Top 40 VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Bahrain in May 2026

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• Spare — Spare | Know Your Money
• Lola Do — Lola, Cake for every occasion, Customized your cake selections and Lola will bake it with love!
• Spare — Spare is a fintech providing open banking APIs for secure bank data access, account verification, and account-to-account payments.

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• ReQahwa — ReQahwa is a coffee upcycling startup that transforms coffee waste grounds into sustainable and bio-degradable products.
• Ahlan App — Ahlan App offers users a safe and simple way to earn credit for recurrent online purchases and visits to selected merchants.
• Thiqa Tutoring — Thiqa Tutoring (TT) is Tutors Providers, by customers, for educational and teaching services. International educational and teaching methodologies and standards.

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• Faceki — Offering cutting-edge solutions including KYC, KYB, KYT, AML, and Biometric Authentication.
• Tajweed — Tajweed is the first Arabic-language portal that teaches young people to recite the Holy Quran and revive their Arabic language skills.
• Travilege — Travilege provides a comprehensive B2B2C ERP SaaS platform to travel agents and operators. Its technology digitizes day-to-day operations, automates reservation processes, and promotes cooperation via an e-Hub.

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• Flend — Egypt’s first tech enabled, data driven financing solutions platform dedicated to small businesses.
• Lola Do — Lola, Cake for every occasion, Customized your cake selections and Lola will bake it with love!
• Prop-AI — Prop-AI is building the Bloomberg Terminal for real estate—an AI-powered platform that automates property discovery, evaluation, and acquisition.Headquartered in Dubai, Prop-AI uses proprietary machine learning and over 3 billion verified data points from government registries, real estate marketplaces, developers, and private sources. Itanalyzes all market listings and can access off-market opportunities by understanding all available supply and stakeholders. The platform delivers instant property valuations, investment scores, rental and appreciation forecasts, and fraud detection, giving investors and owners unmatched transparency and confidence.Prop-AI is focused on launching its Prop-AI Business platform and APIs for real estate professionals, alongside the region’s most advanced Agentic AI for Real Estate in 2025. These innovations aim to make intelligent, data-driven decision-making accessible to investors, real estate professionals, and eventually autonomous AI systems—setting a new standard for real estate investing in the region and beyond.

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• inagrab — Inagrab is a company with a mission to bridge the gap between businesses and people by monetizing word of mouth using their core product called Dalooni. Dalooni is platform connects businesses with a sales force consisting of the everyday individual without technically paying them a salary, and helps the unemployed youth of the MENA Region getaccess to a source of income and enhance their business development capabilities gradually.
• FastSaas — Production-ready SaaS boilerplates with Next.js 15, AI integration, and monorepo architecture.
• AlgoHelix — Ai Based Algo Trading

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• Phys — Phys is a mobile gaming startup that offers physical activity and entertainment using AR games.
• Emonovo — Best Study Abroad Partner in MENA to Find programs and universities around the world Emo was the 1st international student, now it is your turn to study abroad. Emonovo used to be named Marj3 which was highest reach scholarship portal in the MENA region.
• Let'sGrant — Let’sGrant is a point of sale lending platform, partnering with lenders and consumer goods stores to make the lending process fast, simple and flexible for everyone. With a vision to be internationally recognized as a driving force in personal and consumer loans in the MENA region, Let’sGrant will soon be launching the first online peer to peerlending platform for personal loans in the MENA region which connects individual investors directly to potential borrowers in search of funding through debt.

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• Nqoodlet — NQOODLET is an electronic platform targeting SMEs to manage their expenses, purchases through the credit cards given to the employees.
• TruBuild — Automate technical evaluations, commercial comparisons, and contract analysis for complex, high-stakes construction tenders. Reduce evaluation time by up to 85%.
• Mantas — Mantas protects businesses against cyber risk. We leverage predictive analytics to provide robust cyber insurance that helps businesses mitigate cloud downtime risks. Our parametric solutions ensure uninterrupted operations for all cloud-dependent businesses including e-commerce, SaaS and digital platforms.

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• BARQ — BARQ enables bullet delivery for any business. From e-commerce to food, e-groceries and various sectors, BARQ utilizes its state-of-the-art delivery technologies to deliver orders as fast as 15 minutes up to same day delivery service.BARQ converts retail outlets to micro-fulfilment centers/dispatching hubs making delivery faster &easier. Once a customer places an order through the business platform, order gets fulfilled by the closest retail outlet and delivered to the customer once ready for pick up (bullet delivery).BARQ also serves warehouses and fulfillment centers with several delivery options, 4hrs up to same day or next day, depending on the business’ need. While restaurants and food aggregators enjoy 30-45 minute delivery service & paying a delivery fee ONLY.
• Erad — erad provides growth capital to online businesses. Connect your analytics and receive funding offers, for non-dilutive capital within 48 hours
• Unipal — Unipal provides university students access to tailored discounts and promotions through a digital identification.

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• Cargoz — Cargoz is a logistics startup that connects SMEs looking for warehousing space with warehousing companies who has extra capacity, like Airbnb but for commercial warehousing & storage.
• PIESHIP — Pieship is a logistics startup serving last mile and their customers using Ai and crowdsourcing.
• Messenger — Messenger is a one-stop logistics platform that finances and aggregates end-to-end logistics and supply chain operations in order to assist businesses and logistics asset owners in achieving an efficient supply chain framework.

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• TRM Labs — Next Generation Blockchain Intelligence | Monitor, Investigate, and Mitigate Crypto Fraud and Financial Crime
• Synervest — Synervest Group is a fintech platform offering regulated cross-border trading, payments, and financial technology infrastructure for institutional clients, for both B2B and B2C models. It's headquartered in ADGM and operates in Europe and the Middle East, with offices in the UK and Cyprus.
• Cookie3 — Cookie3 is an AI-driven MarketingFi platform bridging Web2 and Web3 by providing comprehensive analytics spanning off-to-on-chain data, applied across 12+ EVM blockchains to enhance user journey tracking, attribution, and campaign ROI. It includes tools like analytics dashboards, CRM, campaign manager, affiliate marketplace, reputation scoring, andan airdrop shield; all unified by its token and Cookie DAO for governance and user rewards. It empowers campaigns with AI insights, fraud protection, and a transparent, incentivized marketing economy.

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• Grinta — Grinta is a pharmaceutical supply chain that uses AI and ML to empower local pharmacies. It is a managed marketplace that is modernizing the pharmaceutical supply chain by empowering independent pharmacies across Africa through AI & ML technologies.
• 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.
• Stitch — The simplest way to build financial products. Stitch is the unified platform to launch and scale. Shaping the new age of banking and payments.

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• HyperPay — Hyperpay is a leading payment gateway in MENA, providing smart payment solutions that fulfill the payment needs of ecommerce and all internet businesses
• The Cloud — NOTICE OF WINDING UP PETITION
• Stake — Thousands investors worldwide use Stake to access income-generating real estate deals in high-growth markets, starting from just USD 136

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• BILRS — Bilrs.com is a global bill payment solution platform, enabling online and offline Partners to offer a wide selection of bills to their Customer offerings through a single integration.
• Daleel — Daleel is a B2C2B financial marketplace that aims to improve overall financial wellbeing in the MENAP region.
• Better — Discover science-backed wellness products in UAE & Saudi Arabia. Fast delivery, money-back guarantee, and trusted by thousands. Shop now!

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• 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.
• Mala'a Technologies — Make better financial decisions with Malaa. Manage your financials, track your expenses, take a loan or invest your money all from one app. Connect you bank accounts and start today

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• VUZ — 360VUZ is the pioneer Immersive Social Mobile App Teleporting people in time. It captures and delivers live and on-demand 360 video and immersive experiences. The 360VUZ Mobile app Ranked #1 in the Entertainment category on App Store ahead of top players.360VUZ teleports people in live, virtual reality and video content – supporting in buildingthe ecosystem for live and on-demand Video and VR to become a mainstream experience for sporting events, exclusive happenings, Influencer Appearances, concerts, and more. Out in the market in 2017, 360VUZ has more than 2 patents and reached over 500 Million Screen Views per Year.
• Cognna — Simplify cybersecurity solutions management with COGNNA's comprehensive XDR platform for threat hunting and compromise assessment.
• Mealplanet — Mealplanet is an online marketplace for ordering and managing meal plans from various providers.

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• Tabby — tabby provides consumers across the GCC with the flexibility to pay for their online and in-store purchases in interest-free installments. tabby helps over 2,000 leading retailers grow their sales.
• Intelmatix — Intelligent Informatics Technologies Intelmatix is a deep tech AI company offering Enterprise AI that is accessible providing cutting-edge Decision Intelligence software that gives organizations a competitive advantage in the new AI era. LEARN MORE Capabilities Intelmatix develops technology platforms that integrate sector knowledge with expertise in data sensing, data processing, data analysis, data visualization and interaction.
• Stake — Thousands investors worldwide use Stake to access income-generating real estate deals in high-growth markets, starting from just USD 136

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• Aydi — We are more than a platform. We are a global voice of modern agriculture, built with growers, powered by innovation, and driven by the responsibility to feed the future with dignity and confidence.
• Valeo — Get your lab tests done at the comfort of your home anywhere in Dubai through our personalized mobile health tracker app. Hassle-free blood sample collection.Wellness coach provided.
• Mantas — Mantas protects businesses against cyber risk. We leverage predictive analytics to provide robust cyber insurance that helps businesses mitigate cloud downtime risks. Our parametric solutions ensure uninterrupted operations for all cloud-dependent businesses including e-commerce, SaaS and digital platforms.

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• Cercli — Cercli is a human resources, modern payroll and employee data platform for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
• BRKZ — BRKZ is a construction-tech company that provides a one-stop solution by selling building materials to contractors and builders.
• Journify — Activate trustworthy data for your business with Journify - the leading data activation platform for top data-driven companies. Sign up free!

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• Procural — Procural is a B2B tendering platform.

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• Sellou — A marketplace done with care. Sellou provides a refined, user-friendly platform for buyers and sellers to connect, featuring direct communication and a curated selection of unique, elegant products.
• Travilege — Travilege provides a comprehensive B2B2C ERP SaaS platform to travel agents and operators. Its technology digitizes day-to-day operations, automates reservation processes, and promotes cooperation via an e-Hub.
• 1ID — 1ID is accelerator funded Travel Tech startup specialized in touchless immigration and security clearance solutions that use Blockchain technology to provide digital passports for travelers and real-time Arrival and Departure Control Dashboards for airports. 1ID creates digital identities for travelers through its Digital Passport platform andissues a unique virtual identification number using facial verification that is stored on blockchain. Data can be uploaded by passport holders themselves via the mobile app. Airport immigration officials have access to the 1ID dashboard which allows them to see all relevant information about a traveler without having to physically check their passport.1ID is also working on artificial intelligence-based technology that might be used to create a high-tech surveillance system that could be used to create a virtual border wall. We are using smart aerial drones that will be able to take off, and land vertically and augmented reality for enhanced border management.

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• Dukkantek — Dukkantek aims to empower and enable traditional merchants to be able to compete in the modern world or the digital world through digital transformation. It is a technology partner that improves and provides so many solutions to your business. Dukkantek has what every store needs to manage their business easily and efficiently. With Dukkantek, you will have an end-to-end technology companion that improves all your processes.
• Supy — The data-driven restaurant inventory software: get real-time insights to cut costs, reduce waste, and boost profits for multi-location operations.
• Nexford University — Transform your career with affordable, flexible degrees and job skills designed for today's workforce. Skip debt and learn at your own pace with Nexford.

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• Rain — Rain is a licensed and trusted crypto exchange in the Middle East with customers worldwide. Buy Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies on Rain.
• Emrgo — Learn about our solutions across corporate finance, primary issuance, custody, distribution, brokerage, investment management and market infrastructure.

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• Omniful — Omniful's modular platform replaces legacy systems with AI-powered OMS, WMS, and TMS. Streamline fulfillment, cut costs, and scale across channels.
• GrubTech — An end-to-end kitchen management platform with food aggregator, online ordering, POS, ERP and 3pl integrations; to streamline online food delivery orders and create efficiencies for delivery-centric restaurants and cloud kitchens (ghost kitchens, dark kitchens, virtual kitchens).
• Parcel — The BEST delivery service in BAHRAIN! You do not need to hire a driver, register with Parcel Delivery the fastest delivery service in Bahrain for free, and pay only when you deliver! Start Delivery What is Parcel Delivery Parcel Delivery is the fastest delivery service in Bahrain, Register now to deliver to your end.

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• Holo — Find your dream home with Holo, the digital home-buying platform in the UAE. Get expert help, compare mortgages, and simplify your journey to ownership!
• Lucidya — Lucidya is a tool for social media analytics powered by artificial intelligence and big data solution. lucidya have many uses like market research, benchmarking, crisis management , product development ..etc
• Safqah Capital — Safqah Capital is an innovative fintech and proptech company headquartered in Riyadh. We specialize in structuring and distributing Sharia-compliant Sukuk for small and medium-sized real estate developers. Safqah's digital investment platform enables secure participation from both retail and institutional investors, backed by rigorous duediligence, transparency, and smart governance. Safqah operates at the intersection of technology, finance, and real estate, positioning itself as a key enabler of Vision 2030’s housing and development goals.

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• Aion Digital — Customer-centric digital transformation for financial service organizations

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• VPBank — As one of the earliest-established Joint-stock Commercial banks in Vietnam, VPBank has achieved steady development throughout its history. Especially since 2010, VPBank has grown dramatically with the development and implementation of the strategic transformation program diligently with support from one of the world’s leading consulting companies.
• Space Tech Innovation Co. — Space Tech Innovation Co. operates as a space technology company.
• Fosun Tourism Group (FOLIDAY) — Fosun Tourism Group provides a one-price, all-inclusive leisure and vacation experience. Their tourist destinations include one-stop entertainment and comprehensive tourism and vacation destinations operated by a company that provides resort operations, tourism destination development, and other related services.

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• Sarwa — Sarwa is your all-in-one investment platform. We offer hands-off investing, real-time trading, and high-yield savings. With holistic financial tools at your fingertips, investing has never been easier. Sarwa SDWCL is regulated by the FSRA in the ADGM.
• Clara — Easy company incorporation, equity management, documents and data room. Everything you need to manage and grow your business in one place.
• Union Bank of India — Union Bank of India is a financial institution offering consumer and business banking services.

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• Mushtari — Mushtari is a one-stop platform for business owners, entrepreneurs, and investors. Its objective is to create accessible business possibilities for business owners, entrepreneurs, and investors across the region.
• RestHero.io — Get you E-Shop online on Social Media, Own Your Business Data & Analyze it To Grow Your Business & have your marketing & Delivery sorted headache free All in Minutes
• YAS Holding — YAS Holding is a manufacturer of Furniture and Home Furnishings.

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• Fatura — Play the best slots, exciting sports betting, and real-time live dealer games at Pin Up Casino India. Get your welcome package worth up to $5,000 plus 250 free spins and kick off your winning journey today!
• Hulexo — UAE's leading ERP software for retail businesses. Integrated data, accurate info, real-time insights.
• Carseer — Carseer is a vehicle history reporting platform that offers vehicle history reports, enabling its users to make an informed decision when buying a new/used car.

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• SingleStore — SingleStore is a provider of a database for operational analytics and cloud-native applications. It provides global enterprises with an intelligent database that works on any cloud on-premises or as a service runs transactions and analytics at the same time and lets clients promote their business through analytics and combine semi-structured datainto a consolidated big data platform.
• Safqah Capital — Safqah Capital is an innovative fintech and proptech company headquartered in Riyadh. We specialize in structuring and distributing Sharia-compliant Sukuk for small and medium-sized real estate developers. Safqah's digital investment platform enables secure participation from both retail and institutional investors, backed by rigorous duediligence, transparency, and smart governance. Safqah operates at the intersection of technology, finance, and real estate, positioning itself as a key enabler of Vision 2030’s housing and development goals.
• HNDL Fleet Management — HNDL Fleet Management offers advanced tools to track fuel usage, reduce costs, and streamline maintenance. Improve your fleet's efficiency with real-time insights.

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• inagrab — Inagrab is a company with a mission to bridge the gap between businesses and people by monetizing word of mouth using their core product called Dalooni. Dalooni is platform connects businesses with a sales force consisting of the everyday individual without technically paying them a salary, and helps the unemployed youth of the MENA Region getaccess to a source of income and enhance their business development capabilities gradually.

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• Procural — Procural is a B2B tendering platform.

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• Salla — Salla a Saudi-based e-commerce platform that allows users to set up their e-commerce store in Arabic and sell their products and services to customers. In addition, users can set up their own branded store (with their own domain name) by selecting a design of their liking available on Salla. The owners of the e-commerce stores can then manage theirinventory by using Salla’s website or app. Salla provides different types of reports and tools that help store owners with automatic invoices, integration, Instagram, customer database, the ability to block customers, pin favorite products, have offers and discounts, and more.
• Gathern — Gathern is a booking platform of private villas, chalets, rest houses, camps, resorts, farms and other places suitable for gatherings.
• WakeCap — WakeCap Technologies RTLS is an IoT-based enterprise solution designed to support the digitization process of work sites, Construction, Oil and Gas, Industrial, Manufacture.

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• 3Commas — 3Commas develops a crypto-asset management tool for tracking investments and exchanges in a unified platform. It provides access to a unified dashboard as the central hub for trading and portfolio management execution.
• Perion — Win Crypto Questing in AAA Games.
• Optim Finance — Optim Finance provides investment tools that optimize yield on digital assets. Their financial primitives enable users to rent ADA delegation rights to power novel use cases such as SPO loans, leverage into ISOs, and initial bonds.

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• Abwaab — Abwaab is an online learning platform that allows secondary-school students to learn at their own pace, test themselves and get ahead with our expert tutors anytime and anywhere. By offering short, engaging video lessons, visualized learning journeys, continuous assessment and performance analytics, we are changing the way students learn outsidethe classroom.
• Nas.com — Nas.io helps anyone go from idea to revenue in 1 minute with AI. Create digital products, build engaged communities, and automate marketing—all in one intuitive platform. Nas.io puts community first. Challenges, events, social feed, and memberships drive revenue growth for your business. Join 200k+ entrepreneurs and build your dream digitalbusiness with AI in 1 minute, no technical skills required.
• NorthLadder — Most of us know what it feels like to sell a pre-owned device - be it a smartphone, a laptop or a tablet. The fact is that the pre-owned market is intransparent and finding a fair price for your asset is daunting. Even if you do get a fair price, the inconvenience of meeting the buyer, negotiating the price, shipping the asset, and waiting forpayment could be an exhausting process. And then there is the worry of figuring out what happens to the data on your device.This is why NorthLadder came to be. We are the region’s only auction-driven selling platform for pre-owned electronics devices- a thoughtfully created service where people can sell their devices to a network of global buyers and get cash instantly in a safe, dignified, and hassle-free manner.But that’s not all. We have many convenient drop-off locations across the region for getting instant cash against your devices. Don’t want to drop off your device? No worries, we will come to your doorstep to pick it up and hand the cash over to you. And if you want your data to be erased, we can advise you on ways to do it or use internationally approved software to erase it for a small fee.We have served thousands of customers and their overwhelmingly positive feedback tells us we are on the right track. Our efforts actively contribute to the formation of a circular economy, which is the need of the day. You can help too, by introducing your electronic gadget to the secondary market - increase its lifespan and reduce its carbon footprint. This is what keeps us motivated: to help the planet as we continue our mission to serve millions of people across the globe.We are passionate, we are focussed, we are NorthLadder.

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• Wyre — Wyre is a developer of a blockchain-based payment platform designed to change the future of how international payments are done. The company's platform provides real-time payouts, same-day transfers, and direct-to-bank transfers, enabling businesses to move money across borders from country-to-country at a competitive foreign exchange rate.Wyre's business owners can easily create an account and send money to any person or business without worrying about high foreign exchange rates, hidden fees, complicated payout timing, and high payment fees. It also provides onramps and off-ramps, foreign exchange, and crypto liquidity to users of various crypto projects including decentralized exchanges.Wyre was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA.
• Casa — Casa is the leading provider of Bitcoin self-custody solutions. Buy, sell, and receive bitcoin with our ultimate blend of security, privacy, and control.
• Validation Cloud — Discover enterprise-grade staking and node infrastructure: Ethereum, Polygon, and more. Enjoy secure, fast, and reliable staking and node services with Validation Cloud.

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• Bahrain Economic Development Board — Explore why global investors choose Bahrain: market access, tax benefits, and location advantages across the GCC region.

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• LemonRocks — LemonRocks is an AI-driven platform that offers real-time insights into startups, tracks VC performances, and presents co-investment opportunities with top-tier angel investors.
• Abaxx Technologies — Smarter tools for commodity traders and finance professionals to communicate, trade and transact faster and to manage risk in global commodity markets.
• ASIC Power Company — ASIC Power provides state-of-the-art ASIC technology and royalty streaming financing to the cryptocurrency mining industry.

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• Tradoor — Tradoor protects traders, LPs, and the protocol against unforeseen market fluctuations by using clever math and safety measures to enable traders to trade with confidence.
• Runes DEX — Swap Runes for BTC seamlessly, enjoy low fees, fast transactions, and earn yield as a liquidity provider.
• Nested — The best decentralized portfolio management & copy trading experiences

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• CADO Gifting — CADO Gifting is a leading online gift shop based in Dubai that offers a variety of premium products like flowers, cakes, roses, plants, chocolate boxes, home items, balloons, baskets, hampers and also experiences for you, your loved ones and your business. Home Delivery & Fast Delivery.
• Playbook — Playbook accelerates career growth for women through expert-led Masterclasses and an engaged community that enables women to keep learning and leading.