Top 5 Retail VC Funds in Lebanon

Last updated: Apr 2024 A list of 5 VC funds that invest in Retail startups based in Lebanon. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Retail companies from Lebanon. We update this investor list every month.

Top 5 Retail VC Funds in Lebanon

Investor	Retail Lebanon investments
Alfanar	1
Wamda Capital	1
EQ2 Ventures	1
Saned Partners	1
Flat6Labs	1

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Alfanar is the Arab region's first venture philanthropy organisation. We support social enterprises in the Arab region by helping them to become sustainable.

Investment focus

Retail, Fashion, Recycling
Seed
Lebanon

Portfolio highlights

FabricAID — FabricAID collects, sorts, and redistributes second-hand clothes at micro prices to marginalized communities reducing fabric waste.

We are a leading venture capital firm in Dubai, UAE, focused on supporting entrepreneurs in the MENA region at the seed- and early-stage building great companies.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Series B
United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Turkey

Portfolio highlights

BitOasis — BitOasis is MENA's leading platform that allows you to securely buy, sell and trade crypto assets like Bitcoin, Ether, XRP and Bitcoin Cash at the best rates. Currently available in UAE, KSA, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Jordan, Egypt and Morocco.
Salus — Salus provides online counseling services for mental health conditions. Their services include mental health programs, therapies, science-backed self-help resources, and consultations for mental health.
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EQ2 Ventures is an investment firm that invests in Seed to Series B-stage startup companies. It was incorporated as a spin-off of Equitrust, a corporate VC arm launched in 2015 by Choueiri Group to capture opportunities linked to the digital transformation of the Middle East. Relying on a strong network of strategic investors and mentors, EQ2Ventures helps talented entrepreneurs solve major consumers and business problems, build sustainable companies. and create long-term value.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Advertising, Retail
Series A, Seed, Series B
United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Jordan

Portfolio highlights

Julaya — Julaya is a fintech providing African businesses with a digital account to make payments : disbursing mobile money transactions to their employees, suppliers, and owning their own virtual and physical prepaid cards.
AIfluence — AIfluence is an Artificial Intelligence-driven end to end influence marketing platform. AIfluence accurately match influencers with brands, monitors & manages high impact audience based campaigns in real-time, with an ability to accurately predict and deliver measurable results and ROI. The platform utilizes advanced AI technologies that deepdives into clients' key demographic evolving and adapting with the audience to deliver impactful and emotional connections in campaigns.
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Saned Partners is an independently managed Venture Capital fund, aiming to nurture early-stage companies in the MENA region into growth and profitability.Their mission is to partner with entrepreneurs and to provide them with the means and resources to turn their projects into established, best-in-class businesses that offer exceptional all-aroundvalue to stakeholders.Saned’s vision is to serve as a catalyst for economic and social development in the region, by providing entrepreneurs with the opportunity to capitalize on their ambition and ideas.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Retail, Online Portals
Series A, Seed, Series B
United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Jordan

Portfolio highlights

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Mumzworld — Mumzworld.com is the largest e-commerce portal in the Middle East dedicated to all things mother, baby, and child. The Company serves over 2 million mothers in the MENA region and ships to more than 20 countries. Mothers can now shop faster and easier than ever before and find products not available anywhere else in the region.Mumzworld.com is acompany built by mumz for mumz, with the ultimate vision of becoming an indispensable online extension of a mother’s life. Mumzworld.com was created by the same team of Bayt.com (Alexa rank# 1,700), the largest job site in the Middle East. As a result, Mumzworld.com has:• Established the largest catalog of products for mothers in the region, bringing more than 200,000 products online from over 2,000 global and regional brands • Shipped over 60 tons of products to over 20 countries • Pioneered the e-commerce experience for mothers in the Middle East, being called the “Amazon for moms” by CNN. • Partnered with giant FMCGs, such as P&G and DANONE • Acquired exclusivity to a large selection of products, as well as exclusive distribution rights for a growing number of global brands

Flat6Labs is the MENA region’s leading seed and early stage venture capital firm, currently running the most renowned startup programs in the region. Annually, Flat6Labs invests in more than 100 innovative and technology-driven startups enabling thousands of passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their daring ambitions and ultimately becoming theirinstitutional co-founders. Flat6Labs manages a number of seed funds with a total AUM in excess of $85M. More than 25 leading institutions have invested into the Flat6Labs managed funds; believing in the asset class and Flat6Labs’ proven track record as the market leader.. Flat6Labs provides a wide range of investment ticket sizes ranging from $50K to $500k, supporting startups through their early journeys from Pre-Seed all the way to Pre-Series A stages. Alongside to the investments, Flat6Labs’ exceptional startup programs, executed to cater specifically for the needs of the innovative entrepreneurs, helps them accelerate their growth by providing them with a plethora of support services and connecting them to unparalleled opportunities with an expansive network comprising hundreds of business mentors, investors and corporates. Launched and headquartered in Cairo since 2011, Flat6Labs has multiple offices across the region; with ongoing plans to expand into other emerging markets.