Careem
VC Fund
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Careem is a VC fund in Dubai focused on Internet and Mobile. Careem operates a car booking platform that connects passengers with local drivers. The company's platform provides a marketplace of community drivers where passengers can request a ride in minutes, see the cost, and have it charged to their credit card of choice, giving passengers access to affordable and advantageous transportation.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 75%
Last updated:
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Industries Careem invests in
Stages Careem invests in
Countries Careem invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 11 contacts → | |||
Investment Focus
Industry
- Internet 2 (50%)
- Mobile 1 (25%)
- Travel 1 (25%)
- Software 1 (25%)
- Marketing 1 (25%)
Stage
- Corporate Round 2 (50%)
- Seed 1 (25%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (25%)
Country
- Egypt 2 (50%)
- Ireland 1 (25%)
- United Arab Emirates 1 (25%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Abdulla Elyas
Co-founder and CPO/ MD
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Co-founder and CPO/ MD | Total investments: 7 | Find email | |
Ahmed Kamal
Lead MTS - Machine Learning Platform
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Lead MTS - Machine Learning Platform | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Karl Olsson
Founder and Managing Director
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Founder and Managing Director | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
Madiha Sattar
VP, Careem Pay
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VP, Careem Pay | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Mahmoud Khaled
Head of Mobility Client Side Engineering
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Head of Mobility Client Side Engineering | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 11 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swapp is a peer-to-peer car subscription platform that gives users a digital and flexible alternative to buying or leasing a car. JoinSwapp is an AI-powered real estate visualization platform that creates virtual staging, renovation previews, and property redesigns from photos. It helps agents, developers, and homeowners present spaces withrealistic AI-generated concepts, improving property marketing, buyer engagement, and design planning through fast, affordable, and visually compelling presentations. | Corporate Round / Sep 29, 2025 | ||
| Qureos is a UAE-based AI recruitment and career-matching platform that helps employers automate candidate sourcing, screening, and hiring while providing job seekers with personalized job matching, resume feedback, and career support tools. Founded in 2021, the company operates across the GCC and MENA regions and has expanded into internationalmarkets. Its platform combines recruitment automation, AI-driven candidate matching, and talent management features through its AI recruiter assistant, Iris, which streamlines hiring workflows for businesses and recruitment teams. | $3M / Pre-Seed / Apr 06, 2022 | ||
| elmenus is a venture-backed food discovery startup based in Egypt that serves over 1 Million monthly users. We are building a platform that combines a social, visual and personalized experience to help people discover and order the food they will love. | Corporate Round / Feb 28, 2022 | ||
| Swvl offers an app that allows customers to book fixed-rate rides on buses and vans in their network. It allows people to share a ride in a van or bus during morning and evening commutes for a fixed flat fare with no surge pricing. Through an app, one can book a ride at an affordable rate. Launched in 2017, Swvl has its headquarters in Dubai,United Arab Emirates. | $500K / Seed / Jul 17, 2017 |
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FAQ
What does Careem invest in?
Careem invests primarily in Internet, Mobile and Travel startups, most often at Corporate Round and Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Egypt. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Careem?
The team at Careem includes Abdulla Elyas (Co-founder and CPO/ MD), Ahmed Kamal (Lead MTS - Machine Learning Platform) and Karl Olsson (Founder and Managing Director), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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