Nour Nouf Ventures

Nour Nouf Ventures is an impact venture capital firm founded on the principle that entrepreneurship and knowledge transfer are catalysts for positive change for a better world. Founded in 2016 in Jeddah -Saudi Arabia, we support scalable and sustainable solutions through impact investments in emerging economies, balanced with growth investing for global impact, aligned proudly with Saudi Vision 2030 and the UN SDGs. We also strengthen Saudi Arabia’s entrepreneurial ecosystem by providing co-working spaces for startups and driving community-focused CSR initiatives that promote localized knowledge and growth.

Reda Islam

Chairman of the Board

Princess Sama Bint Faisal Al Saud

Executive Partner

23 past transactions

Ynmo

Venture Round in 2024
Ynmo is a pioneering digital solution that enhances the quality of care and educational services for individuals with special needs. It operates a bilingual platform that allows service providers, such as schools, centers, and clinics, to create and monitor personalized treatment plans. The platform features a comprehensive assessment system and offers access to thousands of customizable goals with clear instructions, enabling real-time tracking of individual performance. Additionally, Ynmo's mobile application assists families in screening their children for various developmental issues, including autism and language delays, utilizing tools like MCHAT, CDI, and ASQ3. By facilitating tailored educational and care strategies, Ynmo aims to support the growth and development of disabled individuals effectively.

Affinity

Venture Round in 2024
Affinity is a financial solutions company that provides financial inclusion, advisory, and literacy services.

Safanad

Funding Round in 2023
Safanad is a global principal investment firm that invests in real estate, private equity and public markets. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Dubai, it maintains offices in New York and London to pursue opportunities worldwide. The firm focuses on growth-stage and buyout investments across sectors including healthcare, education, financial services, retail, business services, consumer products and services, technology and education technology. It seeks value-oriented opportunities across the United States, Europe and Asia, aiming to deliver attractive returns through strategy-driven acquisitions, growth capital and market consolidation.

Shorooq Partners

Funding Round in 2023
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.

OneDome

Private Equity Round in 2022
OneDome operates a digital platform that simplifies the home buying process by bundling essential services such as mortgage advice, conveyancing, insurance, and dedicated project management. Launched in 2019 after acquiring Nethouseprices.com, OneDome enables end-to-end property transactions online, attracting nearly 3 million monthly visits to its managed websites.

Sabbar

Convertible Note in 2022
Sabbar Ltd., headquartered in Saudi Arabia, operates an on-demand staffing platform focused on blue-collar jobs within the retail, hospitality, and entertainment sectors across MENA. The company's core business is connecting businesses with highly qualified, vetted professionals for casual staff hiring during peak hours or high seasons. Sabbar streamlines the recruitment process by handling interviews, training, placement, shift scheduling, worker payments, and other administrative tasks, thereby reducing associated costs for its clients.

Grinta

Seed Round in 2022
Grinta is a pharmaceutical supply chain company focused on modernizing the distribution of medical products across Africa. It operates a managed marketplace that integrates artificial intelligence and machine learning to empower independent pharmacies and enhance their operational efficiency. By collaborating with various stakeholders, including manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers, Grinta aims to create a data-driven and reliable supply chain. This platform provides pharmacies with a user-friendly experience, allowing them to access a comprehensive range of traceable and trackable pharmaceutical and medical products from multiple vendors. Through its innovative approach, Grinta seeks to improve the overall effectiveness of the pharmaceutical value chain.

Hafla

Seed Round in 2022
Hafla operates an event planning platform that connects organizers with venues, equipment rental, caterers, artists, and other service providers. The platform is a tech-enabled marketplace that allows users to discover, book, and pay for all event needs in one place. By aggregating supply from a broad network and using artificial intelligence to understand the event context, Hafla creates personalized ideas and streamlines supplier selection, resulting in a faster, easier, and more trusted planning experience in a fragmented market. Hafla aims to reduce planning stress and enable celebrations by saving time and effort and offering an experience similar to eCommerce, with tailored event outcomes.

Hala

Convertible Note in 2022
Hala provides a payment and wallet solution for individuals and merchants. Its platform enables users to accept credit card payments at point-of-sale services and offers digital wallets and bank cards.

Sary

Convertible Note in 2022
Sary is a digital business-to-business marketplace based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, that connects small and medium-sized enterprises with merchant wholesalers of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG). Founded in 2018 by Mohammed Aldossary and Khaled AlSiari, Sary aims to streamline the supply chain in the wholesale industry, allowing businesses to efficiently procure inventory. Its mobile and web application offers a range of FMCG products, including beverages, oils, and snacks, facilitating orders from small quantities to truckloads with rapid delivery options, often within 24 hours. Sary serves a diverse clientele, including mini-market chains, hotels, restaurants, and convenience shops, and has expanded its operations to 12 major cities, catering to over 40,000 customers and partnering with more than 1,700 brands and wholesalers. The platform provides users with immediate price quotations and product comparisons, enabling them to manage their expenses effectively as their businesses grow.

Guidepost

Series A in 2022
Guidepost is a health coaching platform focused on assisting individuals in managing diabetes through personalized support. The company connects patients with coaches who provide guidance on medication, diet, and coping strategies for the psychological effects of the illness. Utilizing voice-over-internet-protocol technology and user-updated biometric data, Guidepost creates a comprehensive support system that helps bridge the gap between patients and knowledgeable caregivers. By fostering meaningful connections, the platform aims to reduce the costs and risks associated with diabetes management, addressing the social isolation commonly linked with the condition. Through its innovative approach, Guidepost enhances the healthcare experience for those living with diabetes, regardless of geographical or language barriers.

Squadio

Convertible Note in 2022
Squadio is an international platform that connects organizations with vetted tech squads for managing digital product development or improvement. It offers services such as talent vetting, hiring engineers, payroll management, and optional product managers per squad.

Lucky

Series A in 2022
Lucky is a financial services company operating an app that offers credit products, discounts, and cashback rewards. It enables users to search, find, coordinate shopping, payments, and savings. Since its inception, Lucky has connected over six million users in the Middle East and North Africa.

Kadmos Capital

Funding Round in 2022
Established in 2021 and headquartered in London, Kadmos Capital is a venture capital firm focused on investing in deep tech sectors across Europe. They specialize in identifying ambitious entrepreneurs with high-impact technologies that address global challenges.

Shift Clinics

Seed Round in 2022
Shift Clinics is a healthcare provider specializing in physical therapy and wellness services. It offers a range of treatments, including manual therapy, therapeutic exercises, and alternative modalities like cupping and dry needling, to address musculoskeletal issues and improve clients' overall health and performance. Additionally, the company provides government-funded development and training programs.

Juleb

Seed Round in 2021
Juleb offers an ERP-based platform for pharmacy management, serving small and medium-sized pharmacies. Its system includes point-of-sale functionality, inventory tracking across branches, expiry alerts, and sales/payments management in integrated cloud systems.

HealTec

Seed Round in 2021
HealTec designs and manufactures rehabilitation products for long-term care and rehabilitation patients. It specializes in local production of medical prosthetics and devices, reducing wait times and costs associated with overseas manufacturing.

Logexa

Seed Round in 2021
Logexa is Saudi Arabia's first on-demand warehousing platform offering flexible storage solutions across multiple locations. It enables businesses to store products in pallet-based units, with options for dry and temperature-controlled environments, and supports transportation between sites. Logexa's cloud-based interface facilitates inventory management and service requests, allowing retailers and distributors to scale operations efficiently without long-term commitments.

Ynmo

Seed Round in 2021
Ynmo is a pioneering digital solution that enhances the quality of care and educational services for individuals with special needs. It operates a bilingual platform that allows service providers, such as schools, centers, and clinics, to create and monitor personalized treatment plans. The platform features a comprehensive assessment system and offers access to thousands of customizable goals with clear instructions, enabling real-time tracking of individual performance. Additionally, Ynmo's mobile application assists families in screening their children for various developmental issues, including autism and language delays, utilizing tools like MCHAT, CDI, and ASQ3. By facilitating tailored educational and care strategies, Ynmo aims to support the growth and development of disabled individuals effectively.

Endeavor

Funding Round in 2020
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.

Aanaab

Seed Round in 2020
Aanaab is an online education platform that offers courses in Arabic for educators. It focuses on enhancing teachers' skills through self-development, educational strategies, techniques, and tools.

Nexford University

Series A in 2020
Nexford University is an online higher education institution founded in 2017, based in Washington, D.C. It aims to provide accessible and affordable education tailored to the demands of the global workforce. Serving markets such as the United States, the Philippines, Nigeria, and Egypt, Nexford offers degree programs and courses across various industries, including technology, business, and healthcare. The university's curriculum is designed to align with employer needs, leveraging artificial intelligence to identify and focus on in-demand skills. This approach ensures that learners, particularly from middle-income societies, receive a relevant and dynamic education that prepares them for success in a competitive global job market.

Integrated Technology Group

Private Equity Round in 2019
Integrated Technology Group operates an educational content platform designed to facilitate learning and content management. Its platform offers IT products featuring course management, content creation, and communication tools, aiming to automate and streamline operational aspects for education, government, and enterprise sectors. The company enables these sectors to integrate its software with their existing systems efficiently.
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