Top 5 Transportation Startup Investors in Bahrain (September 2026)

Tamkeen is a semi-governmental organization in Bahrain, established in 2006 under Law Number (57) as part of the country’s national reform initiatives. Tamkeen is tasked with making the private sector the key driver of economic development.Tamkeen’s mandate revolves mainly around developing Bahrainis to allow for their effective competition inthe labour market. Additionally, drive increased productivity and efficiency among businesses, and simultaneously help generate value-added job opportunities in the Kingdom.

Investment focus

Industry: SaaS, Software, Internet of Things
Stage:Pre-Seed, Non-Equity Assistance, Seed
Geography: Bahrain, Egypt, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

Total investments: 40
Round size: Seed $37k–$2.6M; Pre-Seed $32k–$56k
Lead/follow: 83% lead, 17% follow

Portfolio highlights

Benyany — Benyany simplifies and keeps homebuilding affordable. With curated product alternatives and real-time updates, you can keep tabs on your spending, manage your responsibilities, and maintain control. Easily and affordably construct your ideal home with Benyany!
Lamma — Lamma is an e-commerce platform with AI capabilities designed for the GCC.
PROCODE — PROCODE is MENA’s leading gaming and esports platform, helping gamers at all levels unlock their potential through localized content, structured training, expert coaching, and tournaments, building the region’s gaming infrastructure and shaping its esports future.

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Hope Ventures will empower and invest in the next generation of promising Bahraini entrepreneurs. Our mission is to identify ambitious entrepreneurs and provide them with the necessary tools, resources, and networks to scale and thrive in the region's entrepreneurship landscape.

Investment focus

Industry: Recycling, E-Commerce, Coffee
Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Pre-Seed
Geography: Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman

Investor stats

Total investments: 15
Round size: Seed $48k–$1M; Venture - Series Unknown $265k–$500k
Lead/follow: 73% lead, 27% follow

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Glamera — Glamera B2B2C: SaaS platform to power beauty salons, spa, Gym and barber shops, to optimize sales, booking, marketing, inventory and HR. Glamera White Label: Every service provider can create his own website, to help his customer in pre-booking his services. Glamera B2C: Mobile application for end user to book beauty and wellness appointment.
Ahlan App — Ahlan App offers users a safe and simple way to earn credit for recurrent online purchases and visits to selected merchants.
FabricAID — FabricAID collects, sorts, and redistributes second-hand clothes at micro prices to marginalized communities reducing fabric waste.

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Jahez is a Saudi company that facilitates an online food delivery platform to unite stakeholders from restaurants, logistic fleet, and customers to deliver meal orders into Jahez Mobile Application. Jahez emerged to design and develop in-house software, the best-integrated solution with advanced features & functions since 2014 to matchcustomers' expectations of a perfect experience. The company launched its services in the market of Saudi Arabia in September 2016. Jahez has utilized state-of-the-art technology to embed the big data techniques with data platforms and use all artificial intelligence tools, machine learning solutions too. The ongoing information technology and network infrastructure rapid development & integration make the Jahez application more reliable to customers' trust to place orders. Automate share location, personal data access, pay online with credit or debit trusty cards, and more to be appreciated quickly. Thus, merchants or restaurants share the same enthusiasm of being part of the platform to connect their customers' desires of food types and enjoy offline dine-in service at home or office among friends and family. Meanwhile, the fleet of drivers is linked with the service to dispatch orders from each restaurant allocated kitchen on the map to the customer doorstep with the most convenient way and time.

Investment focus

Industry: E-Commerce, Software, SaaS
Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
Geography: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

Total investments: 11
Round size: Seed $1M–$21M; Series A $7M–$18M; Series B $15M–$50M
Lead/follow: 45% lead, 55% follow

Portfolio highlights

Doos — Shop groceries, beauty, gifting, and lifestyle products from Doos Store. Fast delivery in minutes across Saudi Arabia. Discover a wide range of high-quality...
Moyasar — Moyasar is an online payment gateway that provides electronic payment solutions.
GrubTech — An end-to-end kitchen management platform with food aggregator, online ordering, POS, ERP and 3pl integrations; to streamline online food delivery orders and create efficiencies for delivery-centric restaurants and cloud kitchens (ghost kitchens, dark kitchens, virtual kitchens).

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F6 Ventures is a leading seed stage venture capital firm operating across emerging markets. We back exceptional founders from idea-stage all the way to Series A, combining early capital with strategic support and a commitment to long-term partnership. With deep ties across the Middle East, Africa, and beyond, we empower innovative startups to scalewith purpose and impact. We manage over $90M in AUM across more than 300 investments in seven countries. By investing early in Pre-Seed to Pre-Series A rounds, we help founders cover initial costs, develop their product, and take it to market. This early capital acts as a launchpad, enabling startups to hit key milestones like securing first customers, attracting follow-on funding, and making significant strides forward.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
Geography: Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia

Investor stats

Total investments: 359
Round size: Seed $15k–$1.2M; Pre-Seed $49k–$600k
Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow
Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $95M in 2023

Portfolio highlights

Tagaddod — Tagaddod is a renewable Energy and Waste Management Egyptian company, started in February 2013 and operating in Cairo –Egypt. Currently focusing on clean fuels, Tagaddod is working on Biodiesel production from Vegetable Oils. Biodiesel is a fuel alternative that is produced from waste vegetable oils and used in conventional diesel engines, whichcan directly substitute for or extend supplies of traditional petroleum diesel.
Makan Home — SHEN168 adalah situs toto togel online yang terpercaya, menawarkan pengalaman bermain yang aman dan menyenangkan bagi para penggemar togel online.
MyAlice — The modern customer service and social selling platform. Support anytime and sell anywhere with all your messages, orders, and agents in one place.

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