Zainal founded Arzan VC in 2013, before which he worked at the Global Investment House’s private equity department. The firm made its 47th investment in U.A.E.-based ERP provider Hulexo in August 2024 ...

Beshara cofounded A15 in 2014. As of June 2024, A15’s active startup portfolio comprised 34 startups, including FlapKap, Menthum, Paymob, Sympl, Zammit, and Shezlong. The firm’s notable exits include ...

Sweid founded Global Ventures in 2018, before which she was chief investment officer at the Dubai Future Foundation. As of June 2024, Global Ventures had completed more than 66 investments, including ...

Farha is currently managing $495 million in assets under management across four funds. Some of its most successful exits include Property Finder and Careem. He has cofounded and exited ventures such ...

In February 2023, Impact46 launched a new $133 million fund to invest in technology startups in Saudi Arabia and MENA. In March 2024, it was appointed to manage Saudi Arabia’s National Development ...

Vision Ventures’ portfolio includes Rain, Tamara, Chefaa, and Trella. In October 2024, the firm participated in a seed round for Saudi Arabia-based proptech and fintech Ejari, which closed at $14.65 ...

Haider founded Plus VC in 2020. The company mainly invests in tech and tech-enabled sectors, and it currently manages a portfolio of more than 100 companies, including Breadfast, Foodics, TruKKer, ...

Al Hammadi and Hamdy have been leading Further Ventures since 2022, which invests in software, fintech, and Web3. Its portfolio includes Aurem, Soter Insure, CredibleX, Tungsten Custody Solutions, ...

AlKadi launched Khwarizmi Ventures in 2018, where Al-Turki joined as a managing partner in October 2020, and Almojel in 2023. The firm partnered with Egypt-based Khazna to expand its services into ...

Ghandour founded Wamda in 2010 after successfully exiting Aramex, which he cofounded and led as CEO for nearly 30 years until 2012. In June 2024, Wamda Capital led U.A.E.-based AI startup qeen.ai’s ...

El Alfi and Al-Sonbaty cofounded Sawari Ventures in 2010 and a year later launched the startup accelerator Flat6Labs. Flat6Labs was the most active investor in MENA in the first nine months of 2024, ...

Alidi assumed his current position in 2021. Wa'ed Ventures is the $500 million venture capital arm of Saudi Aramco, which had a portfolio of over 75 companies in sectors including AI, semiconductor, ...