101 Top Arab World Venture Capital Companies and Startups

May 12, 2022

This article showcases our top picks for the best Arab World based Venture Capital companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Venture Capital industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

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Top Arab World Venture Capital Startups

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

Ceras Ventures

Ceras Ventures

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A global leading investment firm that focuses on the fast-growing Web 3.0 and blockchain companies.

Flat6Labs

Flat6Labs

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Flat6Labs is a seed and early-stage venture capital firm that primarily invests in tech-driven startups.

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VentureSouq

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VentureSouq (VSQ) is an investment platform for global early-stage technology businesses

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Global Ventures

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Global Ventures is a UAE-based international venture capital firm investing in founders and ideas across emerging markets.

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yallacompare

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yallacompare is a Middle-East-based financial comparison platform that enables its users to compare banks and financial institutions.

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Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund

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The Public Investment Fund (PIF) facilitates the development of the Saudi Arabian national economy.

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BECO Capital

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BECO Capital provides growth capital and hands-on operational support for early-stage technology companies.

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GrowValley

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GrowValley is a UAE based Startup Studio & Fund that invents, Invests and launches game changing startups with influential partnerships.

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Wamda Capital

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Wamda Capital is the MENA region’s leading venture capital firm investing in exceptional entrepreneurs.

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FasterCapital

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FasterCapital is an online incubator, accelerator, and service provider. We help startups and small businesses worldwide.

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Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Ventures

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Wa’ed Ventures invests in innovative early-stage startups with high growth potential.

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Algebra Ventures

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Algebra Ventures is a venture capital fund that invests in early-stage technology companies.

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Arzan Venture Capital

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Arzan Venture Capital invests in young, fast-growing, and innovative tech teams.

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Khwarizmi Ventures

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Khwarizmi Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks investments in startups with a passion for algorithms.

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OASIS Holding Company

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Oasis Holding Company was incorporated in 2008 as Kuwaiti Shareholding Holding Company.

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Endure Capital

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Endure Capital is an early stage investment fund headed by entrepreneurs looking for startup teams.

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Jabbar Internet Group

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Jabbar is a leading investor in the MENA region with the biggest exits so far (maktoob.com to Yahoo) and (Souq.com to Amazon) .

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Shorooq Partners

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Early stage Venture Capital & Debt fund focused on the MENAP region. Invested in 45+ companies. Portfolio generated $1.5+bn of equity value.

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Vy Capital

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Vy Capital is an investment firm that focuses on the internet and software industry.

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Dale Ventures

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Dale Ventures invests in companies where it can provide strategic and analytic resources.

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KAUST Innovation Fund

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KAUST Innovation Fund is a venture capital firm that invests in startups and early-stage companies.

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Raed Ventures

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Raed Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with exceptional founders building transformative companies in MENA.

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B&Y Venture Partners

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BY Venture Partners is a MENA based venture capital firm that invests globally at both seed and growth stage.

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EQ2 Ventures

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EQ2 Ventures is an investment firm that invests in Seed to Series B-stage startup companies.

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Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)

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MEVP is a Middle East-focused venture capital firm that invests in the Middle East region with a focus on the GCC and Levant markets.

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Sawari Ventures

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Sawari Ventures provides entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa with foreign investments and is based in Cairo, Egypt.

Flat6Labs

Impact46

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Impact 46 is an asset manager and advisor that specializes in alternative investment opportunities.

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Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures

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Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Saudi Aramco, based in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Flat6Labs

Daher Capital

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Daher Capital is a family office that invests in public and private equity markets globally.

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STV

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STV is the largest independent VC fund in MENA with $500m in AUM. STV backs and scales the region’s most exciting and disruptive ventures.

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STC Ventures

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STC Ventures is an independently managed venture capital fund whose anchor investor is the Saudi Telecom Company

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Dtec Ventures

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VC unit of Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority, part of Dtec Ecosystem investing in early-stage technology businesses in the MENA region.

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DASH Ventures

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DASH Ventures is a Venture Capital firm operating at the forefront of MENA’s rapidly transforming economic landscape.

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Enabling Future

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Enabling Future is a family office backed Venture Capital firm that provides entrepreneurs with early-stage capital and active support.

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Saudi Venture Capital Company

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Saudi Venture Capital is an investment firm which helps to minimize current equity funding gaps for Startups.

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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority

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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is the exclusive provider of electricity and water services in Dubai.

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Ventura Capital

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Ventura Capital is an investment firm focused on late-stage high-growth companies in global technology sectors

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Foundation Ventures

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Foundation Ventures is an early-growth stage venture capital fund that backs founders building industry-defining companies.

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GDA Fund

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Global Digital Assets Fund is a leading digital assets and proprietary investment fund based in Dubai and Australia.

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Digital Spring Ventures

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Digital Spring Ventures is a growth stage venture capital investor supporting innovation in emerging markets

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TURN8

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TURN8 is a venture fund comprised of a growth accelerator program complemented by a follow-on investment fund.

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The Dubai Technology Entrepreneurship Centre – DTEC

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The Dubai Technology Entrepreneurship Centre, a purpose-built startup incubator, accommodates and supports new technology companies.

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Swicorp

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Swicorp is a leading Investment banking, private equity and asset management firm with a specific focus on the Middle East and North Africa.

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DAAL

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Venture capital aiming to connect most promising IT opportunities around the world with the talent and leadership of world-class investors

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Multiply Group

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Multiply Group is an Abu Dhabi-based holding company.

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Yas Holding

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Yas Holding is an investment company with business interests in agricultural, food, healthcare, education, aviation, real estate, and FMCG.

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United Al Saqer Group

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United Al Saqer Group manages several industries that includes automobile, finance, real estate, construction, travel & hospitality.

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Wamda

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Wamda accelerates entrepreneurship ecosystems throughout the MENA region by joining Wamda Capital and the leading knowledge platform in MENA

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Ali & Sons

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Ali & Sons Holding LLC (AS) is based in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) and is a diversified conglomerate established in 1979.

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SFM Corporate Services

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SFM is a corporate and trust service provider that offers incorporation services.

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Almoayed Ventures

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Almoayed Ventures is the venture investment arm of Almoayed General based in Bahrain.

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KAMCO Investment

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KAMCO Investment Company is a premier investment company, based in Kuwait.

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ZE Investments

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ZEI is the UAE holding company, managing Al Zarooni family assets in private equity, public equity, investments funds and Real Estate.

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SURE International Technology

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SURE International Technology operates as an IT and software development company.

Flat6Labs

Vault investments

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Investment financial services

Flat6Labs

Arcane Bear

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We research and invest into venture capital focused on defi and crypto start ups!

Flat6Labs

Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development

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Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development was launched on 3 June 2007 to help develop local enterprises in Abu Dhabi.

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Alawwal Bank

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Alawwal Bank specializes in providing banking and investment services.

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Innoventures

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Innoventures is an innovation platform that brings the wealth of original Egyptian ideas to the market.

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Decentralized Global

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Decentralized Global is the first crypto liquidity bank that provides liquid assets to blockchain startups.

Flat6Labs

The Food Fund

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The Food Fund is a venture capital fund that aims to reduce the total cost of food throughout the value chain

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Iliad Partners

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Iliad Partners is a Venture Capital firm based in Dubai that invests in early stage technology companies with a focus on the MENA region.

Flat6Labs

Teaser Platform

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A robust financial data, corporate intelligence and analytics platform focusing on MENA PE, VC, M&A, Projects and Investment Funds

Flat6Labs

Phaze Ventures

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Phaze Ventures is an investment and innovation platform focused on the GCC region.

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Riyadh Angel Investors

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Riyadh Angel Investors is a network of investors, mentors and advisors that supports disruptive business ventures with scalable technology.

Flat6Labs

Al Barakah Holding

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Al Barakah is an investment company that specializes in venture capital, innovation and development solutions for various industries.

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Dubai Future District Fund

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Funding the future of finance and future economies.

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DIFFERRE CAPITAL

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VENTURE CAPITAL & PRIVATE EQUITY

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Al Dhaheri Capital Investment Group

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Al Dhaheri Capital Investment Group is a holding firm that uses diversified strategic business units with global vision.

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Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group

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Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group is a group of firms that specialize in retail, consumer, industrial, construction and joint venture services.

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London Capital

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Banking & Financial Advisors, Private Placement Advisor, Investment Banking, Startup Accelerator

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High Water Venture Partners

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High Water Venture Partners is an investment firm that focuses on Agtech, Healthcare, and Fintech industries.

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KISP Ventures

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We support technology entrepreneurs who are ready to take their business to next level.

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CURA Company

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CURA builds & invests in technology startups. Built Balleh.com & invested in Sakrobe.

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MENA Moonshots

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MENA Moonshots is a boutique investment fund providing early-stage funding, strategy design, and mentorship services to companies.

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Bahrain FinTech Bay

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Largest FinTech Hub in the Middle East

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Pride Capital

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Pride Capital is a venture capital and early stage fund focusing on Fintech.

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YAS Investments

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YAS Investments is an emerging investment and advisory firm based in Dubai

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Sharaka Holdings

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Sharaka Holdings is a holding company with a portfolio of companies across various sectors including education, trading, and construction.

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Sharq Ventures

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a kuwait based Venture Capital

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SX2 Ventures

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SX2 Ventures helps innovation and long-term value creation in the human care segment.

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The Artesian Group

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The Artesian Group is a UAE-based investor and management consultancy

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Beyond Capital

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Beyond Capital is established for building the bridge between the entrepreneurial ecosystem and investor community.

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ICD-PS

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ICD is one of the premier Islamic multilateral financial institution for the development of the private sector

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Emitac

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Emitac is a provider of designs and technology-enabled business solutions to various sectors like Banking and Finance, Energy, Education.

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Boursa Kuwait

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Boursa Kuwait provides capital market products and services.

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Thumbay Group

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Thumbay Group is an international conglomerate company with a diverse portfolio of business activities in various sectors.

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dfin Holding

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Digital Finance Holding – Egypt’s FinTech Platform for tech-based financial services startups

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Cornerstone Ventures

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Cornerstone Ventures has a combined experience in venture capital, private equity, and consulting.

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Business Valley

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Co-working space , Incubator and Angel group network in Egypt

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Capital Values Group

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They are a family office, headquartered in Dubai and with further group offices in London, Jersey and Sydney. We have an enviable 20 year

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GoldStern

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We are actively on the lookout for great investment opportunities, and our team brings decades of experience in Global capital markets.

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Oman Investment Corporation

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Oman Investment Corporation is involved in the investment and development of projects that enhance economic development.

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CEG

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CEG is an investment firm that focuses on venture capital, funding, investments and financial services for various sectors.

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Sandstorm Ventures

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Sandstorm Ventures is a financial firm that offers investment strategies to promote market growth for investors, public & private companies.

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Egypt Kuwait Holding

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Egypt Kuwait Holding is engaged in the investments in sectors, including fertilizers and petrochemicals, electricity, and insurance

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Performous.com

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Performous invests in early stage digital businesses. We offer both seed funding and expertise.

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AL-DEERA Holding

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AL-DEERA Holding Company focuses on investments in private and public companies which witness strong growth.

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Marya Group

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Marya Group is a financial group that provides investment strategies to enhance business growth for organizations.

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Al Ajial Holding

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AL AJIAL Holding is a new investment holding launched by the KUWAIT INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (KIA).

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Esterad

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Esterad is an investment management company with assets regionally and internationally.

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