# Rowad

> Rowad is a VC fund in Sitrah backing Apps, SaaS and Mobile. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sitrah, Bahrain
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- Website: https://x.com/rowadco_
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rowad.rowad.12

Rowad is a VC fund in Sitrah focused on Apps and SaaS. Part of Bahrain Development Bank

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $65k–$75k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 2 | 67% |
| SaaS | 2 | 67% |
| Mobile | 1 | 33% |
| Sports | 1 | 33% |
| Fitness | 1 | 33% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bahrain | 2 | 67% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tamarran | Tamarran is the GCC's fastest trending and home-grown gym management software and booking app that is used by sports gyms, fitness studios, sport academies, personal trainers, and recreational centers to manage and promote their businesses in a better way using a cloud-based management software that is accessible via a mobile app and awebsite. The platform comes in Arabic and English. More details about the gym management software can be found via: https://tamarran.com/en/businessThe company is currently based in Bahrain and has recently started its expansion in KSA, UAE, and Kuwait with more than 200 venues in less than a year. Tamarran is raising funds to help in accessing GCC markets faster starting from KSA. Tamarran is striving to have the first mover advantage in the $4 billion sports and fitness market in this part of the world. The vision of this company is to become the MENA’s biggest sport community platform. A one-stop-shop for sports that connects the sport enthusiasts and service providers with each other and help them exercise, socialize and compete with each other using technology.Tamarran is solving two important problems in this field. Firstly, it is very difficult for people to explore different sport options. It is also hard to find, compare and access the suitable sport facility, activity or personal trainer due to the scattered sources and lack of credible information. On the other side, the sport centers struggle a lot in running their businesses due to the absence of technological solutions as most of them either use manual systems, very old or very expensive solutions. Tamarran is solving these two problems by introducing one platform that connects everything together and enable people find and book a wide range of sport facilities, recreational activities and events in a fast manner while helping gym and studio owners better manage their businesses using a mobile app. | $66.1K | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2018 |  |
| WNNA | WNNA is an Intuitive based personal recommendation engine that is empowered by AI. WNNA app recommends activities you could do based on decisions you would usually make. Activities may include listening to music, watching movies, eating food, visiting attractions and so on. It does this by scurrying through different sources over the internet, getyou only the information you would regularly use to make decisions | $65K | Pre-Seed | Feb 06, 2017 |  |
| inagrab | Inagrab is a company with a mission to bridge the gap between businesses and people by monetizing word of mouth using their core product called Dalooni. Dalooni is platform connects businesses with a sales force consisting of the everyday individual without technically paying them a salary, and helps the unemployed youth of the MENA Region getaccess to a source of income and enhance their business development capabilities gradually. | $75K | Pre-Seed | Feb 01, 2017 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Rowad invest in?

Rowad invests primarily in Apps, SaaS and Mobile startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Bahrain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Rowad's check size?

Rowad typically joins rounds of $65k–$75k 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 Rowad participates in.

### When did Rowad last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rowad closed in Jan 2018. Shizune tracks 3 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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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