Shorooq Partners
VC Fund
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Shorooq Partners is a VC fund in Abu Dhabi focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Founded in 2017, Shorooq Partners is the leading alternative investment manager across the Middle East and North Africa regions. The firm’s venture capital and private credit funds invest in the most innovative technology companies. The firm has built deep sectoral expertise in Fintech, Platforms, Software, Gaming and Web3.0. Shorooq Partners has backed market leading disruptors including Pure Harvest Smart Farms, Nymcard, Tamara, Sarwa, Lean Technologies, TruKKer, Mozn and Lendo. Since its inception, Shorooq Partners was built on the principle of being founders’ partners, company builders and value investors. Shorooq Partners is a pan regional firm with direct and indirect presence across Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh, Egypt and Korea. Shorooq Partners refers to a group of companies that are affiliates of each other and which operate under this business name, of which Shorooq Partners Ltd (regulated by the ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority FSRA FSP: 190004) is a member.
- Total investments:
- 222
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 47%
- Fund size:
- $100M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Shorooq Partners invests in
Stages Shorooq Partners invests in
Countries Shorooq Partners invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 9 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $600k–$10M
- Pre-Seed
- $2M–$4.5M
- Series A
- $2M–$29M
Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 21 (9%)
- Financial Services 21 (9%)
- Software 14 (6%)
- Information Technology 14 (6%)
- E-Commerce 13 (6%)
Stage
- Seed 59 (27%)
- Series A 29 (13%)
- Pre-Seed 16 (7%)
- Funding Round 11 (5%)
- Series B 9 (4%)
Country
- United Arab Emirates 24 (11%)
- United States 16 (7%)
- Saudi Arabia 14 (6%)
- Pakistan 10 (5%)
- Egypt 9 (4%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mahmoud Adi
Founding Partner
|
Founding Partner | Total investments: 46 | Find email | |
Nathan Yonghyun Kwon
Principal & Korea Lead
|
Principal & Korea Lead | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Shane Shin
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
|
Co-Founder & Managing Partner | Total investments: 47 | Find email | |
Tamer Azer
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 15 | Find email | |
Tarek Fouad
Head of Growth
|
Head of Growth | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 9 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| OptimizeGEO.ai is an AI search visibility platform whose proprietary engine helps brands dominate LLM and AI search results | $80M / Seed / Oct 01, 2026 | ||
| FMSi is a SaaS company that helps with vehicle tracking solutions, administration and monitoring services for IVMS, and project management. | Private Equity / Sep 14, 2026 | ||
| Aumet allows medical manufacturers and distributors increase their sales by sharing hospital inquiries, business news, search for products, and find potential clients.Manufacturers and distributors who work together connect and get verified so they share hospital inquiries, market business news between each other .Suppliers list their productsand connect with distributors who sell these products and select countries, where they are looking for distributors, in the meantime distributors, connects with their suppliers, search for new product and list their interests. | $12M / Series A / May 13, 2026 | ||
| Comfi is helping B2B SaaS vendors close 2x more annual contracts without expanding the team.In simple words, we do so by providing your customers with payment flexibility. Your customers can enjoy the annual discounts and still pay us monthly, while we pay you the value of annual contracts upfront.Not only you acquire cheap capital upfront, butalso you obtain customers that will be easier to retain in the long-run.Depending on the sales processes we can seamlessly integrate in any of the current flows in either way:1. BNPL Checkout - if you have a B2C like self-serve checkout experience we can integrate through our API. 2. Invoicing - if you use any invoicing software like Stripe, Hubspot, Freshbooks etc. your sales reps can generate payment links in Comfi dashboard and attach them to the invoices.In our dashboard, you get everything from a bird-eye overview to detailed analytics of every instalment request.For your customers, it’s always a B2C-like experience where they see exactly how much they are going to pay and when.On our checkout, they can choose between a 4/12-month instalment plans and the way they want to pay: either using their corporate credit card or via ACH direct debit .We can finance any of your customers as long as they meet certain criteria and have a business Stripe account or Bank Account that we check for creditworthiness in 1 minute and make real-time decisions.On top of that, you won’t have to worry about the risks and collections, we bear the responsibility for debt collection.The integration itself is free of charge, we only charge you a small fee whenever your customer purchases an annual subscription through Comfi.Some benefits: - Your sales teams will be able to close more annual contracts with little effort - Some of your customers would love the ability to enjoy the annual discounts while pay monthly - We can also help you increase your upfront capital by seamlessly upselling your existing customers to annual plans (if that’s applicable) | $65M / Seed / Apr 27, 2026 | ||
| Comfi is helping B2B SaaS vendors close 2x more annual contracts without expanding the team.In simple words, we do so by providing your customers with payment flexibility. Your customers can enjoy the annual discounts and still pay us monthly, while we pay you the value of annual contracts upfront.Not only you acquire cheap capital upfront, butalso you obtain customers that will be easier to retain in the long-run.Depending on the sales processes we can seamlessly integrate in any of the current flows in either way:1. BNPL Checkout - if you have a B2C like self-serve checkout experience we can integrate through our API. 2. Invoicing - if you use any invoicing software like Stripe, Hubspot, Freshbooks etc. your sales reps can generate payment links in Comfi dashboard and attach them to the invoices.In our dashboard, you get everything from a bird-eye overview to detailed analytics of every instalment request.For your customers, it’s always a B2C-like experience where they see exactly how much they are going to pay and when.On our checkout, they can choose between a 4/12-month instalment plans and the way they want to pay: either using their corporate credit card or via ACH direct debit .We can finance any of your customers as long as they meet certain criteria and have a business Stripe account or Bank Account that we check for creditworthiness in 1 minute and make real-time decisions.On top of that, you won’t have to worry about the risks and collections, we bear the responsibility for debt collection.The integration itself is free of charge, we only charge you a small fee whenever your customer purchases an annual subscription through Comfi.Some benefits: - Your sales teams will be able to close more annual contracts with little effort - Some of your customers would love the ability to enjoy the annual discounts while pay monthly - We can also help you increase your upfront capital by seamlessly upselling your existing customers to annual plans (if that’s applicable) | Debt Financing / Apr 27, 2026 | ||
| Libre Capital, a pioneer in onchain real-world assets (RWAs), today announced its rebrand to KAIO, signalling a bold step forward in bridging traditional finance with decentralized ecosystems via compliant, institutional-grade tokenized funds. | $8M / Seed / Apr 20, 2026 | ||
| Safqah Capital is an innovative fintech and proptech company headquartered in Riyadh. We specialize in structuring and distributing Sharia-compliant Sukuk for small and medium-sized real estate developers. Safqah's digital investment platform enables secure participation from both retail and institutional investors, backed by rigorous duediligence, transparency, and smart governance. Safqah operates at the intersection of technology, finance, and real estate, positioning itself as a key enabler of Vision 2030’s housing and development goals. | $15.2M / Seed / Feb 09, 2026 | ||
| Design and Practice is a mobility technology company that develops Chazm, a platform for comparing automobile lease and rental services. The company provides transparent pricing, vehicle comparison tools, and mobility-related information that help users evaluate leasing and rental options more efficiently. Its platform focuses on simplifyingvehicle selection and contract comparison for consumers. | $10.3M / Series A / Jan 27, 2026 | ||
| We are building a way to let your SaaS product's users chat with your product functionality and execute stuff by text, a kind of AI copilot that can action. | $7M / Seed / Jan 20, 2026 | ||
| Mobile app, Payment solutions, Fintech, Digital financing | $22M / Debt Financing / Jan 13, 2026 | ||
| See all 222 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Shorooq Partners invest in?
Shorooq Partners invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 222 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 round sizes does Shorooq Partners invest in?
Shorooq Partners typically joins rounds of $600k–$10M at Seed, $2M–$4.5M at Pre-Seed and $2M–$29M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Shorooq Partners's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Shorooq Partners took part in.
How do I contact Shorooq Partners?
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Who are the partners at Shorooq Partners?
The team at Shorooq Partners includes Mahmoud Adi (Founding Partner), Nathan Yonghyun Kwon (Principal & Korea Lead) and Shane Shin (Co-Founder & Managing Partner), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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