# NBK Capital

> NBK Capital is a VC fund in Safat backing FinTech and Financial Services. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Safat, Kuwait
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Fund size: $310M
- Last fund: Oct 2014
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nbk-capital
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/nbkcapital
- Website: http://nbkcapital.com

NBK Capital is a VC fund in Safat focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Watani Investment Company KSCC (NBK Capital) was established in 2005 as the investment banking arm of National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), one of the largest financial institutions in the region with nearly USD 50 billion in total assets. Drawing on the parent bank's unrivaled financial strength, substantial organizational structure and storiedbanking heritage, we deliver an array of financial solutions in four principal business disciplines Alternative Investments, Asset Management, Brokerage & Research and Investment Banking.With in-depth knowledge of the region’s financial and regulatory environments, as well as its unique cultural dimensions, NBK Capital offers a robust and growing investment platform for clients and investors. Recognized for our customer-centric approach, proven processes and successful track record, we have within the span of last two years advised on over USD 7.4 billion in financing transactions and USD 2.5 billion in M&A transactions.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $65M–$65M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 67% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 67% |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |
| Seafood | 1 | 33% |
| Consumer | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 67% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nigeria | 1 | 33% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 33% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Husayn Shahrur | Head of MENA Asset Management | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/husayn-shahrur |
| Nilmani Gautam | Vice President | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nilmani-gautam |
| Yaser Moustafa | Senior Managing Director & Head of Day-to-Day Operations | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yaser-moustafa |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Moove | Moove is a mobility fintech that provides revenue-based vehicle financing to mobility entrepreneurs, democratizing vehicle ownership across Africa.The company embeds its alternative credit-scoring technology onto ride-hailing and e-logistics platforms, which allows access to proprietary performance and revenue analytics of mobility entrepreneurs tounderwrite loans.Moove was founded by Ladi Delano and Jide Odunsi in 2019. | $65M | Series A | Mar 14, 2022 |  |
| Moove | Moove is a mobility fintech that provides revenue-based vehicle financing to mobility entrepreneurs, democratizing vehicle ownership across Africa. The company embeds its alternative credit-scoring technology onto ride-hailing, logistics, and last-mile/instant delivery platforms, which allows access to proprietary performance and revenueanalytics of mobility entrepreneurs to underwrite loans. | $65M | Series A | Mar 14, 2022 |  |
| Amo Hamza | AmoHamza sea food restaurants, a national Saudi company, founded on 1990 in Riyadh city. Their main goal is in investing on food products that are healthy and have a delectable taste. The sea and its nutritious products were our main inspiration for making the best sea food meals and dishes. Since the company was founded, it was always our maingoal to succeed and build a trust based relationship with our customers with which helped us become the most wide-spread sea food company around the kingdom. |  |  | Apr 04, 2016 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AfricInvest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/afric-invest) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does NBK Capital invest in?

NBK Capital invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Finance startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is NBK Capital's check size?

NBK Capital typically joins rounds of $65M–$65M 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 NBK Capital participates in.

### How do I contact NBK Capital?

Public channels for NBK Capital include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at NBK Capital?

The team at NBK Capital includes Husayn Shahrur (Head of MENA Asset Management), Nilmani Gautam (Vice President) and Yaser Moustafa (Senior Managing Director & Head of Day-to-Day Operations). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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