COTU Ventures
VC Fund
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
COTU Ventures is a leading seed-stage venture firm in the Middle East. We partner with incredible founders at the beginning of their journey; taking companies from Pre-seed through to Series A and beyond, accelerating their path to product-market fit, and ensuring that they get access to the right capital and expertise along the way.
- Total investments:
- 27
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 41%
- Fund size:
- $54M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries COTU Ventures invests in
Stages COTU Ventures invests in
Countries COTU Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1.7M–$10M
- Pre-Seed
- $300k–$3M
- Series A
- $9.9M–$37M
Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 6 (22%)
- Financial Services 6 (22%)
- Software 5 (19%)
- SaaS 2 (7%)
- Payments 2 (7%)
Stage
- Seed 15 (56%)
- Series A 5 (19%)
- Pre-Seed 4 (15%)
- Series B 1 (4%)
Country
- United Arab Emirates 9 (33%)
- Saudi Arabia 5 (19%)
- Egypt 2 (7%)
- United States 2 (7%)
- Pakistan 1 (4%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Amir Farha
Founder & General Partner
|
Founder & General Partner | Total investments: 23 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep Converting is a technology company that develops AI-driven tools for e-commerce personalization and conversion optimization. The platform analyzes visitor behavior and shopping patterns to help online stores deliver tailored product recommendations, customized user experiences, and automated engagement strategies. Its services are designed tosupport digital retailers in improving customer interaction, increasing sales efficiency, and enhancing overall website performance across online commerce channels. | $2M / Pre-Seed / Sep 08, 2026 | ||
| Sirdab provides technology-enabled warehousing, transportation, and fulfillment services for businesses. The company connects businesses with on-demand warehouse space for dry, ambient, chilled, and frozen goods. Its transportation services support shipments between cities and include bulk transportation and last-mile delivery. Sirdab also providese-commerce fulfillment services covering order picking, packing, shipping, and delivery. Its Warehouse Management System and Order and Inventory Management System provide tools for managing inventory, warehouses, orders, shipments, and logistics operations. The platform provides real-time inventory visibility and tracks goods throughout storage and transportation activities. Sirdab serves e-commerce sellers, brands, wholesalers, distributors, and businesses managing seasonal or ongoing inventory. | $9.9M / Series A / Sep 03, 2026 | ||
| The simplest way to build financial products. Stitch is the unified platform to launch and scale. Shaping the new age of banking and payments. | $25M / Series A / May 14, 2026 | ||
| Safqah Capital is an innovative fintech and proptech company headquartered in Riyadh. We specialize in structuring and distributing Sharia-compliant Sukuk for small and medium-sized real estate developers. Safqah's digital investment platform enables secure participation from both retail and institutional investors, backed by rigorous duediligence, transparency, and smart governance. Safqah operates at the intersection of technology, finance, and real estate, positioning itself as a key enabler of Vision 2030’s housing and development goals. | $15.2M / Seed / Feb 09, 2026 | ||
| 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. | $5M / Seed / Feb 03, 2026 | ||
| Mnzil is redefining workforce living through technology, creating smarter, more comfortable, and more productive environments for workers and the companies that rely on them. | $11.7M / Series A / Nov 25, 2025 | ||
| Kingpin is the AI revenue engine built to modernize how brands, distributors, and retailers transact and scale. It replaces fragmented B2B Retail systems with one intelligent infrastructure that helps Sales Leaders Find, Reach, and Convert their B2B buyers globally. | $3.5M / Seed / Nov 19, 2025 | ||
| Cercli is a human resources, modern payroll and employee data platform for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). | $12M / Series A / Oct 21, 2025 | ||
| Aydi is an IT company that enables agriculture companies to source, manage, train, and pay seasonal workers through a single platform. They intend to create a "new paradigm of work" by giving employees year-round employment, skill development, and financial services. | $7.5M / Seed / Sep 30, 2025 | ||
| Huspy is a proptech based in Dubai redefining the home financing process through a user friendly digital experience that puts the buyer first. | $59M / Series B / Jul 08, 2025 | ||
| See all 27 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does COTU Ventures invest in?
COTU Ventures invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 27 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Arab Emirates. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is COTU Ventures's check size?
COTU Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.7M–$10M at Seed, $300k–$3M at Pre-Seed and $9.9M–$37M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds COTU Ventures participates in.
How do I contact COTU Ventures?
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Who are the partners at COTU Ventures?
The team at COTU Ventures includes Amir Farha (Founder & General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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