# Saed Nashef

> Saed Nashef is a seed investor at Sadara Ventures (Dammam) backing Credit and Retail. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Sadara Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sadara-ventures)
- Location: Dammam, Saudi Arabia
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/saednashef
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/saednashef
- Website: https://x.com/saednashef
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/saed.nashef

Saed Nashef is a seed investor at Sadara Ventures in Dammam focused on Credit and Retail. Saed Nashef is Founding Partner at Sadara Ventures. Saed Nashef attended California State University, Long Beach.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Credit | 1 | 20% |
| Retail | 1 | 20% |
| Billing | 1 | 20% |
| Lending | 1 | 20% |
| Payments | 1 | 20% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Series A | 2 | 40% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 40% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Buildnow | BuildNow is MENAP's first "Build Now Pay Later" solution. We fund the raw materials construction & manufacturing SMEs need, while providing credit terms tailored to optimize their cash flow and supercharge their growth. | $6.5M | Seed | Mar 05, 2024 |  |
| Opontia | Opontia provides a fast and fair way for small e-commerce business owners to sell their companies. They buy businesses with a long-term competitive advantage and strong home-grown brands. They know that selling a business can be stressful and difficult, which is why they have streamlined the process so that you can receive money in your accountwithin just 6 weeks of starting the process. | $17M | Series A | Dec 08, 2021 |  |
| Tabby | tabby provides consumers across the GCC with the flexibility to pay for their online and in-store purchases in interest-free installments. tabby helps over 2,000 leading retailers grow their sales. | $50M | Series B | Aug 04, 2021 |  |
| Tabby | tabby provides consumers across the GCC with the flexibility to pay for their online and in-store purchases in interest-free installments. tabby helps over 2,000 leading retailers grow their sales. | $23M | Series A | Dec 08, 2020 |  |
| Tabby | tabby provides consumers across the GCC with the flexibility to pay for their online and in-store purchases in interest-free installments. tabby helps over 2,000 leading retailers grow their sales. | $7M | Seed | Jun 08, 2020 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Arbor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arbor-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [STV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stv-2) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Global Founders Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-founders-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [MSA Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/msacap) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [MSA Novo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/msa-novo) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [VentureSouq](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venturesouq) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Sadara Ventures

VC Fund · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory

Sadara Ventures is an early-stage fund focused on investments in the Palestinian technology sector.

2 contacts available at Sadara Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Saed Nashef | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saed-nashef |
| Yadin Kaufmann | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yadin-kaufmann |

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## FAQ

### What does Saed Nashef invest in?

Saed Nashef invests primarily in Credit, Retail and Billing startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Arab Emirates. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Saed Nashef last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Saed Nashef closed in Mar 2024. Shizune tracks 5 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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