# Century Oak Ventures

> Century Oak Ventures is a VC fund in Dubai backing B2B, Retail and E-Commerce. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/92772193
- Website: https://centuryoakventures.com/

Century Oak Ventures is a VC fund in Dubai focused on B2B and Retail. Century Oak Ventures Limited is a Dubai-based, DIFC-registered venture capital firm regulated by the DFSA. Our small team of experts focuses on finding early-stage, tech-enabled companies in emerging markets.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $917k–$2.6M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 50% |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Retail Technology | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PriyoShop | In Bangladesh, nearly 97% of retail transactions are driven by small neighbourhood retailers, yet they operate within fragmented supply chains, limited access to working capital, and inefficient procurement systems that restrict growth and reduce profitability. PriyoShop is building the infrastructure layer that transforms this system byintegrating direct brand procurement, an optimised logistics network, embedded working capital credit, retail media monetisation, and a data intelligence engine into a unified platform, PriyoShop is organising one of the largest informal retail ecosystems into a scalable and data driven network. | $916.8K | Seed | Jun 01, 2024 |  |
| PriyoShop | In Bangladesh, nearly 97% of retail transactions are driven by small neighbourhood retailers, yet they operate within fragmented supply chains, limited access to working capital, and inefficient procurement systems that restrict growth and reduce profitability. PriyoShop is building the infrastructure layer that transforms this system byintegrating direct brand procurement, an optimised logistics network, embedded working capital credit, retail media monetisation, and a data intelligence engine into a unified platform, PriyoShop is organising one of the largest informal retail ecosystems into a scalable and data driven network. | $2.6M | Seed | Feb 19, 2024 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Accelerating Asia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accelerating-asia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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## FAQ

### What does Century Oak Ventures invest in?

Century Oak Ventures invests primarily in B2B, Retail and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Bangladesh. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Century Oak Ventures's check size?

Century Oak Ventures typically joins rounds of $917k–$2.6M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Century Oak Ventures participates in.

### When did Century Oak Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Century Oak Ventures closed in Jun 2024. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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