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Top 50 Transportation Startup Investors in Middle East in May 2025

Last updated: May 2025 A list of 50 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Transportation startups based in Middle east. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Transportation companies from Middle east. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Transportation Startup Investors in Middle East in May 2025

Investor	Transportation Middle East investments
Maniv Mobility	18
Wamda Capital	15
Next Gear Ventures	13
Flat6Labs	13
MizMaa Ventures	12
Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)	10
Aslanoba Capital	10
Impact46	10
Shorooq Partners	10
Vision Ventures	10
Algebra Ventures	9
Falak Startups	9
Oqal	9
Arzan Venture Capital	8
OurCrowd	8
BECO Capital	8
Raed Ventures	8
Nama Ventures	8
A15	8
BY Venture Partners	6
B&Y Venture Partners	6
Keiretsu Forum	6
Idacapital	6
Canaan Partners Israel	6
Zohar Zisapel	6
Vinci Venture Capital	6
Class 5 Global	6
Vertex Ventures	6
Iliad Partners	5
Tal Ventures	5
F2 Venture Capital	5
Elm	5
Alex Angels	5
theDOCK	5
Magma Venture Partners	5
Global Ventures	5
Vertex Ventures Israel	5
Nexus Ventures	5
500 Istanbul	5
Phoenician VC	5
APY Ventures	5
Ahu Serter	5
lool ventures	5
Oryx Fund	4
AUC Angels	4
Playfair Capital	4
EQ2 Ventures	4
Emre Acikel	4
Riyad TAQNIA Fund (RTF)	4
Firstime Venture Capital	4

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Maniv Mobility is a global venture capital fund investing in the world's leading mobility start-ups.

Investment focus

Automotive, Autonomous Vehicles, Software
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States, Israel, India

Portfolio highlights

Anaphite — A breakthrough nanomaterial
FreshBus — Book bus tickets online at the best price on Fresh Bus. Travel in comfort with AC & electric buses. Book bus ticket booking service easy and securely.
Harbinger — Founded by veterans of Canoo and Faraday Future, Harbinger is an automotive company that develops EV platforms optimized for medium-duty trucks and delivery vans.

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.
BloomPath — Bloompath gives engineering team leads clear visibility into project progress, team contributions, and what's gaining traction, without digging through tools. Stay aligned, spot blockers early, and keep your team moving forward.
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

Focused investments in entrepreneurs who pioneer sustainable, smart mobility.

Investment focus

Software, Automotive, Artificial Intelligence
Series A, Seed, Series B
Israel, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Kardome — Kardome offers a real-time software suite that can be inserted in a variety of processing environments. The company engages a real-time software beamformer to improve speech signals from several speakers. It offers high-quality sound output without the need to shout or position the users mouths close to the microphone. The company developssolutions such as voice controlled devices, hands-free speakerphones, tablets and cellphones, and conference call devices.Kardome was founded on 2018 and is headquartered in Mazor, Hamerkaz, Israel.
Lidwave — Lidwave’s deep-tech solution revolutionizes 3D sensing and the verticals relying on it by examining the biggest challenge in LiDAR technology from a new perspective, free of bandwidth limitations.
Bib Batteries — Bib extends the lifecycle of batteries from their first use in electric vehicles to their second life. Bib gives your batteries a new cost-effective life through repair, reuse, or recycling

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

Zofa — Zofa provides integrated solutions that promote long-term change while improving productivity and patient care and enabling fast delivery of medical products.
MilkStraw AI — Saving companies up to 75% on AWS
Marginplus Group — Secure, high-return agricultural investments in Nigeria. Our platform offers vetted opportunities with up to 35% returns, combining profit with impact.

MizMaa Ventures is a principal investment firm that specializes in investments in technology companies in Israel.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Series B
Israel, United States, Sweden

Portfolio highlights

Orca AI — Orca AI innovates the marine navigation sphere, providing an intelligent technological solution for collision avoidance in maritime transport.
Ottopia — Ottopia is a software company engaged in the design, development, and commercialization of teleoperation systems.
Mobb — Give your developers time back with fixes you can trust.

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.

Aslanoba Capital is an early stage investor in tech startups in Turkey and the US. The company invests in startups pursuing disruptive ideas in areas such as marketplaces, e-commerce, mobile, classifieds, content, and SaaS with a consideration of investment between $0.25 million and $2 million.Aslanoba was founded in 2013 and is based inIstanbul, Turkey.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Software
Seed, Series A, Series B
Turkey, United States, Ireland

Portfolio highlights

Colendi — Credibility and microcredit platform
CARD.com — Fully featured bank account with optional overdraft protection and round up savings account. Get your paycheck up to 2 days earlier.
Modacruz — Modacruz is a mobile social marketplace, serving more than 1 million women in Turkey, enabling women to buy and sell pre-owned brand name fashion items. Users can sign up to the platform to either find and purchase products or to sell their own. Modacruz was launched in 2014 and is headquartered in Istanbul

Impact 46 is an asset manager and advisor that specializes in alternative investment opportunities. The firm provides innovative investment products and services to local & international institutions, family groups, endowments, and high net worth investors.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Financial Services, Predictive Analytics
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt

Portfolio highlights

Spoilz — Play innovative new games with Spoilz, your one-stop destination for gaming joy. From casual to strategy, experience the best in gaming today!
Cipher — Cipher It provides a wide range of services, including risk assessment, rapid response, and recovery to ensure business continuity.
Mala'a Technologies — Make better financial decisions with Malaa. Manage your financials, track your expenses, take a loan or invest your money all from one app. Connect you bank accounts and start today

Shorooq Partnersis the leading tech investor in the region, inspired by the best entrepreneurs, investors and practices from around the world.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United Arab Emirates, United States, Saudi Arabia

Portfolio highlights

NymCard — <p><span style="color:#ce9178;">NymCard is providing, in the MENA region and around the globe, dynamic and secure building blocks for building fast and easy card programs.</span></p>
CQR — CQR is dedicated to offering unrivaled protection by combining proactive techniques, cutting-edge technology, and guidance.
The Box Self Storage Services LLC — The Box Self Storage Services offer complete protection for your goods both for domestic and commercial purposes. As an added advantage, They offer you the flexibility of accessing the stored items at any time through Their 24-hour access control log. Moreover, They provide insurance for your goods should there be any unexpected damage duringcalamities.They provide the best moving and relocation services in Dubai and UAE. They design a customized relocation plan for you based on your requirements and budget. One of Their relocation experts will always be around keeping an eye on the loading and unloading process and making sure that your items stay safe and undamaged.

Vision Ventures (VV) is an early stage venture capital firm founded by experienced entrepreneurs. Its slogan is:"By Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs". We invest in innovative startups in the Seed and Series A across a wide range of verticals. We help startups realize their dreams and make a difference in a noisy world. We are an energeticteam that has a wealth of experience in starting companies and steering them to success and hyper growth. Our combined experience spans over 90 years in multiple countries which gives us extensive experience in multi-national, multi-cultural teams. We provide startups with hands on assistance and guidance on marketing, sales, product/service development, financial planning and management, expansion & growth strategy, and more.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, 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.
Lola Do — Lola, Cake for every occasion, Customized your cake selections and Lola will bake it with love!
MoneyHash — MoneyHash provides access to payment and fintech services across the Middle East & Africa with one simple integration.

Algebra Ventures invests in technology startups that leverage innovation to transform large markets. They seek high-growth companies, led by passionate and capable teams, that have a unique value proposition, and that can generate significant economic returns.Algebra Ventures looks for entrepreneurial teams that possess vision and insight as wellas the execution skills needed to build scalable companies. Algebra Ventures focuses on Series A and Series B rounds in Egypt although they do not exclude investments in earlier-stage startups or in other parts of the MENA region. They prefer to meet startups early on and get to know the team as the opportunity is shaping up.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Financial Services, Marketplace
Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
Egypt, Jordan, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

enza — Our focus on providing the richest possible API environment means that enza clients can concentrate on solving business challenges and not waste valuable time and effort on technical integrations.
Cartona — Cartona is a B2b marketplace directly connects retailers with suppliers
EFreshli — Furnishing & decorating is exciting with our expert designers, curated shopping experience, and professional setup. Transform your space with our easy 3-step process.

Falak Startups is a start-up accelerator designed to support and empower the next generation of Egyptian entrepreneurs and contribute to the development of the start-up ecosystem in Egypt.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Health Care, Mobile Apps
Pre-Seed, Seed, Funding Round
Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Canada

Portfolio highlights

InCurA — Why InCurA ProductsWe Innovate Medical Devices for Today, Tomorrow and What's Needed NextInCurA is developing a pipeline of products based on its unique
Tafatifi — Tafatifi is an online music platform that provides information regarding music events in Egypt. It is also a music based social media.
Fincart — Fincart helps e-commerce SMBs access working capital through streamlining their last-mile operations through multi-courier shipping platform.

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.
TruBuild — AI pre-construction tool to review tenders, compare bids, and manage contracts, faster decisions, fewer errors, less admin.

Arzan Venture Capital (Arzan VC) is a Kuwait-born VC firm that has been investing in startups with a MENA angle since 2014, making it one of the earliest VC firms in the region. Arzan VC's portfolio includes 30+ startups. The firm invests in young, fast-growing and innovative tech teams and it remains committed to building long-lastingrelationships with the region’s most talented entrepreneurs at an early stage.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
Seed, Series A, Series B
United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia

Portfolio highlights

Hulexo — UAE's leading ERP software for retail businesses. Integrated data, accurate info, real-time insights.
Nearpay — Focus On Building Deep Technology To Create Innovations
Revenya Capital — Revenya Capital, providing revenue-based financing to tech startups in MENA.

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Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Series B, Series A, Seed
Israel, United States, New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

Lidwave — Lidwave’s deep-tech solution revolutionizes 3D sensing and the verticals relying on it by examining the biggest challenge in LiDAR technology from a new perspective, free of bandwidth limitations.
Kando — Kando is an end-to-end solution that creates continuous awareness of events in the collection system. Kando enables utilities to remotely and continuously improve their operations by providing the following features:• Realtime wastewater quality data across the collection system • Pinpoint sources of pollution • Early warnings of damaging WWTPinfluent quality • Machine learning that evolves with your network • Autonomous sampling units • User fee calculator • Customized pollution alerts • A user-friendly, online interface • Detection of COVID-19 infection rates (New)The combination of these actionable insights results in:• Reduced CAPEX/OPEX • Greater WW reuse capabilities • Improved public health • Cleaner environmentsKando has been deployed in Los Angeles, Milan, Brisbane, and many other cities. To gain a greater understanding of how our system can help your organization, visit our homepage at www.kando.eco.
Blue Tree Technologies Ltd. — Blue Tree’s mission is to develop a sugar reduction platform for industrial applications in the drinks industry.

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

Taager — Taager is a social e-commerce platform enabling online merchants with end-to-end logistics.
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BRKZ — BRKZ is a construction-tech company that provides a one-stop solution by selling building materials to contractors and builders.

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

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

BloomPath — Bloompath gives engineering team leads clear visibility into project progress, team contributions, and what's gaining traction, without digging through tools. Stay aligned, spot blockers early, and keep your team moving forward.
SILQ — SILQ is a platform dedicated to bridging economies and empowering businesses to trade, grow, and navigate new frontiers. By enabling seamless commerce, logistics, and finance, SILQ unlocks opportunities in emerging economies, fueling ambitions and redefining global trade.The name SILQ is a modern tribute to the legendary Silk Road—reimagined forthe digital age. The distinctive “Q” comes from Souq, the Arabic word for marketplace, symbolizing our commitment to fast, accessible, authentic, and reliable commerce.SILQ aspires to transform local products and manufacturers into global brands by connecting them with entrepreneurs in emerging markets across the Gulf, South Asia, and beyond.
Rabbit — At Rabbit, we plan to change how the world shops.Retail has witnessed one revolution before with the introduction of E-Commerce that changed how customers order stuff and the second revolution is here! We are proud to be among the pioneers, a handful of global entrepreneurs that are leading and shaping the retail's second revolutionWe arefunded by amazing VCs that are helping us build the next big thingYou feel it is vague? that's intended as we are still building in stealth. but trust us, it is COOL!

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Investment focus

E-Commerce, Marketplace, Information Technology
Pre-Seed, Seed, Funding Round
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Nowlun — Search for cheap & fast freight prices from all shipping lines.
PIESHIP — Pieship is a logistics startup serving last mile and their customers using Ai and crowdsourcing.
Rize — Rize is a PropTech platform transforming rental payments for both residential and commercial properties. With its “Rent Now, Pay Later” service, Rize allows tenants to split their annual rent into manageable installments, which benefits both renters, who can better manage their rental budgets, and landlords, who can reach a larger consumer base andreceive their yearly rental payment in advance. By enhancing affordability and flexibility, Rize inherently boosts occupancy rates across the rental market.

A15 is an entrepreneurial company that invests in digital products and technology brands. They aspire to empower the human race to overcome its limits and expand its capabilities by creating real products for real people. They help them scale by providing them with investment, the support of our ecosystem, and act as their launchpad for expansion.It was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Cairo, Egypt.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, FinTech
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
Egypt, United States, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Nowlun — Search for cheap & fast freight prices from all shipping lines.
Paymob — Paymob runs millions of transactions for different business sizes across the Middle East and Africa. Start using Paymob’s solutions and API’s to accept and send payments for your online business now.
FlapKap — FlapKap is a company revolutionizing e-commerce and SaaS growth in the MEA region.

Our team of former founders backs phenomenal early-stage founders, providing empathetic support and invaluable connections to help them scale globally.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
Series A, Seed, Series B
United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Laced — Discover the latest sneaker releases with Laced. The UK and Europe's authentic sneaker marketplace, discover coveted styles from Nike, Air Jordan, Yeezy, New Balance and more. Buy and sell now with Laced.
Vasco — Vasco is a software company that provides revenue architect, finance, consultants, revops solution for startup companies.
Quench.ai — Quench is a tech infrastructure for video creators to deliver exclusive content, engage and reward their true fans.

Our team of former founders backs phenomenal early-stage founders, providing empathetic support and invaluable connections to help them scale globally.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
Series A, Seed, Series B
United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Bridged Media — Bridge the gap between empathy to action to boost your engagement and retention on text, audio, and video. The easiest way to help your audience create an impact.
Laced — Discover the latest sneaker releases with Laced. The UK and Europe's authentic sneaker marketplace, discover coveted styles from Nike, Air Jordan, Yeezy, New Balance and more. Buy and sell now with Laced.
Finverity — Finverity provides technology, working capital and expertise to give banks, NBFIs, financiers and companies a strategic advantage in supply chain finance

Keiretsu Forum is a global angel investor network with more than 2,500 accredited investor members throughout 47 chapters on 3 continents.

Investment focus

Health Care, Software, Biotechnology
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
United States, India, Turkey

Portfolio highlights

ALM Ortho — ALM Ortho, Osseointegration for Patient Matched Orthopedic Implant Solutions
Unibloom World — Unify targets with operational projects, make scenario simulations with cost impact in real time, compare new ideas, optimise actions and turn it into actionable projects with clear financial, regulations and business impact. Release burden from Sustainability Teams!
Motion Gestures — Motion Gestures is a Canadian machine learning startup specializing in gesture recognition software. Motion Gestures specializes in machine learning-based gesture recognition software and was founded in Waterloo, Canada in 2016. The company aims to enable the rapid development and deployment of gesture-enabled interfaces for systems, devices, andapps. Its software supports advanced 2D and 3D gestures using motion, touch, and vision sensors and can be deployed on the cloud, gateway/hub, and embedded platforms. Developers are offered free licenses to the cloud SDK and can quickly create and test any gesture using their smartphones.

idacapital Innovation Fund is the first Impact Fund in Turkey investing across technology-enabled business verticals in Health Tech, Financial Inclusion, Edu Tech, Clean Tech, Agro Tech in and around Turkey.

Investment focus

Logistics, FinTech, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed
Turkey, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

MentalUp — Educational games for kids of all ages. Choose from over 150+ fun and engaging award-winning games. Easy-To-Use. 100% Free + No Ads. Play Now!
DIGINAK.COM — DIGINAK offers a B2B platform that provides end-to-end digital transportation through brokers (Agents) with high traceability and efficiency. In addition to digitalization, it also offers financial services which empowers economic cycle of logistics sector and financial structure of all stakeholders of it by keeping all stakeholders in the cycle.
PayWall — PayWall is a payment orchestration platform that empowers businesses to streamline their payment processes and maximize efficiency. With advanced subscription management, PayRoute, PayJump, PayBalancer, PayWatch, centralized card storage, marketplace and alternative payment methods, PayWall offers end-to-end control over payment methods. Byreducing operational burdens and directly increasing profitability, PayWall enables businesses to manage payments at a micro scale.

Canaan Partners Israel (CPI) is a venture capital fund focused on early stage technology investments in Israel. Started by experienced entrepreneurs and inv...

Investment focus

Autonomous Vehicles, Mobile, Security
Series A, Seed, Series B
Israel

Portfolio highlights

Zencity — With Zencity, government, and law enforcement leaders make informed, transparent, and effective decisions that earn the trust of the communities they serve.
Arbe — Arbe is building the future car’s eyes and brain using a High-Resolution Radar enabling cars to “see” the environment in any weather and any lighting condition, to long, mid and short ranges as well as in any azimuth, elevation, and Doppler. Its radar detects cars, motorcycles, bikes, and most importantly humans. Arbe’s radar, based on ourproprietary chipsets, is the next generation of safety products for ADAS and autonomous driving, offering superior performance at a low cost, size, and power consumption.
Regulus Cyber — Regulus Ring is a counter drone technology utilizing GPS Spoofing to prevent threats from entering a secure area. Regulus also offers Pyramid GNSS, offering GPS Cybersecurity against navigation system hacking threats.

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Investment focus

Cyber Security, Information Technology, Security
Series A, Seed, Series B
Israel, United States

Portfolio highlights

Cylus — Cylus, the global leader in rail cybersecurity, helps rail, freight and metro companies avoid service disruption and safety incidents by detecting cyber-attacks in their signaling and control networks, wayside and onboard, before harm happens.
Nucleix — OUR TESTS AIM TO DETECT CANCER EARLIER - WHEN TREATMENT CAN BE MOST EFFECTIVE FOR PATIENTS OUR PRODUCTS
Hailo — Hailo have developed the best performing AI processors for edge devices. Our AI accelerator chips are used for Smart City & Homes, machine learning, automotive AI, retail AI and smart factory Industry 4.0 solutions.

Vinci is a venture capital investment firm strategically funded by Inci Holding, a family-owned, industrial holding company active in the manufacturing of wheels, car and industrial batteries, hotel equipment, and logistics services. We are a financial investor but beyond funding, we aim to add value by providing corporate resources, experience,and the long-term view of a true strategic partner for small businesses. Our lead investor, Inci Holding, allows us to provide hands-on support and actively contribute to the growth and prosperity of our investees. Vinci is run by a team made up of Inci Board members and experienced venture capital professionals, who bring relevant know-how to support start-ups on their path to commercial success.

Investment focus

Logistics, Software, Internet
Seed, Funding Round
Turkey, United Kingdom, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Intelijus — At Intelijus, we have embarked on a quest not just to innovate, but to transform the world through legal technology. Our mission is to empower legal professionals across the globe with LIVIA, our trailblazing Legal Virtual Assistant. LIVIA isn’t just another piece of AI technology. It’s a manifestation of our drive to revolutionize the legal field,making operational tasks more efficient so that the focus can return to the human side of law – to justice itself.Our vision stretches beyond the realms of the present into a future where justice is accessible to everyone. Through the power of LIVIA’s generative artificial intelligence, grounded in sophisticated natural language processing, we foresee a world where legal processes are not just optimized but completely redefined. A world where our technology becomes the cornerstone of decision-making in legal matters globally, ushering in an era of unprecedented accuracy and efficiency.
Thingtrax — Realise improved efficiency, quality control, employee safety and productivity by modernising your factories with ThingTrax's AI and IoT
Thread In Motion — Looking for wearables to digitize your operations? Hands-free and ergonomic new generation smart gloves are here to help you reduce cost and risks.

Class 5 Global is a venture fund investing in the next generation of emerging market entrepreneurs.

Investment focus

FinTech, Financial Services, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Singapore, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Caliza — Give your users access to the digital dollar economy. Get early access!
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.
BRKZ — BRKZ is a construction-tech company that provides a one-stop solution by selling building materials to contractors and builders.

Vertex Ventures US is an early stage VC that backs fearless founders building a smarter digital economy through B2B software.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Series A, Series B, Series C
United States, China, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Evinced — Evinced is a Digital Accessibility Platform built for modern software development teams. Leading enterprises use Evinced to weave accessibility into their software development process including design, development, CI/automated testing, QA, and production/compliance monitoring.Built with advanced rule-sets, computer vision, and AIalgorithms, Evinced automatically detects and pinpoints accessibility problems and suggests fixes. Leading enterprises use Evinced to weave accessibility into their software development process - including design, development, automated testing, and production/compliance monitoring.The company was founded in 2018 and based in Los Altos, California.
Metafin — Metafin Cleantech Finance - Solar & Clean Technology Financing and Loans
Savant Labs — The all-in-one low-code, no-code automation platform for data access, data prep, data blending, analytics and automated delivery of insights to 100's of destination apps.

Iliad Partners is a venture capital firm based in Dubai that helps founders in MENA turn startups into successful high-growth companies. Join our epic journey.

Investment focus

Logistics, Supply Chain Management, FinTech
Convertible Note, Seed, Series A
United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Qashio — Qashio is a spend management platform that allows people to monitor costs, make payments with app credit cards, and handle payables. Founded in 2021 and is based in Dubai.
OTO — OTO is SaaS company that helps retailers implement their Omni-Channel strategy by enabling them to ship their online orders directly from the physical stores with the best delivery partners in just 2 hours! Also, we provide Online Retailers and E-commerce companies access to ship packages with more than 80 delivery & carrier companies shipping domestically and internationally.
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

TAL Ventures (TAL) is an Israel based Venture Capital group with deep ties to the Israel high-tech ecosystem.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Series B
Israel, United States, Cyprus

Portfolio highlights

SuperC AI — Connect residents and foster engagement with a centralized community calendar that brings all city events into one easy-to-access platform
With (Coing) — Connect residents and foster engagement with a centralized community calendar that brings all city events into one easy-to-access platform
Anchor — Freedom from the burden of invoicing and collections. One platform to make your billing cycle flow. Autonomously. Get paid on time, slash costs, and delight your customers.

F2 Capital is a specialized seed stage venture capital fund backing Israeli founders at the junction of big data, artificial intelligence and connectivity.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Series B
Israel, United States

Portfolio highlights

257 — The residential energy data platform
Doti AI — At Doti, we understand how frustrating it can be to waste valuable time searching for information. That’s why we created a smarter way to work—AI-powered tools that give you the answers you need, exactly when you need them.Imagine a workplace where every question is answered instantly, and every moment is spent moving forward. With Doti, yourteam can eliminate obstacles, focus on what truly matters, and achieve more together.Built with trust and responsibility at its core, Doti empowers you to work faster, smarter, and safer—redefining what’s possible in a data-driven world.Join us in transforming the way teams innovate, collaborate, and thrive.
Sett — Sett AI is building technology that helps mobile game teams find winning creatives faster and grow their games into global hits.

Elm offer a wide range of ready-made and customized digital solutions in many areas. The company provides products that are seemingly tailored to customers' needs and aspirations.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce, SaaS
Series A, Seed, Series B
Saudi Arabia, India, Nigeria

Portfolio highlights

Reachware — Reachware is the top IPaaS in the Middle East, connecting systems for a unified ecosystem. Trusted by global enterprises. Learn more.
Syarah — Syarah is an online cars marketplaces.
Youverify — Youverify helps businesses and individuals confirm identity and physical addresses. Using AI, Youverify confirms a user’s identity document and compares it with their facial biometrics. This information can be cross-checked against more than 300 databases locally and globally.Youverify in partnership with over 20,000 field verification officersverifies physical addresses all over Sub-Sahara Africa in less than 48 hours.Youverify fills the gap in Africa's digital industry by providing one API for identity and physical address verification.

Alexandria Business Angels Network

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Marketplace, Mobile Apps
Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
Egypt

Portfolio highlights

CardoO — CardoO creates a variety of goods, such as wireless earbuds, smart watches, sketch tablets, and smart scales.
SIDEUP — SIDEUP provides you with all the necessary tools to grow your business through a hassle-free experience from local and global logistics support, storage services, and innovative and real-time dashboards.
Suplyd — Suplyd is a comprehensive digital solution that bridges the gap between restaurant operators and their suppliers in order to disrupt an untouched market with extreme fragmentation and resolve the problem end-to-end.

theDOCK is a Maritime-Tech venture capital firm investing in startups developing technologies for Ports, Shipping and Logistics sectors.

Investment focus

Shipping, Logistics, Supply Chain Management
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Israel, Canada, Greece

Portfolio highlights

Orca AI — Orca AI innovates the marine navigation sphere, providing an intelligent technological solution for collision avoidance in maritime transport.
Harbor Lab — Harbor Lab provides software for ship owners, management companies, and charterers’ internal disbursements departments.
FlowFox — Automated Container Releases, Container Drop-off Changes, Container Reuses and C/H Instructions.

Magma is Israel's leading venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments in communication, semiconductors, internet and media. They seek bright ideas, infuse them with experience and foresight, and facilitate their rise as industry leaders that redefine the global communications sector. They use their experience and sectorspecialization in cooperating with entrepreneurs, industry experts, and other investors to define the future of the communication, semiconductors, internet and media arenas. Their goal is to foster and enable the flow of innovation from an idea's early stages and through a company's emergence as a leader within its dynamic market. They understand the local market and help to influence the global one.

Investment focus

Software, Enterprise Software, Mobile
Series A, Series B, Seed
Israel, United States, Colombia

Portfolio highlights

Ubeya — Ubeya is an employee management platform that helps manage shift and hourly employees. Offering an and-to-end solution for Staffing Agencies, Catering and Hospitality industries, Delivery Fleets, and more. Helping Managers, Payroll, HR and Legal departments to digitize operations with an employee app and a client portal. Our modular system allows each business to choose the functions that best serve their business: Schedule, Clock-in, Track, Communicate and Pay your employees with Ubeya.
Intezer — Intezer introduces a Genetic Malware Analysis technology, revolutionizing cyber threat detection and response. By identifying the origins of software, Intezer equips enterprises with an advanced way to detect modern cyber threats, while providing deep context on how to effectively respond to incidents. Intezer offers solutions for incident responseautomation, cloud workload protection, threat intelligence, and more. For more information, visit www.intezer.com.
Allseated — AllSeated is a free collaboration network for planning events that enables you to design floor plans, manage guest lists, and create seating seating charts. We save you time and make planning your event simple.

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.
BioSapien — BioSapien is a pre-clinical biotech company developing novel biodegradable implantable products that deliver active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for oncology indications with reduced systemic side effects. The applications for this technology are currently under investigation for pancreatic cancer and lung cancer. The intended pipeline ofindications is expected to expand into other cancers such as colorectal, breast, and stomach cancers. BioSapien's 3D-printed MediChip delivers FDA-approved toxic high-dose systemic therapies in a localized slow-release biodegradable mesh which is able to target tissues while improving patients' quality of care and life.

We partner early with global-minded entrepreneurs seeking to disrupt large markets

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Series B, Series A, Series C
Israel, United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Nagish — Nagish captions your phone calls and empowers you to talk using text or voice. It's fast, private, and free.
FireDome — FireDome's innovative wildfire defense system utilizes a two-tiered approach. First, a mechanical launcher rapidly deploys a protective barrier to block the direct path of encroaching wildfires. Second, the system actively and swiftly detects and extinguishes spot fires caused by airborne embers tha
D-Fend Solutions — Discover D-Fend Solutions' approach to counter-drone technology, ensuring control and safety in drone threat situations across sectors.

Nexus Ventures is an investment firm that invests in transformational businesses and creates meaningful partnerships with entrepreneurs. They support these ventures through its mentorship, business and technical know-how, vast network, and capital. The firm was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Ankara, Turkey.

Investment focus

Software, Internet, SaaS
Seed, Angel, Series A
Turkey, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

Smartstaff — Manage your workforce's attendance & payroll while using our powerful automation tools to optimize & improve their productivity
Iambic — Iambic has created a cutting-edge AI-driven platform to tackle the most challenging design problems in drug discovery and address unmet patient need.
Moneyview — Money View is an application that is able to track and organize expenses, bills, and account balances. It is able to derive finance information from SMSs.Money View enables its users to set and follow budgets, view their bank account balance, obtain reminders about bills, and spit bills with the other users. It also facilitates Savings+ andTaxSaver+ that allows its users to save money.Money View was founded in April 2014 by Sanjay Aggarwal and Puneet Agarwal. It is based in Bangalore, Karnataka.

500 Startups is a venture capital firm on a mission to discover and back the world’s most talented entrepreneurs, help them create successful companies at scale, and build thriving global ecosystems. Since its inception in 2010, 500 has provided hundreds of millions of investment dollars, acceleration programs, and support services to thousands ofentrepreneurs in over 60 countries.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Machine Learning
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Turkey, United States, Estonia

Portfolio highlights

Permify — Permify is an open-source authorization for building RBAC, ABAC, and Access Control in your application. Create your access control model, sync your authorization data, and enforce permission with a single check!
Refine — Build React-based internal tools, admin panels, dashboards & B2B apps with unmatched flexibility.
Freeflow — The blockchain developer marketplace for web3 projects.

Founded in 2015, Phoenician Funds is at the heart of thriving capitals of digital innovation and startup ecosystems in the Middle East and North Africa ...

Investment focus

Financial Services, Software, FinTech
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Egypt

Portfolio highlights

Go Rise — Go Rise is a start-up building a financial services platform for migrants.
Ostaz — Ostaz is a mobile and peer-to-peer educational platform connecting students seeking help in a specific course to qualified private tutors.
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.

APY Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology startups.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
Turkey, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Jobtogo — Jobtogo is a freelancer platform that offers solutions to the problems experienced by companies in the supply of talent.
Nuvolog — Revolutionize logistics operations with Nuvolog. Features like spot procurement, carbon tracking, and time slot management enhance efficiency and streamline operations.
Spiky.AI — Transform your meetings with Spiky's powerful AI. Gain actionable insights, boost sales performance, and optimize customer interactions. Learn more!

Ahu Serter is the Founder and President of Fark Labs. She previously worked at FARHYM Vehicle Interiors as a Head of Management Committee, Board Member. Ahu Serter attended Pace University.

Investment focus

Software, Transportation, Manufacturing
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
Turkey, Greece, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Jobtogo — Jobtogo is a freelancer platform that offers solutions to the problems experienced by companies in the supply of talent.
Euronova — Euronova develops advanced raw materials based on the ideas of sustainability, recycling, and circular economy.
Tripy Mobility — Tripy Mobility strives to promote the adoption of electric vehicles while reducing carbon emissions in transportation by increasing the charging station network.

lool is a Tel-Aviv based venture capital fund focused on seed and pre-seed investments

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Series B
Israel, United States, Indonesia

Portfolio highlights

Dono — Supercharge your title production with Dono. The AI platform that ensures speed and efficient scale without compromising accuracy or consistency.
Eleos Health — Eleos Health provides AI-powered, highly compliant documentation automation to ease the operational burden on behavioral healthcare providers.
ControlMonkey — ControlMonkey is the only fully end-to-end Terraform Automation Platform.

Oryx Fund is a MENA-focused Investment fund from Hambro Perks. Investing in game-changing early-stage technology companies at late Seed and Series A, led by outstanding entrepreneurs in sectors we have deep expertise such as Fintech, Healthtech, Enterprise tech, Logistics tech, and Edtech.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Growdash — Growdash is a business intelligence and analytics tool built specifically for restaurants to support profitable growth strategic decisions across online sales channels.
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).
Merit Incentives — Merit Incentives provides gifts, rewards, and engagement strategies using innovative technologies in the MENA region.

What is AUC Angels? AUC Angels is the first university-based angel investor network in the MENA region. Angel investors are individuals who are interested in investing in early-stage startups with growth potential which in turn supports the growth of a dynamic entrepreneurship ecosystem in Egypt.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Manufacturing
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
Egypt, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

dKilo — dKilo is a technology company in the AdTech space. It offers smart out of home advertising solutions using the internet of things and AI.
Roboost — Tayar is an enterprise solution using Artificial intelligence and complex Algorithms to facilitate, optimize, and manage the delivery process to any BTC (mainly home delivery) business to increase the delivery speed and performance.
InCurA — Why InCurA ProductsWe Innovate Medical Devices for Today, Tomorrow and What's Needed NextInCurA is developing a pipeline of products based on its unique

Playfair is a generalist VC fund with a contrarian approach to pre-seed technology investing. Based in London, Playfair invests across the UK and Europe with an intentionally high conviction, low volume approach: making 6-8 investments a year and preserving time, capital and resource to help companies post-investment. Playfair has backed 70+companies across two funds including Thought Machine, Andela, Mapillary, Recycleye and Orca AI.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United Kingdom, United States, France

Portfolio highlights

Recurse ML — Streamline your development with Recurse, enabling seamless code maintenance with just a single command.
NetFabric — NetFabric is developing a next-gen network observability platform
Passionfruit — Join hundreds of the best startups around the world and use Passionfruit to hire freelance marketing specialists on-demand.

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.

Angel Investor. Investing in Turkey (member of Sharks & Partners) & Switzerland (member of Business Angels Switzerland).

Investment focus

Marketplace, E-Commerce, Mobile
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
Turkey

Portfolio highlights

Mindsite — Mindsite provides e-commerce analytics. Easily monitor key metrics from price to visibility in real time. Increase your online sales.
YapıRadar.com — YapıRadar.com is an online market place created for the exchange of goods and services between suppliers and contractors. It includes information on Project Authority, Stage Information of Construction, Project and Current Site Images, Location, Construction Area. YapıRadar.com was founded in 2018 and is based in Istanbul.
Mizanplus Kitchens — Mizanplus Kitchens provides delivery service multi-brand dark store network.

Riyad TAQNIA Fund (RTF) is a venture capital fund investing in early stage technology companies around the globe. The fund is interested in post-revenue Seed through Series-B opportunities. RTF was founded by Riyad Capital Co. and TAQNIA and is backed by leading Saudi institutional investors.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Internet
Series A, Seed, Series B
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Jordan

Portfolio highlights

Haseel — The new concept to meet your needs of vegetables and fruits selects you the best crops and the best prices in a way that is consistent with your digital age.
TruKKer — TRUKKER is one of the leading names of logistics & transportation companies in UAE, KSA, Egypt & across the GCC. We offer logistics & transport & truck rental services in the MENA Region. Call us on +971 600-524642.
Eureka — All of Eureka's products have AI embedded to create unique audience segments and improve prediction accuracy, risk analytics and conversion.

Firstime Ventures is investing in companies who are building a sustainable & accessible future for all.

Investment focus

Software, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Series B
Israel, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Baibys — Baibys is a medical automated platform that provides AI and robotics-based autonomous sperm selection solutions for IVF.
Pixellot — Pixellot is a leading sport media company that offers automatic production solutions for the amateur and semi-professional market. Pixellot’s patented technology streamlines the production workflow by deploying an unmanned multi-camera system that covers the entire field. Advanced algorithms enable dynamic coverage of the flow of play and highlightgeneration. The company streams more than 11,000 live video hours each month to fans, players, and coaches on a variety of platforms. Founded in 2013 by seasoned video and media technology experts, Pixellot has sold over 2,000 systems around the world, deployed with minor leagues, high schools, as well as at youth academies and top league clubs. Pixellot’s partners include ESPN, PlayOn Sports, the US’ biggest high school sports media company and right holder, Sporttotal.tv, Germany’s largest amateur league media platform, global coaching solution provider STATS, SeeUPlay in Mexico and Hockey TV, North America’s largest non-NHL ice hockey streaming platform. The company also works directly with leading clubs such as Bayern Munich, Spain’s Real Sociedad, Dutch AZ Alkmaar and Maccabi Tel-Aviv.
Securithings — Bringing IT Standards to the IoT Space.

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