Top 50 Transportation Startup Investors in United Arab Emirates (November 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Shorooq Partners
VC Fund
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9 | United Arab Emirates, United States, Saudi Arabia | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | FinTech, Financial Services, Software | $600k–$29M |
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Wamda Capital
VC Fund
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8 | United Arab Emirates, United States, Turkey | Seed, Series A, Series B | E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services | $600k–$65M |
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Arzan Venture Capital
VC Fund
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7 | United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology | $180k–$25M |
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Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)
VC Fund
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6 | United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, United States | Seed, Series A, Series B | FinTech, Financial Services, E-Commerce | $420k–$50M |
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BY Venture Partners
VC Fund
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5 | United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce | $996k–$70M |
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Nama Ventures
VC Fund
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5 | Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | E-Commerce, Information Technology, B2B | $100k–$35M |
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Global Ventures
VC Fund
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5 | United Arab Emirates, Egypt, United States | Seed, Series A, Series B | Health Care, FinTech, Financial Services | $1.2M–$50M |
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Orbit Ventures
VC Fund
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4 | China, United States, India | Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note | E-Commerce, Software, Artificial Intelligence | $30k–$20M |
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Oqal
VC Fund
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4 | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services | $100k–$10M |
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Antler
VC Fund
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4 | United States, Singapore, Australia | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $100k–$29M |
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Riyad TAQNIA Fund (RTF)
VC Fund
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4 | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Jordan | Series A, Series B, Seed | Artificial Intelligence, Internet, Software | $1M–$125M |
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SOSV
VC Fund
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4 | United States, China, Canada | Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed | Biotechnology, Health Care, Software | $25k–$5M |
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Raed Ventures
VC Fund
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4 | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services | $400k–$30M |
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B&Y Venture Partners
VC Fund
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4 | United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed, Series B | E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services | $714k–$70M |
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Syndicate Group of Companies
VC Fund
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4 | India, United Kingdom, United States | Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel | Medical, Pharmaceutical, Food and Beverage | $5k–$141k |
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BECO Capital
VC Fund
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4 | United Arab Emirates, United States, Egypt | Seed, Series A, Series B | E-Commerce, Financial Services, Software | $905k–$60M |
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Endeavor Catalyst
VC Fund
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3 | United States, Brazil, Mexico | Series B, Series A, Series C | Software, FinTech, Financial Services | $5.3M–$200M |
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Vision Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce | $22k–$27M |
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Signal Peak Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | United States, United Arab Emirates | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $1.3M–$25M |
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GTA Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | Singapore, United States, Vietnam | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services | $490k–$50M |
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Iliad Partners
VC Fund
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3 | United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia | Seed, Series A, Convertible Note | Logistics, Information Technology, B2B | $4M–$65M |
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IAN Group
VC Fund
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3 | India, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Angel, Series A | Software, E-Commerce, Health Care | $73k–$4.6M |
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NTEC
VC Fund
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3 | France, Germany, United States | Series A, Series B, Series C | Mobile, iOS, Apps | $3.2M–$275M |
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F6 Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia | Pre-Seed, Seed, Non-Equity Assistance | Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology | $15k–$1.1M |
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Dtec Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Apps, FinTech, E-Commerce | $170k–$3M |
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Startup-O
VC Fund
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3 | Singapore, India, United States | Seed, Series A | Software, Financial Services, Information Technology | $150k–$3M |
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Phoenician VC
VC Fund
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3 | Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Egypt | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | FinTech, Financial Services, Software | $50k–$8.4M |
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China Equity
VC Fund
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3 | China, United States, Canada | Series A, Series B, Series C | Software, Information Technology, Health Care | $1.4M–$162M |
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Asif Keshodia
Angel
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3 | United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Australia | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | E-Commerce, Transportation, Apps | $700k–$7.9M |
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Class 5 Global
VC Fund
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3 | United States, United Arab Emirates, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | FinTech, Financial Services, E-Commerce | $300k–$23M |
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Oraseya Capital
VC Fund
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3 | United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $155k–$15M |
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EQ2 Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Kenya | Series A, Seed, Series B | E-Commerce, Retail, Sales | $1M–$15M |
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Polymath Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | United Arab Emirates, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B | E-Commerce, Last Mile Transportation, Beauty | |
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Social Capital
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Canada, India | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, SaaS, FinTech | $850k–$46M |
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Prime Venture Partners
VC Fund
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2 | United Arab Emirates, United States, India | Seed, Series A | Logistics, Self-Storage, Transportation | $300k–$10M |
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Maniv Mobility
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Israel, India | Series A, Seed, Series B | Automotive, Autonomous Vehicles, Software | $2M–$126M |
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STV
VC Fund
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2 | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States | Series A, Series B, Seed | Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce | $2.1M–$72M |
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Prosper global
VC Fund
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2 | United Arab Emirates | Convertible Note | Payments, Logistics, E-Commerce | $285k–$715k |
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Adapt Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Canada, Mexico | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, FinTech | $1M–$20M |
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Palm Drive Capital
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Canada, Colombia | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services | $500k–$27M |
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Khwarizmi Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, E-Commerce, FinTech | $1M–$37M |
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Knollwood Investment Advisory
VC Fund
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2 | United States, United Arab Emirates, South Korea | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology | $2M–$50M |
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Crescent Enterprises
VC Fund
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2 | United States, United Arab Emirates, India | Series C, Seed, Series A | Medical, Robotics, Health Care | $1.8M–$50M |
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Orbit Startups
VC Fund
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2 | India, Singapore, Pakistan | Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note | E-Commerce, Information Technology, Software | |
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AlTouq Group
VC Fund
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2 | United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia | Seed, Series A, Private Equity | Food and Beverage, Apps, Fitness | $5M–$20M |
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Actions Capital (fka K50 Ventures)
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Colombia, Brazil | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Health Care, Software, FinTech | $150k–$24M |
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Sid Dhamija
Angel
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2 | United Arab Emirates | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | FinTech, Database, Software | |
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Global Founders Capital
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Germany, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, Software, FinTech | $575k–$30M |
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Ittihad Ventures Holding Ltd.
VC Fund
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2 | United Arab Emirates | Seed | SaaS, Logistics, Freight Service | |
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Bhavik Bajaj
Angel
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2 | United States, Switzerland, United Kingdom | Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel | Software, Information Technology, SaaS | $15k–$5M |
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Shorooq Partnersis the leading tech investor in the region, inspired by the best entrepreneurs, investors and practices from around the world.
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- Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United Arab Emirates, United States, Saudi Arabia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 222
- Round size: Seed $600k–$10M; Pre-Seed $2M–$4.5M; Series A $2M–$29M
- Lead/follow: 47% lead, 53% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $100M in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- FMSi — FMSi is a SaaS company that helps with vehicle tracking solutions, administration and monitoring services for IVMS, and project management.
- Aumet — Aumet allows medical manufacturers and distributors increase their sales by sharing hospital inquiries, business news, search for products, and find potential clients.Manufacturers and distributors who work together connect and get verified so they share hospital inquiries, market business news between each other .Suppliers list their productsand connect with distributors who sell these products and select countries, where they are looking for distributors, in the meantime distributors, connects with their suppliers, search for new product and list their interests.
- OptimizeGEO.ai — OptimizeGEO.ai is an AI search visibility platform whose proprietary engine helps brands dominate LLM and AI search results
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.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United Arab Emirates, United States, Turkey
Investor stats
- Total investments: 134
- Round size: Seed $600k–$6.5M; Series A $2M–$10M; Series B $3.5M–$65M
- Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $70M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- HeyBreez AI — Breez AI is a no-code voice orchestration platform built for reliable, scalable real-time voice AI. The system unifies carrier connectivity, media delivery, AI models, and orchestration into one global routing layer, stabilizing phone operations and enabling companies to scale voice automation without engineering or additional headcount.
- Hala — Hala offers a payment and wallet solution for individuals and point-of-sale (PoS) services that enable merchants to accept credit card payments.
- Anecdote —
No Boring Tech backs and builds startups that matter. No sameness, no fluff - just committed partners, builders who care, and capital that shows up to help create lasting companies.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 59
- Round size: Seed $600k–$3.7M; Pre-Seed $180k–$1.7M; Series A $3M–$25M
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- Yasmina — Yasmina offers AI-driven Home & Renters Insurance services.
- yozo.ai — Hire an all-in-one AI marketing team for a fraction of the cost. Yozo never forgets, learns from every interaction, and does better every time!
- Money Fellows — MoneyFellows digitizes the ROSCA model, enabling group lending and savings.
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.
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- Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 123
- Round size: Seed $420k–$6M; Series A $2.6M–$22M; Series B $4.6M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $68M in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Erad — erad provides growth capital to online businesses. Connect your analytics and receive funding offers, for non-dilutive capital within 48 hours
- PinPay — Pin-Pay is an innovative mobile payment service offered at our Partner Banks which aims to bring our subscribers the most secure, reliable and intelligent payment experience.Using Pin-Pay, you can perform a number of different transactions directly from your mobile phone. Since all transactions are conducted live and under 20 seconds, you cansafely receive money straight to your account in no time.
- OCTA — OCTA brings you the clients and runs the work behind them, from books and reconciliations to billing and close. You grow the firm without adding headcount.
Early-stage capital from people who have built companies themselves. We back founders across North America, Europe and MENA, and stay close long after the round closes.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 72
- Round size: Seed $996k–$12M; Series A $2.8M–$24M; Series B $5M–$70M
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $50M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- ChatFeatured — ChatFeatured is a software platform that provides tools for tracking and managing how brands appear in AI search systems. It monitors brand mentions, sources, and visibility across AI platforms. The system analyzes data to identify gaps and content issues. It generates content plans and supports writing and publishing based on search data. Theplatform includes a dashboard that shows performance, citations, and sentiment. It provides site audits with scores and tasks for content and technical review. The service connects with content systems and tools to manage data and updates.
- Goodweek — The AI management platform that gives partners and businesses one secure place for every AI model.
- Infinity Constellation — We build and own AI-native services companies that deliver outcomes. 7 companies, $1M ARR in months. One platform turning $6T of services into software.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Information Technology, B2B
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 54
- Round size: Seed $120k–$5.6M; Pre-Seed $100k–$2.4M; Series A $5.2M–$35M
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- PIESHIP — Pieship is a logistics startup serving last mile and their customers using Ai and crowdsourcing.
- Nodes — Nodes.inc is building the world’s first AI-native, full-stack hiring platform designed to automate and optimize the entire talent lifecycle — from candidate sourcing to predictive onboarding. Powered by multi-agent systems and self-learning AI, Nodes eliminates outdated ATS workflows, bloated HR stacks, and manual recruiting processes.Theplatform goes beyond incremental improvements: it creates rich persona-based candidate profiles, autonomously headhunts across the internet, engages with passive talent using hyper-personalized outreach, and continuously retrains itself based on hiring outcomes. With performance-based pricing and a modular architecture, Nodes enables enterprises to reduce hiring time from 120 days to under 14, slash early-stage attrition, and ensure every hire is a high-fit hire.Backed by top operators and used by Fortune 500 companies, Nodes.inc is redefining the infrastructure layer for the future of work.
- 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.
We back global-minded, growth-stage and technology-focused founders in emerging markets and the world.
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- Industry: Health Care, FinTech, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United Arab Emirates, Egypt, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 135
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$11M; Series A $3M–$27M; Series B $8M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 56% lead, 44% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $22M in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
- PoliCloud — PoliCloud is a cost-effective, sustainable, and independent cloud solution designed for people that desire complete control over their data.
- Enhance Fitness — Enhance Fitness is a fitness and wellness company that provides personal training services through a mobile and web-based platform. The company connects users with certified trainers for one-on-one fitness sessions conducted at home, gyms, outdoor locations, or partner facilities. Its platform supports booking management, trainer matching, workouttracking, nutrition guidance, and progress monitoring. Enhance Fitness operates primarily in the Gulf region, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Qatar, and also develops software tools for fitness businesses through its Enhance Tech platform..
Orbit helps scale breakthrough startups from around the globe across emerging and frontier markets.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- Geography: China, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 577
- Round size: Seed $100k–$2M; Pre-Seed $100k–$1M; Convertible Note $30k–$20M
- Lead/follow: 73% lead, 27% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- i4TECH — Modular, scalable, fully managed manufacturing digital solutions that enable your AI adoption. Moving Industry 4.0 forwards with a unified, comprehensive data driven approach
- Qanary — Qanary is a digital second-opinion platform designed to help radiologists detect cancer at its earliest, most treatable stages.
- openmed — OpenMed provides digital healthcare services, telemedicine, pharmacy products, diagnostics, and medication delivery.
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 and fast-growing startups in a variety of sectors by providing access to smart capital and experienced angel investors.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt
Investor stats
- Total investments: 151
- Round size: Seed $100k–$2.1M; Pre-Seed $220k–$1.1M; Series A $133k–$10M
- Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Raff — RetailTech startup aiming to be the center of commerce.
- Siin — E-commerce Marketplace
- Mantas — Parametric insurance for cloud outages with swift payouts triggered by real-time data
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Singapore, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2394
- Round size: Seed $159k–$4.6M; Pre-Seed $100k–$611k; Series A $4.1M–$29M
- Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $7.5M in 2026
Portfolio highlights
- Praktiki — Praktiki is the AI platform for medical education: expert-led, case-based 5-minute modules HCPs love, built in hours and measured for behaviour change.
- ReportsAI — ReportsAI is an impact operating system that automates data collection and reporting for NGOs and industry to ensure audit-ready compliance.
- Plouton AI —
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Browse database — It's Free!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.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Internet, Software
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Jordan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 21
- Round size: Seed $1M–$2.7M; Series A $2M–$23M; Series B $4M–$125M
- Lead/follow: 57% lead, 43% follow
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.
- Unifonic — Unifonic is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company. It develops a communications platform used by organizations to send and manage messages and interactions across multiple channels such as SMS, voice calls, WhatsApp, and web chat through a single system.
SOSV offers pre-seed capital and follow-on financial support to startups focusing on deep technology and scientific innovation. Founders utilize purpose-built laboratory facilities and engineering spaces to accelerate product development and testing. The firm facilitates connections between entrepreneurs and a network of investors through structured matchmaking events and technology summits.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
- Stage:Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, China, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3821
- Round size: Seed $125k–$5M; Pre-Seed $25k–$1.5M; Convertible Note $50k–$3.6M
- Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $306M in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Halla — Halla Intelligence is a digital solution that leverages over 100 billion shopper and product data points to recommend and promote what grocery items.
- Verdex Technologies — Verdex Technologies is an advanced materials platform technology that uses nanofibers to disrupt industries. Verdex doesn't just compete, it innovates and disrupts.
- Samphire Neuroscience — Samphire Neuroscience builds clinically validated neurotechnology to support women across their lives. Our wearable devices, Nettle™ and Lutea™, are built on the same underlying brain-stimulation technology, targeting neural pathways involved in pain, mood, stress, and sleep regulation. - Lutea™ is available globally as a wellness device. Itstimulates the same regions of the brain to support stress regulation, sleep, and recovery - key drivers of readiness and long-term performance - allowing athletes and teams to move beyond wellbeing education alone to practical, evidence-based intervention. - Nettle™ is a CE-marked (EU and UK regulated), drug- and hormone-free device that has been clinically shown to improve pain, mood, functionality, and the ability to train during the menstrual cycle, with measurable benefits after one month of use - supporting athletes to maintain training intensity and movement quality during their period. - The Samphire App is the platform controlling all Samphire hardware products with the use of CycleSync™ AI technology: the only one of its kind to support personalized neurotechnology use for women.
We partner with exceptional founders building breakthrough companies and creating scalable impact in MENA region
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt
Investor stats
- Total investments: 112
- Round size: Seed $600k–$10M; Pre-Seed $400k–$13M; Series A $2.3M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 45% lead, 55% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Zeal — Zeal transforms your current card machines, enabling them to unlock powerful insights and deliver seamless loyalty. Zeal integrates with all card machines and is trusted by industry leaders.
- Echelon — Echelon is an artificial intelligence operations group that manages technology integrations, technical workforce training, and industrial software distribution for enterprise and government clients.
- THINK-AI — The Think AI Fabric: AI Node, ILM, and Constellation bonded into one supercompute platform, built for radical efficiency. Nothing sits idle.
Early-stage capital from people who have built companies themselves. We back founders across North America, Europe and MENA, and stay close long after the round closes.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 41
- Round size: Seed $714k–$9M; Series A $2.5M–$20M; Series B $5M–$70M
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $50M in 2021
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
The Syndicate Group of Companies offers comprehensive support and a collaborative approach to its portfolio of brands. Leveraging its industry expertise, the company identifies potential opportunities across various growth stages. With a commitment to long-term prosperity, The Syndicate Group is dedicated to expanding its portfolio businesses andcreating value for its stakeholders.
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- Industry: Medical, Pharmaceutical, Food and Beverage
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Geography: India, United Kingdom, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 22
- Round size: Seed $27k–$141k; Angel $10k–$25k; Pre-Seed $5k–$69k
- Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow
Portfolio highlights
- OnePad™ — 24 slots a day, and the hour goes to the highest bid. 100% of the winning bid buys $ONE.
- HARD — HARD is a pioneering company revolutionizing sexual health and pleasure. We offer groundbreaking products, including Erection Enhancing Medication, glow-in-the-dark condoms, and adult toys. Join us in embracing desires and prioritizing sexual well-being. #BhoutHard #GetHard
- ALQUA — ALQUA develops and provides innovative solutions for the beverage industry. It offers alkaline water products made from natural and sustainable materials. ALQUA was founded in 2023 and is based in Bengaluru, India.
BECO Capital is a conviction-driven VC, backing exceptional founders across the GCC and MENA region with hands-on support, partnerships and sector expertise.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Financial Services, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United Arab Emirates, United States, Egypt
Investor stats
- Total investments: 117
- Round size: Seed $905k–$9.5M; Series A $1M–$27M; Series B $5M–$60M
- Lead/follow: 45% lead, 55% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $4.5M in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- BRKZ — BRKZ is a construction-tech company that provides a one-stop solution by selling building materials to contractors and builders.
- Amaani — World-class beauty and wellness brands from the Middle East. Brands and products made for Arab consumers, with uncompromising global quality and a true reflection of Modern Arabia. Born in region, designed for the world. Backed by PeakXV, Formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA.
- Property Finder — PropertyFinder owns and operates real estate portals across Dubai. Available in both English and Arabic, its websites provide visitors with search facilities covering residential and commercial properties for rent or for sale, real estate news, home advice, and buying and selling guides.PropertyFinder provides its users with the tools to helpconsumers find the properties that fit their needs. It works with brokers to list properties in one convenient site, and make it easier to see all of the information about those properties while browsing from its users’ desktop or on the move.
Endeavor Catalyst is a venture capital co-investment fund affiliated with Endeavor, a global organization that supports high-impact entrepreneurs. The fund invests exclusively in companies led by entrepreneurs within the Endeavor network, primarily in emerging and underserved markets. The fund follows a rules-based investment approach, participating alongside other institutional investors while aligning with Endeavor’s broader mission. In addition to generating returns for its limited partners, proceeds from Endeavor Catalyst contribute to supporting Endeavor’s global operations and ecosystem development.
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- Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
- Geography: United States, Brazil, Mexico
Investor stats
- Total investments: 510
- Round size: Series A $5.3M–$40M; Series B $8.8M–$100M; Series C $20M–$200M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $300M in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Dataroid — Enterprise-level digital analytics and customer engagement platform that helps enhance every customer interaction with data-driven insights.
- Pagaleve — pagaleve offers payment in installments at PIX, with no interest and no credit card required. They provide merchants with a new payment method in order to increase their sales in a simple, uncomplicated, and agile manner, but they also want to provide people with the opportunity to buy what they want without committing to the card'shigh-interest rates and credit.
- General Compute — General Compute provides an ASIC-based cloud inference platform focused on running AI inference workloads. The company offers an OpenAI-compatible API that allows users to access hosted large language models and switch from existing GPU-based providers by changing the base URL and API key. It supports deploying both its own supported models andcustomer-supplied models on its infrastructure, emphasizing high token throughput and low time to first token. General Compute also offers dedicated custom deployments with service-level agreements, custom scaling, and guaranteed capacity for production workloads. Its infrastructure targets use cases such as AI agents, coding assistants, and real-time voice applications that require low-latency, high-throughput inference.
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.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt
Investor stats
- Total investments: 130
- Round size: Seed $200k–$5M; Pre-Seed $22k–$1.7M; Series A $1.3M–$27M
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Raff — RetailTech startup aiming to be the center of commerce.
- Madeed — Madeed is a privately held company that works in the facilities and health care distribution industry.
- Lola Do — Lola, Cake for every occasion, Customized your cake selections and Lola will bake it with love!
Backing early-stage SaaS and tech breakthroughs.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: United States, United Arab Emirates
Investor stats
- Total investments: 88
- Round size: Seed $1.3M–$7M; Series A $6M–$20M; Series B $7.5M–$25M
- Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $21M in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
- Crew — The best all-in-one banking app for your whole crew.
- Affineon Health — Affineon is the AI inbox that saves provider time. We automatically handle normal and clinically insignificant lab results, and help providers get through abnormal lab results faster. Our AI automatically groups, analyzes, and trends lab results into a smart summary, including possible next steps and a complete patient note. We also route"noise" to staff, reducing the number of messages a physician needs to pay attention to by up to 30%. The result is 5+ hours saved per week per provider. Plus, Affineon tightly integrates with the EHR, so providers don’t need to change their existing workflow.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Singapore, United States, Vietnam
Investor stats
- Total investments: 43
- Round size: Seed $490k–$5M; Series A $4M–$8M; Venture - Series Unknown $2.5M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Gamestarter — Full-scale gaming ecosystem for IGOs and NFT pre-sales.
- Algebra DEX engine — Modular DEX infrastructure for launching custom concentrated liquidity exchanges with V4 pools for DeFi, AI, RWAs & onchain trading on EVM.
- Crafting Finance — Synthetic asset issuance and trading protocol @NEARProtocol @auroraisnear https://t.co/K08znhxSSc
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Browse database — It's Free!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.
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- Industry: Logistics, Information Technology, B2B
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Convertible Note
- Geography: United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Seed $6.5M–$65M; Series A $8M–$23M; Convertible Note $4M–$10M
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $50M in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- Comfi.ai — Unlock B2B Growth in MENA: Streamline Payments & Offer Credit with Comfi BNPL
- 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 — Penny AI is an enterprise Procurement AI system that streamlines RFXs, POs, approvals, suppliers and payments in one source-to-pay system. Book a demo.
Started in April 2006, the Indian Angel Network is a unique concept which brings together highly successful entrepreneurs and CEOs from India and around the world who are interested in investing in startup / early stage ventures which have the potential of creating disproportionate value. The Network, in addition to money, provide constant access to high quality mentoring, vast networks and inputs on strategy as well as execution. The Network members, because of their background are better able to assess the potential and risks at the early stage.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
- Geography: India, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 323
- Round size: Seed $296k–$2.4M; Angel $73k–$600k; Series A $478k–$4.6M
- Lead/follow: 55% lead, 45% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $100M in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Tekky AI — Tekky AI Academy addresses the challenge businesses face with generic AI models that fail to meet industry-specific needs. Many companies require AI solutions that are tailored to their unique workflows, data, and challenges, but off-the-shelf models often lack the precision and adaptability necessary to deliver meaningful results. This leads toinefficiencies, poor decision-making, and missed growth opportunities.
- Carbon Masters — Carbon Masters helps organisations to measure, manage, reduce and report their carbon emissions, Our raison d´etre is a passion to help people in both their professional and personal lives reduce their carbon impact and to adapt to inevitable climate change. Carbon Masters two founding partners bring a range of complementary skills andcapabilities, youthful enthusiasm and experience, and an understanding of both the developing and developed worlds. Passion, global insight, and technical mastery are the values they aspire to bring to the company. Carbon Masters was established in 2009 and has since worked with a wide range of organisations in both the public and private sector to help them take steps to reduce their carbon emissions. The company now has offices in Edinburgh (UK), Bangalore (India) and Quito (Ecuador) and plans for a Carbon Masters USA are also on the horizon.
- Harajuku Tokyo Cafe — Craftpac Hospitality Pvt. Ltd.
NTEC is a leader in promoting sustainable transfer of technology to the region, through a corporate venture capital model. They invest in the following : * Biotechnology and Life Sciences * IT and Telecommunication * Energy and Alternate Energy * Water and Environment * Venture Capital Funds
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- Industry: Mobile, iOS, Apps
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: France, Germany, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Series A $3.2M–$43M; Series B $3.2M–$183M; Series C $22M–$275M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
Portfolio highlights
- The World's Online Festival — Palringo is a community messaging and gaming app for iOS and Android. The platform allows users to send instant messages, play games and to form large groups based on common interests. Launched in 2006, Palringo has more than 40 million installed users worldwide and offers a range of games along with more than 350,000 user created groups, some ofwhich have up to 2,000 members. Headquartered in London, Palringo also has offices in Newcastle, Ipswich, Gothenburg and Helsinki.Users can create and build community groups dedicated to the things they are passionate about, from gaming and entertainment to sports, travel and technology. They can further enhance their experience by using Palringo Credits to purchase virtual products such as rich media sticker packs, Bots and premium groups and accounts. Following the acquisition of Swedish game studio, Free Lunch Design, in 2014 and Tribe Studios in 2015, Palringo champions 'Community Gaming' - the integration of gaming capabilities with its instant messaging platform to create community orientated games. Palringo develops both in-app and external games.
- Streamezzo — Streamezzo S.A. develops media mobile products and solutions. Its solutions enable telecom operators, broadcasters, media companies, content providers, and service providers to design, develop, debug, and deploy services on cellular networks. The company’s products include Rich Media Software Suite, which comprise Rich Media Client that enablesmobile users to access media services, such as interactive Mobile TV, widgets, portals, and multimedia services; Rich Media Server, an application server that enables to deploy media services; Workbench, an integrated multimedia authoring suite; Service Manager, a back-end solution that enables mobile administrators and marketers to manage and customize media mobile service; and Broadcast, which enables users to deliver mobile TV over broadcast networks. Its solutions comprise Interactive Mobile TV for interactive services; Music Jukebox for over-the-air music downloading; on-device portal for text, image, audio, and video combined information on a mobile portal; Event Microsite for mobile marketing; Dynamic User Interface, which enables to give customers direct access to specific services and applications; and online interactive communication solutions. The company also offers professional services. Streamezzo was founded in 2004 and is based in Paris, France.
- Cadena — Looking to expand to the Gulf countries (Saudi Arabia, UAE etc.)? Cadena has a Local Sales Team in every GCC country and proprietary technology: Discovery Portal, BuyBeacon & IntelliContact for Low-Cost growth across the region.
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 scale with 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.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Non-Equity Assistance
- Geography: Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 374
- Round size: Seed $15k–$1.1M; Pre-Seed $49k–$650k
- Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $95M in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Vrtx — Enabling entities to launch fintech products with embedded finance
- 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.
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.
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- Industry: Apps, FinTech, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 31
- Round size: Seed $170k–$2.1M; Pre-Seed $200k–$2.5M; Series A $1.5M–$3M
- Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow
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 — AlgoDriven is an automotive data platform that helps car dealers, classifieds, banks and insurance companies accurately identify and price used cars. Car dealers use our patented mobile app, EvalExpert to appraise their cars, while enterprise clients access our platform through our APIs
- 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.
Startup-O is a global venture platform for startup assessments, investments & cross-border scaling. It is well recognized for its 'Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs' ethos, data-driven startup assessments, and venture scaling networks for 'post revenue' startups. Established in 2016, Startup-O is trusted by 2000+ startupsfrom 40+ countries by mid-2021. A proprietary methodology combining experts-led online evaluations and ranking algorithms determines top-rated tech opportunities. This provides deserving founders access to associated venture funds and global partner networks spread across 15 countries that help build the startup venture collaboratively. 24 companies on the platform have raised seed to pre-series A size funds successfully, while another 20+ companies are engaged with cross-border venture scaling and scores of other startups have benefitted from the community resources. Startup-O has also partnered with Enterprise Singapore to enable 17 first-time founders with SG Founder grant and has helped commercialize the deep tech company incubated as a partner with Deep Tech institution A*Star Accelerate. It has established its presence with AseanLabs in Japan in May 2021.In 2019, its awarded the No.1 slot in Asia for its outstanding contribution to building the startup ecosystem in a contest among 247 participants including leading VCs, incubators, accelerators, and corporate innovation entities.
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- Industry: Software, Financial Services, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Singapore, India, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 27
- Round size: Seed $150k–$3M
- Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
Portfolio highlights
- InvestaX — Discover the premier Tokenization SaaS Platform tailored for Real World Asset (RWA) and Security Token Offerings (STO). Streamline your asset tokenization with our cutting-edge solutions designed to enhance security, transparency, and efficiency in digital asset management. Ideal for businesses seeking innovative financial technology. Join us to revolutionize your asset tokenization experience!
- InvestaX — Discover the premier Tokenization SaaS Platform tailored for Real World Asset (RWA) and Security Token Offerings (STO). Streamline your asset tokenization with our cutting-edge solutions designed to enhance security, transparency, and efficiency in digital asset management. Ideal for businesses seeking innovative financial technology. Join us to revolutionize your asset tokenization experience!
- InvestaX — Discover the premier Tokenization SaaS Platform tailored for Real World Asset (RWA) and Security Token Offerings (STO). Streamline your asset tokenization with our cutting-edge solutions designed to enhance security, transparency, and efficiency in digital asset management. Ideal for businesses seeking innovative financial technology. Join us to revolutionize your asset tokenization experience!
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 ...
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- Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Egypt
Investor stats
- Total investments: 25
- Round size: Seed $700k–$3M; Pre-Seed $50k–$1M; Series A $1.5M–$8.4M
- Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $30M in 2015
Portfolio highlights
- Go Rise — Go Rise is a start-up building a financial services platform for migrants.
- Ostaz — Ostaz is an education technology (EdTech) company focused on delivering AI-powered personalized tutoring services across the Middle East, particularly in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Lebanon. The platform connects students with qualified tutors while using artificial intelligence to improve tutor-student matching and educational outcomes.
- 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.
ChinaEquity is China's private merchant bank engaging in VC, PE, Direct investments as well as investment management. It provides one-stop cross-border VC PE and direct investments to high-tech enterprises throughout the Greater-China Region. The company uniquely positions itself to the booming Chinese technology, media, telecommunications, biotechnology and environmental technology, sports, medicine and the natural resource industries, and aims to equilibrate the demand and the supply in the capital market and provide total solutions to all parties on the capital flow chain. Clear development strategy and innovative business model has helped ChinaEquity to achieve outstanding performances. Its resources and networks extend all over the Silicon Valley, Wall Street, Europe and Greater China. International strategic alliance and partnerships allow the company to be able to cover all stages of investment and financing. Since inception, ChinaEquity has achieved a promising portfolio of investments and has established a high-quality customer base. ChinaEquity fully understands the political, economic and cultural environment in Greater-China, is well experienced in international capital market operations, and familiar with development trend. The company maintains long-term and favorable communications with Chinese governmental bodies, international financial institutions and high-tech enterprises. ChinaEquity was founded in 1999 by Mr. Chao Y. Wang, formerly the Vice President and Beijing Chief Representative of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. The senior partners and executives joined ChinaEquity from international and domestic renowned financial institutions and high-tech enterprises.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: China, United States, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 103
- Round size: Series A $1.4M–$43M; Series B $3M–$162M; Series C $15M–$117M
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
Portfolio highlights
- iSMARTWAYS — iSMARTWAYS provides core equipment and solutions for V2X connected vehicles and intelligent transportation.
- Cadena — Looking to expand to the Gulf countries (Saudi Arabia, UAE etc.)? Cadena has a Local Sales Team in every GCC country and proprietary technology: Discovery Portal, BuyBeacon & IntelliContact for Low-Cost growth across the region.
- iSmartWays — iSmartWays Technology is a technology company, engages in connected vehicle (V2X) and transportation technology. iSmartWays Technology specializes in research, development and manufacturing of connected vehicle hardware and software solutions.
Asif Keshodia is an Angel Investor based in Dubai, UAE and the co-founder of Storfox.com. He is most notable for his work as the Group CFO of Souq.com, which was acquired by Amazon in a milestone deal for the Middle East tech sector. He joined Souq in 2011 as an early stage investor and raised over $400m to help it become the leading onlineretailer in the region. After its acquisition by Amazon in 2017, he took the role of MENA Regional Finance Director at Amazon. Asif has over 20 years of experience with some of the world’s biggest names, such as PwC, Gillette, Procter & Gamble, and Amazon, in countries around the world, including the UK, South Africa, Russia, and Pakistan. He is now using his decades of multinational corporate experience to help usher small startups to big success. He is dedicated to aiding young entrepreneurs launch their projects, with sights currently set on bolstering the e-commerce ecosystem in the MENA region and South Asia’s burgeoning market.In the recent past Asif has served on the Boards of Souq, Payfort.com, and Instashop.com, recently acquired by the Delivery Hero. He has also invested in a number of fledgling startups including Shipox, Clicky.pk, EzHire and Cartlow.comAsif is a graduate of the University of Karachi with a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce & Economics and a Chartered Accountant (FCA). In 2016, he was named Best Retail CFO of the MENA Region by renowned Middle Eastern publication, The CFO.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Transportation, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 11
- Round size: Seed $700k–$7.9M; Pre-Seed $1M–$1.1M; Series A $5M–$5.2M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Kamel Pay — A universal account, WPS-compliant payroll, and corporate expense cards on one regulated platform. KamelPay gives UAE businesses control over every payment.
- CLICKY.PK — Clicky.pk offers the largest collection of trendy and affordable fashion and lifestyle products online. Clicky has the best online brand stores in Pakistan. Huge Collection of Jewellery, Handbags, Clutches, Sunglasses, Clothing, Nightwear & More!
- PriceOye — Priceoye is Pakistan's No.1 marketplace for buying original mobile phones and electronics. Priceoye is Pakistan's most trusted online store and offers the lowest prices every day.
Class 5 Global is a venture fund investing in the next generation of emerging market entrepreneurs.
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- Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, United Arab Emirates, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 42
- Round size: Seed $1.4M–$8.5M; Pre-Seed $300k–$5M; Series A $8M–$23M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $1.2M in 2022
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.
- BRKZ — BRKZ is a construction-tech company that provides a one-stop solution by selling building materials to contractors and builders.
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Browse database — It's Free!Oraseya Capital is a venture capital firm that is the venture arm of the Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 82
- Round size: Seed $155k–$15M; Series A $1.5M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $136M in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Erad — erad provides growth capital to online businesses. Connect your analytics and receive funding offers, for non-dilutive capital within 48 hours
- MyAlice — The modern customer service and social selling platform. Support anytime and sell anywhere with all your messages, orders, and agents in one place.
- Capquest — CapQuest is the equity management platform for startups: cap table management, ESOPs, scenario modeling and investor relations, all in one place.
Evergreen venture capital investing in Seed to Series A startups across MENA and Africa. 27 active investments, $71.8M portfolio NAV, 17% IRR.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Retail, Sales
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 30
- Round size: Seed $1M–$5M; Series A $1.5M–$15M; Series B $2.5M–$10M
- Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Coraly — Coraly connects marketplace benchmarking with practical real-estate AI for property portals, MLSs and real-estate organizations.
- Flowcart — Sukhiba is a decentralized community-based commerce platform.
- Tern Group — Tern Group is an AI Platform to hire and relocate top healthcare talents globally, faster and cheaper. TERN is a full-stack solution to source and relocate top-tier medical and engineering talent from India, North Africa, South Africa, and Central Asia and the approach ensures a seamless, ethical, and transparent migration process, drasticallycutting complexity and shaving costs for healthcare systems.
They believe the most interesting and complex problems facing society today can best be solved by entrepreneurs channeling the virtues of yesterday's polymaths. They back founders that delight us with both a broad base of knowledge and deep areas of expertise - and that apply that wisdom in a lateral approach to problem solving. Theirinvestments are high-touch - They only get involved if absolutely convinced they can add substantial value to their founders and their teams. They're passionate about machine learning, intelligent systems, and proprietary datasets particularly as they can be applied to solve problems in healthcare, human function, mobility, and logistics.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Last Mile Transportation, Beauty
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
- Geography: United Arab Emirates, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Lead/follow: 83% lead, 17% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Ekar — Ekar is a convenient and flexible pay-as-you-drive hourly and daily car rental service. With Ekar, users can search, book, and unlock cars safely and securely for personal driving use, through a smartphone app and installed technology in rental cars. Ekar was founded on 2016 and is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- swftbox — swftbox offers fulfillment and delivery for e-commerce businesses. Choose from next day, same day and bullet delivery across the UAE. Get in touch with one of our experts!
- formsense — formsense technology helps improve player potential and avoid injuries by better understanding functional and dynamic form in real-time.
At Social Capital, we make big bets on transformational ideas, technology, and people.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, Canada, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 508
- Round size: Seed $850k–$6M; Series A $3.5M–$17M; Series B $9.7M–$46M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $600M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- ZeroBrush — Clean every surface of your teeth, every time, all at once. ZERObrush is a groundbreaking oral care mouthpiece built from a 3D model of your teeth and designed to clean the hard to reach places better than a manual toothbrush.
- Biz AI Last — Your dedicated IT department. AI-assisted triage, live expert support via chat, remote connection to fix issues directly, and on-site technicians when needed.
- Mast Reforestation — No-cost reforestation for post-wildfire burned acreage for landowners and foresters, funded by carbon removal credits.
Prime Venture Partners is an early stage venture capital fund, headquartered in Dubai, UAE; They make investments all over the world with a particular focus on MENAT and the USA. They want to support entrepreneurs with ties to the MENAT region, but who may be operating elsewhere. At Prime, They want Their footprint to be global with a local mindsetto finding entrepreneurs solving real problems. To us, it’s more than just business – They want to be the best at finding entrepreneurs who aspire to modernize large, traditional industries. Prime seeks to be the firm entrepreneurs seek out if they hope to disrupt giant industries.
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- Industry: Logistics, Self-Storage, Transportation
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United Arab Emirates, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Seed $300k–$2.9M; Series A $1M–$10M
- Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2015
Portfolio highlights
- Aurm — Aurm is an asset protection firm that offers robust infrastructure and services to safeguard, unlock, and grow your wealth.Established by Armed Forces veterans, Aurm offers highly secure, automated lockers that can be accessed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Every Aurm locker also has comprehensive insurance, a unique protection not offered byany other lockers. The access experience of Aurm is unlike anything you have experienced, at a bank or elsewhere.
- Hiration — Hiration is an AI-powered recruitment marketplace helping job seekers in each step of their job search process. The platform enables users to create, optimize, and manage their professional identities. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
- AirGo Design — Injection molded composite | Lightweight structural components | Affordable metal replacement | Aircraft Seat | Food grade materials
Maniv Mobility is a global venture capital fund investing in the world's leading mobility start-ups.
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- Industry: Automotive, Autonomous Vehicles, Software
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: United States, Israel, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 95
- Round size: Seed $2M–$7.8M; Series A $4.7M–$30M; Series B $19M–$126M
- Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $140M in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- River — Empowering people, improving lives.
- Gas Pos — Fastest-growing POS for gas stations & truck stops. Receive new EMV fuel dispensers. Free upfront. 10 Year Parts/Labor Warranty. Free 24/7 helpdesk. Gas Pos includes OTR (over-the-road) fleet card acceptance for your truck stop or diesel lane.
- Backslash Security — 360 application security including code, configuration and deployment, built for AppSec teams.
STV is a $500M technology venture capital fund headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 78
- Round size: Seed $2.1M–$17M; Series A $6M–$30M; Series B $20M–$72M
- Lead/follow: 51% lead, 49% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $100M in 2026
Portfolio highlights
- Morni — Morni is an interactive platform that provides roadside assistant services in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Countries through a smart-phone application. Morni currently provides its services to both individuals and corporations.
- Signit — Transform your contract workflows with secure, legally-binding e-signatures. Trusted by 700+ Saudi organizations.
- Stream — Stream is a company that helps make payments simpler, faster, and reliable.
Venture capital, M&A, Real-Estate, Pharma
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- Industry: Payments, Logistics, E-Commerce
- Stage:Convertible Note
- Geography: United Arab Emirates
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Round size: Convertible Note $285k–$715k
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- AHOY Holding — Through AHOY's core tech, we are able to optimize any process related to movement, tasks, consent, and resources on this earth. People, goods, money, and information meet spatial capabilities in a serverless cloud. Get in touch and explore our APIs and technology.
Early-stage venture capital firm with a global mandate
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Canada, Mexico
Investor stats
- Total investments: 70
- Round size: Seed $2M–$7.3M; Pre-Seed $1M–$3.8M; Series A $7M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 1% lead, 99% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Feel Goods — Feel Goods is a consumer wellness brand that crafts essential elements for an uplifted state of being. Its drink mix is made from natural ingredients like ginger root, acerola, ashwagandha, dandelion root, and more to boost the immune system. Improve immunity and inflammation with a keto, low-carb, and low-sugar drink mix.
- Hello Patient — Healthcare AI that gets your team off the phone & in front of patients
- Freestyle —
Venture capital firm backing generational founders at pre-seed and seed. New York and San Francisco.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Canada, Colombia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 205
- Round size: Seed $1M–$7.9M; Pre-Seed $500k–$2.5M; Series A $7M–$27M
- Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $75M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Durafi — Advanced DeFi Protocol for Derivatives
- Beglaubigt.de —
- The News Lens — The News Lens is an independent media for Chinese readers. The company aims to be a platform where a wide range of Chinese readers can engage in informed debates about important news, social, and political issues. The News Lens was established in August 2013.
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Browse database — It's Free!Khwarizmi Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks investments in startups with a passion for algorithms. It seeks to help create their vision, as they embark on a journey together that aligns their goals to improve quality of life using technology powered by algorithms. .
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt
Investor stats
- Total investments: 58
- Round size: Seed $1.6M–$16M; Pre-Seed $1M–$2.4M; Series A $5.5M–$37M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Calo — Analyze your nutritional needs and subscribe to a convenient meal plan that's designed for you in under 2 minutes.
- 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.
- 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.
Knollwood Investment Advisory is focused on financing companies in the internet security sector.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: United States, United Arab Emirates, South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 56
- Round size: Seed $2M–$7M; Series A $8M–$33M; Series B $7M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Cercli — Cercli is a human resources, modern payroll and employee data platform for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
- Zafran Security — Zafran Risk Mitigation Platform defuses threat exploitation by mobilizing existing security tools
- Empower Semiconductor — Empower's integrated voltage regulators deliver ultrafast transient response, high power density and vertical power delivery for AI & HPC processors.
A multinational firm with diverse operations across strategic sectors.
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- Industry: Medical, Robotics, Health Care
- Stage:Series C, Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, United Arab Emirates, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Seed $1.8M–$45M; Series A $5.3M–$27M; Series C $30M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
Portfolio highlights
- XCath — XCath Robotics develops next-generation endovascular robotics and steerable neurovascular guidewires for precision navigation in complex vascular procedures.
- Flipspaces — Flipspaces designs and builds offices, hospitals, retail, and education spaces across India, the US and the UAE. 10M+ sq ft delivered. 1,000+ projects.
- Aptadir Therapeutics — Reprogramming DNA methylation in disease conditions by RNA therapeutics APTADIR Contact us NEWS Press Release Reprogramming DNA methylation by RNA therapeutics A novel therapeutic approach for untreatable cancers and rare diseases Aberrant methylation by DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) of certain genes may cause abnormal cell development and lead to disease. Current therapies targeted to inhibit
Orbit Startups helps companies scaling breakthrough technologies across emerging and frontier markets to the regions with the most aggressive growth.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Information Technology, Software
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- Geography: India, Singapore, Pakistan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 123
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- TAPPI — TAPPI is the leading association for the worldwide pulp, paper, packaging, and converting industries and publisher of Paper360º.
- Braingaze — Braingaze solves major challenges around cognitive disorders of the brain. We use a patented neuro-biomarker based on small involuntary eye movements. These are triggered by functional games, the resulting signal is analysed using algorithms trained by Deep Learning based on actual real patient / control cases. We adress pre-symptomatic stagesof Alzheimer's disease and the most common child cognitive disorder ADHD. Our tools are on the market and covered by a CE Mark as a medical device. Our pipeline includes detection / diagnostic tools as well as digital therapy solutions that have shown to reduce symtoms by over 50%.
- Tappi — Convert one-time customers into loyal ones by getting discovered, growing leads and building your business reputation.
AlTouq Group is a Saudi Arabian Family Office established in the 1970's as an investment vehicle for the AlTouq family. It has grown into a sophisticated local and international investor with a global revenue generating asset base.
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- Industry: Food and Beverage, Apps, Fitness
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Private Equity
- Geography: United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Round size: Seed $5M–$12M; Series A $12M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
Portfolio highlights
- MedznMore — MedznMore makes quality healthcare effortless, reliable, and affordable. MedznMore is a digital healthcare innovator, dedicated to improving access to healthcare by blending technology and innovation to solve problems associated with modern-day pharmacies.
- Mealplanet — Browse 100+ meal plan brands in the UAE. Compare, customise, and order weekly or monthly plans with free delivery. Start your 2-day trial today.
- REDA Hazard Control — REDA Hazard Control offers a full spectrum of end-to-end solutions for hazard control. Their areas of expertise include fire protection, safety, security, and processes. They offer solutions that will improve and enhance the site's security. Their goal is to provide quality, tailored services, and continual support. Their team collaborates with leading manufacturers around the world. They combine their scientific and technological expertise with their wealth of contracting, installation, and service experience.
Actions Capital is a seasoned pre-seed venture capital firm, that works alongside founders from Day 0.
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- Industry: Health Care, Software, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Colombia, Brazil
Investor stats
- Total investments: 223
- Round size: Seed $1M–$6.1M; Pre-Seed $150k–$4.3M; Series A $5.7M–$24M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- XBuild — The AI-powered estimating platform built for contractor sales teams. Generate professional estimates and proposals in minutes. Close deals on site. See team performance in real time. Try free today.
- Sunlight AI — Sunlight AI builds patient-to-payment operating layer for independent physicians.
- Eezee — Singapore’s first & largest industrial marketplace that connects local suppliers to corporate clients, leveraging technology to help both parties make informed decisions.The company offers a secure platform for buyers and sellers to transact.Our aim is to improve the efficiency of business to business (B2B) transactions. We do this byensuring that the process of selecting and purchasing your supplies becomes quicker, more convenient and transparent. We support local suppliers in establishing their presence online, enabling them to be discovered by corporate organisations.
Sid Dhamija
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- Industry: FinTech, Database, Software
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United Arab Emirates
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Cadena — Looking to expand to the Gulf countries (Saudi Arabia, UAE etc.)? Cadena has a Local Sales Team in every GCC country and proprietary technology: Discovery Portal, BuyBeacon & IntelliContact for Low-Cost growth across the region.
Over the past two decades, GFC have backed over five hundred entrepreneurs worldwide, e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Slack, and Away Travel.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Software, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Germany, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1125
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$8.8M; Pre-Seed $575k–$5M; Series A $5M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $2B in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- Benford — Benford is a modern, licensed audit firm that provides technology-driven statutory audit services using its custom software, AuditOS.
- Primo — A birdseye view of your IT.
- sevDesk — Deutschlands beliebteste Buchhaltungssoftware: Rechnungen& Angebote erstellen, Buchhaltung erledigen, Kunden- &Lagerverwaltung u.v.m.
Corporate venture capital company
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- Industry: SaaS, Logistics, Freight Service
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: United Arab Emirates
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Transportr — Streamline and modernize Logistics operations through: 1- An all-inclusive logistics tech solution tailored for shippers and carriers. 2- Web and Mobile app powered Fleet Management solution for land carriers. Trucking Carriers, Shipping lines, Freight Forwarders, & much more.
Bhavik Bajaj
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Geography: United States, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 78
- Round size: Seed $100k–$5M; Angel $15k–$1.6M; Pre-Seed $46k–$1.4M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Asepha — Asepha is an AI clinical decision support (CDS) tool to help healthcare professionals make faster clinical decisions.
- ORA Technologies — E-Commerce, Super App
- THIRUMALS PAPER ARIZONA PVT. LTD. — TRADING PLATFORM OF PULP , PAPER & PACKAGING
Transportation Investor funding in United Arab Emirates at a glance
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