# Seedstartup

> Seedstartup is a VC fund in Dubai backing SMS, SaaS and Email. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Nov 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2013
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Nov 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ronyelnashar
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/seedstartup
- Website: http://seedstartup.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/seedstartup

SeedStartup is an international startup accelerator + seed venture fund with a global focus and an emphasis on diversity. Each selected startup receives an investment of up to USD 25k ($20k if the team consists of 2 co-founders, $25k if it's 3 or more co-founders) in return for a 10% equity stake. Startup founders then undergo an intense 3 month mentorship-driven hands-on, practical, personalized, entrepreneurship bootcamp under the close guidance of successful entrepreneurs, seasoned investors and domain experts. The mentors are top tier talent from all around the world. At SeedStartup they’re very heavy on the mentorship. And they only work with the best mentors. Get ready for some serious collaborative brainstorming, frequent pushback and no nonsense been-there, done-that guidance. 10 high-calibre mentors per startup. At least an hour per week with each. Personalized deep dives. Intense.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Seedstartup. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Seedstartup. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/seedstartup?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SMS | 1 | 50% |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Email | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Enterprise Software | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rony El-Nashar | Managing Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rony-el-nashar |
| Yousef Hamza | Mentor | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rasello | Rasello is a Business Communication Software that helps businesses and professionals communicate with their customers in new creative ways.Over 2,345 businesses and professionals use Rasello as their preferred Business Communication Software. Rasello enables businesses to engage people, send promotions, tell stories to over 2 million of theircustomers that they manage on the Rasello cloud. Every month, roughly 1 Million Email and SMS broadcasts are sent via Rasello which today is used across Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Nepal and other countries in Africa/Asia.Every day, Rasello's intuitive and aesthetic technology advanced giving businesses more ways to better communicate and spread the love to people.Using Rasello is very simple compared to traditional ways to manage client records on spreadsheets. Join Rasello on http://rasello.com/register to discover how Rasello will automate and help you build better relationships.Rasello's 5 main products:1. Manage customer records2. Email and SMS Communication3. Public relations management4. Customer analytics5. Business intelligence |  | Seed | Feb 06, 2013 | https://www.rasello.com/ |

1 of 2 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Seedstartup invest in?

Seedstartup invests primarily in SMS, SaaS and Email startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Seedstartup?

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### Who are the partners at Seedstartup?

The team at Seedstartup includes Rony El-Nashar (Managing Partner) and Yousef Hamza (Mentor). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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