Kafalat iSME
VC Fund
Kafalat iSME is a VC fund focused on Software and Education. The iSME Programme is a USD 30 million initiative funded by the Government of Lebanon and the World Bank.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Kafalat iSME invests in
Stages Kafalat iSME invests in
Countries Kafalat iSME invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $420k–$1.8M
- Series A
- $1.5M–$4.5M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 2 (25%)
- Education 2 (25%)
- E-Commerce 2 (25%)
- Marketplace 2 (25%)
- Information Technology 2 (25%)
Stage
- Seed 3 (38%)
- Series A 2 (25%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (13%)
- Series B 1 (13%)
Country
- Lebanon 6 (75%)
- United States 1 (13%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ostaz is an education technology (EdTech) company focused on delivering AI-powered personalized tutoring services across the Middle East, particularly in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Lebanon. The platform connects students with qualified tutors while using artificial intelligence to improve tutor-student matching and educational outcomes. | $1.8M / Seed / Sep 27, 2020 | ||
| Shelvz is your all-in-one solution, automating your field team's data collection process, provides with real-time visibility and analytics. | $1.2M / Seed / Apr 05, 2019 | ||
| Mobsting is a video collaboration platform and marketplace where brands, consumers, and video creators connect with each other via communities and channels to co-create video content for social media, customer reach and feedback, product reviews, marketing, engagement, and moreSee some final cuts examples crowdsourced and created by oureditors' marketplace: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTbOC6ZbZ0HDQijWMAiMj_w/videosStructure: What sets Mobsting apart from YouTube and Facebook is the structure it provides brands to legally use video content anywhere, creatively, and collaboratively.End-to-end: Mobsting walks creators through the whole process of video creation, from crowdsourcing the content via communities and channels (content gathering), to curating content, to creating the perfect final cut.Collaboration: Collaboration between a brand and its audience creates plenty of content and brand ambassadors, which makes content creation much cheaper, more authentic, and more “real” since it’s coming from the consumers who are using the brand. The same applies to businesses, YouTubers, influencers, and anyone interested in close engagement and interaction with followers, fans, viewers, customers, employees, etc...Engagement: While available online platforms optimize on the people the user already know, Mobsting connects everyone with the people they want to know and the stories and content they want to be part of. | $750K / Seed / Feb 11, 2019 | ||
| FADEL is an innovator of rights and royalty management software and has worked with some of the biggest names in media, entertainment, publishing, fashion, beauty, high-tech and advertising.FADEL’s technology is recognized for its scalability, configurability, and extendability. Our solutions currently capture, measure, and monetize over $10billion in retail sales and usage data and over $4 billion in annual royalty payments for their customers, including both inbound and outbound royalty payments.FADEL is a thought leader whose work is highly recognized. In addition, FADEL’s IPM Suite has been the recipient of multiple awards and accolades. | $9M / Series B / Jan 02, 2019 | ||
| Toters operates a marketplace that connects customers with retailers, and leverages a network of couriers to deliver from any store in your city. Toters also operates dark grocery stores under the brand Toters Fresh, and holds the leadership position across all verticals and markets it operates in. | $4.5M / Series A / Dec 01, 2018 | ||
| K-12 Arabic platform for teaching and learning in schools. | $1.5M / Series A / Nov 11, 2018 | ||
| Spike is a mobile assistant that helps diabetics better manage their diabetes. Spike monitors the patient's daily behavior and jumps in with reminders and tips when needed about insulin, food, activity, etc.. In addition to that, Spike stores the patient's data for further analysis and/or sharing with doctors and caregivers. Spikealso provides a medicine adherence network in addition to a real time dashboard to make looking after diabetics easier. (more about Spike: https://www.thespikeapp.com) | $300K / Pre-Seed / Nov 15, 2017 | ||
| Mobsting is a video collaboration platform and marketplace where brands, consumers, and video creators connect with each other via communities and channels to co-create video content for social media, customer reach and feedback, product reviews, marketing, engagement, and moreSee some final cuts examples crowdsourced and created by oureditors' marketplace: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTbOC6ZbZ0HDQijWMAiMj_w/videosStructure: What sets Mobsting apart from YouTube and Facebook is the structure it provides brands to legally use video content anywhere, creatively, and collaboratively.End-to-end: Mobsting walks creators through the whole process of video creation, from crowdsourcing the content via communities and channels (content gathering), to curating content, to creating the perfect final cut.Collaboration: Collaboration between a brand and its audience creates plenty of content and brand ambassadors, which makes content creation much cheaper, more authentic, and more “real” since it’s coming from the consumers who are using the brand. The same applies to businesses, YouTubers, influencers, and anyone interested in close engagement and interaction with followers, fans, viewers, customers, employees, etc...Engagement: While available online platforms optimize on the people the user already know, Mobsting connects everyone with the people they want to know and the stories and content they want to be part of. | $420K / Seed / Dec 07, 2016 |
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FAQ
What does Kafalat iSME invest in?
Kafalat iSME invests primarily in Software, Education and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Lebanon. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Kafalat iSME invest in?
Kafalat iSME typically joins rounds of $420k–$1.8M at Seed and $1.5M–$4.5M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Kafalat iSME's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Kafalat iSME took part in.
When did Kafalat iSME last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Kafalat iSME closed in Sep 2020. Shizune tracks 8 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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