# FasterCapital

> FasterCapital is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 1,013 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Total investments: 1,013
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 77%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fastercapital
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/fastercapital
- Website: http://www.fastercapital.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fastercapital

FasterCapital is an online incubator, accelerator, and service provider. The company helps startups and small businesses worldwide and invests in them in a work-per-equity model. They provide either technical development per equity or business development per equity. FasterCapital helps startups and SMEs that are raising capital from angelinvestors, VCs, micro VCs, and other funding sources.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for FasterCapital. Shizune tracks 43 team members at FasterCapital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/fastercapital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 59 | 6% |
| Information Technology | 55 | 5% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 37 | 4% |
| E-Commerce | 34 | 3% |
| Financial Services | 25 | 2% |

353 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 425 | 42% |
| Seed | 270 | 27% |
| Series A | 53 | 5% |
| Funding Round | 17 | 2% |
| Series B | 15 | 1% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 77 | 8% |
| Nigeria | 48 | 5% |
| India | 33 | 3% |
| United Arab Emirates | 26 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 23 | 2% |

90 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bashar Hamood | Venture Partner | 485 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bashar-hamood |
| Daniel Rosenberg | Mentor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-rosenberg-3 |
| Faisal Khamees | VP of Operations | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/faisal-khamees |
| Greg Hunter | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-hunter-2 |
| Hesham Zreik | Founder and CEO | 896 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hesham-zreik |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BICB Microfinance | BICB Microfinance is a licensed microfinance institution in Tanzania established in 2021 to expand financial inclusion. | $150K | Pre-Seed | Jul 01, 2026 |  |
| Zhizha | Zhizha Natural Dried Foods is a Zimbabwean woman-led social enterprise dedicated to transforming locally grown agricultural produce. | $250K | Pre-Seed | Jun 30, 2026 |  |
| LilyShops | LilyShops is a social commerce platform built to empower informal businesses by making them visible, searchable | $1M | Pre-Seed | Jun 30, 2026 |  |
| Wilka Systems Ltd | Wilka Systems Ltd. is a multipurpose technology and services company focused on using information technology. | $150K | Pre-Seed | Jun 30, 2026 |  |
| Upaad | UPAAD is an AI-powered advertising optimization platform meant to help small and medium-sized enterprises increase the performance of their digital marketing efforts. | $1.8M | Seed | Jun 23, 2026 |  |
| HasUsed | HasUsed.com is a comprehensive platform for buying and selling verified second-hand items. | $3.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 28, 2026 |  |
| HasUsed | HasUsed.com is a comprehensive platform for buying and selling verified second-hand items. | $3.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 28, 2026 |  |
| HasUsed | HasUsed.com is a comprehensive platform for buying and selling verified second-hand items. | $3.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 28, 2026 |  |
| MDHow | MDHow.com is an online platform that leverages AI to provide personalized medical advice. | $6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 16, 2026 |  |
| Burotukula Viti Cultural | Burotukula-Viti Cultural, Educational and Amusement Theme Park is a groundbreaking development designed to honor. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Mar 10, 2026 |  |

10 of 1,013 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Unsync Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unsync) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [Airspeed Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/airspeed-equity) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [3IE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/3ie) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Research Innovation Incubation Design Laboratory](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/research-innovation-incubation-design-laboratory) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ideaship](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ideaship) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IIT Mandi Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iit-mandi-catalyst) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does FasterCapital invest in?

FasterCapital invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 1,013 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact FasterCapital?

Public channels for FasterCapital include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at FasterCapital?

The team at FasterCapital includes Bashar Hamood (Venture Partner), Daniel Rosenberg (Mentor) and Faisal Khamees (VP of Operations), among 43 team members tracked by Shizune. 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 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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