Top 10 Payments Startup Investors in Bahrain (September 2026)

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• Raff — RetailTech startup aiming to be the center of commerce.
• 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!

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• Umbrel — Run your personal server on a Raspberry Pi with a Bitcoin and Lightning node in your home, self-host open source apps like Nextcloud, Matrix, and PhotoPrism to break away from big tech, and take full control of your data. For free.
• Forecastr — Forecastr is online software that helps founders forecast revenue, predict runway, understand their numbers & get funded.
• MedZoomer — MedZoomer provides safe and secure medication delivery to your patients. Don't get left behind, Zoom past the competition. Learn More.

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• 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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• Tazapay — Experience Tazapay's best-in-class global payment solutions for businesses. Our extensive network supports cards, local payment options, and bank transfers in over 173 countries, ensuring seamless collections, secure holding, and efficient payouts worldwide.
• DePay — DePay is an Argentina-based real-time payments infrastructure startup.
• City Protocol — City Protocol offers growth incentives and creative tools driven by AI. A portable reputation is created via City ID.

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• Sarwa — Sarwa is your all-in-one investment platform. We offer hands-off investing, real-time trading, and high-yield savings. With holistic financial tools at your fingertips, investing has never been easier. Sarwa SDWCL is regulated by the FSRA in the ADGM.
• Clara — Easy company incorporation, equity management, documents and data room. Everything you need to manage and grow your business in one place.
• Union Bank of India — Union Bank of India is a financial institution offering consumer and business banking services.

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• Lisan — Lisan AI is an AI technology company focused on enhancing enterprise productivity through intelligent automation and multilingual AI solutions. The company develops advanced tools that streamline communication, optimize workflows, and improve operational efficiency for organizations across diverse industries.Its flagship product, WriteX, is anAI-powered multilingual writing assistant that supports both Arabic and English. The platform provides grammar correction, style enhancement, intelligent autocompletion, and compliance checks, helping professionals create accurate, polished, and contextually appropriate content more efficiently.MeetriX serves as an intelligent meeting assistant designed to improve collaboration and productivity through automated note-taking, real-time meeting analytics, and actionable insights. The solution enables organizations to capture discussions effectively, streamline follow-ups, and enhance decision-making processes.In addition, NitroX offers AI-powered accelerators that automate complex document creation, chart generation, and workflow processes. By reducing manual effort and accelerating operational tasks, NitroX helps organizations improve efficiency, scalability, and overall productivity.Together, Lisan AI’s suite of AI-driven enterprise tools empowers businesses to modernize communication, automate repetitive tasks, and build more intelligent, efficient digital workplaces.
• Maalexi — We are a deal-driven and buyer-focussed digital ecosystem for 'Wholesale Import and Finance of Food and Agriculture products into US, Europe, Africa, India and the UAE'. We make it faster, cheaper and safer to trade internationally, by standardizing and digitalizing trade processes, and have built key partnerships with globally renownedcompanies, that assure performance, finance, and mitigate transactional risks.We help local SME manufacturers and distributors to import and get finance for food and agricultural products directly from the source. Agricultural products can be imported by local manufacturers directly from small and medium co-operatives and processors, while food products can be imported directly by local distributors from manufacturers. We help buyers connect and transact with sellers by mitigating transactional risks in cross-border trade like : Counter-party, Price, Product Quality and Quantity, Delivery and Payment. We have partnerships that allow us to provide - digital contracting, end-to-end fulfillment, physical inspections, and secured payments. We are partnered with globally renowned - Distributed Ledger Technology platform, Logistics Service companies, Insurance providers, an Inspection Agency, and Financial Service fin-tech firms. We work 24x7, 365 days to 'simplify cross-border trade', and we invite you to join us in this endeavor.
• MilkStraw AI — Save 53% on your AWS bill in 5 minutes!

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• Rime — AI voice models built for real-time conversations. 600+ voices, 50+ languages, sub-100ms latency. Trusted by global enterprise.
• Pangram Labs — The most accurate technology to detect AI-generated content. Detects ChatGPT, Gemini, Meta AI, Claude, and more. Supports 20+ languages with 99.98%+ accuracy.
• Quantum Bridge — Quantum Bridge is a pioneer in Distributed Symmetric Key Exchange (DSKE) technology. It offers quantum-safe cybersecurity products and services. Quantum-safe product and services, Quantum-safe roadmap and quantum-safe solutions implementation.

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• LemonRocks — LemonRocks is an AI-driven platform that offers real-time insights into startups, tracks VC performances, and presents co-investment opportunities with top-tier angel investors.
• Abaxx Technologies — Smarter tools for commodity traders and finance professionals to communicate, trade and transact faster and to manage risk in global commodity markets.
• ASIC Power Company — ASIC Power provides state-of-the-art ASIC technology and royalty streaming financing to the cryptocurrency mining industry.

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• Rain — Rain is a licensed and trusted crypto exchange in the Middle East with customers worldwide. Buy Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies on Rain.
• Emrgo — Learn about our solutions across corporate finance, primary issuance, custody, distribution, brokerage, investment management and market infrastructure.

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• Rain — Rain is a licensed and trusted crypto exchange in the Middle East with customers worldwide. Buy Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies on Rain.
• SparkSwap — The domain name SparkSwap.com is for sale. You can buy it from seller safely through Sudos.com