# Youssef Salem

> Youssef Salem is a seed investor in Dubai backing Rental, Grocery and Delivery. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jun 2025
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/youssefsamysalem/

Youssef Salem is a seed investor in Dubai focused on Rental and Grocery. Youssef Salem CFO at Swvl.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$7.1M |
| Pre-Seed | $6M–$6M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rental | 2 | 29% |
| Grocery | 1 | 14% |
| Delivery | 1 | 14% |
| Payments | 1 | 14% |
| Software | 1 | 14% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 57% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 29% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pakistan | 2 | 29% |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 29% |
| Egypt | 1 | 14% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Roomz.rent | Roomz.rent is a platform for co-living. Roomz.rent is addressing this with remarkable success and a tech-first approach that is cognizant of the local cultural quirks. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 23, 2025 |  |
| eVoost AI | Build Smarter. Sell Strategically. Stay in Control. Real Estate acumen meets AI-first principles for an AI-first economy |  | Seed | Jun 05, 2025 |  |
| Cypherleak | Cypherleak is an automated cyber risk monitoring and scoring solution that uses an organisation's domain name only to map their risk exposure across leaked passwords, attack surface, vulnerabilities and dark web data leakage. Additionally, Cypherleak supports global insurances by powering their cyber insurance products with reliable andaccurate cyber risk modeling and monitoring. |  | Seed | Dec 27, 2023 |  |
| Krave Mart | Krave Mart is a quick-commerce startup offering the delivery of groceries and other products in 10 minutes. | $6M | Pre-Seed | Dec 15, 2021 |  |
| Krave Mart | Krave Mart is a quick-commerce startup offering the delivery of groceries and other products in 10 minutes. | $6M | Pre-Seed | Dec 15, 2021 |  |
| PostEx | PostEx is a hybrid of receivables factoring solutions and courier services that pay invoice values upfront to e-commerce companies offering Cash on Delivery as one of their modes of payment. | $7.1M | Seed | Nov 29, 2021 |  |
| Hotdesk | Hotdesk is an Online Platform that connects Coworking Spaces and Office Owners to people that are looking for a place to work. Hosts can upload their work spaces in a few clicks, and they can be accessed instantly by customers. | $1M | Seed | Sep 30, 2021 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Zayn Venture Capital (Formally Zayn Capital)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bitrate-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [2am VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2-am-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Global Founders Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-founders-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Jedar Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jedar-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Lakson Venture Capital (LVC)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lakson-investments-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mehta Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mehta-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Youssef Salem invest in?

Youssef Salem invests primarily in Rental, Grocery and Delivery startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Pakistan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Youssef Salem's check size?

Youssef Salem typically joins rounds of $1M–$7.1M at Seed and $6M–$6M 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 Youssef Salem participates in.

### When did Youssef Salem last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Youssef Salem closed in Jun 2025. Shizune tracks 7 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.

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