Access Bridge Ventures

Access Bridge Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Founded in 2020, it invests in startups across the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan, with opportunities outside these regions considered on a case-by-case basis. The firm focuses on healthcare, education technology, fintech, enterprise technology, software as a service, e-commerce, and marketplace models. It typically leads rounds and provides ongoing support as the first institutional investor to help portfolio companies grow.

Issa Aghabi

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Rakan AlRashed

Co-Founder and Board Member

Hamed Mahmoud

Principal

Magellan Makhlouf

Co-Founder

Phenyo Nnyepi

Investment Associate

Past deals in MENA

Mala

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Mala provides a buy now, pay later (BNPL) solution specifically designed for B2B transactions in the MENA region. The platform enables businesses to manage their cash flow more effectively while making purchases.

Scalers

Venture Round in 2023
Scalers empowers Saudi youth for modern employment through skill enhancement programs and connects them with employers locally and internationally.

Orcas

Seed Round in 2022
Orcas Solutions Limited operates an online marketplace that connects parents and students with experienced and reliable private tutors and babysitters in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan. Founded in 2014 and based in Cairo, the company provides a hybrid tutoring platform that offers live tutoring sessions along with personalized learning plans and courses. This approach enables students to receive tailored educational experiences, enhancing their learning and making education more enjoyable. Through its services, Orcas Solutions aims to empower students and support families in finding quality educational and childcare resources.

Speero

Seed Round in 2021
Speero operates an online marketplace for buying new and used automotive spare parts. Founded in 2017, it offers specialized support for queries, quotations, and information.

Cassbana

Seed Round in 2021
Cassbana is a financial lending platform based in Egypt that focuses on building financial identities for underserved communities. The company employs artificial intelligence and machine learning to create a behavior-based credit scoring system, which assesses individuals and businesses' access to credit. By analyzing behavior patterns, Cassbana enables financial institutions to make low-risk investments while providing micro-lending and monetary payment options. This approach facilitates short-term financing for small businesses and individuals, enhancing their access to essential financial resources.

Cassbana

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Cassbana is a financial lending platform based in Egypt that focuses on building financial identities for underserved communities. The company employs artificial intelligence and machine learning to create a behavior-based credit scoring system, which assesses individuals and businesses' access to credit. By analyzing behavior patterns, Cassbana enables financial institutions to make low-risk investments while providing micro-lending and monetary payment options. This approach facilitates short-term financing for small businesses and individuals, enhancing their access to essential financial resources.

SARsatX

Specializing in Earth Observation (EO) data and analytics using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), SARsatX caters to diverse sectors such as environment, agriculture, energy, and mining. Additionally, the company designs and develops next-generation small satellites operating at X band for SAR missions.
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