manage shift and hourly employees. Offering an and-to-end solution for Staffing Agencies, Catering and Hospitality industries, Delivery Fleets, and more. Helping Managers, Payroll, HR and Legal departments to digitize operations with an employee app and a client portal. Our modular system allows each business to choose the functions that best serve their business: Schedule, Clock-in, Track, Communicate and Pay your employees with Ubeya.
ZipBio — ZipBio develops next-gen gene therapies using machine learning, protein engineering, and molecular materials.

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Investment focus

E-Commerce, Marketplace, Information Technology
Pre-Seed, Seed, Funding Round
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Nowlun — Search for cheap & fast freight prices from all shipping lines.
PIESHIP — Pieship is a logistics startup serving last mile and their customers using Ai and crowdsourcing.
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.

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.