# Suneel Gokhale

> Suneel Gokhale is a seed investor at VentureSouq backing FinTech and Software. See 33 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [VentureSouq](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venturesouq)
- Total investments: 33
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 12%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suneel-gokhale-73270ba/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/suneelgokhale
- Website: http://www.venturesouq.com

Suneel Gokhale is a founding partner of VentureSouq. Previously, he was Senior Legal Counsel to Abu Dhabi Investment Council, a large sovereign wealth fund based in Abu Dhabi, advising on global M&A, investment fund (VC, PE and hedge funds) and capital markets transactions. Prior to this, Suneel practiced in the Corporate group of Allen &Overy's Abu Dhabi office and at Blake, Cassels & Graydon in Toronto in the firm's Corporate Finance & Securities group. Suneel obtained a JD (with a concentration in business law) from the University of British Columbia, an MSc from the London School of Economics and a B.A. (Honours) from McMaster University (summa cum laude).

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 5 | 15% |
| Software | 5 | 15% |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 12% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 12% |
| Financial Services | 3 | 9% |

62 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 16 | 48% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 6% |
| Convertible Note | 2 | 6% |
| Series A | 1 | 3% |
| Series B | 1 | 3% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 9 | 27% |
| India | 2 | 6% |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 6% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| Bahrain | 1 | 3% |

11 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Siin | E-commerce Marketplace | $3M | Seed | May 05, 2026 |  |
| Mala Inc. | Mala provides a buy now, pay later (BNPL) solution specifically designed for B2B transactions in the MENA region. The platform enables businesses to manage their cash flow more effectively while making purchases. | $7M | Pre-Seed | Oct 19, 2024 |  |
| Mala'a Technologies | Mala'a Technologies provides a way to manage all financial matters from several bank accounts in one location. It supports tracking costs, keeping an eye on credit, and investing money. Mala'a Technologies enables people to make more informed financial decisions. | $1.7M | Seed | Mar 16, 2022 |  |
| Sary | Sary is a B2B marketplace that connects small businesses with suppliers seamlessly. The company's mission is to empower organizations with smarter ways to operate and grow efficiently. Sary was founded in early 2018 by Careem ex-General Manager, Mohammed Aldossary, and his partner Khaled AlSiari, to fix the broken supply chain in thewholesale industry. Today, Sary operates in 12 major cities, where customers can order wholesale items ranging from a box to a truckload in a few clicks to be delivered as fast as 24 hours. Sary served 40,000+ customers, worked with 1700+ brands and wholesalers. | $75M | Series C | Dec 19, 2021 |  |
| CreditBook | CreditBook is a digital platform that serves Pakistan’s underserved MSMEs and developers with financial solutions and services. CreditBook was launched in 2020 with the single aim to improve the financial outcomes of MSMEs across emerging markets. Starting with a bookkeeping app, the company impacted over 1 million MSMEs across 400 localities inPakistan. CreditBook has since built a suite of financial solutions that empower underserved businesses to extend financing to their customers in a matter of hours. | $11M | Seed | Dec 16, 2021 |  |
| Dayra | Dayra empowers companies to provide financial services to unbanked gig-workers and micro-businesses they deal with, via API integration. We provide services such as virtual bank accounts and access to credit to unbanked individuals, starting with Egypt. Dayra’s financial services are instant, hassle-free, and at a lower costs than traditionallenders. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 21, 2021 |  |
| Maroo | Maroo is a payment platform tailored for the wedding and events industry, allowing businesses to manage payments with no processing fees. It supports payment acceptance, branded invoice creation, and payments to freelancers and suppliers. A notable feature is its zero fee model, where fees can be passed onto clients. Trusted by over 9,000businesses, Maroo has facilitated more than $180 million in revenue for its community of event professionals | $3M | Seed | Sep 10, 2021 |  |
| Sary | Sary is a B2B marketplace that connects small businesses with suppliers seamlessly. The company's mission is to empower organizations with smarter ways to operate and grow efficiently. Sary was founded in early 2018 by Careem ex-General Manager, Mohammed Aldossary, and his partner Khaled AlSiari, to fix the broken supply chain in thewholesale industry. Today, Sary operates in 12 major cities, where customers can order wholesale items ranging from a box to a truckload in a few clicks to be delivered as fast as 24 hours. Sary served 40,000+ customers, worked with 1700+ brands and wholesalers. | $30.5M | Series B | May 06, 2021 |  |
| CreditBook | CreditBook is a digital platform that serves Pakistan’s underserved MSMEs and developers with financial solutions and services. CreditBook was launched in 2020 with the single aim to improve the financial outcomes of MSMEs across emerging markets. Starting with a bookkeeping app, the company impacted over 1 million MSMEs across 400 localities inPakistan. CreditBook has since built a suite of financial solutions that empower underserved businesses to extend financing to their customers in a matter of hours. | $1.5M | Seed | May 04, 2021 |  |
| Helium Health | Helium Health is taking hospitals and clinics digital in Africa with a suite of software tools. It specializing in developing hospital software to manage patients’ health records and data. It helps hospitals digitize medical records, manage operations, and apply for financing; while providing a telemedicine solution to doctors. Using tech to builda modern and affordable healthcare system, Helium aims to be the largest healthcare data exchange in Africa.The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Lagos, Nigeria. | $10M | Series A | Apr 30, 2020 |  |

10 of 33 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [Global Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [MSA Novo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/msa-novo) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [UpHonest Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/uphonest-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Dubai Angel Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dubai-angel-investor) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Global Founders Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-founders-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About VentureSouq

VC Fund · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

VentureSouq (VSQ) is a MENA-based venture capital fund manager with a global portfolio. VSQ manages thematic funds, with a current focus on FinTech and ClimateTech.

5 contacts available at VentureSouq.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sonia Weymuller | Co-Founder and General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sonia-weymuller |
| Maan Eshgi | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maan-eshgi |
| Sonia Gokhale | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sonia-gokhale |
| Suneel Gokhale | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/suneel-gokhale |
| Tammer Qaddumi | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tammer-qaddumi |

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## FAQ

### What does Suneel Gokhale invest in?

Suneel Gokhale invests primarily in FinTech, Software and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 33 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Suneel Gokhale last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Suneel Gokhale closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 33 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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