# Hope Ventures

> Hope Ventures is a VC fund in Pasadena backing Delivery, Software and Furniture. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Pasadena, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hope-venturesinc/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/hopeventure?lang=en
- Website: https://www.hopeventures.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hopeventures.org/

Hope Ventures is a non-profit organization that helps marginalized and underserved people with the necessary tools and resources.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $200k–$200k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Delivery | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Furniture | 1 | 33% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 33% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kuwait | 1 | 33% |
| Bahrain | 1 | 33% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mushtari | Mushtari is a one-stop platform for business owners, entrepreneurs, and investors. Its objective is to create accessible business possibilities for business owners, entrepreneurs, and investors across the region. | $200K | Seed | Feb 07, 2024 |  |
| RestHero.io | Get you E-Shop online on Social Media, Own Your Business Data & Analyze it To Grow Your Business & have your marketing & Delivery sorted headache free All in Minutes | $200K | Seed | Jan 30, 2023 |  |
| YAS Holding | YAS Holding is a manufacturer of Furniture and Home Furnishings. | $1.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 30, 2023 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Rasameel Investment Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rasameel-investment-company) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Hope Ventures invest in?

Hope Ventures invests primarily in Delivery, Software and Furniture startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kuwait. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Hope Ventures's check size?

Hope Ventures typically joins rounds of $200k–$200k 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 Hope Ventures participates in.

### When did Hope Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hope Ventures closed in Feb 2024. Shizune tracks 3 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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