Venture MENA
VC Fund
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Venture MENA is a VC fund in Abu Dhabi focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Early Stage Venture Capital
- Total investments:
- 10
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Venture MENA invests in
Stages Venture MENA invests in
Countries Venture MENA invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $225k–$10M
- Pre-Seed
- $28k–$680k
Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 4 (40%)
- Financial Services 4 (40%)
- Software 3 (30%)
- Information Technology 3 (30%)
- Apps 2 (20%)
Stage
- Seed 6 (60%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (20%)
- Series A 1 (10%)
Country
- United Arab Emirates 5 (50%)
- Egypt 2 (20%)
- Saudi Arabia 1 (10%)
- United States 1 (10%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simplified Financial Solutions Company offers startups and SMEs financial management solutions including the ability to issue virtual and physical corporate cards, manage spending and automate expense reporting. | $10M / Seed / May 30, 2024 | ||
| Klaim is an InsureTech platform offering a SaaS medical claim management and financing platform all in one. They provide them with total visibility on their revenue cycle, increase their revenue through reduced claim processing time and errors, and faster payments. | $1.6M / Seed / Sep 08, 2021 | ||
| SubsBase is a cloud-based subscription and billing platform. That provides operational, analytics, and billing tools to subscription-based businesses to efficiently manage their subscribers, removing the entire overhead of subscriber lifecycle management from the business and core products and services. | $180K / Pre-Seed / Jan 17, 2020 | ||
| Through its cloud-based HRM tool designed to fit the needs of SMEs, a seamless payroll solution—via Visa-powered cards, and tailored and affordable medical insurance, paynas aims to unlock the resources SMEs need to grow, while promoting the financial inclusion of their employees through a menu of financial services and benefits. | $680K / Pre-Seed / Dec 19, 2019 | ||
| Dapi is a fintech API play that is aimed at facilitating payments between consumer bank accounts and companies. That Dapi has managed to make its service work in seven countries with deep bank support is impressive and Dapi has found demand for its service, with $400,000 in ARR and growth of more than 50% per month as of its presentation. | $225K / Seed / Nov 03, 2019 | ||
| Through its cloud-based HRM tool designed to fit the needs of SMEs, a seamless payroll solution—via Visa-powered cards, and tailored and affordable medical insurance, paynas aims to unlock the resources SMEs need to grow, while promoting the financial inclusion of their employees through a menu of financial services and benefits. | $28K / Pre-Seed / Oct 01, 2018 | ||
| WakeCap is an IoT-based enterprise solution to improve safety & productivity in the construction site. We enable construction companies to have real-time field reporting by connecting & tracking materials, equipments, and most importantly workers at the construction site. | $300K / Seed / May 24, 2018 | ||
| Arrow Labs is a mobility software manufacturer specializing in niche applications and mobility solutions. Arrow Labs MIMS is a state of the art mobility platform designed for todays modern workforce. Based in Dubai, they provide their products & services to various size clients across their operational area. Their experience in designing andarchitecting critical medium and large scale solutions is paramount. Their obective is to provide advanced innovative mobility solutions that address specific niche requirements in today's demanding environment. | Series A / May 01, 2018 | ||
| Selling your products online has never been easier or more personal. With Zbooni’s social commerce app, you get one complete platform to run your business and reach customers wherever they are. | Seed / Apr 15, 2018 | ||
| Bulkwhiz is the first hassle-free online bulk grocery shopping in the UAE, powered by the next generation artificial intelligence. It is the first local startup in its sector to develop its own proprietary AI-enabled technology that offers a personalized, simple online shopping experience for households and small businesses. Through its homegrowntech solution, Bulkwhiz delivers value and is designed to save time, money and effort for the busy working moms and dads, city dwellers and small businesses. Its one-click order offers door-to-door delivery service of branded bulk, shelf stable, household staples and office products. Carefully curating leading regional and international brands, Bulkwhiz allows shoppers to create a one-time smart and flexible shopping list that makes the arduous shopping of bulk products simple and easy. | Seed / Nov 20, 2017 |
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FAQ
What does Venture MENA invest in?
Venture MENA invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 10 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 is Venture MENA's check size?
Venture MENA typically joins rounds of $225k–$10M at Seed and $28k–$680k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Venture MENA participates in.
When did Venture MENA last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Venture MENA closed in May 2024. Shizune tracks 10 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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