# iMENA Group

> iMENA Group is a VC fund in Dubai backing Recreation and Advertising. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2021
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/imena-holdings
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/iMENAGroup
- Website: http://www.imena.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iMENAGroup

iMENA Group is a VC fund in Dubai focused on Recreation and Advertising. iMENA is a holding company focused on capturing the hyper-growth phase of the consumer Internet opportunity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The company invests in, builds, and partners with great founders and organizations across sectors and businesses with globally proven technology and business models. iMENA supports them withstrategic and operational services that address the challenges of building, growing, and creating value out of online businesses in the MENA region.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for iMENA Group. Shizune tracks 4 team members at iMENA Group. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/imena-holdings?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recreation | 1 | 33% |
| Advertising | 1 | 33% |
| Classifieds | 1 | 33% |
| Restaurants | 1 | 33% |
| Reservations | 1 | 33% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jordan | 1 | 33% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adey Salamin | Founder and CEO | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adey-salamin |
| Khaldoon Tabaza | Founder and MD | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/khaldoon-tabaza |
| Rudi Dökmecioğlu | Founder & Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rudi-d-kmecio-lu |
| Sultan Shalakhti | UX / UI / Design Lead at iMENA Digital | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sultan-shalakhti |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OpenSooq | OpenSooq is an online classified platform that allows users to freely trade property, cars, products, and services in the Middle East & North Africa region. Sellers can offer products and services to millions of users online without intermediaries. Buyers can browse a wide variety of goods and services, including automotive, Real Estate,Electronics, and much more. | $24M | Series B | Jun 07, 2021 |  |
| ReserveOut | ReserveOut is a free and real-time online restaurant reservations, allowing diners to quickly search and reserve at restaurants within their network. www.reserveout.com | $4.1M | Series A | Jan 31, 2016 |  |
| OpenSooq | OpenSooq is an online classified platform that allows users to freely trade property, cars, products, and services in the Middle East & North Africa region. Sellers can offer products and services to millions of users online without intermediaries. Buyers can browse a wide variety of goods and services, including automotive, Real Estate,Electronics, and much more. |  | Seed | May 07, 2013 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Saudi Jordanian Investment Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saudi-jordanian-investment-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Silicon Badia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/silicon-badia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does iMENA Group invest in?

iMENA Group invests primarily in Recreation, Advertising and Classifieds startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Jordan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact iMENA Group?

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### Who are the partners at iMENA Group?

The team at iMENA Group includes Adey Salamin (Founder and CEO), Khaldoon Tabaza (Founder and MD) and Rudi Dökmecioğlu (Founder & Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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