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Top 30 Retail VC (Venture Capital) Funds in United Arab Emirates in January 2025

Last updated: Jan 2025 A list of 30 VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Retail startups based in United arab emirates. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Retail companies from United arab emirates. We update this investor list every month.

Top 30 Retail VC (Venture Capital) Funds in United Arab Emirates in January 2025

Investor	Retail United Arab Emirates investments
Wamda Capital	3
Dtec Ventures	3
Raed Ventures	3
Jabbar Internet Group	2
Flat6Labs	2
Presight Capital	2
DASH Ventures	2
NB Ventures	2
Faith Capital	2
EQ2 Ventures	2
Kingsway Capital	2
STV	1
Global Founders Capital	1
VentureFriends	1
Venture MENA	1
Sturgeon Capital	1
twofour54	1
Global Ventures	1
MVI (MENA Venture Investments)	1
Teqvisory	1
Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)	1
AdamTech Ventures	1
Hayaat Group	1
Sanabil	1
Oqal	1
VentureSouq	1
GS Shop	1
Abu Dhabi Media Company	1
French Partners	1
BECO Capital	1

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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, Software, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Series B
United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Jordan

Portfolio highlights

qeen.ai — qeen.ai is a GenAI native platform that enables autonomous AI to e-commerce firms of all sizes.
Penny Software — Simple. Spending. Software.As above. But, more specifically, penny is a cloud-based Procure-To-Pay system. penny helps you digitize and manage your full procurement cycle from request to approval. Manage RFQs to vendors, compare quotations, send POs and even payment. penny was designed to make things easy and consolidate all of yourorganization’s spending needs into one intelligent system
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.

Dtec Ventures is the venture capital unit of Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority and an integral part of the Dtec ecosystem. We invest in early-stage technology businesses in the MENA region with a nucleus in Dubai, that are disrupting or enabling traditional industries.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Marketplace, Apps
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United Arab Emirates, United States, Oman

Portfolio highlights

Letswork — Work, meet and connect from the best coworking spaces, cafes and hotels across the UAE and Bahrain. Buy a membership, book meeting rooms or rent an office via the Letswork app.
AlgoDriven — Appraise, inspect & evaluate vehicles using cutting-edge automotive solutions to make your automotive business more profitable. Contact us!
Ghost Financial — Ghost Financial is a comprehensive financing and business services platform to support ghost kitchen and restaurant ventures by offering financial products such as insurance, payroll, credit cards and expansion loans for startup & growing kitchens.

We partner with exceptional founders building breakthrough companies and creating scalable impact in MENA region

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Financial Services, Software
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt

Portfolio highlights

Buildnow — BuildNow is MENAP's first "Build Now Pay Later" solution. We fund the raw materials construction & manufacturing SMEs need, while providing credit terms tailored to optimize their cash flow and supercharge their growth.
Wafeq وافق — Send invoices or purchase orders, manage your inventory and your payroll, and get over 30 reports to manage your company, all in one software.
Simplified Financial Solutions Company — 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.

The exit of Souq to Amazon is the largest tech transaction of the region, and Souq continues to pave the way in e-commerce in the region. Souq was built from the ground up by the same team at Jabbar, who built the Maktoob portal before that. Maktoob was born out of a simple idea but with a vision that the Arabic Internet will grow and become anintegral part of everybody's life, and grew to become the largest Arabic Internet property before Yahoo acquired it.Both the Souq and Maktoob stories have become inspiring success stories in the region, where budding entrepreneurs and VC's alike, look to our team for inspiration and new ideas.Today Jabbar continues to grow and pave the way for tech in the region. It is in this spirit that we embrace any entrepreneur who is willing to innovate and take risks in order to create something great. Jabbar nurtures such individuals and supports nascent ideas that are in line with its mission. So join our journey :-)

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Retail, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Pakistan

Portfolio highlights

Ziina — Pay and get paid fast. Ziina is the easiest way to send and receive money in the UAE. Accept cashless payments anywhere with Apple Pay, Google Pay, or card.
qeen.ai — qeen.ai is a GenAI native platform that enables autonomous AI to e-commerce firms of all sizes.
Keyper — Keyper simplifies real estate management for property owners, tenants, and partners. Manage portfolios, get market insights, apply for rent with flexible payment options, and explore partnership opportunities to earn passive income. Join Keyper today!

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.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Apps
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia

Portfolio highlights

Wateer — Wateer is a digital partner that meets the needs of the real world with solutions from the digital world. Wateer offers paperless invoices at retail points "Receipt as a Service (RaaS)" using a low friction process for shoppers and retailers. It was founded in 2022 and is located in Riyadh, Riyadh.
Zofa — Zofa provides integrated solutions that promote long-term change while improving productivity and patient care and enabling fast delivery of medical products.
Marginplus Group — We’re creating innovative investment solution to drive Africa’s growth and transform lives through real estate and agriculture.

Presight is a global venture capital firm investing at the intersection of Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and Hollywood. Based in Los Angeles, CA, we manage over $600M in assets across two early-stage funds. We were founded in 2019 in partnership with Apeiron Investment Group, the multi-billion dollar private investment firm of Christian Angermayer, a serial entrepreneur in technology, fintech, blockchain/crypto, and life sciences.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, United Kingdom, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Duetti — Duetti acquires music catalogs from independent artists a-la-carte with transparent, data-driven deals. Fund your career and breathe new life into tracks with uniquely intelligent marketing. Partner with us one track at a time, or even just a percentage of one.
Transmutex SA — Producing clean energy from nuclear waste is the challenge Transmutex is taking on. Based on experimentaly validated science from CERN in Geneva.
Parker — Banking, Credit, & Financial Analytics for the Best Ecommerce Brands.

At the core of our ethos is a firm belief in human potential and the promise of a better future. We forge lasting legacies by partnering with founders who are obsessed with redefining paradigms and building companies that will transcend generations.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Software
Seed, Series A, Series B
Jordan, United Arab Emirates, United States

Portfolio highlights

Omniful — Omniful offers a modular platform to replace legacy systems, simplifying supply chain, retail, and logistics management.
Wellx — Turn your health into currency. At Wellx, we're focused on making you healthier. Insurance helps us make it happen.
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.

NB Ventures is a Dubai based venture capital firm.

Investment focus

Health Care, Apps, Food and Beverage
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
India, United States, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Suraasa — Suraasa, an international organization, provides skills & resources needed by teachers for career satisfaction & continuous advancement.
Power Gummies — Simplifying Good Health for Healthy Hair & Nails, the perfect beach body, & PMS Gummies Vitamins with a Natural Blend of Nutrition & Antioxidants.
Centricity — We at Centricity offer a simple yet cost-effective & transparent wealth management platform that helps investment professionals better manage their client portfolios.

Faith Capital is a venture capital firm investing in talented MENA founders building long-term value by developing sound operations at home and abroad.A Kuwait based venture capital fund owned and managed by individuals with proven business experience and success in the GCC.The principal focus of Faith Capital is on e-commerce businesses,based in the region, which have high growth potential for the future.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Internet
Seed, Series A, Series B
United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia

Portfolio highlights

Cognna — Simplify cybersecurity solutions management with COGNNA's comprehensive XDR platform for threat hunting and compromise assessment.
Mealplanet — Mealplanet is an online marketplace for ordering and managing meal plans from various providers.
Nana — Nana is an online grocery platform that provides doorstep deliveries of groceries and other home essentials. The company's platform offers a wide assortment of groceries, fruits, and vegetables, cosmetics, electronics, bakery items, and flowers that enables consumers to purchase products online and get them delivered to their homes.Nana wasestablished in 2016 and is headquartered in Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia.

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.
Sukhiba — Sukhiba is a decentralized community-based commerce platform.
Uncover — Experience nourishing and rejuvenating Uncover Skincare products in Kenya. Made just for you, using the finest ingredients to offer innovative & effective solutions.

Kingsway Capital is a investment management firm.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Cryptocurrency
Seed, Series B, Series A
United States, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Mocaverse — Mocaverse is the Animoca Brands membership NFT collection of 8,888 unique beings: The Mocas. Join the Mocas in the realms to Learn, Play, Do Good, and Build together as we champion our Web3 values!
Roxom — Roxom is the first Bitcoin Stock, Commodities and Crypto Exchange in human history.
The Sandbox — The Sandbox is a decentralized, community-driven platform, where creators can make voxel assets and gaming experiences and monetize them on the blockchain. It features 3 main components: an NFT builder, a Marketplace, and Game Maker.

STV is a $500M technology venture capital fund headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Investment focus

Financial Services, E-Commerce, Predictive Analytics
Series A, Series B, Seed
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States

Portfolio highlights

Salla — Salla a Saudi-based e-commerce platform that allows users to set up their e-commerce store in Arabic and sell their products and services to customers. In addition, users can set up their own branded store (with their own domain name) by selecting a design of their liking available on Salla. The owners of the e-commerce stores can then manage theirinventory by using Salla’s website or app. Salla provides different types of reports and tools that help store owners with automatic invoices, integration, Instagram, customer database, the ability to block customers, pin favorite products, have offers and discounts, and more.
Intelmatix — Intelligent Informatics Technologies Intelmatix is a deep tech AI company offering Enterprise AI that is accessible providing cutting-edge Decision Intelligence software that gives organizations a competitive advantage in the new AI era. LEARN MORE Capabilities Intelmatix develops technology platforms that integrate sector knowledge with expertise in data sensing, data processing, data analysis, data visualization and interaction.
Abyan Capital — Abyan Capital is a financial service company that provides an automated solution and portfolio management for long-term investments.

Over the past two decades, GFC have backed over five hundred entrepreneurs worldwide, e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Slack, and Away Travel.

Investment focus

Financial Services, Software, FinTech
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, Germany, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Papaya — Papaya is the quickest way to order and pay in restaurants and bars and enjoy a seamless ordering and payment experience with personalized offerings. Restaurants and bars turn tables faster, experience increased basket sizes, and better understand their customer base.
Headway — Headway is a mental healthcare system provider based in New York. It develops a health insurance advisory platform designed to connect patients with therapists and provides administrative support to therapists who don’t typically accept insurance. The company was founded by Andrew Adams, Jake Sussman, Dan Ross, and Kevin Chan in 2019.
Jupiter — Getting access to Jupiter before others. 100% digital banking with no pain. Zero balance accounts, no hidden fees. Master your money, reap rewards on Jupiter app - partnered with an RBI licensed bank for max trust.

Backing ambitious early-stage founders across Europe and MENA

Investment focus

FinTech, E-Commerce, Software
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Greece, United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Barte — VBarte is a benchmark for B2B interactions. They designed it to automate payment procedures in Latin America. They optimize cash flow management for small and midsize enterprises through automated payments and revenue-based financing, enabling users to get easy access to financial metrics and credit payments.
Edgee — Edgee is a full-stack edge platform that aims to alter how workloads and data are processed on the internet. A variety of services are offered by the Edgee platform for edge-based applications.
Simpler — Offer a fast & simple checkout with Simpler. Integrate all major payment options, save on fees & sell more. Get it now!

Early Stage Venture Capital

Investment focus

FinTech, Payments, Financial Services
Seed, Pre-Seed
Egypt, United States, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Dapi — 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.
Subsbase — Discover the future of recurring revenue management with Subsbase. Streamline your operations, boost growth, and elevate customer experiences with our cutting-edge platform.
Simplified Financial Solutions Company — 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.

Unique investment funds for those who believe the best opportunities for profit, impact, and innovation can be found in frontier & emerging markets.

Investment focus

FinTech, Software, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh

Portfolio highlights

Cargon — A simple, fast and innovative industry leading service with powerful analytical tools.
DealCart — DealCart enables users to buy their favorite products in groups by allowing users to buy in groups and sharing deals on WhatsApp and other social media platforms.
Oasis — Oasis provide loans to small businesses and individual entrepreneurs.

twofour54 is a business incubator that offers production facilities, training, and support services to the media industry. It works with businesses in television, radio, film, publishing, online, mobile, music, gaming and animation to create local content and grow the Arab media industry. It is a tax-free media and entertainment free zone thatfacilitates the development of Arabic media and entertainment content in the region. The company offers its users with business setup, government and travel, film and television, professional training, creative lab, investment, and media zone authority services.twofour54 is a U.A.E.-based company.

Investment focus

Publishing, Gaming, Mobile
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
United Arab Emirates, China, United States

Portfolio highlights

Sakkini — Sakkini is a relocation portal that empowers users with information and tools to make smarter decisions about relocating and settling into a new country.
Unnyhog — At Unnyhog, they are gamers and they used to play a lot. They have been always noticing a lot of minuses in games, especially on mobiles. That’s why they decided to develop their own games. So far they have developed 3 games, and their games were downloaded more than 4 million times.
The Luxury Closet — The Luxury Closet is a fast growing online market platform that buys, sells, and consigns luxury items, mostly pre-owned, at a discounted price maintaining brand and item integrity and the assurance of authenticity. The Luxury Closet is the first of its kind in the GCC region in terms of size, market reach and scalability. It has achievedmassive traction in a short period of time, and double digit monthly growth.

We back global-minded, growth-stage and technology-focused founders in emerging markets and the world.

Investment focus

Health Care, FinTech, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Series B
United Arab Emirates, Egypt, United States

Portfolio highlights

Zension — Zension is a subscription e-commerce company for consumer tech. Each and every day, we set out to create a new standard for connectivity and access to the best technology tools for all.
Locad — Locad is a cloud-based solution for global e-commerce fulfillment. Access to an international warehousing network. Distributed fulfillment keeps products close to customers, reducing shipping time and cost.
Zinc Money — A suite of comprehensive solutions to help families navigate international education for their children and ensure a sound financial foundation for their academic journey.

Mena Venture Investments (MVI) is an angel fund that invests in early stage startups with strong growth potential in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region and beyond. We work with entrepreneurs to build solid, scalable businesses and ensure access to capital at early stages of a venture to fuel their growth. Beyond financial investment,MVI offers support through mentorship, access to markets, networks, and clients, as well as cross-border operational support.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Software
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
United States, Jordan, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

liwwa — liwwa connects small businesses in need of capital with people who want to invest in them. The company’s peer-to-peer lease-to-own model addresses the capital access and interest-free investor return opportunities. Liwwa conducts in-house reviews of a small business's creditability and enables them to pay a monthly fee to investors. Foundedin 2013, Liwwa raised seed funding with DASH Ventures, al Etihad, and MENA Venture Investments, which it plans to use to hire several new team members, including an underwriting team and to support a new product offering.
Shippify — Shippify is an innovative logistics service that connects businesses with a diverse network of drivers & 3PLs to provide same day delivery . Shippify is backed by strategic leading venture capital and angel investors. Currently available in Brasil, Mexico, Chile and Ecuador. The company was founded in 2014.
Connecterra — Remove data silos across your systems, quantify your decisions with data, get insights and analysis powered by advanced AI delivered to your inbox and to your wider team.

Teqvisory

Investment focus

SaaS, Retail, Software
Seed, Pre-Seed
Australia, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

zip24 — Zip24 all in one logistics management software that helps route optimization, enhance delivery performance and transform warehouse management system.
Quicko — Quicko is an online marketplace in Australia, focusing on groceries, with future plans to expand to other business lines. Offering a “Personal Shopper” experience, who's shopping on customer behalf from local stores, and deliver it to the customer, with no integration efforts or operational cost on the store. QX is the Operational Arm forQuicko, offering on-demand last-mile delivery services to Quicko, and any other 3rd party merchants. Quicko's mission is to raise the bar for customers’ price, selection and delivery speed expectations, by pioneering the on-demand delivery experience, and empowering offline businesses & local stores. Adding value, not overhead.

MEVP is a Middle East-focused venture capital firm that invests in the early and growth stages of innovative tech companies run by talented entrepreneurs in the Middle East with a focus on the GCC and Levant countries. With a team of 20 VC professionals across offices in Dubai, Beirut, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, and Riyadh, MEVP manages 5 regional funds with more than USD 260 million in Assets Under Management. MEVP is the largest and most established VC firm in the region, with clear cross border investment appetite.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, SaaS
Series A, Seed, Series B
United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, United States

Portfolio highlights

Ziina — Pay and get paid fast. Ziina is the easiest way to send and receive money in the UAE. Accept cashless payments anywhere with Apple Pay, Google Pay, or card.
invygo — Invygo is MENA's first & largest car subscription service creating accessible mobility options through an all-inclusive monthly subscription, all in a seamless app-based experience.For consumers: we provide them access to passenger cars without any financial burdens through a customizable month-to-month subscription through a mobile appFor Dealers: through our technology, they get access to a new business model that helps them generate revenue and reduce their depreciation and operational cost The company was founded in 2018 by Eslam Hussein and Pulkit Ganjoo in Dubai, UAE.
Mealplanet — Mealplanet is an online marketplace for ordering and managing meal plans from various providers.

Adamtech is The result of three entrepreneurs joining their life experiences together.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Retail, Internet
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Jordan, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Repzo — Repzo is a mobile sales CRM (customer relationship management) app . Simply put, this application turns your smartphone or tablet into the ultimate standalone field force management tool.
Abwaab — Abwaab is an online learning platform that allows secondary-school students to learn at their own pace, test themselves and get ahead with our expert tutors anytime and anywhere. By offering short, engaging video lessons, visualized learning journeys, continuous assessment and performance analytics, we are changing the way students learn outsidethe classroom.
Faylasof — Because the storage space is limited in the traditional bookstores, and it is always under pressure to advertise only the best-selling books. And for the special needs of readers Faylasof has brought the solution to this troubled approach to current technology, only very little space to store large amounts of data and be able to quickly find thebooks they need, of course, books can provide readers with a variety of consulting needs.Faylasof is one of the largest advisor books online bookstore in the Middle east. That allows ordinary users to conveniently easy find books, offering more than 1 million titles of Arabic and English books with home delivery and customized payment methods .Faylasof Mission: provide people with what is needed to read more in a very technical and professional way, inspire them with EducationFaylasof Vision: Create a generation of Readers by building an international strategy to become the best books providers nationally, and internationally

Investing in innovative, sustainable and world-leading projects

Investment focus

E-Commerce, SaaS, Retail
Series A, Seed
Pakistan, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

zip24 — Zip24 all in one logistics management software that helps route optimization, enhance delivery performance and transform warehouse management system.
Bookme.pk — Pakistan's leading online ticket booking platform. Buy E-tickets for bus, flight, movie, hotel & cricket with discounts and deals.
GrocerApp — GrocerApp is a low-price online supermarket that allows users to order products across categories like grocery, vegetables, beauty & wellness, household care, baby care, pet care, and meats & seafood and gets it delivered to their doorstep.

Sanabil Investments is a sovereign wealth fund specializing in direct and fund of funds investments. Its investments are concentrated in direct equity investments, primarily in the Kingdom, and in funds, as well as in diversified investment portfolios. These investments support the growth of the Kingdom’s economy while building internationalinvestment capability and transferring expertise to local Saudi talent.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, FinTech, Information Technology
Pre-Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Octa — Octa is a one-click automated system for collecting invoices that ensures timely payment to business-to-business firms.
Kitchenara — Kitchenara is a Saudi food technology company that focuses in food delivery services. Its goal is to transform the online food ordering experience by merging genuine video evaluations with influencer content, providing customers with a transparent, engaging, and trustworthy approach to choose their meals.
DeltaStream — Deltastreasm is a secure and scalable unified streaming data platform driven by SQL - built for teams to process and share easily.

Oqal Group was formed as an endowment group by a group of young businessmen to be a platform that brings together angel investors and emerging entrepreneurs to form partnerships of economic feasibility that raise the welfare of society and enhance the quality of life. It enables the founders of entrepreneurial startups to develop innovative andfast-growing startups in a variety of sectors by providing access to smart capital and experienced angel investors.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt

Portfolio highlights

Spare — Spare | Know Your Money
DESAISIV — DESAISIV, a MENA based InsurTech startup specialising in health insurance which is transforming health insurance for insurers and clients through exploiting their advanced AI solutions which were developed in collaboration with top machine learning scientists from the University of Oxford. DESAISIV’s philosophy is simply to put AI at the centre ofall decision making. This AI-driven approach guarantees that clients of Groups and SMEs will get optimized insurance policies tailored to their needs, also it will make sure that insurance companies will optimise their processes using the latest AI technologies. Benefitting from access to a vast database of hundreds of millions of patient records, DESAISIV has achieved an impressive average prediction accuracy of over 95%. Demonstrating their commitment to excellence, they have set an ambitious target to exceed 99% accuracy by the end of this year. Through their AI-driven products, DESAISIV streamlines various aspects of health insurance, including automating underwriting procedures, tailoring policy's benefits and coverage, improving quality of service by predicting developing diseases, identifying high-risk behaviours, and reducing customer attrition.
TWIG — TWIG is a Bank Agnostic Automated Savings Platform in the MENA region. Our flagship app provides Automated Saving Plans to help users save better; a Smart Budgeting tool with tailored insights; and Smart, customizable and user-specific Goals.

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.

Investment focus

FinTech, Financial Services, Software
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia

Portfolio highlights

Pathao — Pathao can move you forward. One app for your success, earning, betterment, comfort, easy going lifestyle and many more. Keep #MovingSafely
Mala Inc. — This is meta description
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.

GSHS is Korea’s foremost multimedia retailer as well as a global leader in TV home shopping.GSHS strives to fulfill its corporate vision of ‘Value No. 1 Online Commerce Leader’, working tirelessly to create a new quality of life by enabling our customers to shop conveniently whenever and wherever. This vision is the guiding light that hasfueled our growth to the very apex of Korea’s multimedia retail industry.GSHS focuses on creating a shopping environment that is convenient and accessible. To this end, we provide shopping services not only via TV, internet, and shopping catalogs but also through new media platforms, including digital cable TV, IPTV (internet protocol television), smartphones, and tablet PCs.We continuously strive to enhance our customers’ quality of life. We search all corners of the globe for quality products that can further enrich our customers’ lives, and we never stop thinking about new services that would provide added convenience.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Mobile, Marketing
Seed, Series A, Series B
South Korea, United States, Vietnam

Portfolio highlights

AB180 — AB180 is a data-driven performance marketing firm that assists organizations in the digital age using data analytics & marketing technology.
Guhada — Guhada platform serves as a luxury goods distribution hub, connecting local boutiques in Europe, domestic conglomerate shopping malls, and luxury goods and fashion vertical commerce. Guhada has been supplying the domestic market with luxury goods owned by European boutiques, ranging from high-demand high-end luxury goods to contemporary onlineproducts.
Pet Friends — Pet Friends is a one-hour delivery service for pet supplies.

Located in the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi Media Company (ADMC) the largest and most diversified media group in the Arab world. It enjoys some editorial and administrative independence. Its dependence on government and federal funding through the Ministry of Information and Culture since 1999 was scrapped in February of 2006.Its currentproduct portfolio include the broadcast division, ADMC which aims to play a leading role in the evolution of the television industry in the Arab world. Several radio stations covering the UAE on FM and AM frequencies as well as online streaming. Some of the region's leading publications like Al Ittihad Newspaper, The National, Zahrat Al Khaleej and Majid Magazine.Its digital arm, ADMC Digital Group, aims to be at the forefront of developments in digital media and operates across the digital landscape. Its business media ventures inclute Getmo.ae, Gazillion.com, and Subsidaries include a TV-facility and Production services to broadcasters and production houses called livehd.ae, a film production company called Imagenation Abu Dhabi. And UPP, the largest print and publishing company in Abu Dhabi.The current strategy is to expand to the western media world.

Investment focus

Mobile, Retail, Lifestyle
Series A, Private Equity
United States, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

The Luxury Closet — The Luxury Closet is a fast growing online market platform that buys, sells, and consigns luxury items, mostly pre-owned, at a discounted price maintaining brand and item integrity and the assurance of authenticity. The Luxury Closet is the first of its kind in the GCC region in terms of size, market reach and scalability. It has achievedmassive traction in a short period of time, and double digit monthly growth.
Gazillion, Inc. — Gazillion Entertainment, we develop, publish and operate diverse games on many platforms. Our goal: To build breakthrough experiences featuring world-class brands and original franchises, superior production quality and unmatched gameplay. Gazillion is headquartered in Foster City, CA.

French Partners is the first co-investment club dedicated to qualified investors wishing to accompany and finance companies led locally by French entrepreneurs. French Partners targets start-ups and growing SMEs with revenues of up to several tens of millions of euros, who already have or wish to accelerate their international presence, as well asinnovative investment funds. French Partners invests from €1 million to €5 million, often on a minority basis, alone or in co-investment, in the capital of companies founded and managed by french entrepreneurs internationally.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Payments
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States, France, China

Portfolio highlights

Reebelo — Reebelo is APAC’s leading marketplace for pre-loved tech devices. Our vision is to reduce e-waste by building the circular economy for refurbished electronics. While doing so, we enable consumers to save up to 70% on their favorite brands and flexibly rent devices instead of buying them. Reebelo is based in Singapore with additional offices inAustralia, New Zeland & Malaysia. Get in touch if you want to be part of a high-growth, disruptive team working to make a positive impact!
Umiami — Umiami Technologies is a leader in plant-based meat. Our proprietary technology allows us to create clean-label and incredibly tasty foods.
Cheaf Technologies — Descarga Cheaf y salva comida por 1/3 de su precio.

Founded in 2012, BECO Capital pioneers early-stage venture capital firms, focusing on MENA and beyond. It proudly partners with regional success stories like Careem, Kitopi, SWVL, PropertyFinder, MaxAB, Tribal, and others, shaping the tech landscape

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Financial Services, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Series B
United Arab Emirates, United States, Egypt

Portfolio highlights

Ejari — Ejari is providing a Rent Now, Pay Later (RNPL) solution for residential rentals, Rent Now, Pay Later products enable tenants to better manage their budgets by converting rent from a yearly expense to a monthly expense, while landlords receive an entire year's rent in advance.
Mala Inc. — This is meta description
Keyper — Keyper simplifies real estate management for property owners, tenants, and partners. Manage portfolios, get market insights, apply for rent with flexible payment options, and explore partnership opportunities to earn passive income. Join Keyper today!

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