Karim Kawar
Angel Investor
Amman, Jordan
Karim Kawar is a seed investor in Amman focused on Retail and Fashion. Karim Kawar is the president of Kawar Group, and the former ambassador to the United States and Mexico from Jordan. He is also chairman of Kawar Energy and of IrisGuard. As ambassador to the United States, Kawar led the EDAMA Initiative, Jordan's blueprint for a green economy and was appointed by Royal Decree to the Board of Trustees of theKing Abdullah II Fund for Development. Previously, Kawar was appointed to the Economic Consultative Council by His Majesty King Abdullah II. He is the architect of the REACH Initiative, Jordan's blueprint for a knowledge economy, founder and chairman of the Information Technology Association of Jordan, former president of the Jordan Computer Society, and a founding member of several business associations and NGOs, including AmCham and the Jordan Intellectual Property Association.
- Total investments:
- 1
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Industries Karim Kawar invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Retail 1 (100%)
- Fashion 1 (100%)
- Shopping 1 (100%)
- Lifestyle 1 (100%)
- E-Commerce 1 (100%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Markavıp is an exclusive, invitation-only online shopping community focused on the Middle Eastern market. The website specializes in offering flash sales to its customers.Markavıp was founded by Ahmed Alkhatib, who previously spent 12 years in Silicon Valley working in the e-commerce industry. The website enjoys memberships from over 3 millionexclusive members across eight Arabic speaking countries including Jordan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, Bahrain, and Oman. | Seed / Nov 01, 2010 |
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What does Karim Kawar invest in?
Karim Kawar invests primarily in Retail, Fashion and Shopping startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Jordan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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When did Karim Kawar last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Karim Kawar closed in Nov 2010. Shizune tracks 1 investment in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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