# GEMS Advisory

> GEMS Advisory is a VC fund in Salmiya backing Travel, Leisure and Tourism. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Salmiya, Kuwait
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2018
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- Website: http://www.gemsadvisory.com

GEMS Advisory is an independent consulting firm focusing on the international oil and gas sector. The company also offers oil and gas, petroleum refining, petrochemicals and chemicals, and management services and products. They use their extensive expertise in megaproject planning and development in Kuwait and internationally to help governmentagencies and ministries successfully implement such projects.GEMS Advisory prime focus is to provide reliable and effective advice to their partners and clients local and international companies who developing oil and gas projects/ventures and related services in Kuwait, the Gulf region, and selected international locations.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $236k–$239k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 1 | 50% |
| Leisure | 1 | 50% |
| Tourism | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tripshelf | Tripshelf is an online market place for holiday packages.There are aggregating a variety of holiday packages from specialized travel operators located all over India. There present them in a manner that makes them easily discoverable and comparable and thus, helping travellers make an accurate decision in choosing the holiday best suited to them! | $239.1K | Seed | Apr 25, 2018 | http://tripshelf.in/ |
| Tripshelf | Tripshelf is an online market place for holiday packages.There are aggregating a variety of holiday packages from specialized travel operators located all over India. There present them in a manner that makes them easily discoverable and comparable and thus, helping travellers make an accurate decision in choosing the holiday best suited to them! | $235.6K | Seed | Dec 15, 2016 | http://tripshelf.in/ |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Quarizon](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/quarizon) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does GEMS Advisory invest in?

GEMS Advisory invests primarily in Travel, Leisure and Tourism startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is GEMS Advisory's check size?

GEMS Advisory typically joins rounds of $236k–$239k 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 GEMS Advisory participates in.

### When did GEMS Advisory last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for GEMS Advisory closed in Apr 2018. 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 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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