# MBC Ventures

> MBC Ventures is a VC fund in Dubai backing Apps, Music and Gaming. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/MBCVentures
- Website: http://www.mbc.net/en/corporate/ventures.html

MBC Ventures is a Venture Capital Firm that focuses on supporting media related statups.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 33% |
| Music | 1 | 33% |
| Gaming | 1 | 33% |
| Mobile | 1 | 33% |
| Computer | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Angel | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| China | 1 | 33% |
| Lebanon | 1 | 33% |
| Singapore | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anghami | Anghami is a music streaming app providing unlimited Arabic and International music to stream and download for offline mode. Anghami is designed for the Middle-East and North Africa providing the largest music catalog of licensed content from the major Arabic labels such as Rotana, Melody, Mazzika, Platinum Records and many other indies. It alsofeatures the international majors EMI, Sony, Warner and Universal. Anghami is largest digital music venture ever in the Middle-East funded by multiple VC firms. |  | Post-IPO Equity | Mar 20, 2024 |  |
| TapMad Tv | Singapore Based TapMad is Pakistan's Leading OTT Media Platform with over 5 million monthly users |  | Series A | Dec 05, 2018 |  |
| Falafel Games | Among developers of MMO games targeting the Middle East, Falafel Games has sold the most virtual items for the web browser (more than $1m) and has the most games in the top 100 grossing charts there (3/3, 100% hit rate).Rather simple: We're the only developer of MMO games targeting the Middle East on the web browser, and one of ahandful of MMO developers targeting the Middle East on mobile.We do games with a heavy flavor of authentic Middle Eastern content; along with our distribution channels, makes us poised to dominate the Middle East.Are you interested in taking advantage of the underserved Middle East gaming market? Join us! | $2.1M | Angel | Mar 01, 2012 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Daman Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daman-investments-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mevp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Planet N Group of Companies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/planet-n-group-of-companies-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [twofour54](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/twofour54) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does MBC Ventures invest in?

MBC Ventures invests primarily in Apps, Music and Gaming startups, most often at Angel and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did MBC Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for MBC Ventures closed in Mar 2024. Shizune tracks 3 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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