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 ...

Shorooq Partners has backed many notable startups, including Pure Harvest, TruKKer, Tamara, Sarwa, and Breadfast. Adi is also a cofounder of Pure Harvest. He was previously the CEO of Hub71, and he ...

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, ...

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 ...

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, ...

Toukan and Khoury cofounded the Arabic online portal website Maktoob.com in 2000 and cofounded Souq.com alongside Ronaldo Mouchawar in 2005. In 2009, the duo founded the Jabbar Internet Group, which ...

Salica Investments, formerly known as Hambro Perks, is primarily focused on early-stage investments, investor relations, and strategic relationships. Qaiser also leads Salica Investments’ MENA ...

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 ...

Namek cofounded Silicon Badia in 2012 with Fawaz Zu’bi. In July 2024, the company co-led Synapse Analytics’ funding round, securing $2 million. In the same month, the company also participated in the ...

Abussaud founded the Financial Horizon Group, a financial and management consultancy, in 2014, where Almarhoon was a managing partner until 2018. HALA Ventures began as a corporate fund under the ...

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 ...

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