# Ihsan Jawad

> Ihsan Jawad is a seed investor at STV backing Financial Services, Rental and Billing. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [STV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stv-2)
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Feb 2025
- Lead investor: 60%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://ae.linkedin.com/pub/ihsan-jawad/1/136/92b

Ihsan Jawad is a General Partner at STV. Ihsan Jawad attended Imperial College London.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 2 | 40% |
| Rental | 1 | 20% |
| Billing | 1 | 20% |
| FinTech | 1 | 20% |
| Payments | 1 | 20% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Series C | 1 | 20% |
| Series D | 1 | 20% |
| Series E | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tabby | tabby provides consumers across the GCC with the flexibility to pay for their online and in-store purchases in interest-free installments. tabby helps over 2,000 leading retailers grow their sales. | $160M | Series E | Feb 12, 2025 |  |
| invygo | Invygo is MENA's first & largest car subscription service creating accessible mobility options through an all-inclusive monthly subscription, all in a seamless app-based experience.For consumers: we provide them access to passenger cars without any financial burdens through a customizable month-to-month subscription through a mobile appFor Dealers: through our technology, they get access to a new business model that helps them generate revenue and reduce their depreciation and operational cost The company was founded in 2018 by Eslam Hussein and Pulkit Ganjoo in Dubai, UAE. | $8M | Series A | Oct 23, 2024 |  |
| Tabby | tabby provides consumers across the GCC with the flexibility to pay for their online and in-store purchases in interest-free installments. tabby helps over 2,000 leading retailers grow their sales. | $200M | Series D | Nov 01, 2023 |  |
| Tabby | tabby provides consumers across the GCC with the flexibility to pay for their online and in-store purchases in interest-free installments. tabby helps over 2,000 leading retailers grow their sales. | $58M | Series C | Jan 17, 2023 |  |
| zenda | zenda is a purpose-built fintech platform designed to simplify financial interactions between educational institutions and families. Created with a deep understanding of the everyday challenges faced by both schools and parents, zenda delivers a seamless and unified experience that improves convenience, flexibility, and operational efficiency.The platform addresses the limitations of fragmented, one-size-fits-all payment systems by offering an integrated solution tailored specifically for the education sector. For families, zenda provides a smooth and flexible way to manage school-related payments and financial commitments. For schools, the platform streamlines administrative processes through automation, smarter fee collection systems, and enhanced financial management capabilities.By combining technology, automation, and user-centric design, zenda helps educational institutions improve collections, reduce manual workload, and strengthen engagement with parents, while ensuring a more convenient and transparent payment experience for families. | $9.4M | Seed | Apr 24, 2022 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Arbor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arbor-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Blue Pool Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-pool-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Hassana Investment Company (HIC)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hassana-investment-company-hic) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mubadala](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mubadala-investment-company-e9c0) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Wellington Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wellington-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AlRajhi Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alrajhi-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About STV

VC Fund · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

STV is an independent VC fund that is anchored by STC (MENA's largest telecom operator) with access to its assets (e.g., network, channels, analytics, customer base, etc) to enable its portfolio companies to scale. (Operation started in early 2018)

5 contacts available at STV.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Abdulrahman Al-Aqeel | VC | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abdulrahman-al-aqeel |
| Abdulrahman Tarabzouni | Founder, CEO & MD | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abdulrahman-tarbzouni |
| Ahmad AlNaimi | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ahmad-alnaimi |
| Ahmad Alshammari | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ahmad-alshammari |
| Ihsan Jawad | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ihsan-jawad-3 |

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## FAQ

### What does Ihsan Jawad invest in?

Ihsan Jawad invests primarily in Financial Services, Rental and Billing startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Arab Emirates. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ihsan Jawad last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ihsan Jawad closed in Feb 2025. Shizune tracks 5 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?

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