# Musaab Hakami

> Musaab Hakami is a seed investor at Mala Inc. backing FinTech and Financial Services. See 39 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Mala Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mala-unc)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 39
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 5%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/musaabhakami
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/musaabhakami

Musaab Hakami is a seed investor at Mala Inc. in San Francisco focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Founder, Ex-GP. Ex-Entrepreneur. Ex-Computer Engineer. Angel Investor. BoD. Ex-CCO & CFO @trySaryApp

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $584k–$6M |
| Pre-Seed | $50k–$3M |
| Series A | $5.2M–$7.4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 12 | 31% |
| Financial Services | 12 | 31% |
| Software | 9 | 23% |
| SaaS | 3 | 8% |
| Finance | 3 | 8% |

54 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 17 | 44% |
| Pre-Seed | 10 | 26% |
| Series A | 4 | 10% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 3% |
| Equity Crowdfunding | 1 | 3% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 11 | 28% |
| Saudi Arabia | 7 | 18% |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 8% |
| India | 2 | 5% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Maalexi | We are a deal-driven and buyer-focussed digital ecosystem for 'Wholesale Import and Finance of Food and Agriculture products into US, Europe, Africa, India and the UAE'. We make it faster, cheaper and safer to trade internationally, by standardizing and digitalizing trade processes, and have built key partnerships with globally renownedcompanies, that assure performance, finance, and mitigate transactional risks.We help local SME manufacturers and distributors to import and get finance for food and agricultural products directly from the source. Agricultural products can be imported by local manufacturers directly from small and medium co-operatives and processors, while food products can be imported directly by local distributors from manufacturers. We help buyers connect and transact with sellers by mitigating transactional risks in cross-border trade like : Counter-party, Price, Product Quality and Quantity, Delivery and Payment. We have partnerships that allow us to provide - digital contracting, end-to-end fulfillment, physical inspections, and secured payments. We are partnered with globally renowned - Distributed Ledger Technology platform, Logistics Service companies, Insurance providers, an Inspection Agency, and Financial Service fin-tech firms. We work 24x7, 365 days to 'simplify cross-border trade', and we invite you to join us in this endeavor. | $2.8M | Seed | Jun 26, 2026 |  |
| MilkStraw AI | Saving companies up to 75% on AWS | $2M | Seed | Jan 06, 2026 |  |
| Hakbah | Hakbah is a Fintech startup focusing on an alternative financial saving. Hakbah is modernizing financial saving via its intelligent platform by offering a comprehensive one-stop-shop solution for Savings Groups to initiate, manage, join, and pay directly within the mobile app. | $5.2M | Series A | Dec 20, 2023 |  |
| Lisan | Lisan AI is an AI technology company focused on enhancing enterprise productivity through intelligent automation and multilingual AI solutions. The company develops advanced tools that streamline communication, optimize workflows, and improve operational efficiency for organizations across diverse industries.Its flagship product, WriteX, is anAI-powered multilingual writing assistant that supports both Arabic and English. The platform provides grammar correction, style enhancement, intelligent autocompletion, and compliance checks, helping professionals create accurate, polished, and contextually appropriate content more efficiently.MeetriX serves as an intelligent meeting assistant designed to improve collaboration and productivity through automated note-taking, real-time meeting analytics, and actionable insights. The solution enables organizations to capture discussions effectively, streamline follow-ups, and enhance decision-making processes.In addition, NitroX offers AI-powered accelerators that automate complex document creation, chart generation, and workflow processes. By reducing manual effort and accelerating operational tasks, NitroX helps organizations improve efficiency, scalability, and overall productivity.Together, Lisan AI’s suite of AI-driven enterprise tools empowers businesses to modernize communication, automate repetitive tasks, and build more intelligent, efficient digital workplaces. | $2M | Seed | Dec 15, 2023 |  |
| Lisan | Lisan AI is an AI technology company focused on enhancing enterprise productivity through intelligent automation and multilingual AI solutions. The company develops advanced tools that streamline communication, optimize workflows, and improve operational efficiency for organizations across diverse industries.Its flagship product, WriteX, is anAI-powered multilingual writing assistant that supports both Arabic and English. The platform provides grammar correction, style enhancement, intelligent autocompletion, and compliance checks, helping professionals create accurate, polished, and contextually appropriate content more efficiently.MeetriX serves as an intelligent meeting assistant designed to improve collaboration and productivity through automated note-taking, real-time meeting analytics, and actionable insights. The solution enables organizations to capture discussions effectively, streamline follow-ups, and enhance decision-making processes.In addition, NitroX offers AI-powered accelerators that automate complex document creation, chart generation, and workflow processes. By reducing manual effort and accelerating operational tasks, NitroX helps organizations improve efficiency, scalability, and overall productivity.Together, Lisan AI’s suite of AI-driven enterprise tools empowers businesses to modernize communication, automate repetitive tasks, and build more intelligent, efficient digital workplaces. | $2M | Seed | Dec 15, 2023 |  |
| Groundfloor | Building the infrastructure for IRL community | $2M | Seed | Aug 24, 2022 |  |
| Funding Souq | Funding Souq is a digital lending platform that aims to address the $230bn SME funding gap across the MENA region. The platform connects creditworthy borrowers to lenders who will have the opportunity to generate a competitive return by lending to local businesses by adhering to the principles of Islamic Finance. | $2.5M | Seed | Mar 01, 2022 |  |
| Pluto | Pluto is the most comprehensive & powerful corporate card and spend management platform built for MENA businesses. From small businesses to the largest multi-national group holdings, businesses such as Property Finder, Knight Frank and Swissport have trusted Pluto with all of their non-payroll spending.Pluto combines the power of gettingaccess to instant issuance unlimited corporate cards, full end-to-end reimbursements, petty cash & account payables management all within one platform. No more chasing for receipts, manually approving invoices on long e-mail threads or sharing one corporate card with several people. Pluto's enterprise platform brings control back to complex finance and accounting business processes and creates a streamlined approach to controlling your company's spending. | $6M | Seed | Feb 03, 2022 |  |
| Pikup | Buncha is a food delivery app that prioritizes price, convenience, and environmental friendliness. Buncha began as 'Pikup,' with the goal of reinventing grocery delivery by arranging deliveries by area, lowering prices, and reducing carbon emissions. There have been product updates, enhancements, and a rebranding since then. | $1.8M | Seed | Dec 15, 2021 |  |
| Yetipay | We build software for card machines that solves real world problems. | $584.1K | Seed | Oct 28, 2021 |  |

10 of 39 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Haatch](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haatch) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [2048 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2048-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Access Bridge Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/access-bridge-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Global Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Mala Inc.

VC Fund · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mala provides a buy now, pay later (BNPL) solution specifically designed for B2B transactions in the MENA region. The platform enables businesses to manage their cash flow more effectively while making purchases.

1 contacts available at Mala Inc..

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Musaab Hakami | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/musaab-hakami |

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## FAQ

### What does Musaab Hakami invest in?

Musaab Hakami invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 39 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Musaab Hakami's check size?

Musaab Hakami typically joins rounds of $584k–$6M at Seed, $50k–$3M at Pre-Seed and $5.2M–$7.4M 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 Musaab Hakami participates in.

### When did Musaab Hakami last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Musaab Hakami closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 39 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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