# Malek Meslemani

> Malek Meslemani is a seed investor at Ancora Investment Limited backing Artificial Intelligence. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Ancora Investment Limited](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ancora-investment-limited)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jun 2020
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/malek-meslemani/

Malek Meslemani is a seed investor at Ancora Investment Limited in London focused on Artificial Intelligence and SaaS. Malek Meslemani is the Chief Executive at Ancora Investment Limited. Malek Meslemani attended CentraleSupélec.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $500k–$1.3M |
| Series A | $7M–$10M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 43% |
| SaaS | 1 | 14% |
| EdTech | 1 | 14% |
| Fitness | 1 | 14% |
| Cannabis | 1 | 14% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 43% |
| Series A | 2 | 29% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 14% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 57% |
| Tunisia | 1 | 14% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wise Systems | Wise Systems builds autonomous dispatch and routing software that uses machine learning to continuously improve fleet efficiency and customer service across last-mile operations in food, beverage, courier, energy, field service, and other markets. Used by some of the world’s largest brands, Wise Systems customers typically see 10-15% mileagereductions, significant increases in fleet utilization, and up to 80% decreases in late deliveries. The Wise Systems platform applies software-based logic to all orders and makes intelligent, data-driven decisions to optimize both fleet performance and customer service — processing millions of data points and making thousands of real-time decisions that would be impossible for even the most experienced human dispatcher. The system automatically schedules routes, monitors routes in progress, and intelligently adjusts to day-of delays on the ground.The company was founded out of the MIT Media Lab and Center for Transportation Logistics in 2014 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | $15M | Series B | Jun 18, 2020 |  |
| GoMyCode | GoMyCode is changing the education market by training talents in a dynamic belnded environement on digital skills and connects them with tech opportunities around the world. Based on 4 Main Aspects: - Data based Assessment - Data based matching - Business Analytics - Learning Platform - Content EditorGoMyCode provides digital Skills Training forthe Future of Work. In 4 Different fields: - DATA - DEVELOPMENT - DESIGN - DIGITAL MARKETING | $500K | Seed | Jan 10, 2020 |  |
| Isla Health | Isla is building the visual component to the medical record and providing clinicians with the valuable clinical context they need for decision making whilst delivering convenient care for patients |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2020 |  |
| Cannaray | Cannaray is a leading European cannabis company stratifying medical THC and a CBD lifestyle brand.Cannaray CBD is the company’s flagship CBD wellness brand – founded to make CBD easy and accessible for millions of new people. Its product range includes CBD Oil Drops for day and night, Capsules, Gummies and Muscle Balm. All Cannaray CBD productsare formulated to be effective and enjoyable to use, triple-lab-tested for purity, and are packaged in the modern, bright, and optimistic Cannaray brand colours.Therismos is the company's medical division, which imports and distributes cannabis-based products for medical use (CBPM) across Europe. We strive to be the leading European full-service provider of medicinal cannabis through our innovative product solutions, valuable partnerships with strategic allies, and collaboration with world-class scientists and medical practitioners.We put patients at the heart of everything we do and aspire to improve their quality of life by offering access to the largest range and delivery routes of safe, reliable and high-quality CBPM, while ensuring medical practitioners have everything they need to fully support cannabis patients wherever they may be. | $10.2M | Series A | Sep 09, 2019 |  |
| InstaDeep | InstaDeep is an EMEA leader in decision-making AI products for the Enterprise, with headquarters in London, and offices in Paris, Tunis, Lagos, Dubai and Cape Town. With expertise in both machine intelligence research and concrete business deployments, the Company provides a competitive advantage to its partners in an AI-first world. Leveraging itsextensive knowhow in GPU-accelerated computing, deep learning and reinforcement learning, InstaDeep has built products, such as its novel DeepChain™ platform, that tackle the most complex challenges across a range of industries. InstaDeep has also developed collaborations with global leaders in the Artificial Intelligence ecosystem, such as Google DeepMind, NVIDIA and Intel. The Company is part of Intel’s AI Builders program and was named an Elite Preferred Deep Learning Partner by NVIDIA | $7M | Series A | May 09, 2019 |  |
| Shift | Shift is a British-based technology company with global ambition. Founded in 2017 by Jacob Corlett, Chief Executive Officer, the Company is transforming the delivery and logistics industry through its tech-based platform, creating an on-demand delivery marketplace. Shift offers customers and businesses this lower cost, on-demand delivery servicevia smart algorithms that filter through the pre-existing routes of registered independent drivers and fleets of vehicles. It quickly locates best-suited drivers in order to facilitate jobs in the most efficient way.The team of c.80, many of which are software engineers, has already built a UK network of 10,000+ drivers on the platform, facilitating cost effective deliveries for thousands of consumers and businesses every day.With a senior management team including industry veterans from app-based platforms such as Deliveroo, Uber and Gett, the business is rapidly scaling - organically and via targeted M&A - to capitalise on its first mover advantage. | $1.3M | Seed | Apr 22, 2019 |  |
| InstaDeep | InstaDeep is an EMEA leader in decision-making AI products for the Enterprise, with headquarters in London, and offices in Paris, Tunis, Lagos, Dubai and Cape Town. With expertise in both machine intelligence research and concrete business deployments, the Company provides a competitive advantage to its partners in an AI-first world. Leveraging itsextensive knowhow in GPU-accelerated computing, deep learning and reinforcement learning, InstaDeep has built products, such as its novel DeepChain™ platform, that tackle the most complex challenges across a range of industries. InstaDeep has also developed collaborations with global leaders in the Artificial Intelligence ecosystem, such as Google DeepMind, NVIDIA and Intel. The Company is part of Intel’s AI Builders program and was named an Elite Preferred Deep Learning Partner by NVIDIA |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2017 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AfricInvest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/afric-invest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Endeavor Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endeavor-catalyst) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fuel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fuel-ventures-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gradient](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gradient-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Prologis Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/prologis-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [E14 Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-e14-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Ancora Investment Limited

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Boutique Private Investment

1 contacts available at Ancora Investment Limited.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Malek Meslemani | Chief Executive | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/malek-meslemani |

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## FAQ

### What does Malek Meslemani invest in?

Malek Meslemani invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, SaaS and EdTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Malek Meslemani's check size?

Malek Meslemani typically joins rounds of $500k–$1.3M at Seed and $7M–$10M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Malek Meslemani participates in.

### When did Malek Meslemani last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Malek Meslemani closed in Jun 2020. Shizune tracks 7 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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