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NymCard is a payment processing platform founded in 2016, operating from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with a focus on enhancing the digital payment landscape in Africa and the Middle East. The company specializes in providing an issuer processor solution that allows banks and financial institutions to offer innovative digital payment products, including plastic, virtual, and tokenized cards. NymCard's advanced infrastructure and user-friendly mobile wallet solutions facilitate quick account setup and immediate access to smart payment cards, promoting efficient and secure online transactions. By leveraging open APIs and mobile SDKs, NymCard aims to address the low penetration of payment cards in these regions, thereby driving greater participation in the digital economy.

Mamo is a fintech startup based in Dubai, UAE, specializing in payment and financial solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It is the first fintech company licensed by the Dubai Financial Services Authority to provide money services, enabling it to offer a diverse range of financial services. Mamo's flagship product, Mamo Business, serves as an alternative to traditional business banking, functioning as a financial operating system tailored to the needs of SMEs. The platform incorporates essential components such as payments, spend management, and analytics, facilitating efficient financial operations. Mamo's application allows businesses to accept payments in multiple currencies, issue virtual cards, manage expenses, and integrate with e-commerce platforms. Its customer base includes a variety of sectors, including B2B service providers, tourism, healthcare, wellness, and retail, helping to streamline financial processes and enhance analysis of spending habits.

Iyris Advanced Desert Greenhouses specializes in agriculture glazing, focusing on enhancing crop production in the challenging climates of the Middle East. The company collaborates with leading glass manufacturers to offer ultra-clear glazing equipped with advanced anti-reflective and light diffusive coatings. Additionally, Iyris develops agroclimatic technologies that integrate climate control, plant science, and intelligent control systems. This approach aims to create sustainable food production in water-scarce regions, effectively reducing both the carbon and water footprints of local farming. By designing innovative agricultural technologies tailored for harsh environments, Iyris enables farmers to grow food with fewer resources, ultimately lowering costs and improving crop yields.

Holo is the Middle East’s first digital property buying platform, transforming the homebuying process with an integrated, end-to-end digital solution. With advanced algorithms, Holo matches customers with the optimal mortgage product tailored to their financial needs and connects them with over 2,500 real estate agents via The Hub. With a user-friendly, 24/7 interface, users can seamlessly apply, upload documents, and track progress on any connected device. Recognized in the 2020 Wamda X cohort, Holo is revolutionizing home financing in the UAE—achieving monthly loan GMV exceeding AED 1 billion.

Lune is a financial data analytics company that specializes in transforming transaction data into actionable insights. Its platform simplifies financial data to help institutions better understand user spending habits, estimate carbon footprints, and categorize third-party resources. By leveraging this information, Lune enables organizations to create personalized customer experiences and enhance engagement through timely interactions. The company's single integration approach allows clients to build comprehensive engagement flows that foster deeper connections with their customers.

MoneyHash operates a payment orchestration platform that simplifies payment processes for businesses in the Middle East and Africa. Through a unified API, it offers seamless integration of pay-in and pay-out rails, allowing customers to customize their checkout experience. The platform includes advanced transaction routing capabilities designed to optimize fraud detection and reduce failure rates. Additionally, MoneyHash provides a centralized reporting hub that enables users to monitor transactions effectively. This comprehensive solution helps businesses enhance their success rates, accept various payment methods, and streamline their financial operations.

Kema is Fintech SaaS platform that aims to accelerate cashflow for B2B SMEs in MENA. Kema transforms how businesses sell to one another by digitizing, automating, and streamlining the invoice-to-cash process, also known as accounts receivable. Businesses benefit from shorter transactions cycles while saving both time and money.

DXwand, LLC is a company that specializes in artificial intelligence-driven cognitive CRM software, aimed at enhancing online customer relationships through automated and personalized interactions across various social channels. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming, DXwand offers a platform that enables businesses to develop, host, and manage chatbots capable of engaging with customers via applications like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and email, among others. This technology allows for 24/7 interaction, facilitating tasks such as sales, order tracking, and generating insights from customer conversations. By leveraging AI and machine learning, DXwand's platform not only improves customer engagement but also provides businesses with critical analytics to support informed decision-making and drive growth.

Zest regularizes access to secondary investing for later-stage venture-backed companies.

Wellx is a pioneering wellness-backed InsureTech based in the DIFC Innovation Hub, Dubai, UAE. Founded by Vaibhav Kashyap and Javed Akberali, the company seeks to transform the insurance sector in the Middle East by providing health insurance tailored for individuals, families, corporates, and SMEs. Wellx's innovative approach incentivizes participation in wellness activities, including gym attendance, healthy eating, and mental wellness, while also integrating wearable technology. By employing advanced data analytics, Wellx aims to personalize the wellness experience for its users. As a digital-first brand, Wellx offers a seamless online platform for managing insurance needs, enhancing user engagement and decision-making regarding health and wellness.

Holo is the Middle East’s first digital property buying platform, transforming the homebuying process with an integrated, end-to-end digital solution. With advanced algorithms, Holo matches customers with the optimal mortgage product tailored to their financial needs and connects them with over 2,500 real estate agents via The Hub. With a user-friendly, 24/7 interface, users can seamlessly apply, upload documents, and track progress on any connected device. Recognized in the 2020 Wamda X cohort, Holo is revolutionizing home financing in the UAE—achieving monthly loan GMV exceeding AED 1 billion.

Lune is a financial data analytics company that specializes in transforming transaction data into actionable insights. Its platform simplifies financial data to help institutions better understand user spending habits, estimate carbon footprints, and categorize third-party resources. By leveraging this information, Lune enables organizations to create personalized customer experiences and enhance engagement through timely interactions. The company's single integration approach allows clients to build comprehensive engagement flows that foster deeper connections with their customers.

VUZ is a leading immersive social application that allows users to stream and engage with XR and Metaverse digital experiences featuring a high level of realism. The platform connects the physical and virtual worlds, offering the largest premium library of exclusive immersive content, with over 20,000 hours covering entertainment, sports, and various creator segments. VUZ aims to foster global connections by providing authentic immersive experiences, thereby overcoming travel, time, and access constraints for billions of users worldwide. Established in 2017, the company operates offices in Los Angeles, Dubai, and Riyadh, and its application supports live streaming of virtual sports, talk shows, music, and events, enhancing user engagement through immersive technologies.

DXwand, LLC is a company that specializes in artificial intelligence-driven cognitive CRM software, aimed at enhancing online customer relationships through automated and personalized interactions across various social channels. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming, DXwand offers a platform that enables businesses to develop, host, and manage chatbots capable of engaging with customers via applications like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and email, among others. This technology allows for 24/7 interaction, facilitating tasks such as sales, order tracking, and generating insights from customer conversations. By leveraging AI and machine learning, DXwand's platform not only improves customer engagement but also provides businesses with critical analytics to support informed decision-making and drive growth.

CozmoX AI is an end-to-end platform for creating and deploying AI voice employees that can truly replace repetitive human roles at enterprise scale. Just as AWS revolutionized cloud computing, we're transforming how businesses build AI workers - complete with natural voice interactions, task automation, and learning capabilities. Our platform enables companies to rapidly deploy AI employees who can handle customer service, sales, administrative tasks, and more, with the ability to speak naturally, understand context, and execute complex workflows. With CozmoX AI, you can build, test, and scale your AI workforce in days instead of months, while maintaining enterprise-grade security and full control over your AI employees' capabilities and learning. We are backed by Y Combinator, Dubai Future District Fund, Goodwater Capital, Rebel Fund and leading global investors.

COTU Ventures is a prominent seed-stage venture firm established in 2020 and located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The firm focuses on partnering with exceptional founders at the early stages of their business journeys, providing support from pre-seed through to Series A and beyond. COTU Ventures aims to accelerate the growth of its portfolio companies by facilitating access to essential capital and expertise, helping them achieve product-market fit. With a specific emphasis on the Middle East region, COTU Ventures is dedicated to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship within this dynamic market.

NymCard is a payment processing platform founded in 2016, operating from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with a focus on enhancing the digital payment landscape in Africa and the Middle East. The company specializes in providing an issuer processor solution that allows banks and financial institutions to offer innovative digital payment products, including plastic, virtual, and tokenized cards. NymCard's advanced infrastructure and user-friendly mobile wallet solutions facilitate quick account setup and immediate access to smart payment cards, promoting efficient and secure online transactions. By leveraging open APIs and mobile SDKs, NymCard aims to address the low penetration of payment cards in these regions, thereby driving greater participation in the digital economy.

Outliers Venture Capital, established in 2020, is a global venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. The company invests in early-stage, technology-focused startups, with a particular interest in cybersecurity, privacy, and data infrastructure in the United States. Additionally, Outliers supports early-stage startups in the emerging Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, focusing on innovative businesses in finance, digital retail, and new models of work and learning.

FinFlx is a workplace financial wellness platform that assists small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in designing and implementing financial benefits for their employees. The platform provides various savings plans tailored to different risk tolerances, including a capital protection plan that ensures the principal amount is safeguarded. By leveraging advanced technology, FinFlx streamlines the management of gratuity, moving away from traditional spreadsheets and paperwork to a user-friendly digital solution. This transformation not only enhances operational efficiency but also helps companies maintain a healthy balance sheet by keeping gratuity funds separate from operational cash flow. Additionally, FinFlx's platform supports employers in managing contributions to employees' gratuity plans in compliance with DIFC employment law, thereby enabling organizations to attract and retain talent through effective and transparent financial benefits.

Mamo is a fintech startup based in Dubai, UAE, specializing in payment and financial solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It is the first fintech company licensed by the Dubai Financial Services Authority to provide money services, enabling it to offer a diverse range of financial services. Mamo's flagship product, Mamo Business, serves as an alternative to traditional business banking, functioning as a financial operating system tailored to the needs of SMEs. The platform incorporates essential components such as payments, spend management, and analytics, facilitating efficient financial operations. Mamo's application allows businesses to accept payments in multiple currencies, issue virtual cards, manage expenses, and integrate with e-commerce platforms. Its customer base includes a variety of sectors, including B2B service providers, tourism, healthcare, wellness, and retail, helping to streamline financial processes and enhance analysis of spending habits.