# Nuwa Capital

> Nuwa Capital is a VC fund in Dubai backing E-Commerce and FinTech. See 60 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Total investments: 60
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 52%
- Fund size: $75M
- Last fund: Feb 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nuwacapital
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/nuwacapital
- Website: https://nuwacapital.io/

Nuwa Capital is a radical investment platform reshaping the relationship between founders and capital. The firm specializes in the fields of financial services, venture capital, and private equity. It was founded in 2020 and headquartered in Dubai, UAE.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.3M–$13M |
| Pre-Seed | $1.2M–$5.5M |
| Series B | $5M–$39M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 6 | 10% |
| FinTech | 5 | 8% |
| Financial Services | 5 | 8% |
| Software | 3 | 5% |
| Marketplace | 3 | 5% |

47 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 15 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 9 | 15% |
| Series B | 6 | 10% |
| Series A | 4 | 7% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 3% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 15% |
| Saudi Arabia | 6 | 10% |
| Egypt | 5 | 8% |
| United States | 2 | 3% |
| Turkey | 1 | 2% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arnav Danthi | Senior Associate | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arnav-danthi |
| Khaled Talhouni | Founder & Managing Partner | 14 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/khaled-talhouni |
| Sarah Abu Risheh | Partner | 14 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sarah-abu-risheh |
| Stephanie Nour Prince | Partner, Network and Operations; Partner, Network and Operations | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stephanie-nour-prince |
| Tarek Kabrit | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tarek-kabrit |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bundle | Bundle is the first networked rewards platform in the world, revolutionizing how companies interact with and reward their clients.Bundle provides companies with access to significantly more incentives than they could provide on their own by pooling brand incentive funds into common reward pools. Even though they only contribute a small portion ofthe total incentive value, brands can increase conversions. | $5.5M | Pre-Seed | Jul 30, 2026 |  |
| Aya | Aya is a modest fashion e-commerce platform that strives to unite the fragmented modest fashion industry into a single discovery platform. | $6.9M | Series A | Apr 16, 2026 |  |
| Mantas | Mantas protects businesses against cyber risk. We leverage predictive analytics to provide robust cyber insurance that helps businesses mitigate cloud downtime risks. Our parametric solutions ensure uninterrupted operations for all cloud-dependent businesses including e-commerce, SaaS and digital platforms. | $1.8M | Seed | Jan 27, 2026 |  |
| GoWit Technology | GoWit is a leading AdTech company, specializing in a multi-channel Retail Media Ads platform for online retailers. Our main objective is to empower businesses with comprehensive advertising solutions and maximize ad monetization. To reach a broader audience, we offer a variation of on-site & off-site advertising options such as SponsoredProducts, Sponsored Brands, Display, Video and In-Store Ads. With a clear focus on transparency, we are committed to helping our partners establish a powerful presence in the ever-growing world of retail. |  |  | Nov 17, 2025 |  |
| Aydi | Aydi is an IT company that enables agriculture companies to source, manage, train, and pay seasonal workers through a single platform. They intend to create a "new paradigm of work" by giving employees year-round employment, skill development, and financial services. | $7.5M | Seed | Sep 30, 2025 |  |
| Gathern | Gathern is a booking platform of private villas, chalets, rest houses, camps, resorts, farms and other places suitable for gatherings. | $71.9M | Series B | Aug 20, 2025 |  |
| Calo | Calo is a direct-to-consumer food tech company offering personalised meal subscriptions. Its app automatically calculates the calories and macronutrients that users need and delivers them ready-to-eat meals portioned to fit their fitness goals. The app matches users with chef-prepared meals, ensuring high-quality food convenient for busylifestyles. With its user-friendly interface, the Calo app allows users to analyze their needs and subscribe to meal plans in less than two minutes. | $39M | Series B | Jul 29, 2025 |  |
| Calo | Calo is a direct-to-consumer food tech company offering personalised meal subscriptions. Its app automatically calculates the calories and macronutrients that users need and delivers them ready-to-eat meals portioned to fit their fitness goals. The app matches users with chef-prepared meals, ensuring high-quality food convenient for busylifestyles. With its user-friendly interface, the Calo app allows users to analyze their needs and subscribe to meal plans in less than two minutes. | $39M | Series B | Jul 29, 2025 |  |
| Calo | Calo is a direct-to-consumer food tech company offering personalised meal subscriptions. Its app automatically calculates the calories and macronutrients that users need and delivers them ready-to-eat meals portioned to fit their fitness goals. The app matches users with chef-prepared meals, ensuring high-quality food convenient for busylifestyles. With its user-friendly interface, the Calo app allows users to analyze their needs and subscribe to meal plans in less than two minutes. | $39M | Series B | Jul 29, 2025 |  |
| Sylndr | Sylndr is an automotive focused e-commerce marketplace bringing innovation to the used-cars market, where customers can reliably and transparently sell and buy used cars. The company is aiming to build trust in the used-car market by becoming the go-to place for customers seeking to sell and buy their cars, through an extensive range ofhigh-quality used vehicles accessible across a diverse set of financing solutions. | $15.7M | Series A | May 19, 2025 |  |

10 of 60 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does Nuwa Capital invest in?

Nuwa Capital invests primarily in E-Commerce, FinTech and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 60 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 Nuwa Capital's check size?

Nuwa Capital typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$13M at Seed, $1.2M–$5.5M at Pre-Seed and $5M–$39M 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 Nuwa Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Nuwa Capital?

Public channels for Nuwa 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 Nuwa Capital?

The team at Nuwa Capital includes Arnav Danthi (Senior Associate), Khaled Talhouni (Founder & Managing Partner) and Sarah Abu Risheh (Partner), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. 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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