# Knuru Capital

> Knuru Capital is a VC fund in Dubai backing E-Commerce and FinTech. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Jul 2023
- Lead investor: 64%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/knurucapital
- Website: http://www.knuru.com

Knuru Capital is a VC fund in Dubai focused on E-Commerce and FinTech. Based out of Dubai, Knuru pursues equity and credit opportunities in fintech and marketplaces across the GCC, Africa and Southern Europe. The management is led by a team of investors and entrepreneurs bringing to venture capital extensive cross-asset class experience dedicated to supporting high growth businesses.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $4M–$5M |
| Series A | $2.5M–$15M |
| Series C | $3M–$11M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 36% |
| FinTech | 3 | 27% |
| Financial Services | 3 | 27% |
| Banking | 2 | 18% |
| Internet | 2 | 18% |

34 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 27% |
| Seed | 2 | 18% |
| Series C | 2 | 18% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 18% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 9% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 55% |
| Spain | 2 | 18% |
| Kenya | 1 | 9% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 9% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alain Dib | Founder & CEO | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alain-dib |
| Victor Sunyer | Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/victor-sunyer |
| Bassim Haidar | Founder & Group CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bassim-haidar |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alma Health | Alma Health is a digitally-native chronic illness management platform serving an addressable market of 20m patients in GCC. Through its cloud pharmacy and virtual doctor consultations, Alma Health is translating patient behavior and insights into personalized services and products like digital treatments and at home monitoring systems. Alma Healthis based in Hub71-Abu Dhabi. | $10M | Series A | Jul 11, 2023 |  |
| Klaim | Klaim is an InsureTech platform offering a SaaS medical claim management and financing platform all in one. They provide them with total visibility on their revenue cycle, increase their revenue through reduced claim processing time and errors, and faster payments. | $5M | Seed | Nov 17, 2022 |  |
| Savana | Electronic Health Records reuse, with Clinical Natural Language Processing. | $25M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 04, 2022 |  |
| The Giving Movement | The Giving Movement is a direct-to-consumer sustainable fashion brand. The company offers same-day delivery to its users in the UAE, while other deliveries for customers across the wider gulf cooperation council. | $15M | Series A | Mar 11, 2022 |  |
| Amitruck | Amitruck is a mobile and web-based trucking logistics platform that brings together cargo owners and transporters. The company was founded 2018 and is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. | $4M | Seed | Jan 21, 2022 |  |
| Ibancar | Ibancar is a fintech company specialized in online lending to a largely unbanked client base, one that does not have access to conventional forms of credit. In a world where banks have low risk appetite and are increasingly bureaucratic our objective is to build a solid and sustainable business which steps up to offer credit to clients who are inneed of urgent liquidity or are experiencing temporary financial difficulties. We are a team of specialists who have worked for 4 years developing a loan product with zero credit losses, clear differentiating factors and competitive advantage. This has made Ibancar the fastest growing and most respected secured loan (car equity loans) platform in the sector. We are responsible lenders with transparent rates, flexible payment plans and over 1.5m in issued loans to date. | $11.3M | Debt Financing | Dec 22, 2021 |  |
| Joi Gifts | Joi Gifts is a full-service mobile platform for physical gifts. joi was born out of the belief that the world can be made a happier place, one gift at a time. With the best quality flowers and free same-day delivery, premium cakes and chocolates, balloons, gourmet gift baskets, unique personalized items and more, we have what it takes to put agenuine smile on anyone’s face and turn the experience of gift-giving into memorable occasions for you and those you care about the most. | $2.5M | Series A | Sep 19, 2021 |  |
| NOW Money | NOW Money uses mobile banking technology to bring accounts and remittance to the unbanked population of the Middle East. It provides a convenient and easy to use solution for those currently excluded from the financial system, bringing full access to the financial system, and significant savings on remittance. | $7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 29, 2021 |  |
| Ibancar | Ibancar is a fintech company specialized in online lending to a largely unbanked client base, one that does not have access to conventional forms of credit. In a world where banks have low risk appetite and are increasingly bureaucratic our objective is to build a solid and sustainable business which steps up to offer credit to clients who are inneed of urgent liquidity or are experiencing temporary financial difficulties. We are a team of specialists who have worked for 4 years developing a loan product with zero credit losses, clear differentiating factors and competitive advantage. This has made Ibancar the fastest growing and most respected secured loan (car equity loans) platform in the sector. We are responsible lenders with transparent rates, flexible payment plans and over 1.5m in issued loans to date. | $1.9M |  | Nov 25, 2020 |  |
| Jiji | Jiji is a leading classifieds marketplace in Africa. Starting from Nigeria, the company expanded to four new geographies in 2019. Following an OLX acquisition, Jiji’s monthly audience exceeded 8mn monthly unique users. In 2018, the Jiji app was #1 by downloads in the Shopping category by Nigerian Android users, and it is currently the highest ratedapp in Nigerian e-commerce. | $3M | Series C | Dec 10, 2019 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Wa’ed Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/waed-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Wamda Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wamda) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Aldea Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aldea-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Anthemis Exponential Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthemis-exponential-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Better Tomorrow Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/better-tomorrow-ventures-bebf) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cathay Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cathaycapital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Knuru Capital invest in?

Knuru Capital invests primarily in E-Commerce, FinTech and Financial Services startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Arab Emirates. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Knuru Capital's check size?

Knuru Capital typically joins rounds of $4M–$5M at Seed, $2.5M–$15M at Series A and $3M–$11M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Knuru Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Knuru Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Knuru Capital?

The team at Knuru Capital includes Alain Dib (Founder & CEO), Victor Sunyer (Partner) and Bassim Haidar (Founder & Group CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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