# IBC Group

> IBC Group is a VC fund backing Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence. See 21 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Total investments: 21
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ibcventures
- Website: https://www.ibcgroup.io

IBC Group is an Investment Firm.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for IBC Group. Shizune tracks 2 team members at IBC Group. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/ibc-group-dd94?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $95k–$4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 8 | 38% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 7 | 33% |
| Web3 | 5 | 24% |
| Cryptocurrency | 5 | 24% |
| Gaming | 3 | 14% |

26 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 12 | 57% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 10% |
| Angel | 1 | 5% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 5% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 14% |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 10% |
| Panama | 1 | 5% |
| Estonia | 1 | 5% |
| Romania | 1 | 5% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mario Nawfal | Founder & CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mario-nawfal-f5f0 |
| Tarek Hassoun | CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tarek-hassoun-34cb |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alphea | Alphea develops a Layer 1 blockchain platform that provides a decentralized operating environment for autonomous AI agents. The company focuses on infrastructure software that allows AI agents to interact, transact, and coordinate using blockchain-based protocols. Alphea designs its system to handle on-chain execution and lifecycle management ofautonomous agents, enabling verifiable workflows and state across distributed environments. Its platform targets developers and organizations building AI-driven applications that require transparent, tamper-resistant execution. Alphea serves use cases at the intersection of blockchain, artificial intelligence, and decentralized infrastructure. | $5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 23, 2026 |  |
| Voran | Voran is a decentralized computing platform that develops an AI compute and intelligence ecosystem. | $3M | Seed | Apr 27, 2026 |  |
| ForU AI | ForU AI operates as a real-world AI agent. | $2.5M | Seed | Sep 25, 2025 |  |
| MAIGA | MAIGA platform leverages AI to automate and optimize DeFi trading and compliance operations using technologies such as MCP, trusted execution environments (TEE), and multimodal AI. | $2M | Seed | Sep 04, 2025 |  |
| ZEUS Exchange | ZEUS Exchange is redefining on-chain derivatives trading by offering a fully decentralized perpetual DEX on Base blockchain. Unlike centralized and hybrid platforms, ZEUS Exchange operates without intermediaries, allowing users to trade directly from their wallets using smart contracts. The protocol is designed to deliver fast, low-costtransactions, deep liquidity, and an innovative staking model for rewarding users. ZEUS Exchange also introduces a Soulbound Token (SBT) mechanism that analyzes user activity and, using an algorithm, fairly distributes 25% of the platform’s total monthly revenue as an airdrop. This incentivizes active traders and liquidity providers, ensuring fair rewards based on engagement and contribution to the ecosystem. | $95K | Seed | Sep 02, 2025 |  |
| Metafide | Metafide offers AI-driven trading solutions and Web3 asset analysis for financial entities. | $3.3M | Seed | Jul 01, 2025 |  |
| PublicAI | PublicAI is a Web3 distributed AI training network that helps people to earn rewards by contributing data work. | $8M | Series A | Jun 17, 2025 |  |
| Domin Network | Domin Network is a decentralized business network that connects software and hardware in many business situations using the NFT middleware protocol and DePIN rollup technology. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 17, 2025 |  |
| POP Planet | PoPP is a web3 creator community program that serves as an integrated creator community tool and a one-stop content deposition application, supporting a large community by utilizing Web3 and AI technology. | $6M |  | Mar 13, 2025 |  |
| iAgent Protocol | The iAgent protocol allows gamers worldwide to train AI agents using their gameplay videos. | $3M |  | Mar 06, 2025 |  |

10 of 21 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [MH Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mh-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [1982 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1982-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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- [Castrum Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/castrum-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Cogitent Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cogitent-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does IBC Group invest in?

IBC Group invests primarily in Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence and Web3 startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 21 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is IBC Group's check size?

IBC Group typically joins rounds of $95k–$4M 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 IBC Group participates in.

### How do I contact IBC Group?

Public channels for IBC Group include LinkedIn 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 IBC Group?

The team at IBC Group includes Mario Nawfal (Founder & CEO) and Tarek Hassoun (CFO). 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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