Top 10 Web3 Startup Investors in Bahrain (June 2026)

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

Investment focus

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

Investor stats

Total investments: 118
Round size: Seed $100k–$5.6M; Pre-Seed $60k–$1.6M; Series A $1.3M–$27M
Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022

Portfolio highlights

Ejari — Ejari is providing a Rent Now, Pay Later (RNPL) solution for residential rentals, Rent Now, Pay Later products enable tenants to better manage their budgets by converting rent from a yearly expense to a monthly expense, while landlords receive an entire year's rent in advance.
Syarah — Syarah is an online cars marketplaces.
Quantum Platform — Quantum | B2B platform to acquire new customers, use our marketing & consumer behavior analysis tools to reach your exact target audience right to their doorsteps!

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MEVP is a Middle East-focused venture capital firm that invests in the early and growth stages of innovative tech companies run by talented entrepreneurs in the Middle East with a focus on the GCC and Levant countries. With a team of 20 VC professionals across offices in Dubai, Beirut, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, and Riyadh, MEVP manages 5 regional funds with more than USD 260 million in Assets Under Management. MEVP is the largest and most established VC firm in the region, with clear cross border investment appetite.

Investment focus

Industry: E-Commerce, Financial Services, FinTech
Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
Geography: United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 108
Round size: Seed $420k–$6M; Series A $1.5M–$14M; Series B $4.6M–$110M
Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow

Portfolio highlights

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.
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

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An exciting new iteration of our website is coming soon. CMT Digital is a blockchain and digital assets focused subsidiary of the CMT Group, a 24 year-old trading and investments firm. The CMT Group has operated as a valued partner to entrepreneurs, traders, and technologists

Investment focus

Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
Stage:Seed, Series A
Geography: United States, Singapore, United Kingdom

Investor stats

Total investments: 189
Round size: Seed $2M–$12M; Series A $5M–$50M
Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow

Portfolio highlights

Playtron — The Operating System for Gaming
D2X Group — Trade digital asset options and futures on the EU-regulated market infrastructure for institutions.
Coinflow Labs — Tech-driven payments solutions for your business

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Founder, Ex-GP. Ex-Entrepreneur. Ex-Computer Engineer. Angel Investor. BoD. Ex-CCO & CFO @trySaryApp

Investment focus

Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Software
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Geography: United States, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

Total investments: 35
Round size: Seed $50k–$6M; Pre-Seed $50k–$3M; Series A $5.2M–$7.4M
Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow

Portfolio highlights

Lisan — Lisan is an AI writing platform offering state-of-the-art proofreading and grammar checking to help individuals who write in Arabic to maximize their productivity, create exceptional content using cutting-edge generative AI models, and automate tasks with AI accelerators.
MilkStraw AI — Saving companies up to 75% on AWS
Groundfloor — Groundfloor Club: The neighborhood workspace where productivity, connection & community come together.

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Taibah Valley is a limited liability company established in accordance with the Saudi Companies Law to practice investment in the fields of innovation and future technologies.

Investment focus

Industry: Financial Services, Bitcoin, FinTech
Stage:Seed
Geography: Bahrain, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

Total investments: 2
Round size: Seed $250k–$820k
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

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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Global Investors in Transformative Technologies

Investment focus

Industry: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, FinTech
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Geography: United States, Singapore, Canada

Investor stats

Total investments: 56
Round size: Seed $1.6M–$6.2M; Pre-Seed $1M–$4.3M; Series A $3.5M–$28M
Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow

Portfolio highlights

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.
Nayms — A single platform exposing capital markets to a variety of insurance pools. Pools are tokenised allowing investors to trade exposure. Payment rails and pool governance powered by smart contracts.
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.

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Storm Global invests in early-stage startups operating in emerging technologies and geographies. In addition to traditional venture investments, we acquire stakes in promising companies through secondary market transactions and structure special situation financings.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
Stage:Secondary Market, Seed, Series A
Geography: United States, Canada, India

Investor stats

Total investments: 32
Round size: Seed $3.1M–$9.1M; Series A $7M–$40M
Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow

Portfolio highlights

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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Consistently recognised as the leading financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region. Find out more about what makes Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) number one and how we continue to shape the financial landscape of the region, from Dubai to the world.

Investment focus

Industry: Financial Services, Banking, FinTech
Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
Geography: United Arab Emirates, India, Bahrain

Investor stats

Total investments: 10
Round size: Series A $8.4M–$9.4M
Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $10M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

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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Dennis Porto is a seed-stage investor in tech companies leveraging frontier technology like bitcoin, AI, and IoT.

Investment focus

Industry: Financial Services, Financial Exchanges, Bitcoin
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
Geography: Bahrain, United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 2
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

Rain — Rain is a licensed and trusted crypto exchange in the Middle East with customers worldwide. Buy Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies on Rain.
SparkSwap — The domain name SparkSwap.com is for sale. You can buy it from seller safely through Sudos.com

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