# Mudassir Sheikha

> Mudassir Sheikha is a seed investor at Endeavor backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Endeavor](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endeavor)
- Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Aug 2025
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mudassirsheikha/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/MudassirSheikha
- Website: https://x.com/MudassirSheikha
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mudassir.sheikha

Mudassir Sheikha is a seed investor at Endeavor in Dubai focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Mudassir Sheikha is based out of Dubai and is the Co-Founder, CEO and Managing Director of Careem. Mudassir previously worked at McKinsey and Company as an Associate Partner. Mudassir Sheikha attended Stanford University.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.3M–$18M |
| Pre-Seed | $1.5M–$3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 29% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 29% |
| B2B | 1 | 14% |
| EdTech | 1 | 14% |
| Mobile | 1 | 14% |

25 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 29% |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 29% |
| Egypt | 1 | 14% |
| Pakistan | 1 | 14% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alaan | Alaan is a financial technology platform that provides corporate cards and expense management tools for businesses to manage company spending and financial operations. The platform enables organizations to issue physical and virtual corporate cards, set spending controls, monitor transactions in real time, and automate expense tracking andreconciliation processes. Alaan also integrates with accounting and enterprise resource planning systems, allowing finance teams to sync transaction data, invoices, and supporting documents directly into their accounting workflows. Its services include budgeting controls, approval workflows, reporting dashboards, and automated receipt and tax data extraction to support compliance and financial oversight. The platform is used by businesses across sectors such as retail, logistics, healthcare, hospitality, and professional services to centralize and manage operational expenses digitally. | $48M | Series A | Aug 05, 2025 |  |
| Taleemabad | "Taleemabad.com is a comprehensive online educational platform that offers quality educational resources for students of all ages. Our platform provides a diverse range of courses and study materials designed to cater to the needs of learners from primary school to higher education levels. | $2.3M | Seed | Sep 25, 2023 |  |
| Silkhaus | Silkhaus makes living comfortable and convenient through 24/7 mobile support and a digital concierge. | $7.8M | Seed | Nov 14, 2022 |  |
| Altruistiq | Altruistiq provides a platform that enables enterprises to automate sustainability data measurement, management, and exchange. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom. | $18.1M | Seed | Jul 25, 2022 |  |
| Manara | We identify and thoroughly vet undiscovered talent. You hire them directly for onsite or remote jobs, diversifying and accelerating your team. Our mission is to accelerate the growth of the Arab tech sector by untapping its human potential. Did you know that 52% of computer science graduates in Palestine are women? Follow us and visit our websiteto learn more. | $3M | Pre-Seed | May 09, 2022 |  |
| elmenus | elmenus is a venture-backed food discovery startup based in Egypt that serves over 1 Million monthly users. We are building a platform that combines a social, visual and personalized experience to help people discover and order the food they will love. |  | Corporate Round | Feb 28, 2022 |  |
| Intellia AI | Intellia engages talent from emerging markets to offer on-demand, remote analysts that can be deployed within 24 hours for 80% less cost through its proprietary AI-driven analyst vetting, training and quality control platform. Customers can hire remote analysts, teams or engage in high-quality consulting services. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Nov 26, 2020 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [VentureSouq](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venturesouq) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Yuj Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yuj-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [468 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/468-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [885 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/885-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Molten Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/draper-esprit) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fatima Gobi Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fatima-gobi-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Endeavor

VC Fund · New York, United States

About EndeavorEndeavor is the world’s leading community of high-impact entrepreneurs. Today, Endeavor’s network spans nearly 40 countries and supports more than 2,000 entrepreneurs, whose companies generate combined revenues of over $28 billion US, have created more than 3.9 million jobs, and, in 2020, raised over $4 billion US in capital.Endeavor’s unique entrepreneur-first model and network of trust provide a platform for founders to dream big, scale up, and pay it forward to the next generation of entrepreneurs.
About Endeavor CatalystEndeavor Catalyst is the rules-based, co-investment fund of Endeavor, set up to invest exclusively in Endeavor Entrepreneur-led companies and to sustain Endeavor’s long-term operations in a mission-aligned way. Launched in 2012, Endeavor Catalyst has ~$250M+ AUM across three funds and has made 200+ investments to date in 32+ different markets. Today The Endeavor Catalyst portfolio has 37 companies valued at $1B+, including 29 unicorns. Investments include Globant (NYSE:GLOB), Rappi, and Creditas in Latin America; Yemeksepeti.com and Careem in MENA; and Bukalapak and Carro in Indonesia.

5 contacts available at Endeavor.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brian Swette | Member of the Board of Trustees | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-swette-2 |
| Vincent Speranza | Director Nacional de Operaciones | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vincent-speranza |
| Adrian Garcia-Aranyos | TitlePresident | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adrian-garcia-aranyos |
| Ahmet Onur | Entrepreneur | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ahmet-onur |
| Alexis Pantazis | Entrepreneur | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexis-pantazis |

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## FAQ

### What does Mudassir Sheikha invest in?

Mudassir Sheikha invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and B2B startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed 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 Mudassir Sheikha's check size?

Mudassir Sheikha typically joins rounds of $2.3M–$18M at Seed and $1.5M–$3M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Mudassir Sheikha participates in.

### When did Mudassir Sheikha last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mudassir Sheikha closed in Aug 2025. 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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