# Gulf Insurance Group

> Gulf Insurance Group is a VC fund in Safat backing FinTech and Finance. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Safat, Kuwait
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2020
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gulf-insurance-group-k-s-c-p/
- Website: https://x.com/gulfinsurance
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gulfinsgroup/

Gulf Insurance Group is a VC fund in Safat focused on FinTech and Finance. Gulf Insurance was established in 1962.It is a public shareholding company listed on Boursa Kuwait and a consistent market leader in Kuwait in terms of premiums written. The Group is among the largest and most diversified insurance groups in the Middle East and North Africa region. Gulf Insurance Group is one of the leading private insurers (ByGross Premium Written) with a strong competitive market position in Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain and Egypt. Furthermore, the Group has operations in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. The Group's both revenue and earnings are well diversified geographically.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| Finance | 1 | 100% |
| Insurance | 1 | 100% |
| Venture Capital | 1 | 100% |
| Price Comparison | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ali Al-Hendal | Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ali-al-hendal |
| Anwar AL-Rufaidi | Deputy CEO, Sales and Branches | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anwar-al-rufaidi |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yallacompare | Yallacompare is the finance comparison site in the middle east with operations across 9 countries in the mena region. Since 2011 they have helped users compare banking products saving each one thousands of dollars every year. Since banking and insurance go hand in hand, they told their team to go out and build a platform that could save their userseven more money. Their goal is to put each and every customer's mind at ease. Their insurance tech is state of the art and built right here in the uae by their team of ninja geeks. Thanks to the efforts of their ninja geeks, you can now easily compare the price of your home insurance from the leading insurers with just a few clicks. Best of all, you can buy online and get your policy issued instantly. | $4.3M | Corporate Round | May 03, 2020 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Gulf Insurance Group invest in?

Gulf Insurance Group invests primarily in FinTech, Finance and Insurance startups, most often at Corporate Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Arab Emirates. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Gulf Insurance Group?

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### Who are the partners at Gulf Insurance Group?

The team at Gulf Insurance Group includes Ali Al-Hendal (Chief Executive Officer) and Anwar AL-Rufaidi (Deputy CEO, Sales and Branches). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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