Series C

Seed

Series A

Pre-Seed

Debt Financing

Others

Series B

Pre-Series A

PE Round

Rest of World

Africa

Levant

Asia (ex. GCC & Levant)

Europe

Dubai

Suneel Gokhale

Sonia Weymuller

Sonia Gokhale

Tammer Qaddumi

Musaab Hakami

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Fintech

Finance

Other

Healthcare

E-Commerce

IT & Communication

Software Dev/Test

Digital & ICT

AI/IoT

Retail & Wholesale

Education

Construction

Social Network

Art-Media-Entertainment

NFT/Crypto

Environment

Logistics & Storage

Foodtech

Mobility

Industry

Agriculture

Technology

Intelligent Systems

Proptech

Security

Support & Management Services

VentureSouq (VSQ) is a venture capital fund manager based in the MENA region that operates with a global portfolio and is presently concentrating on FinTech and ClimateTech.

Pre-IPO

Telegram

Communication Software

Social Platform

Telegram is a cloud-based instant messaging app that allows users to securely send messages, photos, videos, and other files to individuals or groups with over 500 million active users worldwide.

Riyadh

Series D

Tabby

BNPL

Lending

Tabby is a buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform that allows shoppers to split their purchases into multiple installments at no additional cost from various merchants.

Kitopi

Cloud Kitchen

Kitopi is a cloud kitchen platform that offers innovative and scalable solutions to restaurants looking to optimise their operations and expand their delivery services.

Reddit

Impossible Foods

Aleph Holding

Advertising Services

Digital Media

Aleph is the largest global digital media partner. In over 70 markets worldwide, Aleph is trusted to connect the biggest players in digital media with the advertisers that rely on them.

Lagos

Andela

Talent Management

Andela specializes in connecting highly-skilled, global technology talent from emerging markets with leading companies like InVision, Cloudflare, and ViacomCBS, helping these companies scale their technology teams quickly and cost-effectively.

Bangalore

Post-IPO Equity

Zoomcar

Automotive

Rental

Transportation

Zoomcar is the leading car-sharing marketplace, offering over 25,000 cars for self-drive rentals and convenient options for renting cars by the hour, day, week, or month.

Rain

Rain is an operator and custodian of digital currency exchange intended to make digital transactions.

Yassir

Makkah

Salla

SaaS

Salla allows users to easily set up an e-commerce store in Arabic through their platform.

Dammam

Sary

Marketplace

MENAP B2B marketplace connecting small businesses with wholesalers and lenders to procure supply efficiently.

Oakland

Mighty Buildings

Real Estate

Sustainable

Our 3D printing technology, advanced materials, and robotic automation make beautiful and sustainable homes a reality for all.

Fetchr

Fetchr is a Dubai-based logistics and delivery company that offers real-time tracking, scheduling, and innovative solutions for businesses and individuals in the MENA region and beyond.

OkCredit

Odeko

Opontia

Marketing/Sales

Provides a fast and fair way for small e-commerce business owners to sell their companies.

Cairo

Trella

Shipping

Trella is a b2b technology platform and trucking marketplace that connects shippers with carriers in the highly fragmented freight industry.

Abhi

Financial Services

Apps

Abhi is a financial wellness platform that provides employees with salary advances based on their accrued wages.

FamPay

Huspy

Huspy is a proptech company that simplifies the home financing process.

Vouch Insurance

Frontier Car Group

Abu Dhabi

NymCard

Banking

NymCard is a cloud-based issuer processor enabling financial institutions to build virtual and plastic card programs for their customers.

Tenderd

Tenderd's innovative platform integrates AI to convert data from any equipment into actionable insights which reduce cost, increase utilization and lower emissions.

Ozy Media

Volopay

Vendease

Baraka

Lucky One

Payment

Credit

Lucky One is an app for credit products, offers and cashback rewards.

Immensa

Oil and Gas

Manufacturing

3D Technology

Energy

Immensa is a leading pioneer in the digital manufacturing industry and is the only company with two DNV Qualified AM Facilities in the MENA region. We leverage advanced technologies to dematerialize physical spare parts for today's digital and on-demand world.

North Ladder

Information Systems

Retail Technology

NorthLadder is a fast growing digital platform that enables frictionless trade of pre-owned electronics.  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.

Karbon

Amman

Tamatem

Gaming

Tamatem is a mobile games publisher that focuses on providing the users with culturally relevant games.

QFPay

Mala'a Technologies

Mobile Apps

Predictive Analytics

Mala'a Technologies is a leading fintech company that offers a range of data-driven financial products and services for individuals and institutions with its financial app.

Lahore

Tajir

Tajir is a B2B marketplace for mom and pop stores.

Remedial Health

Pharmaceuticals

Health Care

Remedial Health aims to enhance healthcare services by streamlining pharmacy operations and bridging the gap between pharmacies and patients with a focus on Nigeria, where the WHO estimates 100,000 deaths annually are linked to counterfeit drugs.

Quant Data & Analytics

Saudi consultancy which provides Data Science, AI and BI services and SaaS products.

PostEx

Payments

PostEx is a hybrid of receivables factoring solution and courier service that pays invoice values upfront to E-commerce companies offering Cash on Delivery as one of their modes of payment.

Karachi

CreditBook

CreditBook is a digital platform that serves Pakistan’s burgeoning yet underserved Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises.

Bloom

Mamo Pay

Digital Payments

Mobile Payments

Full-stack payment services platform for SMEs. First local UAE startup regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority ("DFSA"). Mamo’s ambition is to accelerate the MENA region towards digital payments and champion financial inclusion and literacy across economically diverse communities.

Helium Health

Resal

Loyalty Programs

Resal is a leading Saudi company that enables individuals, companies and merchants to take full advantage of the digital value of prepaid cards and rewards and loyalty programs through innovative technical solutions.

Embrace

Dendra Systems

Elevate

Digital Banking

Elevate (YC W22) is a USD accounts financial platform for global remote workers and freelancers.

Superdao

Cyble

Mozn

Market leader in enterprise AI technologies that empower organizations, with a focus on Arabic NLU and Finance intelligence.

Souqalmal

Souqalmal provides financial comparison site for money management. Souqalmal.com is the leading financial comparison site in the Middle East with operations in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE.

zenda

zenda is a fintech app that enables to pay school fees with pay-now and pay-later options, unlocking rewards for paying on time.

Boston, Massachusetts

Proteinea

Biotechnology

Proteinea is a TechBio employing proprietary AI models and computational tools to engineer next-gen antibodies with improved efficacy, safety and convenience.

Betterfly

Telfaz11

Media

Entertainment

Media Production

Specializes in the fields of talent management, comedy, entertainment, content creation, and storytelling

Aspire

what3words

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