# Value Maker Studio

> Value Maker Studio is a VC fund in Riyadh backing Education and Internet. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vms-saudi-startup-studio/
- Website: https://vms.sa/

Value Maker Studio is a VC fund in Riyadh focused on Education and Internet. Value Maker Studio is to support entrepreneurs and promote their expansion through a distinctive combination of mentoring, funding, networking, and investment opportunity generation programmes.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Education | 3 | 21% |
| Internet | 2 | 14% |
| Software | 2 | 14% |
| Consulting | 2 | 14% |
| Health Care | 2 | 14% |

27 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 21% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 7% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Egypt | 7 | 50% |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 14% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 7% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Moataz Abuonq | Founder | 2 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| estaie | With increasing global mobility, extended stays are rapidly emerging as one of the fastest-growing segments in hospitality and real estate. estaie is building the first global OTA uniquely focused on extended stays ranging from 15 - 365 nights.Incubated at in5 Dubai, estaie bridges the gap between travellers seeking short-term accommodation andlonger-term commitments by offering negotiated rates, on average, 32% lower than the market. Using an AI-driven dynamic pricing model and machine learning (ML) to personalise choices, estaie provides a seamless booking solution tailored to digital nomads, expats, and corporate travellers. By partnering with hotels, serviced apartments, and short-term rentals, estaie helps optimise inventory and revenue.Disruptive and scalable, estaie is positioned to resolve key challenges of inconsistent pricing and inventory inefficiencies, making it a game-changer for both guests and property partners withthe potential to transform the extended stay market. |  | Pre-Seed | Apr 01, 2026 |  |
| BALLURH | A SaaS platform that provides predictive analytics with smart recommendations for Retailers to enhance decision-making, increase revenue and improve customer satisfaction. |  | Seed | Sep 16, 2025 |  |
| estaie | With increasing global mobility, extended stays are rapidly emerging as one of the fastest-growing segments in hospitality and real estate. estaie is building the first global OTA uniquely focused on extended stays ranging from 15 - 365 nights.Incubated at in5 Dubai, estaie bridges the gap between travellers seeking short-term accommodation andlonger-term commitments by offering negotiated rates, on average, 32% lower than the market. Using an AI-driven dynamic pricing model and machine learning (ML) to personalise choices, estaie provides a seamless booking solution tailored to digital nomads, expats, and corporate travellers. By partnering with hotels, serviced apartments, and short-term rentals, estaie helps optimise inventory and revenue.Disruptive and scalable, estaie is positioned to resolve key challenges of inconsistent pricing and inventory inefficiencies, making it a game-changer for both guests and property partners withthe potential to transform the extended stay market. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2025 |  |
| Career 180 | Career 180 assists youth to develop their skills to fit the labor market, through its counseling services, workshops, and theoretical or practical training programs in various specialties. |  | Seed | Dec 01, 2024 |  |
| BALLURH | A SaaS platform that provides predictive analytics with smart recommendations for Retailers to enhance decision-making, increase revenue and improve customer satisfaction. |  | Seed | Nov 01, 2024 |  |
| Waffarha | Waffarha is a mobile application that offers resorts, health and beauty, entertainment activities, and food and beverage order facilities. |  | Seed | Apr 21, 2024 |  |
| Akhdar | Akhdar is a cultural platform that generates simplified content from books and presents it in an interactive and engaging way through web/Mobile app. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 12, 2023 |  |
| awfar | Awfar Market is the first online platform for supermarket and Grocery Stores in MENA Region, providing users with the ability to choose their favorite supermarket chain and shop for groceries, also comparing and viewing products nutrition information and picking appropriate delivery time & method of payment. Awfar Market provided the deliveryy service in the most safe and hygienic way through Through our Cloud Sourcing Delivery Application, Delivery Rep ( with their cars ) using our Application to pickup order and deliver to customer GPS Location, which is equipped with the required tools to keep your groceries safe, cool and fresh.- Vision Our Vision to be a leader in the e-commerce Sector In Middle east Through building a new shopping experience matching with culture of Middle East customers and satisfy their needs.- Mission: We are on a mission to virtualize the businesses around the Arab world |  | Seed | Nov 02, 2023 |  |
| OBM Education | OBM Education is an educational company that provides career development navigation tools for high school and university students. The company's platform delivers educational services and fosters a unique learning environment for students in all respects. It invests in education, improves students' skills, offers career navigation, andenables high school students and non-graduates access to these services. |  | Seed | Oct 26, 2023 |  |
| Cash Cows | Cash Cows helps startups hone their operations and strategies so they can expand profitably and create better brands. They collaborate with customers to close the gap between traditional business practices (experience) and cutting-edge approaches (solutions), allowing companies to operate successfully. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 25, 2023 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Falak Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/falak-angels) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Orbit Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/orbit-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Plus Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plus-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Den Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/den-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [+ VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vc-2c37) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Value Maker Studio invest in?

Value Maker Studio invests primarily in Education, Internet and Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Egypt. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Value Maker Studio?

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### Who are the partners at Value Maker Studio?

The team at Value Maker Studio includes Moataz Abuonq (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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