Abraaj Group
VC Fund
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Abraaj Group is a VC fund in Dubai focused on Manufacturing and Logistics. We are a global institution investing in growth markets across Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Turkey. Founded in 2002 by Founder and Chief Executive Arif Naqvi, we have pioneered the private equity industry in many of the markets where we operate. Our journey has been one of innovation and entrepreneurial drive.We have developeda purpose-built approach for investing in growth markets. Some of the world’s most demanding institutions have entrusted us to manage capital on their behalf. We currently manage US$ 13.6 billion in assets and are focused on investment strategies across private equity, private credit, impact investing and real estate. By combining deep local reach, a global platform and underwriting standards, with extensive operating capabilities, we generate industry-leading returns and create value in market-leading companies.
- Total investments:
- 33
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 45%
- Fund size:
- $990M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Abraaj Group invests in
Stages Abraaj Group invests in
Countries Abraaj Group invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Round size
- Series B
- $30M–$95M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Manufacturing 6 (18%)
- Logistics 5 (15%)
- Food and Beverage 5 (15%)
- Retail 4 (12%)
- Consumer Goods 4 (12%)
Stage
- Private Equity 15 (45%)
- Funding Round 6 (18%)
- Series B 2 (6%)
- Series D 2 (6%)
- Secondary Market 2 (6%)
Country
- Turkey 5 (15%)
- India 3 (9%)
- Algeria 2 (6%)
- Tunisia 2 (6%)
- Colombia 2 (6%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Arif Naqvi
Founder, Group Chief Executive
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Founder, Group Chief Executive | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Jacob Kholi
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Ahsan Naqvi
Analyst
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Analyst | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Davinder Sikand
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Mark A. Bourgeois
Partner and Global Head of Investor Engagement.
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Partner and Global Head of Investor Engagement. | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 8 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selina is one of the world’s fastest growing hospitality brands, combining beautifully-designed accommodation with coworking spaces, wellness, recreational offerings and local experiences for today’s nomadic traveler to live, work and explore anywhere in the world.With a design-centric, technology-first and socially-minded approach to travel,Selina currently operates 24 urban, beach, jungle and mountain-side locations across eight countries and is developing a global infrastructure for nomads who want to make the world their classroom, office, and playground. | $95M / Series B / Apr 06, 2018 | ||
| BigBasket is an online food and grocery store that delivers personal and household needs right to customers' doorstep. The company believes in being smart, quick, and efficient making life as leisurely as possible.Customers can browse through the vast range of products at bigbasket.com, order, and get them to be delivered at thecustomers' own convenient time slot. The company handpicks each and every product, putting it through a safety packaging process, and delivering to customers' home. | $300M / Series E / Feb 01, 2018 | ||
| Joint Medical Holdings Ltd. (JMH) is a progressive healthcare organisation where our professionals are committed to providing state of the art healthcare to all patients. Launched by a group of visionary medical practitioners, led by the chairman, Dr Ramesh Bhoola, the JMH group of hospitals and medical centres is a leading, predominantlyblack-owned independent hospital group with a track record for service excellence and delivery in performance, state-of-the-art health care for all our patients.The JMH Group is also committed to adding value to our shareholders, and exercising our social and environmental responsibilities, within the framework and budget of top class customer service. | Private Equity / Jan 01, 2018 | ||
| Tunisie Telecom is the fully integrated telecom services operator in Tunisia, with leading market positions across all segments with over 7 million customers and an employee base of c.7,500. Tunisie Telecom offers the largest mobile coverage in the country, owns and operates a nationwide fixed and fiber network infrastructure. This is complementedby an extensive submarine cable network allowing for direct and fully redundant connectivity with Europe, Africa and Asia. Tunisie Telecom’s service offering ranges from 4G mobile broadband to Fiber-To-The-Home and Fiber-To-The-Building as well as cloud and IP-MPLS solutions for entreprises. | Secondary Market / Nov 28, 2017 | ||
| BigBasket is an online food and grocery store that delivers personal and household needs right to customers' doorstep. The company believes in being smart, quick, and efficient making life as leisurely as possible.Customers can browse through the vast range of products at bigbasket.com, order, and get them to be delivered at thecustomers' own convenient time slot. The company handpicks each and every product, putting it through a safety packaging process, and delivering to customers' home. | $5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 25, 2017 | ||
| QBCo develops, manufactures, and markets consumer products, such as edible oils, margarine, pet food, and preserved and canned goods. | Private Equity / Oct 10, 2017 | ||
| Cinepax Cinemas, Pakistan's favorite cinema chain, Operating in over 7 cities & still growing strong. Our roll out plan comprises of 11 cities & a foot print of over 100 screens with soon to be launched multiplexes in Islamabad, Hyderabad, Multan, Gujrat & Sialkot. We take pride in being Pakistan's largest cinema networkcommitted to provide unmatched quality entertainment.At Cinepax Cinemas, we believe that be it comfort, indulgence or state of the art visual/sound is key to enhancing a customer's experience. We bring the future of cinema entertainment to your doorstep offering unsurpassed levels of service, online ticketing purchase at the comfort of your home mixed with the best digital experience. Cinepax experiences leave our customers wanting for more. Thank you for choosing CINEPAX as your entertainment destination as we strive to keep providing our patrons with unlimited, non-stop family entertainment. | Private Equity / Oct 04, 2017 | ||
| BigBasket is an online food and grocery store that delivers personal and household needs right to customers' doorstep. The company believes in being smart, quick, and efficient making life as leisurely as possible.Customers can browse through the vast range of products at bigbasket.com, order, and get them to be delivered at thecustomers' own convenient time slot. The company handpicks each and every product, putting it through a safety packaging process, and delivering to customers' home. | $280M / Series E / Sep 08, 2017 | ||
| Netlog Lojistik is a Turkey based, integrated logistics and transport services provider with operations in three continents. Netlog Logistics is the largest transport company in Turkey, and one of the fastest growing logistics companies in the EMEA region. Netlog has 23 companies and market leading logistics service brands in its portfolio, andoperates an owned network of freight forwarding offices in key markets worldwide, as well as 74 warehouses across the EMEA region. Since 2013, Netlog has been in transition from being the “Lead local logistics player” to the “Leading regional logistics service provider.” | Private Equity / Jul 27, 2017 | ||
| IDC is a leading diagnostics chain in Pakistan which operatesi in 20 centres across Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Wah Cantonment and Hasanabdal. The company has built a successful track record and is known for its latest imaging technologies, broad range of laboratory tests and quick turn-around times and has one of Pakistan’s largest pool of qualifiedradiologists on its team. | Private Equity / Jan 11, 2017 | ||
| See all 33 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Abraaj Group invest in?
Abraaj Group invests primarily in Manufacturing, Logistics and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Private Equity and Funding Round stage. Most of the 33 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Abraaj Group invest in?
Abraaj Group typically joins rounds of $30M–$95M at Series B. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Abraaj Group's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Abraaj Group took part in.
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Who are the partners at Abraaj Group?
The team at Abraaj Group includes Arif Naqvi (Founder, Group Chief Executive), Jacob Kholi (Partner) and Ahsan Naqvi (Analyst), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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