# StonePine ACE Partners > StonePine ACE Partners is a VC fund backing Mobile, Shopping and Education. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: VC Fund - Total investments: 2 - Last investment: Nov 2019 - Lead investor: 100% - Last updated: Aug 2026 StonePine ACE Partners is a joint venture between StonePine Capital Partners and ACE & Company. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Mobile | 1 | 50% | | Shopping | 1 | 50% | | Education | 1 | 50% | | E-Commerce | 1 | 50% | | Non Profit | 1 | 50% | 7 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Series A | 1 | 50% | | Funding Round | 1 | 50% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Taaleem | Taaleem one of the largest education providers in the United Arab Emirates and their main activity is the development and management of early childhood, primary and secondary schools. With quality at the forefront of their offering, they tailor each project to answer the specific educational requirements of a wide range of families by offering topinternational curricula including British, American, the International Baccalaureate and their multi-lingual, custom early childhood programme.Taaleem, which means 'education' in Arabic, is committed to inspiring students and helping them to identify and develop their passions and talents. They only recruit the best international teachers who are capable of delivering their international curricula in a creative and engaging manner. Taaleem seeks to raise the educational standards in the region. The combined experience of its core team of senior education leaders in international education policy, operations and global management best practices means Taaleem is well positioned to ensure the creative of truly exceptional schools that satisfy the most comprehensive and exacting education developmental requirements. | $73M | | Nov 04, 2019 | | | Awok.com | Today AWOK.com has close to 700 employees with its own courier service fleet, which enables the company to keep control on the quality of service delivered to customers as well as timely delivery. The company sells its products in at least 120 countries through its cross border services and has its own fulfillment center and logistics.Offeringapproximately 70,000 products across 30 plus categories, the vision has always been to be the preferred E-Commerce channel across all locations that the company operates in, where customers are assured of affordable, effortless and seamless shopping experience. At Awok.com, we believe that in order to create the best shopping experience and deliver highest quality of customer satisfaction technology needs to exploited to the fullest. With this in mind we have built a reliable and scalable technology network and are constantly looking to innovate with the help of our highly skilled and creative team. | $30M | Series A | Apr 08, 2019 | | 2 of 2 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [ACE & Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ace-and-company) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Al Faisaliah Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/al-faisaliah-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [CI Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ci-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Endeavor Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endeavor-catalyst) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [Wamda Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wamda) — VC Fund - [F6 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flat6labs) — VC Fund - [Shorooq Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shorooq-partners) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [Consumer VC Funds in United Arab Emirates](https://shizune.co/investors/consumer-vc-funds-united-arab-emirates) - [Hardware VC Funds in United Arab Emirates](https://shizune.co/investors/hardware-vc-funds-united-arab-emirates) - [Media (entertainment) Investors in United Arab Emirates](https://shizune.co/investors/media-entertainment-investors-united-arab-emirates) - [Hardware Investors in United Arab Emirates](https://shizune.co/investors/hardware-investors-united-arab-emirates) ## FAQ ### What does StonePine ACE Partners invest in? StonePine ACE Partners invests primarily in Mobile, Shopping and Education startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 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 StonePine ACE Partners last invest? The most recent investment recorded for StonePine ACE Partners closed in Nov 2019. Shizune tracks 2 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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