Top investors in Middle East
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OurCrowd
OurCrowd is a global venture investing platform headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel, that enables institutions and individual accredited investors to access pre-vetted startup and venture opportunities. It conducts due diligence, selects companies, and deploys capital while providing coinvestment access and connections within its network. The platform supports portfolio companies through their lifecycles with mentorship, industry advisors, help navigating follow-on rounds, and growth opportunities via multinational partnerships. It covers sectors such as healthcare, transport, energy, technology, AI, software, fintech, and more, and operates across Israel, Asia Pacific, and the United States. Investors can participate in deals in multiple currencies, and the platform includes reporting and lifecycle updates to track performance.
Made 145 investments in Middle East
Pitango Venture Capital
Pitango Venture Capital is a Herzliya-based venture capital firm established in 1993 with offices in New York and Palo Alto. It focuses on early-stage and growth investments across Israel and abroad, spanning sectors such as artificial intelligence, digital health, healthcare technology, cybersecurity, biotech, information technology, and TMT, as well as deep tech including Web3 and quantum computing. The firm supports portfolio companies with close collaboration, strategic guidance, and access to its networks, aiming to grow startups from seed to IPO. It operates specialized teams for health-tech, growth, and early-stage investments, and maintains a broad international reach through partnerships and a multi-fund platform.
Made 126 investments in Middle East
VentureSouq
VentureSouq is a Dubai-based venture capital firm with a global portfolio, active in the Middle East and North Africa. It concentrates on early-stage technology companies, with emphasis on FinTech and ClimateTech, and actively backs sectors including lending, asset management, payments, cryptocurrency, and banking technology across the GCC and beyond. The firm pursues thesis-driven investments and leverages a broad international network to support portfolio companies in expansion, fundraising, and strategic partnerships. Since launching, VentureSouq has invested in more than 300 companies across 30+ countries, reflecting its role in the regional startup ecosystem. It participates in industry initiatives such as the Conscious Investor Fellowship and the Angel Rising investor symposium to foster collaboration and development within the entrepreneurial community.
Made 40 investments in Middle East
Global Ventures
Global Ventures is a UAE-based venture capital firm established in 2018 that focuses on growth-stage investments across emerging markets in the Middle East and Africa. The firm has about 400 million in assets under management and backs companies in FinTech, HealthTech, EdTech, Agritech, and Enterprise Software as a Service. It provides capital, strategic guidance, and a regional network to support expansion into new markets. Global Ventures has a portfolio of more than 70 companies operating in 12 markets, with notable investments including Immensa, BioSapien, Paymob, Seafood Souq, Zid, and Yodawy. The firm emphasizes a hands-on approach to helping its portfolio companies scale, leveraging sector knowledge and cross-border connections to navigate growth challenges.
Made 35 investments in Middle East
Middle East Venture Partners
Middle East Venture Partners is a Dubai-based venture capital firm with offices in Beirut, Dubai, Bahrain and Riyadh that funds early- and growth-stage technology companies in the GCC and Levant. It focuses on sectors including e-commerce, mobility, enterprise software, fintech, education, e-health, consumer technology, and other internet-enabled businesses, deploying patient capital and leveraging a wide regional network to support entrepreneurs through growth. The firm seeks to partner with founders to help scale regional and cross-border ventures in the Middle East and North Africa.
Made 40 investments in Middle East
Flat6Labs
Flat6Labs is an accelerator firm and entrepreneurship platform operating in emerging markets. Founded in 2011 and based in Cairo, it supports founders to build, launch, and grow transformative startups through acceleration programs, ecosystem development, and tailored innovation services. The firm has expanded across the Middle East and Africa with offices in Abu Dhabi, Amman, Beirut, Jeddah, Manama, and Tunis, and it runs regionally focused programs such as StartMashreq and Nawah Pre-Accelerator, along with sector initiatives in FinTech and PropTech. Flat6Labs collaborates with international partners and government initiatives to accelerate scale and regional impact, and it maintains programs and partnerships across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine, and Pakistan. The company aims to strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems and bridge local startups to global markets.
Made 93 investments in Middle East
STV
STV is a venture capital firm based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, focused on investing in technology companies in the Middle East and North Africa. The firm operates as an independent VC anchored by STC, MENA's largest telecom operator, offering portfolio companies access to assets such as networks, channels, analytics, and a large customer base to support scale. Since its founding in 2018, STV has backed a diverse range of information technology companies across early and later stages and has launched a $100 million AI Fund backed by Google to support the development of AI-native startups in the region. STV has co-led seed rounds in notable portfolio companies like Sawt, an Arabic-native voice AI company, and runs STV Alpha, a program to cultivate venture-capital and entrepreneurship talent. The firm aims to provide startups with networks and resources to enable growth and expansion within the MENA ecosystem.
Made 39 investments in Middle East
Jerusalem Venture Partners
Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) is a Jerusalem-based Israeli venture capital firm, founded in 1993 by Erel Margalit. It finances early and growth-stage technology companies and has raised about US$1.4 billion and invested in more than 140 companies. JVP backs sectors including cybersecurity, big data, fintech, climate tech, foodtech, agtech, digital health, enterprise software, storage, mobile, media and IoT, and supports portfolio companies through a hands-on approach. The firm maintains a global footprint, supporting Israeli and U.S. origin companies as they expand into North America, Europe and Asia. JVP operates incubation arms, notably JVP Media Labs for seed-stage startups in digital media, mobile, enterprise software and security, and JVP Cyber Labs in Beer Sheva focused on cyber security and big data, providing funding, mentorship and access to a broad partner network.
Made 87 investments in Middle East
Sequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1972 and based in Menlo Park, California. It provides capital and strategic guidance to seed, early, and growth-stage technology companies, focusing on software, information technology, internet, and related sectors. The firm operates globally, with investments and activity across the United States, China, India, Israel, and other markets through a network of regional partners. Sequoia Capital emphasizes selective, long-term partnerships, working closely with portfolio companies to assist with product development, business building, and market expansion to support durable growth.
Made 108 investments in Middle East
Maverick Ventures Israel
Maverick Ventures Israel is a Tel Aviv-based venture capital firm founded in 2013 that concentrates on early-stage technology startups across Israel, supported by international investors interested in Israeli entrepreneurship.
Made 20 investments in Middle East
Orbit Ventures
Orbit Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2010, based in Singapore, that invests in high-growth tech startups in emerging and frontier markets across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. It focuses on digitalizing traditional industries and improving living standards by supporting sectors such as e-commerce, fintech, media, healthcare, education, and logistics. The firm offers a lifetime program with hands-on support for partnerships, business development, fundraising, growth, and initial investment plus follow-on funding. It emphasizes rapid iteration and operational excellence, providing specialized assistance in enterprise sales, fundraising, and legal matters. Its portfolio includes companies like Dastgyr, ELSA, VideoVerse, and PriceOye. Through events and mentorship, Orbit aims to help portfolio companies scale and achieve sustainable growth in emerging markets.
Made 9 investments in Middle East
57 Stars
57 Stars is a global independent asset manager specializing in private equity and venture capital investments, focusing on primary and secondary private equity partnerships and co-investments outside the United States, with emphasis on emerging markets. The firm applies a rigorous, analytical approach and a global perspective to identify opportunities across direct investments, funds of funds, and co-investments, serving institutional clients and pursuing responsible investing and long-term growth.
Made 4 investments in Middle East
Oraseya Capital
Oraseya Capital is the venture capital arm of the Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It focuses on early-stage investments, typically from pre-seed to Series B, with a preference for UAE-based startups and sectors including finance technology, education technology, digital health, logistics, future of work, impact investing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, consumer products and services, and e-commerce. The firm emphasizes founder-centric support, customer validation, and active engagement with portfolio companies, providing strategic guidance and access to networks. It operates SANDBOX, a five-month accelerator program that mentors and prepares pre-seed to seed-stage entrepreneurs for investment. It also tracks and reports on the MENA startup ecosystem, reflecting a commitment to regional innovation.
Made 17 investments in Middle East
StageOne Ventures
StageOne Ventures is an Israel-headquartered venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology companies, with an emphasis on Israel-related entrepreneurs and enterprise-grade solutions in the United States and Israel. The firm targets B2B software, information technology, fintech, AI, cybersecurity, cloud, big data, and infrastructure companies, often investing in seed rounds and continuing with follow-on rounds alongside global co-investors. It emphasizes superb teams, market disruption, and cutting-edge technology with high impact potential, and typically engages at the board level to help portfolio companies scale. Founded in 2001 and based in Herzliya, StageOne combines entrepreneurial experience with technical and operational expertise drawn from its team and advisors, supported by a global network. The firm manages multiple funds and has a track record of portfolio growth and exits across its investments, reflecting a focus on building long-term value for early-stage technology companies.
Made 43 investments in Middle East
Peregrine Ventures
Peregrine Ventures is an Israeli venture capital firm focused on healthcare and life sciences. Based in Or Yehuda, it invests across the company lifecycle—from seed to growth—in areas including biotech, medical devices, digital health, and pharma. The firm aims to improve patients' quality of life by supporting portfolio companies with strategic guidance, business development, team building, and market access, drawing on deep industry knowledge and a multidisciplinary approach. Peregrine collaborates with entrepreneurs and industry stakeholders to help ventures scale and reach milestones, leveraging dedicated investment vehicles and an integrated, synergetic strategy to deliver value beyond capital. Its activities span global opportunities in the United States, Europe, and Israel, reflecting a long-standing track record in healthcare innovation.
Made 55 investments in Middle East
Aleph
Aleph is a Tel Aviv-based venture capital firm founded in 2013 that partners with Israeli entrepreneurs to build large, meaningful companies with global brands. It invests in early-stage startups across software, services, healthcare, financial services, deep tech and consumer internet, helping portfolio companies scale internationally. The firm emphasizes high-touch, partner-level support and has developed Ampliphy, the Aleph Value Generation Platform, to address core startup challenges such as talent recruitment, business development and follow-on funding. With a focus on the Israeli tech ecosystem, Aleph backs notable startups including Lemonade, Melio, Healthy.io, SparkBeyond, JoyTunes, Fabric, Freightos and Bringg, and leverages its network and resources to accelerate growth for ambitious companies.
Made 47 investments in Middle East
FJ Labs
FJ Labs is a New York-based venture capital firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups. It is stage-agnostic, backing seed and Series A rounds, with an investment range of fifty thousand to five million dollars. Founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda, the firm leverages its network and experience in the marketplace sector to support founders aiming for rapid growth. The firm maintains a broad portfolio across e-commerce, on-demand services, fintech, and related technologies, with notable investments in Alibaba, Coupang, Delivery Hero, Beepi, BrightRoll, Betterment, Adore Me, and Earnest. FJ Labs emphasizes partnerships with visionary founders and uses its sector expertise to help portfolio companies scale and achieve expansion.
Made 41 investments in Middle East
OrbiMed
OrbiMed is a global healthcare-focused investment firm founded in 1989 and headquartered in New York. It manages assets across public and private markets and pursues opportunities across the healthcare spectrum, including biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, digital health, and health services. The firm invests in startups, growth-stage companies, and established entities, leveraging scientific and medical expertise to support development and commercialization. It also offers financing solutions such as structured debt and royalty monetization for intellectual property and medical diagnostics.
Made 52 investments in Middle East
Dubai Future District Fund
Dubai Future District Fund is a Dubai-based venture capital fund of funds established in 2021 to support the city's technology ecosystem. Backed by the Dubai International Financial Centre and the Dubai Future Foundation, the firm allocates capital through funds to advance technology sectors including proptech, healthtech, logistics tech, deep tech, circular economy, and web3. Its objective is to boost startup and venture capital activity in Dubai and the wider region, drive diversified GDP growth, and create jobs by strengthening ecosystem capacity-building initiatives and supporting ventures that advance innovation across sectors.
Made 12 investments in Middle East
Takwin Ventures
Takwin Ventures is a Haifa-based venture capital firm and incubator that supports early-stage hi-tech companies led by Arab-Israeli entrepreneurs in Israel. It provides seed funding, incubation infrastructure, office space, and hands-on guidance to help founders develop business plans, product strategies, and growth paths. As a cooperative venture between Pitango and JVP, it aims to expand venture activity in the Arab-Israeli community and connect entrepreneurs to a global network. Takwin operates Takwin Labs, the northern region’s first venture infrastructure, and offers platforms such as Takwin Consult to assist startups throughout their journey from inspiration to scale. The firm targets sectors including autonomous vehicles, agriculture technology, nanotechnology, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, supporting companies from inception with the aim of turning high-potential ideas into high-growth businesses.
Made 4 investments in Middle East
Shorooq Partners
Shorooq Partners is a leading alternative investment manager in the Middle East and North Africa, founded in 2017 and based in Abu Dhabi. It runs venture capital and private credit funds that invest in technology companies, with sector focus including fintech, platforms, software, gaming, and Web3.0, and a preference for early-stage startups across the region. The firm operates across Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh, Egypt, and Korea, and functions as a group of affiliated entities under a common brand. It positions itself as a founder partner, company builder, and value investor, backing market-leading disruptors in fintech, software, and related technology sectors. Shorooq provides diversified, multi-asset investment opportunities for sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and institutional investors, leveraging local insights paired with global expertise. The business is regulated by the Abu Dhabi Global Market Financial Services Regulatory Authority.
Made 43 investments in Middle East
EQ2 Ventures
EQ2 Ventures is a Dubai-based venture capital firm that funds early-stage startups in the Middle East and Africa, focusing on seed to Series A rounds across Ad-tech, E-commerce, Marketplaces, Ed-tech, Fin-tech, and AI-powered SaaS. Established as an evergreen venture holding spun off from Equitrust, the corporate venture arm of the Choueiri Group, EQ2 Ventures emphasizes long-term support and founder-aligned growth. It leverages a broad network of strategic investors and mentors to help entrepreneurs address consumer and business challenges, build sustainable companies, and create lasting value. The firm pursues an ecosystem-driven approach to foster synergies among portfolio companies and the broader regional startup community.
Made 12 investments in Middle East
Magma Venture Partners
Magma Venture Partners is an Israeli venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in information technology, communications technology, semiconductors, software, and media. Based in Tel Aviv, it concentrates on opportunities in Israel and supports entrepreneurs with sector expertise and a broad network to help them scale and compete globally.
Made 70 investments in Middle East
Class 5 Global
Class 5 Global is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that backs seed to late-stage technology and consumer-focused companies, including products, services, e-commerce, and SaaS, with an active, global footprint across Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The firm emphasizes supporting entrepreneurs through a people-centric approach, prioritizing human capital and collaboration to help founders scale their ventures.
Made 11 investments in Middle East
SOSV
SOSV is a global venture capital firm that provides early-stage and seed investments alongside structured accelerator programs and deeply resourced facilities to accelerate product development. Focused on deep tech, human and planetary health, and cross-border software, SOSV backs startups from pre-seed onward and runs programs that accelerate technical development, regulatory strategy, and fundraising. The firm maintains labs and engineering spaces with specialist staff in multiple regions, including the United States and Asia, to support portfolio companies in biosafety, chemistry, mechatronics, analytics, and electrical engineering. Programs such as HAX and other live events offer founders access to prototyping, testing, and investor networks. Annually, SOSV makes around sixty pre-seed investments (up to roughly $550k each) and participates in numerous follow-on rounds, leveraging a global portfolio and extensive co-investor network to help deeply technical startups scale and reach markets.
Made 32 investments in Middle East
Grove Ventures
Grove Ventures is a Tel Aviv-based early-stage venture capital firm that backs Israeli startups across technology-led sectors, including software infrastructure, developer tools, SaaS, IoT, healthcare, healthtech, AI and AI infrastructure, edge computing, semiconductors, data infrastructure, and B2B services. The firm adopts a hands-on, people-first approach, providing strategic guidance, operational support, and access to a broad network to help founders scale products and markets. With more than $500 million in assets under management, Grove Ventures emphasizes close collaboration with entrepreneurs to drive long-term value and responsible growth.
Made 29 investments in Middle East
European Innovation Council
European Innovation Council is a European Union initiative established in 2018 to support deep-technology innovation and help startups, researchers, and small companies scale. It offers funding opportunities and business acceleration services, and engages in co-investment with private investors in early-stage ventures with ESG impact. The EIC emphasizes female entrepreneurship through programs such as Women TechEU and related awards, and provides resources to promote knowledge sharing and community building. Based in Brussels, it pursues a European-wide mandate to strengthen Europe's position in the global deep-tech ecosystem.
Made 32 investments in Middle East
83North
83North is a London- and Herzliya-based venture capital firm that backs technology companies across Europe, the United States, and Israel. Founded in 2006, it operates with a globally distributed team and maintains offices in London and Herzliya. The firm makes early to growth stage investments in software, data infrastructure, enterprise IT, fintech, health tech, and related technology sectors, with emphasis on AI, IoT, and security. It has a track record of backing unicorns and generating multiple exits, reflecting a history of helping portfolio companies scale. With more than 2.4 billion in capital under management, 83North supports portfolio companies through hands-on guidance and strategic partnerships to accelerate growth and global reach.
Made 53 investments in Middle East
COTU Ventures
COTU Ventures is a Dubai-based venture capital firm that focuses on seed-stage investments in the Middle East and North Africa. It partners with early founders from pre-seed onward, helping them reach product-market fit and navigate growth by providing capital and hands-on expertise through the journey to Series A and beyond. The firm pursues a mission to back underrepresented entrepreneurs and create impact in the MENA ecosystem, including initiatives addressing regional employment and social outcomes. Its portfolio spans sectors such as proptech, fintech, and education technology, with investments in companies like Mznil, Kingpin, and DataCamp. COTU also shares insights through a blog and other channels to foster innovation and knowledge sharing across the region.
Made 6 investments in Middle East
TLV Partners
TLV Partners is a Tel Aviv-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in Israeli technology startups across cybersecurity, data, artificial intelligence, DevTools, fintech, biotech, e-commerce, and related sectors. With over $1 billion in assets under management, it partners with exceptional founders to turn disruptive ideas into category-defining companies. Since its inception in 2015, TLV Partners has backed notable Israeli companies such as Aqua Security, Next Insurance, Unit, Firebolt, Immunai, Granulate (acquired by Intel), Puresec (acquired by Palo Alto Networks), Oribi (acquired by LinkedIn), Neosec (acquired by Akamai), among others.
Made 32 investments in Middle East
Impact46
Impact46 is a CMA-licensed financial company based in Riyadh that operates as an innovation-driven asset manager and advisor, combining venture capital and credit advisory to support entrepreneurs and mid-market corporates in Saudi Arabia and the wider MENA region. Its venture capital arm invests in Saudi and regional tech-driven startups from early to growth stages, delivering strategic governance and value creation, with a portfolio of over 51 companies and six exits. Its credit advisory practice arranges public sukuk and establishes specialized credit funds, focusing on non-banking financial institutions, real estate, manufacturing and infrastructure. The firm has raised more than SAR 2.3 billion and provided around SAR 600 million in loans, and has led and co-financed sukuk programs for entities including Bidaya Financing, iOud and Raya Financing, supporting fintech, gaming and other technology-enabled businesses.
Made 31 investments in Middle East
Cardumen Capital
Cardumen Capital is a global venture capital and asset management firm with a presence in Europe and the Middle East, including Israel, that invests in world-class founders building AI, big data, cybersecurity, information technology, software and hardware companies, as well as AgriFoodTech and circular-economy ventures. The firm emphasizes a hands-on, transparent, and network-driven approach, supporting portfolio companies and investors as an active partner across B2B and B2B2C models. It manages hundreds of millions of dollars in assets and operates across multiple strategies to accelerate growth, hiring, and scale within leading tech ecosystems.
Made 10 investments in Middle East
Aurum Ventures MKI
Aurum Ventures MKI is a venture capital firm based in Ramat Gan, Israel, that provides value-added growth capital to entrepreneurs in life sciences, healthcare, technology, and clean-tech. It backs cutting-edge technologies with strong commercial propositions that can mature into successful businesses and contribute to society. The firm deploys a hands-on, senior team that actively supports portfolio companies to strengthen strategy and execution and pursues a long-term investment horizon.
Made 4 investments in Middle East
BECO Capital
BECO Capital is a Dubai-based venture capital firm established in 2012 that backs seed- and early-stage technology startups in the Gulf region, with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa. It pursues a thesis-driven, sector-agnostic approach, seeking companies with potential for regional and international growth. The firm provides more than funding, assisting founders with business development and access to debt and equity financing, and offers hands-on operational mentorship to its portfolio companies. BECO Capital concentrates on mobile, internet of things, software as a service, and other technology sectors, and supports ventures from inception to growth within the Gulf and wider MENA region.
Made 33 investments in Middle East
Blumberg Capital
Blumberg Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 1991 that backs early-stage and growth-stage B2B technology companies. The firm focuses on AI-driven and transformative technologies across fintech, data analytics and infrastructure, cybersecurity, healthtech, and supply chain and logistics, providing active governance through board participation and hands-on advisory support. It operates internationally with offices in San Francisco, Tel Aviv, New York and Miami, and backs startups from seed through Series A and follow-on rounds, partnering with entrepreneurs to build scalable enterprise solutions.
Made 48 investments in Middle East
Glory Ventures
Glory Ventures is a Shanghai-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that backs early- and growth-stage startups, with a focus on artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, intelligent hardware, and enterprise services, as well as sectors tied to China’s industrial upgrading and consumption upgrade. It pursues cross-border opportunities, particularly between China and Israel, and operates with a research-driven approach that connects industrial resources with private equity and public-listed companies to build strategic value chains. The firm seeks to support portfolio companies through value-added partnerships and potential exits by M&A or IPO, aiming to foster an ecosystem across multiple industries by backing companies that advance AI, autonomous driving, robotics, smart manufacturing, and cloud computing. Glory Ventures collaborates with industrial capital and leading investors to accelerate growth in its China and Israel investments.
Made 12 investments in Middle East
YL Ventures
YL Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on cybersecurity and deep technology, investing from seed to growth in startups primarily in the United States and Israel. Based in Mill Valley, California, the firm provides hands-on support, strategic guidance, and access to a network of security executives and industry partners to accelerate portfolio companies. It backs early-stage to growth companies addressing areas such as software supply chain security, data loss prevention, cloud security, and identity governance, including AI-enabled approaches to security. The portfolio spans AI-native security, AI-powered SaaS security, and other advanced cybersecurity solutions. YL Ventures emphasizes domain expertise and active company building to help founders scale and pursue exits with strategic buyers.
Made 27 investments in Middle East
Vintage Investment Partners
Vintage Investment Partners is a global venture investment firm that backs venture funds and growth‑stage technology companies through primary and secondary transactions. Its secondary strategy acquires limited partnership interests in Israeli, European and U.S. venture funds and, alongside partner funds, it makes direct investments in growth‑stage technology companies. The firm operates across Israel, Europe and North America and supports portfolio companies with co‑investments and resources to help drive growth and liquidity events. Founded in 2003 and based in Israel, Vintage focuses on technology sectors including software, semiconductors, information and communications technology, Internet infrastructure and medical devices.
Made 46 investments in Middle East
O.G. Venture Partners
O.G. Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital firm that backs technology startups at early growth stages, typically investing in B and C rounds. Backed by Ofer Global, it operates internationally with a presence in London and Tel Aviv and maintains a global network to support portfolio companies. The firm emphasizes fast decision-making and active portfolio involvement to help startups scale, pursuing opportunities across the technology sector worldwide.
Made 25 investments in Middle East
Battery Ventures
Battery Ventures is a global technology investment firm founded in 1983 and based in Boston. It provides growth equity and venture capital to technology companies across sectors including application software, infrastructure software, consumer, industrial technology, and life science tools, investing in early through late stages and supporting buyouts. The firm operates internationally with offices in multiple locations and emphasizes a team-based, thesis-driven approach and close relationships with company leadership. Over its history, Battery Ventures has backed more than 450 companies, reflecting a focus on technology-driven growth and long-term partnerships.
Made 46 investments in Middle East
aMoon Fund
aMoon Fund is a healthtech and life sciences venture capital firm based in Ra'anana, Israel, founded in 2017 by Marius Nacht and Dr. Yair Schindel. It backs early- to growth-stage companies across the United States, Europe, and Israel that develop biopharma, digital health, medical technology, and related life sciences solutions. The firm partners with management teams to leverage advanced science and technology to accelerate cures for life-threatening conditions and address global healthcare cost drivers, aiming to create meaningful patient impact and scalable value in the health economy.
Made 22 investments in Middle East
VentureFriends
VentureFriends is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Athens, Greece, focused on backing founders building category-defining tech-enabled companies across Europe and the MENA region. It targets pre-seed and seed investments in sectors such as fintech, proptech, marketplaces, SaaS, big data, and enterprise technology, with initial checks typically in the mid hundreds of thousands to a few million euros and capacity for follow-ons. The firm emphasizes conviction over traction and supports portfolio companies as operators, connectors, mentors, and partners, drawing on a founder-friendly philosophy developed by ex-entrepreneurs and angel investors. With a broad geographic footprint and a global network, VentureFriends nurtures its companies through hands-on involvement, aiming to help them scale across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa.
Made 16 investments in Middle East
Bossa Invest
Bossa Invest is a venture capital firm based in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2011. It focuses on software-as-a-service startups in Latin America, providing growth capital, mentorship, and access to a broad network of strategic partners and co-investors to help portfolio companies scale, and operates a corporate venture capital arm that collaborates with corporate partners through flexible operating models and end-to-end support.
Made 43 investments in Middle East
Khwarizmi Ventures
Khwarizmi Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, that backs early‑stage technology companies across the Middle East and North Africa and the broader GCC region. It invests in sectors such as e-commerce, fintech, digital health, and property technology, and also supports algorithm‑driven ventures. The firm partners with entrepreneurs to build regional and global companies, aiming to drive innovation and economic growth in the region.
Made 13 investments in Middle East
Next Gear Ventures
Next Gear Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Tel Aviv, Israel, focused on early-stage investments in the sustainability and mobility ecosystems. The firm backs startups addressing smart city challenges, electric propulsion, energy transition, and related areas through technologies such as artificial intelligence, digitization, and information technology. It targets opportunities in energy equipment, business products, IT, and services within mobility and energy sectors. Next Gear Ventures emphasizes building an interconnected ecosystem by supporting entrepreneurs with high growth potential and by engaging with established industry players. The firm has pursued partnerships with automotive and mobility leaders, including Hertz, Audi AG, and Uveye, to advance practical, scalable solutions that aim to make mobility safer, smarter, and more sustainable.
Made 23 investments in Middle East
Entrée Capital
Entrée Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by former serial founders. It manages about $1.5 billion across multiple funds and operates from offices in Tel Aviv, London, and New York. The firm backs early-stage startups across sectors including AI, software, fintech, deeptech, cybersecurity, and blockchain, with a focus on Israeli and European founders building for global markets. Entrée Capital emphasizes a hands-on partnership based on trust, fairness, and real operating experience, supporting founders through growth and challenges to help them scale with clarity and resilience. It seeks category-defining companies and maintains active engagement with the tech community, including insights on product-led growth and the impact of AI on SaaS, reflecting its commitment to staying at the forefront of innovation.
Made 36 investments in Middle East
NFX
NFX is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that backs pre-seed and seed-stage startups across software, data, content, bio, gaming, generative AI, and related sectors in the United States, Israel, Latin America, and Europe. The firm pursues a founder-first approach, building early-stage experiences powered by software and sharing techniques for rapid growth and network effects, with an emphasis on helping entrepreneurs bring meaningful innovations to market. NFX provides portfolio companies with a suite of founder-focused tools (Signal for fundraising, Brieflink for sharing decks, and access to the NFX Guild community and Masterclass) designed to streamline the startup journey. With a track record of building companies that have achieved significant exits and operating as a leading early-stage investor, NFX leverages its experience to back ambitious founders and help them scale. The organization has raised multiple early-stage funds and maintains a global scope through its operations and networks.
Made 28 investments in Middle East
OTV
OTV is a venture capital firm focused on digital health and related technology sectors. Established in 2014 and based in Tel Aviv with offices in New York and Shanghai, it funds, advises, and supports early- to growth-stage ventures aimed at improving healthcare outcomes. Its portfolio spans areas such as in-cabin health monitoring, automated genomics, GI solutions, big data, mobile, software-as-a-service, and IoT. OTV emphasizes transparent engagement with investors and entrepreneurs, including quarterly updates and annual summits, and it leverages a global network of partners to drive value creation, reporting that its portfolio has created billions in value and exits. The firm seeks to foster innovation in digital health through targeted investments and active collaboration with founders and stakeholders.
Made 12 investments in Middle East
Red Dot Capital Partners
Red Dot Capital Partners is a Tel Aviv-based venture capital firm that backs Israeli technology companies in the early-growth stage. The firm focuses on startups that have achieved product-market fit and supports them in scaling internationally, acting as a primary gateway for expansion into Southeast Asia and Japan. With an interdisciplinary, globally experienced team, the firm collaborates closely with portfolio founders to accelerate growth and build global reach.
Made 9 investments in Middle East
DisrupTech Ventures
DisrupTech Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Giza, Egypt, founded in 2021. It invests in early-stage technology startups, with a primary focus on financial technology and fintech-enabled digital services, particularly in Egypt.
Made 12 investments in Middle East