Investors in Kuwait

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Faith Capital Holding

Faith Capital is a Kuwait-based venture capital firm established in 2016, specializing in investments across various stages, including seed, early, and later stages. The firm focuses on e-commerce businesses in the MENA region, targeting companies with high growth potential. With a management team that possesses extensive business experience in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Faith Capital aims to support talented founders by fostering sound operations both locally and internationally. The firm's investment interests also extend to sectors such as information technology, software as a service, mobile, and the Internet of Things, emphasizing its commitment to nurturing innovative ventures that contribute to long-term value creation.
Made 5 investments in Kuwait

SBX Capital

SBX Capital is a Kuwait-based technology investment holding company and venture capital firm established in 2020. It is stage- and industry-agnostic and focuses on early-stage technology companies.

Seeds Partners

Founded in 2017, Seeds Partners is a venture capital firm headquartered in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The company focuses on investing in innovative startups operating within technology, fintech, edtech, health, fitness, e-commerce, business software, and data sectors across Kuwait and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
Made 1 investment in Kuwait

Arzan Venture Capital

Arzan Venture Capital is a Kuwait-based venture capital firm that invests in technology startups with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa. Established by 2013–2014 as the corporate venture arm of Arzan Financial Group, it concentrates on early-stage technology companies and aims to build lasting relationships with regional entrepreneurs. The firm has a portfolio of more than 30 startups and prioritizes supporting fast-growing teams at an early stage to help them scale in the region.
Made 1 investment in Kuwait

Boubyan Bank

Boubyan Bank is an Islamic banking corporation based in Kuwait. It offers services in investment banking, corporate banking, and consumer banking, with a focus on consumer finance, credit cards, deposits, and other branch-related services. The majority of its revenue comes from the consumer banking segment.

Kuwait Life Sciences Company

Kuwait Life Sciences Company is a Kuwait-based healthcare investment firm established in 2010 that focuses on life sciences, medical technology, diagnostics and pharmaceutical distribution in the MENA region. Fully owned by National Technology Enterprises Company, which is controlled by the Kuwait Investment Authority, KLSC operates as an integrated healthcare company that funds and develops projects through three pillars: local incubation and joint ventures to transfer technology, international venture capital for high-growth life sciences companies, and regional private equity investments to accelerate market adoption. Its activities include incubating local projects, supporting early-stage ventures, and investing in established entities with scalable models to expand into Kuwait and the wider Middle East and North Africa region. By leveraging a national technology platform, KLSC aims to advance healthcare services and systems through technology transfer and strategic partnerships with public and private sector stakeholders.

Seedra Ventures

Seedra Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm established in 2019 and based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The firm is dedicated to fostering disruptive innovations and trends throughout the region, focusing on sectors such as business-to-business, commercial services, business-to-consumer, energy, financial services, healthcare, and technology. Seedra Ventures aims to provide venture-building services and strategically invests in companies within Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, supporting their growth and development in a dynamic marketplace.
Made 3 investments in Kuwait

Orbit Startups

Founded in 2010, Orbit Startups is a venture capital firm investing in tech companies that digitize traditional industries. It focuses on emerging markets and aims to improve living standards sustainably across sectors like e-commerce, fintech, media, healthcare, education, and logistics. The firm offers a lifetime program with hands-on support for partnerships, business development, fundraising, growth, along with initial investment packages and follow-on funding.
Made 1 investment in Kuwait

HALA Ventures

Established in 2018 and headquartered in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, HALA Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on investing in early-growth stage technology startups.
Made 1 investment in Kuwait

Wa’ed Ventures

Wa'ed Ventures is a corporate venture capital fund established in 2013 and based in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. With a capital of $500 million, it aims to foster a robust startup ecosystem by investing in local technology-driven startups while encouraging international entrepreneurs to adapt their innovations for the Saudi market. The firm focuses on sectors such as sustainability, manufacturing, digitalization, and social innovation, contributing to the diversification and growth of the Kingdom's economy.
Made 2 investments in Kuwait

Wamda Capital

Founded in Dubai in 2014, Wamda Capital is a leading venture capital firm investing in high-growth technology startups across the MENA region. It provides multi-stage funding, from seed to growth stages, aiming to support portfolio companies until exit.
Made 1 investment in Kuwait

Venture Souq

Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Dubai, Venture Souq is a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage investments. It primarily targets technology-focused companies, with a current emphasis on FinTech and ClimateTech sectors.
Made 4 investments in Kuwait

Impact46

Established in 2019 and headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Impact46 is an asset management company specializing in alternative investments. It caters to a diverse range of clients including institutions, family groups, endowments, and high net worth individuals, offering innovative investment products and services.
Made 1 investment in Kuwait

BECO Capital

Founded in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 2012, BECO Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies. It focuses on sectors such as mobile, internet of things, software as a service, and technology across the Middle East and North Africa region.
Made 4 investments in Kuwait

Vision Ventures

Vision Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm founded by experienced entrepreneurs. The firm invests in innovative startups at the Seed and Series A stages across a wide range of verticals. It provides hands-on support to portfolio companies in marketing, sales, product and service development, financial planning and management, expansion and growth strategy, and related areas, helping founders turn ideas into successful ventures. The team combines extensive startup experience with a track record of guiding companies toward success and rapid growth, drawing on multinational and multicultural perspectives from work in multiple markets. Vision Ventures aims to collaborate with entrepreneurs to address early-stage challenges and accelerate value creation for portfolio companies and their stakeholders.
Made 1 investment in Kuwait

Next Play Capital

Next Play Capital is a venture capital investment platform headquartered in Redwood City, California, founded in 2014. It provides specialized investors with access to leading venture capital funds and portfolio companies, connecting allocators with high-growth opportunities.
Made 2 investments in Kuwait

Reshape

Reshape is an investor focused on technology-enabled companies requiring real estate for growth.
Made 2 investments in Kuwait

Crescent Enterprises Invests

Crescent Enterprises Invests, established in 2007, is a Sharjah, UAE-based multinational firm that operates as the private equity investment arm of Crescent Enterprises. It focuses on investing in early to growth-stage technology-enabled startups and select venture funds, both regionally and globally, through its corporate venture capital platform, CE-Ventures.
Made 3 investments in Kuwait

Tiger Global Management

Tiger Global Management is a New York based investment firm that manages public and private market strategies to pursue technology-driven growth opportunities worldwide. Founded in 2001 by Charles (Chase) Coleman, the firm invests in leading global companies across various industries, with a particular emphasis on technology-enabled growth. In public markets it employs long/short and growth strategies, while in private markets it targets opportunities from early to late stage. The firm operates globally, including the United States, China, India, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, and works with portfolio companies across their lifecycle to drive long-term value.
Made 5 investments in Kuwait

Lumia Capital

Founded in 2011, Lumia Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that partners with innovative US and European companies expanding internationally. It employs a hands-on strategy, investing between $3 million to $30 million in internet and software companies, focusing on SaaS, mobile, cloud computing, infrastructure, and big data. Lumia also invests in select early-stage opportunities via its 'Telescope' program.
Made 2 investments in Kuwait

Bossa Invest

Bossa Invest is a venture capital firm based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2011, that manages investment portfolios and provides asset management services to clients across sectors, with a focus on software as a service companies, and analyzes market trends to inform its investment decisions while operating in finance, technology, and real estate.
Made 2 investments in Kuwait

EWTP Arabia Capital

EWTP Capital Arabia is a venture capital firm that specializes in investing in emerging digital economies. It targets to partner with business models emerging in MENA as well as entrepreneurs from other markets keen to explore the MENA market. The firm aspires to build a true mix of cross-cultural hybrid teams, a recipe for sustained success and leadership.
Made 1 investment in Kuwait

Global Ventures

Global Ventures is an international venture capital firm that invests in founders and ideas across emerging markets. Their focus is on backing global-minded founders leading growth-stage companies and leveraging technology to drive transformation in emerging markets and beyond. The diverse and collaborative team at Global Ventures brings together professionals with extensive experience and expertise in building and scaling companies, making them well-equipped to support innovative entrepreneurs in achieving their goals.
Made 1 investment in Kuwait

Modus Capital

Founded in 2015, Modus Capital is a venture capital firm based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It invests in early to mid-stage startups operating across various sectors such as artificial intelligence, SaaS, medtech, education, consumer products, and blockchain within the MENA region.
Made 1 investment in Kuwait

HB Investments

HB Investments is a private investment office based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, founded by the creators of Huda Beauty. The firm focuses on investing in early-stage companies led by exceptional entrepreneurs aiming to transform consumer experiences in various sectors, including technology, media, entertainment, and telecommunications. By providing a supportive ecosystem that encompasses brand building, marketing, and distribution, HB Investments helps these entrepreneurs scale their businesses effectively. The firm seeks to partner with visionary founders whose missions align with revolutionizing how consumers engage with products and services related to buying, eating, exercising, and sleeping.
Made 2 investments in Kuwait

MSA Capital

MSA Capital is a global venture capital and private equity firm founded in 2014, specializing in investments in technology-enabled companies at various stages, from seed to growth. The firm manages over $1.5 billion in capital sourced from prominent sovereign wealth funds, international asset managers, pension funds, university endowments, fund of funds, family offices, and leading entrepreneurs in China's new economy. MSA Capital focuses on identifying and supporting innovative companies that leverage technology to drive growth and transformation across diverse sectors.
Made 2 investments in Kuwait

Cedar Mundi Ventures

Founded in 2016, Cedar Mundi Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon. It specializes in cross-border technology investments across Europe and the MENA region, focusing on b2b, b2c, healthtech, information technology, e-commerce, education technology, and financial technology sectors.
Made 1 investment in Kuwait

Cadenza Ventures

Founded in 2018, Cadenza Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York. It manages investment vehicles focused on decentralized technologies, with a global investment strategy targeting fintech, blockchain, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data infrastructure, and emerging markets sectors.
Made 1 investment in Kuwait

Alloy Labs

Alloy Labs is an ecosystem founded in 2015, centered around three hubs: the Alloy Labs Alliance, a consortium of nearly 90 community banks; the Alloy Alchemist Fund, a strategy-led venture capital fund investing in fintech companies; and the Alloy Labs Institute, providing risk mitigation and growth strategies for financial institutions. The ecosystem aggregates insights from these hubs to create powerful network effects.
Made 1 investment in Kuwait

Endeavor

Founded in 1997, Endeavor is a global non-profit organization dedicated to supporting high-impact entrepreneurs. With operations in nearly 40 countries, Endeavor's network comprises over 2,000 entrepreneurs who have created more than 3.9 million jobs and generated revenues exceeding $28 billion.
Made 1 investment in Kuwait

Shorooq Partners

Founded in 2017, Shorooq Partners is a leading venture capital firm focused on the Middle East and North Africa regions. The firm invests in innovative technology companies across sectors such as fintech, platforms, software, gaming, and web3. Notable investments include Pure Harvest Smart Farms, Nymcard, Tamara, Sarwa, Lean Technologies, TruKKer, Mozn, and Lendo. Shorooq Partners operates regionally with offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh, Egypt, and Korea.

Good Capital

Good Capital focuses on investing in early-stage opportunities in India, collaborating with top institutional investment firms and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. The firm is particularly interested in software solutions that support middlemen, traders, and micro-small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through technological advancements. Good Capital advocates for empowering existing industries with technology instead of pursuing disruptive innovations, believing that this approach is more beneficial for the local market.
Made 1 investment in Kuwait

First Cheque

Established in 2018 and headquartered in Bangalore, India, First Cheque is an early-stage venture capital firm. They invest in startups while also providing strategic guidance based on data-driven principles to help founders advance to the next level.
Made 1 investment in Kuwait

Bharat Founders Fund

Established in 2022 and headquartered in New Delhi, Bharat Founders Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm composed of globally successful Indian entrepreneurs. These founders aim to finance and support aspiring entrepreneurs building for India's vast market.
Made 1 investment in Kuwait

Vibe Capital

Vibe Cap is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 and based in San Francisco, California. The firm focuses on investing in sectors such as cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, machine learning, genomics, and robotics. Recognizing a unique convergence of technological advancements and macroeconomic pressures, Vibe Cap aims to capitalize on emerging opportunities that promise to transform traditional power structures. The firm is committed to supporting the development of innovative solutions that are equitable, transparent, and accessible, thereby creating significant wealth while addressing key challenges like climate change and demographic shifts. Through strategic investments, Vibe Cap seeks to contribute to a future defined by sustainable and beneficial technologies.
Made 1 investment in Kuwait

KAUST Innovation Ventures

KAUST Innovation Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2010 and located in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. The firm focuses on fostering the emerging Saudi technology ecosystem by making seed and early-stage investments in high-tech startups across various sectors, including energy and environment, food and water, advanced materials, robotics, information and communications technology, and healthcare. By acting as a long-term strategic partner, KAUST Innovation Ventures supports its portfolio companies through mentorship and acceleration programs offered by its Entrepreneurship Center. The firm aims to cultivate an innovation-driven investment community and attract both local and international investors to contribute to the growth of innovative technologies in the region.
Made 3 investments in Kuwait

RSE Ventures

RSE Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2012. It invests across early-stage, seed and growth rounds, focusing on companies in sports and entertainment, media and marketing, consumer, and technology. It incubates technology, food and lifestyle, and media-driven businesses that enhance audience engagement through in-venue content, curated events, and strategic partnerships. The firm leverages its network to support portfolio companies with resources such as real estate strategy and marketing campaign development, and it collaborates with partners across its ecosystem to accelerate growth at key inflection points.
Made 1 investment in Kuwait

Pioneer Fund

Pioneer Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2017 that makes early-stage investments across a wide range of sectors, including consumer products and services, financial services, information technology, advanced manufacturing, blockchain, life sciences, gaming, artificial intelligence and machine learning, construction technology, education technology, fintech, agriculture technology, advertising technology, augmented reality, autonomous vehicles, legal technology, oncology, pet technology, real estate technology, ride-hailing, SaaS and supply chain technology. The firm benefits from a network of more than 420 Y Combinator alumni, enabling it to identify and support YC-backed startups.
Made 1 investment in Kuwait

Kairos Society

The Kairos Society is a global community of innovative individuals focused on addressing the world's biggest problems through entrepreneurship. It fosters a network spanning 50 countries and 100 universities, with members aiming to disrupt broken industries that governments and big businesses have not solved. The society also manages its own investment fund to support young founders and serve as a signal for institutional Series A investments.
Made 1 investment in Kuwait

Zobito

Zobito is a growth capital firm based in Limhamn, Sweden, focusing on B2B software and technology companies in Europe. The firm combines equity investments with hands-on operational support to help portfolio companies achieve sustainable growth. Its partners bring experience in taking companies from startup to world-class scale and emphasize a science-based approach to building operational platforms. Zobito aims to align incentives by sharing both risk and upside with the companies it backs, investing capital alongside execution expertise to drive performance improvements. The firm prioritizes scalable operations and strategic growth initiatives, leveraging its enterprise software background to support rapid and durable value creation across its portfolio.

Class 5 Global

Class 5 Global is a venture capital investment firm established in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm focuses on investing in seed-stage, early-stage, and later-stage companies across a variety of sectors, including consumer products, consumer services, information technology, e-commerce, and software as a service. Class 5 Global aims to support emerging market entrepreneurs, seeking opportunities in regions such as Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Through its investments, the firm looks to foster innovation and growth in the technology-driven landscape.
Made 1 investment in Kuwait

Knollwood Investment Advisory

Founded in 2015, Knollwood Investment Advisory is a venture capital firm based in Hunt Valley, Maryland. It specializes in financing early-stage companies operating within the internet security sector.
Made 1 investment in Kuwait

GreenHouse Capital

GreenHouse Capital, established in 2016 and based in Ikeja, Nigeria, operates as a corporate venture capital firm affiliated with the Venture Garden Group. It focuses on investing in early-stage technology startups, particularly in the fintech and big data sectors within sub-Saharan Africa, as well as foreign startups aiming to enter the African market. The firm aims to nurture innovation by identifying and supporting young entrepreneurs who are addressing global challenges through technology. Additionally, it has developed the Garden Institute of Business Entrepreneurs to serve as a talent management hub, fostering skill development and leadership among emerging entrepreneurs. GreenHouse Capital is dedicated to building a robust ecosystem for women-led technology companies and accelerating their growth in emerging markets.
Made 1 investment in Kuwait

Endure Capital

Founded in 2015, Endure Capital is a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California. It invests in early-stage startups led by founders who are resourceful and imaginative, focusing on solutions that address significant problems and have high growth potential.
Made 1 investment in Kuwait

Adapt Ventures

Adapt Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs technology-driven startups. Founded in 2020, it operates from locations in San Francisco, New York, and Miami, and focuses on fintech, software, consumer, and healthcare companies. The firm provides early capital and strategic guidance to help portfolio companies grow and scale.
Made 1 investment in Kuwait

Evolution Media

Evolution Media is a principal investment firm established in 2016 and based in Beijing, China. It specializes in a wide range of sectors including media, entertainment, sports, technology, advertising, and lifestyle. Focusing primarily on investments in Pan-Asia with an emphasis on China, Evolution Media partners with entrepreneurs who are developing innovative businesses in technology, content, and cultural entertainment. The firm aims to accelerate the growth of its portfolio companies by leveraging its global platform and relationships, thereby enabling them to reshape and disrupt their respective industries.

Catcha Group

Catcha Group, founded in 1999 and based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is a venture capital investment firm that focuses on investing in small- to medium-sized businesses, particularly those in the disruptive technology sector. The firm aims to achieve rapid growth and profitability for its portfolio companies by taking significant stakes and providing mentorship to help unlock their full potential. Catcha Group emphasizes collaboration with its companies, working alongside them to navigate challenges and celebrate successes, with the goal of positioning them as leaders in their respective markets.

Flat6labs

Flat6Labs is a prominent accelerator and venture capital firm based in Cairo, Egypt, founded in 2011. It plays a crucial role in fostering the technology ecosystem in the MENA region by investing in seed and early-stage startups across various sectors, including transportation, mobile, big data, and virtual reality. With offices in multiple cities such as Abu Dhabi, Amman, Beirut, Jeddah, Manama, and Tunis, Flat6Labs supports over 100 innovative startups annually, empowering entrepreneurs to realize their ambitions. The firm offers a range of investment amounts from $50,000 to $500,000, catering to startups from pre-seed to pre-Series A stages. In addition to financial support, Flat6Labs provides a comprehensive suite of services, connecting startups with a vast network of business mentors, investors, and corporate partners, thereby enhancing their growth potential. The firm is committed to expanding its impact in emerging markets while maintaining its leadership position in the region's startup ecosystem.
Made 1 investment in Kuwait

Invus Financial Advisors

Invus Financial Advisors, LLC is an employee-owned investment firm based in New York, founded in 2006. The firm specializes in private equity investments and manages pooled investment vehicles, including hedge funds and funds of funds. Invus focuses on making direct and indirect investments in special situations, venture capital, and growth equity stages, with an emphasis on smaller companies and opportunistic co-investments. The firm adopts a flexible approach, recognizing the uniqueness of each company and the complexities of business transformation. Invus maintains a long-term commitment to its investments, aligning its incentives with those of its partners. With a history of empowering owner-managers since 1985 and a strong backing from a group of European families, Invus Financial Advisors manages over $4 billion in an evergreen fund and operates additional offices in London, Paris, and Hong Kong.
Made 2 investments in Kuwait

Business Innovation Mine (BIM)

Business Innovation Mine (BIM) specializes in creating successful and sustainable enterprises by leveraging its expertise, resources, and extensive network. The organization focuses on identifying, validating, and launching innovative ideas, transforming them into independent businesses. Recognizing that timing is crucial for every venture, BIM has developed a streamlined venture-building process aimed at rapid delivery. This process encompasses the creation of comprehensive business plans, product development, market launch, and growth strategies. BIM generates its own startups through a dynamic ideation process designed to address specific problems. Additionally, the company collaborates with external entrepreneurs and organizations, helping them to refine and realize their innovative concepts into thriving businesses. Through these methods, BIM ensures that all ventures have the necessary support and financing to grow without constraints.
Made 1 investment in Kuwait