Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)
VC Fund
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) is a VC fund in Dubai focused on FinTech and E-Commerce. MEVP is a Middle East-focused venture capital firm that invests in the early and growth stages of innovative companies run by talented entrepreneurs in the Middle East Region with a focus on the GCC and Levant countries.With offices in Beirut, Dubai, Bahrain and Riyadh and more than USD 260 million in Assets Under Management, MEVP is the largestand most established VC firm in this region, with clear cross border investment appetite.
- Total investments:
- 112
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 38%
Last updated:
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Industries Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) invests in
Stages Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) invests in
Countries Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $420k–$6M
- Series A
- $2.6M–$14M
- Series B
- $4.6M–$50M
Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 13 (12%)
- E-Commerce 13 (12%)
- Financial Services 13 (12%)
- SaaS 10 (9%)
- Software 10 (9%)
Stage
- Series A 29 (26%)
- Seed 28 (25%)
- Series B 19 (17%)
- Funding Round 12 (11%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 4 (4%)
Country
- United Arab Emirates 22 (20%)
- Lebanon 7 (6%)
- United States 7 (6%)
- Saudi Arabia 6 (5%)
- United Kingdom 5 (4%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ankit Sarwahi
Associate Director
|
Associate Director | Total investments: 8 | Find email | |
Ali Almajthoob
Associate Director
|
Associate Director | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Andreas Ehn
Member of the investment committee
|
Member of the investment committee | Total investments: 18 | Find email | |
Elie Habib
Venture Partner
|
Venture Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jad El Boustani
Managing Director
|
Managing Director | Total investments: 4 | Find email | |
| See all 11 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Keyper
|
Keyper is a digital real estate investment management solution platform that offers automation of daily tasks, monitoring of real estate portfolios, and access to data-driven insights for investors and property owners. RealKeyper is a Dubai-based proptech platform offering smart property management, rent-now-pay-later solutions, tenant management,and real estate software tools. It helps landlords, tenants, and investors streamline leasing, rent collection, maintenance, and property operations through advanced digital solutions and real-time analytics. | $11M / Series A / Jul 09, 2026 | |
Stake
|
Stake is a digital real estate investment platform providing the easiest and most transparent way to invest in income generating properties, starting in Dubai. Our mission is to make investing in real estate accessible and profitable for all. | $31M / Series B / Feb 17, 2026 | |
Spare
|
Spare is a fintech providing open banking APIs for secure bank data access, account verification, and account-to-account payments. | $5M / Seed / Sep 16, 2025 | |
Hala
|
Hala offers a payment and wallet solution for individuals and point-of-sale (PoS) services that enable merchants to accept credit card payments. | $157M / Series B / Sep 15, 2025 | |
Spare
|
Spare helps individuals easily track their spending and connect all their accounts through an automated, easy to use app, so that they can stay on top of their finances. They can also use the app to make account to account payments quickly and safely. Spare is licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain as an Account Information Service Provider &Payment Initiation Service Provider (AISP/PISP). Spare is also part of the Central Bank of Kuwait Fintech Regulatory Sandbox and KSA's SAMA Fintech regulatory sandbox. | $5M / Seed / Sep 08, 2025 | |
xfolio
|
XFOLIO AI is an innovative software platform for treasury and portfolio management. | $2M / Seed / Jun 16, 2025 | |
AppliedAI
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AAICO uses artificial intelligence to solve document, process, and measurable business improvement problems in regulated industries. | $55M / Series A / Feb 10, 2025 | |
invygo
|
Invygo is MENA's first & largest car subscription service creating accessible mobility options through an all-inclusive monthly subscription, all in a seamless app-based experience.For consumers: we provide them access to passenger cars without any financial burdens through a customizable month-to-month subscription through a mobile appFor Dealers: through our technology, they get access to a new business model that helps them generate revenue and reduce their depreciation and operational cost The company was founded in 2018 by Eslam Hussein and Pulkit Ganjoo in Dubai, UAE. | $8M / Series A / Oct 23, 2024 | |
Ziina
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Ziina is a financial technology platform that offers digital payment and money transfer services for consumers, freelancers, and businesses in the UAE. Its services include peer-to-peer transfers, payment links, QR code payments, Tap to Pay functionality, digital wallets, and payment gateway tools for online businesses. | $22M / Series A / Sep 04, 2024 | |
Mealplanet
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Mealplanet is an online marketplace for ordering and managing meal plans from various providers. | $6M / Seed / Aug 14, 2024 | |
| See all 112 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) invest in?
Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) invests primarily in FinTech, E-Commerce and Financial Services startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 112 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 Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)'s check size?
Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) typically joins rounds of $420k–$6M at Seed, $2.6M–$14M at Series A and $4.6M–$50M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) participates in.
How do I contact Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)?
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Who are the partners at Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)?
The team at Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) includes Ankit Sarwahi (Associate Director), Ali Almajthoob (Associate Director) and Andreas Ehn (Member of the investment committee), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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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