Michael Lahyani
Founder & CEO @ Property Finder
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Michael Lahyani is a seed investor at Property Finder in Dubai focused on B2B and SaaS. Michael Lahyani is based out of Dubai, Dubai, and is the CEO and Founder of Property Finder. Michael Lahyani attended HEC Lausanne.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 13%
Last updated:
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Industries Michael Lahyani invests in
Stages Michael Lahyani invests in
Countries Michael Lahyani invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $5M–$5.1M
- Series B
- $42M–$42M
Investment Focus
Industry
- B2B 1 (13%)
- SaaS 1 (13%)
- Beauty 1 (13%)
- Retail 1 (13%)
- Travel 1 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (25%)
- Series A 1 (13%)
- Series B 1 (13%)
- Series C 1 (13%)
- Series D 1 (13%)
Country
- Egypt 1 (13%)
- Morocco 1 (13%)
- Colombia 1 (13%)
- United Kingdom 1 (13%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Chari
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Chari is an e-commerce and fintech app for traditional retailers in French-Speaking Africa allowing them to order any consumer goods they sell and get delivered for free in less than 24 hours. Chari is also a financial services provider for these retailers, offering them microloans | $12M / Series A / Oct 15, 2025 | |
Fresha
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Fresha is a marketplace that allows consumers to discover, book and pay for beauty and wellness appointments with local businesses, while salons, spas and barbershops can leverage Fresha to manage their operations with its intuitive, subscription-free business software. Fresha empowers business owners by managing appointment bookings,point-of-sale, customer records, human resources, inventory, and financial reporting. The consumer marketplace unlocks revenue potential for partner businesses by leveraging the power of online bookings and automated marketing through mobile apps and integrations to Instagram, Facebook and Google.Fresha was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. | $52.5M / Series C / Dec 14, 2021 | |
Aptuno
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Aptuno provides a seamless search and application experience for LatAm's residential renters and maximizes liquidity for landords. | $5.1M / Seed / Nov 30, 2021 | |
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Chari
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Chari is an e-commerce and fintech app for traditional retailers in French-Speaking Africa allowing them to order any consumer goods they sell and get delivered for free in less than 24 hours. Chari is also a financial services provider for these retailers, offering them microloans | $5M / Seed / Oct 06, 2021 | |
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Fresha
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Fresha is a marketplace that allows consumers to discover, book and pay for beauty and wellness appointments with local businesses, while salons, spas and barbershops can leverage Fresha to manage their operations with its intuitive, subscription-free business software. Fresha empowers business owners by managing appointment bookings,point-of-sale, customer records, human resources, inventory, and financial reporting. The consumer marketplace unlocks revenue potential for partner businesses by leveraging the power of online bookings and automated marketing through mobile apps and integrations to Instagram, Facebook and Google.Fresha was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. | $152.5M / Series C / Jun 11, 2021 | |
Swvl
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Swvl offers an app that allows customers to book fixed-rate rides on buses and vans in their network. It allows people to share a ride in a van or bus during morning and evening commutes for a fixed flat fare with no surge pricing. Through an app, one can book a ride at an affordable rate. Launched in 2017, Swvl has its headquarters in Dubai,United Arab Emirates. | $68M / Series D / Jun 20, 2019 | |
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Swvl
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Swvl offers an app that allows customers to book fixed-rate rides on buses and vans in their network. It allows people to share a ride in a van or bus during morning and evening commutes for a fixed flat fare with no surge pricing. Through an app, one can book a ride at an affordable rate. Launched in 2017, Swvl has its headquarters in Dubai,United Arab Emirates. | $42M / Series B / Jun 20, 2019 | |
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Swvl
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Swvl offers an app that allows customers to book fixed-rate rides on buses and vans in their network. It allows people to share a ride in a van or bus during morning and evening commutes for a fixed flat fare with no surge pricing. Through an app, one can book a ride at an affordable rate. Launched in 2017, Swvl has its headquarters in Dubai,United Arab Emirates. | $42M / Series B / Jun 20, 2019 |
Co-Investors
About Property Finder
PropertyFinder owns and operates real estate portals across Dubai. Available in both English and Arabic, its websites provide visitors with search facilities covering residential and commercial properties for rent or for sale, real estate news, home advice, and buying and selling guides.PropertyFinder provides its users with the tools to helpconsumers find the properties that fit their needs. It works with brokers to list properties in one convenient site, and make it easier to see all of the information about those properties while browsing from its users’ desktop or on the move.
Property Finder Contacts
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Michael Lahyani
Founder & CEO
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Abhilash Gopal
Director of Engineering
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Badr El Fahim
Technical SEO
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Gauthier Andries
CTO
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Matvey Konovalov
Engineering Lead
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FAQ
What does Michael Lahyani invest in?
Michael Lahyani invests primarily in B2B, SaaS and Beauty startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Egypt. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Michael Lahyani's check size?
Michael Lahyani typically joins rounds of $5M–$5.1M at Seed and $42M–$42M 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 Michael Lahyani participates in.
When did Michael Lahyani last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Michael Lahyani closed in Oct 2025. Shizune tracks 8 investments 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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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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