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Top 50 Travel VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Middle East in December 2024

Last updated: Dec 2024 A list of 50 VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Travel startups based in Middle east. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Travel companies from Middle east. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Travel VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Middle East in December 2024

Investor	Travel Middle East investments
Journey Ventures	8
Shorooq Partners	5
Flat6Labs	4
Cockpit Innovation	4
Viola Ventures	3
Earlybird Venture Capital	3
InMotion Ventures	3
F2 Venture Capital	2
Lightspeed Venture Partners	2
Fosun RZ Capital	2
BECO Capital	2
Emery Capital	2
Aslanoba Capital	2
BY Venture Partners	2
Techstars Ventures	2
Falak Startups	2
11-11 Ventures	2
Munich Re Ventures	2
2B Angels	2
Plus Venture Capital	1
Elixir Capital Management	1
Inventures	1
Aleph	1
Silicon Badia	1
SoundBoard Venture Fund	1
Techstars Accelerator	1
AOL	1
Emaar	1
4Founders Capital	1
Phoenix	1
Türk Telekom	1
Global Founders Capital	1
Ion Pacific	1
TÜBİTAK	1
Nabtah Ventures	1
Castel Capital	1
South Central Ventures	1
Phoenician VC	1
AlRajhi Partners	1
Careem	1
Kauffman Fellows	1
Technology & Innovation Fund	1
Goodwater Capital	1
Legziel Family	1
3D-Innotech	1
Maydan Capital	1
Portage Ventures	1
HOWZAT Partners	1
Elm	1
The Founders Kitchen	1

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Journey Ventures develops a portfolio of companies in the fields of tourism, travel tech and the hotel industry that have reached a stage of technological development.

Investment focus

Travel, Software, Information Technology
Series A, Pre-Seed, Seed
Israel, United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Arcee.ai — Learn how Arcee helps you build your own LLMs in your own cloud.
WeSki — Visit WeSki, compare endless ski holiday combinations, find the best ski deals and build your perfect ski package holiday, in just few clicks.
Liberty Pixel — Liberty Pixel is a casual gaming company that was founded by two industry veterans with a passion for creating fun and engaging games for players of all ages. Their upcoming game, SkeeBoost, is a unique take on the classic arcade game of skeeball, with the addition of boosters and a PvP (Player versus Player) mode.SkeeBoost is a fast-paced andexciting game that combines the traditional gameplay of skeeball with new and innovative features. Players can compete against each other in real-time matches, using boosters to gain an edge and climb the leaderboard. The game features colorful and vibrant graphics, intuitive controls, and a wide variety of challenges and power-ups to keep players engaged for hours on end.Liberty Pixel is dedicated to creating fun and entertaining games that players will love. With SkeeBoost, they're bringing a classic arcade game into the modern era and adding a new level of competition and excitement. The game will be available for both iPhone and Android and it's set to be released soon. With their focus on quality and innovation, Liberty Pixel is poised to become a leading developer in the casual gaming space

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, Pakistan

Portfolio highlights

Corgea — Corgea is an AI-powered security platform that automatically finds, triages, and fixes insecure code. Sign up today for free to try Corgea.
PRYPCO — We are building the region’s leading real estate ecosystem, providing Real Estate Freedom for all.We open the doors to the entire real estate ecosystem, enabling everyone to access all things real estate without restrictions, hassles, or financial barriers. We empower our partners with the information and tools they need to succeed, ensuring theyhave everything required to navigate the market and achieve their goals.Real Estate Freedom is not just a concept—it's our promise.Our verticals include:- PRYPCO Mortgage - PRYPCO Exclusives - PRYPCO Golden Visa - PRYPCO Blocks
Colabs — Colabs is Pakistan’s fastest growing flexible workspace. Our community today has 1000 seats and over 100 companies across multiple facilities in Lahore. COLABS has a network of 100+ ecosystem partners across universities, VC funds, corporates, government and industry leaders. COLABS is constantly innovating, creating new work experiences, andredefining the future of work in Pakistan. Our mission is to knit together a community of 100,000 entrepreneurs across Pakistan.

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

Yamm — Yamm is an e-commerce platform that offers a method for refunding customers' money.
Wateer — Wateer is a digital partner that meets the needs of the real world with solutions from the digital world. Wateer offers paperless invoices at retail points "Receipt as a Service (RaaS)" using a low friction process for shoppers and retailers. It was founded in 2022 and is located in Riyadh, Riyadh.
Zofa — Zofa provides integrated solutions that promote long-term change while improving productivity and patient care and enabling fast delivery of medical products.

at Cockpit Innovation, an airline venture hub, we apply innovation in aviation while partnering with and investing in early stage startups

Investment focus

Travel, Hotel, SaaS
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Israel, United States

Portfolio highlights

NSLComm — Broadband LEO Nanosat Constellations
Splitty — We create unbeatable deals you will not get anywhere else - so you can save your money for an unforgettable travel experience.
Holisto — We create unbeatable deals you will not get anywhere else - so you can save your money for an unforgettable travel experience.

Viola Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in Israeli or Israeli-related early-stage techology companies, in key market segments including FinTech, Consumer, Enterprise Infrastructure & Applications, Frontier & Deep Technologies (automotive, IOT, AR/VR, drones), Robotics and AgTech.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, FinTech
Series A, Series B, Series C
United States, Israel, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Panjaya — Panjaya offers generative-AI dubbing technology to localize any video content. The company's AI replicates original content in a variety of languages with engaging results. Video content creators from a variety of industries can easily and accurately recreate videos that appeal to a global audience using Panjaya.
Ember — Find everything you need to run your business in one app, with qualified accountants on hand whenever you need.
PayZen — Trusted by hospitals and healthcare systems, PayZen simplifies patient payments and provider collections using custom payment plans and AI-driven financial services.

Founded in 1997, Earlybird invests in all development and growth phases of technology companies. Among the most experienced venture investors in Europe, Earlybird offers its portfolio companies not only financial resources but also strategic support plus access to an international network and capital markets. With EUR 2 billion under management,eight IPOs and 30 trade sales, Earlybird is one of the most established and active venture capital firms in Europe.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Series A, Seed, Series B
Germany, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Mona AI — MONA AI is an automation software designed for the human resources services sector, aimed at streamlining HR processes and improving efficiency through artificial intelligence-driven solutions
Aleph Alpha — Aleph Alpha develops AI systems for modern security challenges.
Briefcase — Briefcase is an AI-powered tool for bookkeeping and month-end automation designed specifically for professional services practices.

POWERED BY JLR The Venture Capital team invest in early stage businesses,from Seed to Series B Venture Capital InMotion Venture Studio is a venture development studiothat builds new business and services. Venture Studio

Investment focus

Transportation, Software, Travel
Seed, Series B, Funding Round
United States, United Kingdom, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Verax AI — Seeks to be the leading provider of enterprise-grade trust solutions for Generative AI, enabling companies worldwide to build or adopt any Generative AI agent with confidence
BeyondMath — AI-first approach to simulating the physical world
UNCAGED Innovations — What if we could make leather without the animal? We are a biomaterials company combining the power of nature and technology to reimagine leather.

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

Darrow — Discover how Darrow's AI-driven legal intelligence helps law firms generate new business and improve efficiency. Transform your practice with innovative solutions.
Monto — Monto introduces the future of B2B payments, where getting paid is a touchless process. Connect with any portal to experience transformation.
Monocle — Deploy smart incentives that drive incremental profit without sacrificing brand equity or margins, boosting gross profit by 35%

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital firm focused on accelerating disruptive innovations and trends.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Eon — Meet Eon, the next-generation cloud backup solution with the first-ever backup autopilot for cloud infrastructure. We empower organizations with cloud backup posture management (CBPM), making complex backups simple and turning them into valuable, easily accessible assets.
Soda Health — We are a healthcare technology company dedicated to eliminating health inequities through social determinants of health. Our services include supplemental benefit administration, highly customizable member benefit programs with restricted spending and multi-balance capabilities, and robust member data analytics with benefit design recommendations.
Outsmart Education — Join the waitlist and see why higher education will never again be the same.

Fosun RZ Capital was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Beijing. As an affiliate of Fosun Group, RZ Capital is an independent fund with strategic resources, quickly establishing global footprints. The company invests in all the stages of a company’s development from the early start- Up to IPO. The firm has over 100 portfolio companies in China,with about $1.2 billion in assets under management, with investments in India, Israel, China, Southeast Asia, and the United States. Focuses on investing in science and technology innovation, and connecting global momentum to global resources.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
Series A, Series B, Seed
China, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

UniUni — Explore our shipping Universe. Our mission is to be your first-choice for last-mile delivery.
Aiper — Aiper leads the way in cordless robotic pool cleaning and drives advances in automated maintenance, smart technology, and user convenience.
Menhai Microelectronics — Menhai Microelectronics is an integrated circuit design company engaged in the R&D and sales of MCU/SOC chips.

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

Mala Inc. — This is meta description
BRKZ — BRKZ is a construction-tech company that provides a one-stop solution by selling building materials to contractors and builders.
Keyper — Keyper simplifies real estate management for property owners, tenants, and partners. Manage portfolios, get market insights, apply for rent with flexible payment options, and explore partnership opportunities to earn passive income. Join Keyper today!

Emery Capital is an early and growth-stage venture capital firm that backs visionary entrepreneurs around the globe

Investment focus

FinTech, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence
Series B, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Israel, India

Portfolio highlights

ciValue — ciValue empowers retailers and suppliers to collaborate to grow customer wallet share, by leveraging their customer data and insights in a fast, scalable, and personalized manner. Leveraging data science and proprietary algorithms, ciValue offers advanced and action-driven customer and retail intelligence insights resulting in revenue uplift.ciValue offers unique Omnichannel Personalization, Data Monetization, and Supplier Collaboration solutions for Grocery, Drug, and Specialty Retail. Was recognized in 2019 as a Gartner Cool Vendor in Retail for Excellent Execution of Customer Expectations.Designed for the unique demands of high-frequency retail, ciValue delivers a self serve collaboration platform to help retailers and suppliers understand their customers’ needs and deliver a truly personalized experience. Up and running within 6-8 weeks, ciValue is a fast time-to-value SaaS platform, with the power to create targeted, segmented and personalized offers within hours. Offering omnichannel personalization, retail Intelligence, and Digital experience. ciValue enables continuous personalization and on-demand targeting for millions of customers and opens lucrative supplier collaboration opportunities, empowering retailers to grow customer revenues by 2-6% and increase share of wallet and lifetime value.
Chronicled — Automating business rule enforcement in the life sciences industry through the blockchain-powered MediLedger Network
GetTransfer.com — Rides between airports, railway stations, cities, hotels and other places.

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

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.
Finverity — Finverity provides technology, working capital and expertise to give banks, NBFIs, financiers and companies a strategic advantage in supply chain finance
Quench.ai — Quench is a tech infrastructure for video creators to deliver exclusive content, engage and reward their true fans.

Techstars helps founders succeed. Through our global accelerators, we invest in early-stage startups led by founders building a better future for everyone.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Portfolio highlights

MD Ally — MD Ally allows dispatchers and first responders to connect non-emergent calls to telehealth, in-network resources, social services & more in real-time.
Sensei — We are the leading European provider of autonomous stores, with an AI-powered solution to build efficient operations and deliver a seamless shopping experience.
Chargerzilla — Search and Book EV Charging stations near you. List your charger with us and start earning $$.

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, Mobile Apps, Marketplace
Pre-Seed, Seed
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
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.
Fincart — Fincart helps e-commerce SMBs access working capital through streamlining their last-mile operations through multi-courier shipping platform.

Located in Alpharetta, Georgia, 11-11 Ventures invests in early stage technology companies with specific focus in Blockchain. We are one of the most active VC firm in South East. Our offices are located in the Alpharetta Technology's Innovation Center (2972 Webb Bridge Road, Alpharetta, GA 30009)

Investment focus

Software, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Stardust — A software platform for games in the metaverse
Holisto — We create unbeatable deals you will not get anywhere else - so you can save your money for an unforgettable travel experience.
Demand Driven Technologies — Intuiflow from DD Tech is the leading modern integrated business planning software that enables enterprises to improve supply chain performance

Discover Munich Re Ventures - an experienced strategic and financial investor, working across the globe to support the next generation of disruptive technologies and business models.

Investment focus

Insurance, InsurTech, Software
Series A, Series B, Series C
United States, United Kingdom, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Starfish Space — Starfish Space: We're developing the first on-demand fleet of versatile and efficient space tugs prepared to service on-orbit satellites. --- Active life extension, debris removal, autonomous transportation
Inspectify — If you are looking to buy or sell a home, Inspectify helps you find the best home inspectors in your area.
Abstract Security — The Future of Security Engineering is Abstract. Find out how you can transcend next-gen SIEM and get back to business value.

Cheshin Venture Capital - Beyond funding, we provide: mentorship, strategy consulting, connections, and Joyon your way to becoming a truly exceptional company.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Israel, United States

Portfolio highlights

Valerann — Valerann empowers road network operators and creates certainty through enhanced use of data - to save lives, reduce congestion, decrease emissions and to support Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs). We transform the overwhelming, disparate data created by road infrastructure, ITS assets and drivers into meaningful, easily understood insights -unlocked by our Intelligent Traffic Management solutions.
Arya — Arya is building the Couples Wellness category, poised to become the next billion-dollar cornerstone in the global wellness market.Couples are falling into routine and many are experiencing increased loneliness. While billions are spent on fitness, mindfulness, and sleep, emotional and physical intimacy is often neglected. We invest in swipingfor the right partner and then trying to fix it (or spend a fortune divorcing them)... but not much in between.Arya's AI concierge makes it radically easy for couples to invest in their relationship and love life, both inside and outside the bedroom - a crucial ingredient to a successful relationship.
Coralogix — Coralogix is a streaming platform for modern engineering teams. Coralogix’s Streama© technology produces real-time insights and long-term trend analysis with no reliance on storage or indexing, solving the challenge of data growth in large-scale systems.Ingest data from any source for a single, centralized platform to manage, monitor, and alertyour applications. As data is ingested, Coralogix instantly narrows millions of events down to common patterns for deeper insights and faster troubleshooting.Machine learning algorithms continuously observe data patterns and flows between system components and trigger dynamic alerts so you know when a pattern deviates from the norm without static thresholds or the need for pre-configurations.

At Plus VC, we leverage over a decade of experience and 200+ transactions to empower MENA startups for sustainable growth. We offer fair...

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, B2B
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia

Portfolio highlights

Educatly — We help you get into the University of your dreams. We are the only platform with all the information you need to Study Abroad
Octa — Octa is a one-click automated system for collecting invoices that ensures timely payment to business-to-business firms.
Settle Payments — SETTLE automates enterprise's payments and manages all their bank accounts in one place for better cashflow decisions.

Elixir Capital is a private equity fund manager that invests in small to medium companies in emerging markets that are poised for rapid growth. We invest in change-intensive businesses that can benefit from the application of technology and target the rapidly growing middle class.

Investment focus

Travel, Tourism
Series A
Turkey

Portfolio highlights

otelz.com — Otelz.com, part of the Zonline Turizm ve Ticaret Aş, owns and operates Otelz.com™, The Turkish market leader in booking accommodations online. The otelz.com website attract visitors from both the leisure and business sectors worldwide.Established in 2013, Otelz.com, guarantees the best prices for any type of property, from small, family-run bedand breakfasts to executive apartments and five-star luxury suites. As for now offers over 3.000 properties in Turkey. Day by day it is increasing.Over 50 people in Turkey are dedicated to serving otelz.com customers and property-owning partners.Our Mission; " To help leisure and business travelers, whatever their budgets, easily discover, book, and enjoy best places to stay."Our Vision; " Otelz.com is an informative, user-friendly website – that guarantees the best available prices. Our goal is to provide business and leisure travelers with the most accessible and cost-effective way of discovering and booking the broadest selection of accommodations, in every corner of Turkey.

Inventures | Seed Stage Investor | Securing Startup DNA

Investment focus

E-Commerce, FinTech, Retail
Seed, Series A, Angel
Turkey, United States, Spain

Portfolio highlights

Monite — Monite lets B2B platforms add Invoicing, Payables, and other finance automation features to their offering | Fully embeddable | Cross-country coverage | High-end functionality
Donut — Donut helps people discover new ways to build wealth, by providing the easiest and most trusted way to save & earn high yield with DeFi. Donut was founded in 2018 and is dual headquartered in Los Angeles and Berlin.
Oxygen — Oxygen is a digital banking platform. It is the first and only challenger in the US that offers both personal and business banking. The bank of the 21st-century economy, serving consumers, small businesses, and freelancers.Available on iOS and Android, Oxygen users enjoy no monthly fees, no paperwork, early direct deposit, simple transfers,cashback rewards, savings accounts, as well as retail and travel benefits. Businesses can easily control their finances with solutions that are elegant, simple, and secure.

Aleph is an early stage venture capital fund focused on partnering with great Israeli entrepreneurs to build large, meaningful companies and impactful global brands. Founded in 2013, Aleph is a partnership of Michael Eisenberg, Eden Shochat, Yael Elad and Tomer Diari with $850M under management. Aleph has invested in over 50 companies (not allannounced) including Lemonade, Melio, Healthy.io, SparkBeyond, JoyTunes, Fabric, Freightos and Bringg. Aleph is redefining the kind of support entrepreneurs and the local high tech community can expect from a venture capital firm. We aim to service the hell out of our entrepreneurs with high-touch, partner-level service. We built a startup within our firm - Ampliphy, the Aleph Value Generation Platform - to meet the greatest startup challenges like talent recruitment, business development and follow-on funding - at scale. Ampliphy leverages our people, network, software and resources to help companies succeed on the global stage.The team at Aleph are committed to supporting startups and the entire Israeli tech ecosystem as they harness the power of new technologies to develop and grow transformational companies.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Finaloop — Hands-off, real-time accounting tailored-fit for your ecommerce.
Superlegal — Superlegal, the world's #1 contract automation platform, is the fastest, easiest and most cost effective way to negotiate and close deals.
Agora — Agora is the investment management software that's built to help you build.

Silicon Badia is a venture capital firm providing networks and support to leading technology entrepreneurs around the world.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Jordan, Egypt

Portfolio highlights

mtion interactive — Redefine play, shape new worlds, and unleash your story. mtion empowers anyone to build interactive experiences and share their creativity.
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.
The Prospective Co. — The Prospective Co. provides fast, interactive analytics & data visualization product for large datasets.

SoundBoard Venture Fund is an early-stage fund focused on scalable, tech-enabled companies. Our primary focus is on Seed Stage (between bootstrapping and Series A or B). We bring a collaborative approach to investing, mobilizing our investors to join the process as we evaluate companies, bringing a broad range of perspective and insights into theconversation.

Investment focus

Software, Manufacturing, Electronics
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United States, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Haptic (WearWorks) — WearWorks is a haptics design company that develops products and experiences that communicate information through touch. Our first product, Wayband, is a wearable tactile navigation device for the blind and visually impaired.
VoiceScript, Inc. — VoiceScript, Inc. is a leading supplier of legal technology and SaaS solutions designed to modernize the court reporting and legal industries. VoiceScript products and services allow court reporting agencies to deliver the industry's best and most efficient court reporting services while also significantly reducing production costs anddelivery times for certified legal transcripts. By partnering with VoiceScript, court reporting agencies can quickly scale their digital court reporting business, while dramatically improving their overall profitability.
SunRay Scientific Inc. — SUNRAY SCIENTIFIC offers custom engineered interconnect solutions for advanced electronic packages.

Techstars Accelerator

Investment focus

B2C, SaaS, Hotel
Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
Canada, Israel, Australia

Portfolio highlights

Glamera — Glamera B2B2C: SaaS platform to power beauty salons, spa, Gym and barber shops, to optimize sales, booking, marketing, inventory and HR. Glamera White Label: Every service provider can create his own website, to help his customer in pre-booking his services. Glamera B2C: Mobile application for end user to book beauty and wellness appointment.
Outread — Outread uses AI to summarize key academic publications. (Blinkist is useful for academic study.
Payday — Send and receive money globally. Create virtual Mastercards that work anywhere online.

Kostenlose Email, Nachrichten & Wetter, Finanzen , Sport und Star-News auf AOL.de

Investment focus

Software, Internet, E-Commerce
Series B, Funding Round, Seed
United States, Israel, Finland

Portfolio highlights

Shoppimon — Like a 24/7 secret Shopper, Shoppimon's eCommerce monitoring solution finds site issues that stop sales before they impact a single shopper's experience.
Crunchbase — Crunchbase is the leading destination for company insights from early-stage startups to the Fortune 1000. Get insights into your competition. Uncover startup trends, get company funding data. Find new prospects, beat competitors and quotas.
Holisto — We create unbeatable deals you will not get anywhere else - so you can save your money for an unforgettable travel experience.

Emaar Properties, a Dubai-based Public Joint Stock Company listed on the Dubai Financial Market, is a global property developer and provider of premier lifestyles.Emaar has been shaping landscapes and lives in the Emirate since the company’s inception in 1997. The company specializes in creating value-added, master-planned communities that meetthe full spectrum of lifestyle needs. A highlight of Emaar’s approach to developing integrated lifestyle destinations is Downtown Dubai, the 500-acre mega-project, home of Burj Khalifa, The Dubai Mall, and The Dubai Fountain.Emaar is extending its expertise in developing master-planned communities internationally, and today has a significant presence in several key global markets with established operations in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco, India, Pakistan, Turkey, USA, Italy, and Canada. Emaar has made extensive forays in the hospitality & retail sector with the current portfolio encompassing The Address Hotels + Resorts, and Armani Hotels & Resorts, among others. In addition to the several community malls, Emaar Malls Group’s flagship shopping mall development, The Dubai Mall, has become the world’s largest shopping and entertainment destination, hosting 64 million visitors in 2012. Emaar’s focused expansion and diversification strategy sees it firmly positioned to take global center-stage as a multinational business group in the years to come.

Investment focus

Mobile, Travel, Shipping
Seed, Series B
Egypt, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

elves — Travel safely, explore freely.
SolarCity — Tesla solar makes it easy to produce clean, renewable energy for your home or business and to take control of your energy use. Learn more about solar.
ServiceMarket — ServiceMarket, previously known as MoveSouq.com, is one of Dubai's fastest growing startups. It is the largest portal in the UAE that connects customers with professional and licensed home services companies: movers, cleaners, painters, gardeners, handymen and insurance companies. On the site, customers can discover companies, read reviews,and book or request quotes for any service they need around the home. We currently serve customers in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Doha.

4Founders Capital is Venture Capital fund, founded in Barcelona in 2017 investing in high growth technology companies with a clear focus on profit generation, efficient use of capital and with solid teams.4Founders Capital is promoted by Jesús Monleón, Marc Badosa, Javier Pérez-Tenessa and Marek Fodor. 4Founders team's international DNA andextensive experience as Founders and CEOs of successful technology companies allows to assist entrepreneurs and maximize their chances of success to build high impact global technology businesses.We are interested in projects with solid teams, which aim to create large international companies, with a market-tested superior product or service, and a clear revenue and profit generation model. Companies are not required to be in break-even.We invest anywhere from €100K in early stage investments, and typically bring co-investors with us to increase that amount. We do follow-ons for up to €4M per company over the lifetime of our investment.

Investment focus

Software, FinTech, SaaS
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Spain, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

LoopUp — LoopUp exists to provide multinational businesses with one global telephony provider, simplifying and centralizing telephony management and support, and delivering economies of scale. LoopUp is the world leader in global coverage for Microsoft's certified Operator Connect program.
Anyformat — Unlock your data: Extract anything from anywhere. Extract structured data and fields from unstructured sources such as PDF, Audio or Excel. Extract all the fields that you need easily with AI and high accuracy.
Banktrack — Banktrack provides All the bank movements by Email, WhatsApp, or your favorite channel.

The Phoenix Holdings Limited writes business in all lines of insurance, both in the life, health and long-term care branches.

Investment focus

FinTech, Financial Services, Internet
Series B, Series A, Debt Financing
Israel, United States, India

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.
Classiq Technologies — A software platform that helps users create scalable complex quantum computer algorithms, software, and circuits for any gate-based quantum computer
Spiral — Easily make a difference every day

Turk Telekom group provides integrated telecommunication services from PSTN, GSM to wide band internet. Türk Telekom group companies have 17.3 millions of PSTN customers, 6 millions of ADSL customers and 12.6 million GSM customers as of Mach 31, 2009. With its modern network substructure, covering the whole country, the group companies offer a widerange of services to its personal and corporate customers. Turk Telekom, who is the owner of the 99,9% of shares of the companies TTNET, Argela, Innova, Sebit A.S. and AssisTT, is also the owner of 81% of the shares of Avea, which is one of the three GSM operators in Turkey. Turk Telekom also supports Albtelecom in Albania. The 55% of the shares of Türk Telekom belongs to Oger Telekomunikasyon A.S. and the 30% of the shares belongs to Undersecretariat of Treasure of Turkey. The remaining 15% of shares has been offered to public.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Software, Machine Learning
Seed, Grant, Pre-Seed
Turkey, Spain

Portfolio highlights

Myth AI — Myth AI provides artificial intelligence-based "state of the art" pattern design tools that brings together designers and businesses.
Metatime — Metatime is building the world's most comprehensive digital ecosystem by maximizing the efficiency of blockchain technology.
XENA VISION — Next Generation Emergency Recognition Technology

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

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

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

Ion Pacific invests creative capital in the technology sector to galvanize opportunities, connect markets and tackle the challenges of building a great business. As the technology sector has grown and matured, venture capital LPs, GPs, corporate venture capital funds and technology companies face new challenges that require creative capitalsolutions. Ion Pacific has a blindpool venture capital structured secondaries fund. Ion Pacific was founded in 2015 and has offices in Hong Kong, New York City and Europe

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Venture Capital
Funding Round, Secondary Market, Series C
United States, Singapore, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Carbon Health — Carbon Health Provides Smart, hassle-free Primary & Urgent Care. Book same day Adult & Pediatric appointments instantly.
Chocolate Finance — Making life richer
500 Startups Vietnam — 500 Startups Vietnam is a US$14 million fund to invest in promising Vietnam-connected startups. We provide finance, mentorship, and connections to both global and regional startups.

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) is the leading agency for management, funding and conduct of research in Turkey. It was established in 1963 with a mission to advance science and technology, conduct research and support Turkish researchers. The Council is an autonomous institution and is governed by a ScientificBoard whose members are selected from prominent scholars from universities, industry and research institutions. TÜBİTAK is responsible for promoting, developing, organizing, conducting and coordinating research and development in line with national targets and priorities. TÜBİTAK acts as an advisory agency to the Turkish Government on science and research issues, and is the secretariat of the Supreme Council for Science and Technology (SCST), the highest S&T policy making body in Turkey.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
Grant, Pre-Seed, Seed
Turkey, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Cellsway — Cellsway is a liquid biopsy company that was created to provide quick cancer CTC detection methods. The business's technology, which is minimally invasive and uses a straightforward blood sample for cancer monitoring, enables healthcare professionals to heal their patients and enhance their quality of life. focuses on the development ofmicrofluidics and lab-on-a-chip technologies for biomedical purposes.
Mistikist — Mistikist's AI Assisted Brainwave Entrainment for focus, relaxation & sleep. Well-being in just minutes with neuroscience backed methodology.
Plankton Marine Technologies — R&D company operating in the vertical of marine technologies, established with the support of TÜBİTAK 1512 Teknogirişim.

Nabtah Ventures operates as a venture studio.

Investment focus

Travel, Tourism, Internet
Pre-Seed
United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Seeru — Seeru is a Dubai-based TravelTech Startup with a mission to simplify travel. We combine competitive travel content aiming at the lowest possible rates via a unified API. Our platform empowers travelers, agents, companies, and developers to access optimal travel deals from a centralized dashboard.

Castel Capital is an investment group offering private equity and investment solutions for entrepreneurs, high net worth individuals, family offices, and discerning individuals. Castel Capital was founded by a small group of senior finance professionals with a long track record in the investment and financial sector. Besides their track record ininvestment banking and private equity, they have managed start-ups as well as established blue chip companies and continue to serve on a wide variety of company Boards.

Investment focus

Transportation, Travel, Marketplace
Seed, Series A, Convertible Note
Spain, Cyprus, Poland

Portfolio highlights

Boxmotions — Home delivery of bulky items (furniture, home appliances, large sports equipment, etc.) is a large, growing, segregated and underserved market. Retail and e-commerce are in need of a solution that delivers quality and end customer experience standards comparable to the most innovative regular parcel delivery solutions.Boxmotions' owntechnology stack and operational processes have been meticulously curated with an end-customer-centric approach, generating capabilities unseen in the bulky items logistics industry before: scheduled time slot deliveries controlled by the end customer, delivery times x5 faster than industry average, tailored technology-guided interactions, assembly/dissassembly services, and more. We connect demand's orders with a curated pool of existing, segregated supply while guiding the whole value chain through our technology and generating incremental operational efficiency. Such model entices supply and, at the same time, provides retail and e-commerce with a capability to boost end customer experience with only competitive logistics costs.The basis of our technology stack and supply curation comes originally from an initial business line: an on-demand-storage solution for personal logistics. In our journey towards a larger market, we have always maintained our vision of making urban life easier, and more sustainable.
GetTransfer.com — Rides between airports, railway stations, cities, hotels and other places.
Mediktor — Mediktor is an interactive tool that can analyse users' symptoms and evaluate their state of health. It also allows them to chat with a doctor in real time.

South Central Ventures is dedicated to investments in startups, small and medium globally oriented technology companies in SE Europe.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Serbia, United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

AdScanner — AdScanner made its mission to empower data-driven TV advertising to increase effectiveness, transparency, speed, reduce manual, complicated, delayed reports and also to make TV more interconnected and comparable with digital channels. Our approach is to combine proprietary technologies and data.
Pixyle.ai — Pixyle.ai’s image recognition software detects fashion items in images. It's accurate and integrates seamlessly with any tech stack.The company help fashion retailers deliver visual AI solutions that allow shoppers to visually search for products and get relevant similar product recommendations on their e-commerce platforms, improving bothcustomer engagement and conversion rates. Their automatic tagging and business intelligence solutions enable retailers to save time, reduce costs, and make smarter decisions.
Mily Technologies — Mily Tech is a delivery analytics platform tailored for last-mile deliveries. It collects your data and gives it spatial context to help you quickly understand when, where and what happens on the field.

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.

AlRajhi Partners is an investment firm that focuses on public equities, private equity, and real estate. The company is owned by a subset of the Alrajhi family. The company's shareholders are members of the AlRajhi family, who pioneered and established one of the world's first and largest Islamic banks.

Investment focus

SaaS, Travel Agency, Subscription Service
Series A, Seed, Funding Round
United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia

Portfolio highlights

Mamo — Experience the ease of sending and receiving money with Mamo. No beneficiaries. No fees. No IBANs. Money is made for living. Move your money, at your pace.
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.
FlyAkeed — FlyAkeed is combining multiple definitions into one: "Online Travel Agency", "Travel Management Company", and “Expense Management Solution”. It offers comprehensive travel services and innovative solutions for corporates and their employees to help them achieve the ultimate booking experience when traveling for work.

Ride, order food and grocery, make mobile payments and more. We're the region's leading multi-service app.

Investment focus

EdTech, Mobile, Travel
Seed, Pre-Seed, Corporate Round
Egypt, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Swvl — Swvl | Book Your Daily Ride or Make Money Driving Now
Qureos — Level up with the best mentors and apprenticeships from businesses.
elmenus — Discover Delivery And Dineout Restaurant Menus from over 6,000 restaurants in Cairo. Order your food online and check out photos, reviews, ratings and phone numbers of the best restaurants

A two-year program and global network where the best in venture capital gather to build a diverse community of investors operating with diligence and purpose.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Mobile, Data Storage
Seed, Series B, Angel
United States, Egypt, Brazil

Portfolio highlights

elves — Travel safely, explore freely.
Flash — Flash reinvented the food vouchers in Brazil creating an all in one instrument leveraging a MasterCard, a daily used App and an HR platform
Sidecar Health — Looking for a new kind of health insurance? Sidecar Health offers transparent & affordable health insurance for individuals, and you can choose any doctor you like. Learn more.

Technology & Innovation Fund was added in 2013.

Investment focus

Baby, SaaS, Mobile
Seed, Funding Round
Turkey

Portfolio highlights

KuartisMED — KuartisMED is a biomedical company developing innovative products for healthcare and the well-being of newborns and preterms.
Webee — Discover WeBee's high-tech hospitality solutions, ensure a contactless guest experience, improve TripAdvisor scores and maximize revenue.

Goodwater empowers exceptional entrepreneurs everywhere to change the world for the better. They believe consumer technology is a force on earth, shaping culture and transforming the global economy at unprecedented speed and scale. They invest in promising entrepreneurs to solve pressing problems. As a combined force, Goodwater companies are aglobal force for change, poised to measurably improve billions of lives.

Investment focus

FinTech, Financial Services, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, India, South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Buddy.ai — Buddy lets children practice spoken English by talking with a virtual AI-powered cartoon character in a mobile app. With its engaging virtual character, speech technology, and adaptive learning, Buddy is making speaking practice affordable for 500 million children around the globe by automating the mundane part of tutoring work at a fraction ofthe cost. This enables teachers and parents to give kids unlimited speaking practice, essential for mastering English.
Teachy — Teachy is a platform that doubles teachers time through artificial intelligence.
Tembo Money — Need help boosting your budget or accessing lower rates? Voted Best Mortgage Broker 2023 & 2022, our award-winning service is available 7 days a week.

Legziel Famliy

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
Pre-Seed, Seed, Funding Round
Israel, United States, Indonesia

Portfolio highlights

Next Dim — Next Dim is a revolutionary, proprietary, high performance network analysis solution.
Pelles.ai — Pells.ai is leveraging generative AI and path-planning algorithms to create a new way to design and produce mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) building systems to save time, money, and materials.
Atlas Invest — A platform for institutional investors to invest in real estate backed bridge loans at scale with reduced risk.

Startup Builder

Investment focus

Travel, Software, Transportation
Seed
Israel

Portfolio highlights

Save A Train — Save A Train has a developed A unique rail ticketing technology, And our technology works as an API , Platform and Whitelabel. Based on our Train ticket distribution capabilities we have built a series of products including train pricing AI algorithm, and partnered with airlines and technology partners on Multimodality of Air + Rail routes.

Maydan Capital connects retail, accredited, and sophisticated investors directly to vetted equity offerings in emerging digital businesses, providing each a direct line to growth.

Investment focus

FinTech
Seed
The Netherlands

Portfolio highlights

Fairnance — Fairnance is based on the concept of disintermediation in home financing. Fairnance is building an alternative home-financing solution that will serve people who are excluded from homeownership for non-financial reasons.
Salam Booking — Salam Booking is a travel assistance and bookings services provider for muslim-friendly arrangements.

Portage Ventures is a global fintech-focused venture capital investor. The firm makes early-stage investments in promising Canadian financial tech companies that have potential for global impact.

Investment focus

FinTech, Financial Services, Software
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Zeal — Zeal is the modern payroll platform that helps you put payroll on autopilot, handle dynamic work, and build a better worker experience. Companies choose Zeal to deliver payroll that's automated, flexible, and native.
Najar — Welii helps fast-growing companies save time and money by optimizing the purchasing process and management of all their SaaS software.
Walnut Insurance — Insurance for everyone. Pick from transparent plans made for you.

Howzat Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in incubation, seed, start up, growth capital, early stage, and mid venture investments. The firm seeks to invest in digital businesses with a focus on internet, digital media, e-commerce companies. It invests globally. It acts as as sounding board. The firm also makes co-investments. HowzatPartners was founded in 2006 and is based in Luxembourg and London.

Investment focus

Travel, E-Commerce, SaaS
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United Kingdom, Germany, United States

Portfolio highlights

Suitepad — 2012, the idea for SuitePad was born. Merge guests' wallet, phone, remote, room-service menu, spa catalog, and newspapers on a device's vision was that for the first time was financed thanks to favorable expectant Android tablets.Product development was accompanied by renowned private and chain hoteliers from Germany, Austria, andSwitzerland. So the SuitePad was very close to the actual needs of the developed chain and private hotels. After 2013, the first SuitePad installation is completed, the product is found not only in sales so far in 11 European countries, but was also honored with numerous industry-related awards. These include the u. A. CeBit BITKOM Innovation Award 2013, the Gastro Vision Award 2014 of the Travel Industry Club Best Practice Award 2014, and the HSMAI Technology and Innovation Award.
Handiscover — Handiscover is the first community based Holiday accommodation-booking website, dedicated to people with special needs and disabilities. At the core of Handiscover lies a unique classiﬁcation system which allows users to select accommodation based on their diﬀerent levels of mobility/physical disability. It was founded by SebastienArchambeaud in 2014, a father to a boy with a muscle disease.
Mymoria — MYMORIA offers an one-stop-online-shop for full configuration and complete commissioning of funerals. Mymoria is able to offer its services significantly cheaper than traditional mortician homes. The company is offering its services nationwide and work hard to organize our processes efficiently while maintaining thehigh service standards.

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.

The Founders Kitchen is an investment fund, led by Uri Levine, with the goal of building startups.

Investment focus

Crowdsourcing, Internet, Personal Finance
Funding Round, Seed
Israel, United States

Portfolio highlights

Pontera — Pontera aspires to be the bridge to a better retirement by enabling financial advisors to manage and trade clients' held away accounts.
WeSki — Visit WeSki, compare endless ski holiday combinations, find the best ski deals and build your perfect ski package holiday, in just few clicks.
Kahun — Kahun powers clinically safe AI, using the only evidence-based knowledge graph for healthcare.

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